The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-14


Durham clasped their arms around
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
king kissed his wrinkled hand, the
arohbishop's head fell back, his feet
moved slowly and mechanically and
thus he was more carried than led
from the throne to King Edward
chapel where te was revived. 81
Tho tremor which this event caused
had scarcely subsidized when another
exquisitely human touch varied the
proceedings an d the king was forgot
cen in the fat her. Instead Of merely
accepting the II omage of the Prince
of Wales, King Ed ward put his arm.
around the prince and kissed him,
and then recalled him and wrung his
hand with manliness Of parental
affection that brought tears to many
eyes. To those who were able to see
clearly these two episodes. the mag
nlHcence Of the bejewelled women,
the splendor of the uniformed men
and even the historic grandeur OF the
/ coronation itself sank almost into
secondary interest.
GROWING OF THE QUEEN.
The queens own browning was
brief and simple. When the -four
duchesses went to hold canopy over
her majesty's head the Duchess Of
Marlborough and the Duchess OF
Portland led the way. They per.
formed their duties excellently. AS
the critical period for which the peer.
esses had long practiced, namely, the
putting on Of their coronets, at the
moment when the queen was Drowned
approached, futter of nervousness
ran through their ranks and ooronet
were pulled out and patted and
pinched into shape, their faces har-
dened with anxiety, and then all
their arms suddenly went up and
coronets large and small were put in
| place.
CEREMONIES IN THE ABBEY.
While the gospel was being read the
king stood erect. supported on each
side by the bishops in their heavily
embroidered oapes. During the sing.
ing Of the creed all the members Of
the royal family turned eastward.
Both King Edward and Queen Alex.
andra followed the services closely.
The administration of the oath fol.
lowed Standing before the kings
chair the archbishop remarked:
"Sir, is your majesty willing to
take the oath?''
The king answered in firm, strong
tones:
Il am willing" etc., his replies
being easily heard high up in the tri-
forum near the roof. Then the ink.
stand was brought and the king
signed the oath. He did not advance
to the altar, but sat in the chair he
had occupied since the services be-
gan. While the choir sang ''Come,
Holy Ghost, Our Souls Inspire the
king remained seated and the queen
stood up.
After the archibshop's Amounting
prayer, gold canopy was brought
over the kings chair and his maj esty
Invested himself of his outer robe and
then walked to tile ancient chair,
while the choir sang Seadok's an
them. The amounting ceremony was
scacrely seen. owing to the canopy.
The spectators were just able to dis.
Germ the Archbishop of Canterbury's
motions. After the prayer the king
donned the oolobium sidonnis, then
resumed his seat and from a scarlet,
silken roll on which the prayers were
printed in large type and which was
held by the dean of Westminster, the
Archbishop of Canterbury read the
prayers and delivered the sword to
the king, who did not go to the altar,
thu sword being taken to him by the
Dean of Westminster while his mai
esty remained standing. The armila
and the robe were then delivered to
the king, according to the program.
When the king held out his hand for
the ring, the Archbishop Of Canter-
bury had difficulty in finding it, but
finally, with trembling hands, he
placed it on the tip Of his majesty's
| fiuger, reading the prayer simulta-
neously, the king himself completing
the process Of putting on the ring as
he withdrew his hand. Later the
archbishop had similar difficulty
owing to near sightedness, in placing
the crown on the kings head. In fact
the choir started "God Save the
King" while the Archbishop Of Cam
terbury was still striving to place the
crown on the kings head and great
shout went up and the electric lights
were turned on.
AS the acclamations died away the
changing of JOY bells, the noise Of
guns and the shouting Of people out
side penetrated into the abbey where
the king still sat, his dazzling crown
on his head and his soeptre held firm
~ in his hand. ss .,f.
After singing BE Strong and Play
the Man, and the Bible having been