The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-30

and proudly assume their proper coro-
nets,
only Peeresscs Wear COronets.
There is a general impression on this
side of the water that all those pretty
American women who have welded
English, Irish or Scotch titles will as
sumo the impressive headdresses on
that most impressive June day in West
minister Abbey. 1t is the law, however,
that no titled woman. ranking below a
baroness has a right to a coronet, and
this in consequence, limits the number
OF our velvet capped Americans at the
Abbey ceremonies. Only two Ameri-
cans for instance, can wear gold coro-
nets. These viii be their graces Of
Marlborough and Manchester, and both
tnese ladies', who were, before their
marriage, Miss Consuello Vanderbilt
and Miss Zimmerman of Cincinnati
Will md the proper golden headdresses
all ready for them, as other duchesses
OF Marlborough and Manchester have
appeared at coronations. 1t is true that
these coronets have been recently done
over, Furnished, recapped and refurred,
ana 1t ought to be a comfort to a Ouch
ess to realize that she wears a really
truly golden crown, while all the lesser
peeresses wear mere silver gilt.
II is al the Earl Marshals office that
all these details are regulated, and it
is the business of His, Grace of Norfolk
10 see that everybody's coronet is
trimmed and worn according to stern
and exact regulations. For instance,
Duchess' crown must be chased as jew
eled, surrounded by eight golden
strawberry leaves; its cap must be of
crimson velvet, turned up with ermine
ana finished by a golden tassel. The
mantle that goes with this is of Grim
son velvet edged with a five-inch wide
poIoer of miniver pure, and the train
must fall two yards on the ground.
Just trifie less splendid than the
eoronet OF a Duchess is that worn by a
Marcnioness, and so far we shall have
oAly one pretty American woman to
represent this branch of the peerage.
one will be the Warehouses of Duffer-
H. nee Flora Davis of New York. Her
eoronet is of silver gilt, chased as jew
eieu' surmounted by five gilt straw
perry leaves, alternating with four
soluen balls; the cap of crimson vel
VET is turned up ermine and it's tassel
40 Oh gold. The mantle to accord with
ulls must be of crimson velvet, but it's
puLe mlnlVer edging can be only four
tnohes wide and the train must be one
tOuFtn OF yard shorter than that of
duchess robe.
IN point Of elaborate splendor a
countess' coronet is the most snowy
worn by any titled lady. 1t is like the
+siaichloness', of silver gilt, chased as
jeweled, but surmounted by eight sill
'er pals raised upon points, with gold
tNo
YoiiD's; a cap of crimson velvet, turned
~ with ermine, thereon a golden tas
81. Inc crimson velvet mantle has
v Wy three-inch edging of pure mini
1Ru the train goes only a yard and
Hah on the ground, and unless some
ia honors are distributed by the
Ae before the coronation, only five
&C lcan countesses will exploit these
F.oIets. These are the Countess of
49, =, craven, Dunmore, Egremont
ILL., ill., Idhkerville, who will adequately
Of tSs types of beauty from several
VI the states.
sp nnese countesses will show sixteen
bat pals set on silver gilt bands,
tba ' are also chased as jeWeled, while
tbe tdps tassels and fur circles are
corn, oue same as those on a duchess
lies Iher crimson velvet man
vro rn however, can only sweep the
MINI. lor one-half of a yard, and the
wide .d.,s'er edging must be hut two inches
mns aay Curzon and Lady Marlborough
ana and wear wear the coronets of harnesses,
navel, ei comparison with those of the
can h a1es and countesses, they
gand pest be described as neat. but not
the su only six silver balls ornament
puffs s nr gilt band. above which
its goJSte tne crimson velvet cap with
nins 'uen tassel and turn-up of err
man s A baroness crimson velvet
grn, GROW, trails but three feet on the
mus must ,, ana her miniver trimming
leasttn Altogether q. baroness sis is the
ton b1v,sspiendent peeress at a. corona
ture IN pu[ 1.-THE then, she is a glorious crea-
barona. OlIlparison with the wife of a
These ar, an honorable, or a knight.
aeitber Unfortunate ladies can wear
mantles coronets nor crimson velvet
nent ~ ana ana according to the senti-
'ie moment, six silver balls