The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-06-18
EDWARDS CROWN
IS NOW READY
London in Gala Attire For
the Coronation Cere-
monies
[By Assoe,ated rress.l

LoUuOnt June Ao.-AlLnONen II IS a
week before the coronation, London is
already being crowded and the prices
OF everything have been advanced
The 100000 people IN the metropolis
expect to make a great deal Of money
out Of their 100000 guests. and from
present prospects they arc likely 90
succeed. The Americans esp,kdsGsy
are expected 70 furnish wealth f3
the Londoners, for while the bulk of
the visitors win be from the English
provinces by far the greatest number
OF foreigners win be from America.
Every Atlantic liner that has arrived
during the past three or four weeks
has brought its full quota Of visitors
from the United States At all times
Americans are regarded as ricl pluck
ing by the British shopkeepers and ho-
tel keepers. but this Is supposed to be
an unusually favorable opportunity
for the craft. Interesting accounts
are heard at various hotels of the
announcements made for the corona
tion season. At Claridge's rooms to
the value of $4,000 are now occupied
by Americans, and at the Hotel Cecil
the Yankee visitors have put up $685.
600 for rooms for the coronation sea
son.
The decorations of the city have
advanced so far as to enable one to
form a good idea OF the scope and
beauty of the general plan Artists
and others capable OF Judging of such
matters unanimously agree that this
feature of the celebration will eclipse
anything OF the kind heretofore seen.
A striking feature of the street decor
ations in Westminster are the tri-
umphal arches at one end of Parlia-
ment street. There is a large central
arch and two smaller ones in the
Gothic style. supported Dy slender
red and white columns, the whole COW
cred with cloth of gold and decorated
with the shields and arms OF the
counties of the United Kingdom and
Ireland On the summit there is an
open balustrade of pinnacles on which
st. George, ST. Patrick, st. Andrew
and St David are grouped around the
lion The balustrade is decorated
with flowers.
The arch at Hyde park corner has
two seis of six columns decorated
with the royal arms and those Of India
and the chief colonies. The columns
are linked with wreaths of roses sur
mounted with winged allegorcal fig
ures IN gold playing musical instru
ments. A similar arch In Whitehall
street is lined with Venetian masts
and decorated shields displaying the
rose, and has a portcullis of long
streamers showing the kings badges
with wreaths, roses and the imperial
crown with long tassels. Near Abbey
row all the white columns bearing the
royal arms and surrounded by the
garter rise out of a forest Of green
cry. The columns are surmounted by
winged figures standing on blue
pheres linked with festoons of roses
and bound with white ribbons.
The decorations at Marlborough
house are so arranged that after dark
it will be possible to use them for IL
luminations A beautiful arch of cut
crystal. in the form of branch Of
laurel leaves, has been erected over
the gates. The crystal is Of various
natural tints, and Is, so to speak
jewened witn ruby berries. Rising
from the center Of the arch is a crys
tai medallion. beside ,Ae garter and
the motto OF that ancient order The
kings cypher appears in the center OF
the medallion and is surmounted by
the royal crown and lion.
over the entrance to York house
in Ambassadors court, there has been
arranged a huge Prince OF Wales
badge of cut crystal Running out
from it on either side are scrolls of
amber illuminarons. An oval cut
crystal medallion surmounts the
badge and shows the kings oypher
ana crown in the center. On the west
ern frontage OF that part Of St. James
palace which is York house a large
crystal shield and crown is displayed.
the shield has a border Of rich amber
color. suroundirg the rose. thistle
shamrock as picked out by colored
crystals