Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-06-01
RECALLS STORIES OF PREVIOUS RElGNs
Former Kings Sold Many Real Gems and
Substituted limitations.
PEERS SAVING ON THEIR wARDRoBEs
Many Ordering Cheap Material and Others
Renting for the Coronation.
ONE ACCREDITED WITH MAKING HIS OWN
with the Women IL IL Different and
They Are Worrying About How
u They VIII Look In Un-
becoming Garments.

becoming Garments.
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LONDON, May 3l.-(New York World
Cablegram-Speclal Telegram AFTER ex-
amning the crown regalla the two diamond
experts have pronounced nearly half the
gems spurious, including almost all the
large ones. This corroborates the reports
in various memoirs that the two immediate
predecessors OF Queen Victoria resorted to
the expedient Of selling or pawning the
crown Jewels in financial emergencies. The
utmost secrecy is maintained about the
royal crowns being worn at the coronation.
No one has been permitted TO see them, and
II is said that the king has given orders
that imitation gems shall be replaced for
the occasion by real ones on hire.
Diamonds and emeralds will be the
Jewels principally worn at the coronation.
More than half Of them will be hired from
West End and Partisan jewelers. who
charge per cent OF their value for one
days wear, the hirer also paying insur-
ance. But vast quantity Of paste will
also be worn. No shopkeepers have done
larger business over the coronation than
the imitation jewelry people. One
firm says II has an order from a countess
for an exact replica OF the duchess OF Marl-
borough's famous Vanderbilt pearls to
cost over S400 and to be indistinguishable
from the real ones except by an expert
This Is a rather foolish proceeding on the
part OF the countess, as II is known she
could not possibly afford real gems. Cor
onets Of paste brilliants will also be much
worn.
Buying ShOddy Robes.
The notion that the peers are spending
big sums in getting coronation robes OF
the best material is a myth, as was sadly
confessed to the World correspondent today
by one OF the leading tailors in London
He said that come very wealthy peers and
newly created ones are going in for the
most elaborate and costly style Of corona
tion millinery, but the bulk OF the peerage
have ordered the cheapest stuffs and furs
He showed the correspondent the two ex-
tremes Of cost and frugallty on a baron's
robe OF the best Lyons velvt. lined with
the finest white satin, with cape and trim
mings OF real ermine, costing altogether
1856. and another similar robe OF the
cheapest velveteen. lined with white cat
cen, with cape and trimmings Of rabbit
skim costing $47 all told. He averred that
six out OF every ten robes were OF the
cheaper type, and ten yards distant the
difference Is scarcely noticeable unless a
ray OF sunlight strikes the robes, when
Velveteen is exposed.
large number Of peers are hiring
robes from theatrical costumers, who
charge from s3S to 5000. according to quail
ity.
An order for robes to a tailor almost
invariably is accompanied with instruc-
tions that the materials shall be cut SO
that they can be utilized afterward for
dress or mantle by the peers wife or
daughter.
one of QueereSt Figures.
One Of the queerest figures at the corona
tion ceremonies will be the old marquis
OF Clanricarde. who is credited with max
ing his own clothes for the sake OF econ
omy. He intends to don the robes worn by
his grandfather at Queen Victoria's corona
=. tion. Tho robes being much moth eaten, he
has patched them with new stuffs and fur
with his own hands. He declares that
he will 60 in an ordinary cab and would
not incur even that expense II he believed
he could get through the streets afoot with
out being mobbed.
Losd Salisbury, who hates public dis
play and is utterly careless about matters
of dress, is said to be bored to death by
the prospect OF the coronation. He has
resisted all the Establishments Of his family
to induce him TO get a new outfit for the
ceremony, and insists on wearing his old
uniform as an elder brother of Trinity
house, although in order to make II Al
him. owing to his increased stoutness. a
broad band Of gold lace has been inserted
down the back. contrary to the regula-
tions. Then his robes cost only $3.50. beina
OF fourth-class quality.
Lord Rosebery was waited on this week
10 get his photograph in the robes OF q
knight OF the Garter but he replied that
had aad at
not yet been able TO nerve himself up &c
getting new ones, hoping the resources OF
civilization would be equal to the readjust-
ing OF the old.
Earl Spencer. also a knight OF the Gar
ter, replied under the same circumstances
that he could not find his old robes ant
was arranging to hire a suit n possible.
The fact is that responsible men with
some sense Of personal dignity, Will,
habituated to the wearing OF a court uni
form, look with distaste on a revival o.
these archaic dress regulations. which ar,
entirely contrary to the spirit OF the times
and tend toward the ridiculous.
different with womsn.
With the smart women II is different
their dress is their profession. They ar
throwing themselves with the keenes
ardor into the millinery question. The
are adopting all kinds OF devices 20 max
the best impression In a costume which 1
inclined TO be destructive OF hgure. Som
have hit upon a scheme whereby corset
eand bodiees are one. thus saving the fats
Nhiekness around the waist. Other oceul
measures are being taken to guard againa
sunocatiOn In the hot atmosphere Of III
Hohey. where they will spend nve hours, b
providing that their robes and dress wi
'be practically ali the garb they will wea
on that occasion