Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-06-27
THE CORONATION.

bishop OF Canterbury VIII step up be-
hind King Edward and slap number
2 crown on his head with the words:
III hereby crown thee king Of Great
Britain, Imperial India, Canada and
Ireland, excepting on ST. Patrick's day.
The crown is good one, it's well made
and fits you good. Wearit during your
working hours, excepting ut the table,
land at night when you retire hang it
on the bedpost, for we'll has it been
said: Uneasy lies the head that wears
a crown to bed"
King Edward will then take off the
'unown dhd.p,$ It. pack ON. his head. SO
THAT It viii feel right, and, bowling
slightly, will get up and march down
the aisle and out, and the people will
crawl out behind him. He will then be
driven through the streets of London
in order that he may see the peanut
stands and other coronation decora-
tions, after which he will be hauled
home.
The ceremonies will begin about ten
o'clock in the morning. AT that time
the king will step out into n carriage
especially provided for the purpose,
and Immediately the line of march to
the church will be taken up as follows:
| Royal herbstrewers, trumpeters,
barons, harnesses, King Edward with
his full name, consisting of 10 sections;
Queen Alexandra, Archbishop of Can
terbury, Lord High Chamberlains in
long robes, knights and counts in
short pants, American millionaires in
short pants, ex-Gov. Hogg, of Texas, in
long pants and air of extreme simple
ity, British officeholders in short
pants, American politicians with long
pant on oneleg and short pant on other.
British subjects in pap's pants. Amer
lean tradesmen selling toy balloons,
photographs Of King Edward and hot
popcorn.
Upon reaching the church the king
will first be anointed and then
crowned. No admission will be
charged, although quite neat sum
could no doubt be realized If this were
DONE.
1 Throughput the kingdom, and more
4 especially in. London, the day will be
one of great rejoicing. There will be
much singing and dancing and feast
ing and drinking and trying to walk
f.pp' both sides Of the. street at the same
time.
i For months and months preparations
for the event have been going on in
London. In the morning the English
man would kick back the bed-clothes,
laughing slyly at q large, ripe Joke
which he had just heard three or four
years before, and hurriedly inserting
his person into his clothing, he would
grab lamb chop in one hand and q
fried feggsin the other andshurry off to
see how they were getting along will.
his knee pants. Then he would step
around to one Of the newspaper offices
to see the bulletins;
f aPpepara lions fort are
Z In daily progress. at the kings palace.
Yesterday large fruit cake was
baked, and to-day 1t was tied up In q
damp towel where it will be allowed to
season until coronation day"
1.-THE king to-day decided to be
crowned in yellow tights. lie has been
debating the question OF color in his
own mind for several weeks, but he has
now decided that it WILDE best for the
United, Kingdom Of Great Britain il
his coronation tights are yellow"
"Peace was again restored in South
Africa this morning. In honor of the
coronation, the war Office has directed
!: that the war be ended and peace be re.
stord at 6:45 O'Clock every morning
j from now on till this order is revoked
And thus the work of preparation
has gone on. The prime minister has
been going back to his office every
evening and the man who does Ed.
wards chores has been getting up at
four o'clock in order TO get an early
start. 3
And all this hurry, this hustle, this
enormous expenditure of money, this
buying of diamonds and rubies and
garnets and emeralds and fine gowns
and new hair switches; this excite.
ment, this rolling up of sleeves and
breaking of suspenders, this collision
of pedestrians on the street; all this
we believe cannot but bring to the
mind Of the average American the
/. | thought that there is a good deal OF
difference between the pompous and
the ceremonious manner in which they
4 present the. insignia Of office to man
g over there and the short, quick and de
J cisive way in which man in this coun.
: btry Is thrust into the office of CHIEF
magistrate. Here, a hitherto unknown
man can be discovered down in the low.
: er 30, narrowing his. spring squashes
he can be hurried into the house to
] change his overalls, taken before the
convention, nominated, elected and in.
augurated while a European potentate
is trying to decide what color of tights
to wear at his coronation.
, In America the man who is about to
become chief magistrate steps down
, street and buys new suit of clothes
t and plug hat, and tells the laundry
5 boy to be sure and get the washing
! back in time. Then he gets his hair
: cut ana a shave once over, and tile
!, morning of the Inauguration he hops
INTO cab behind the band and is
= driven down to the capitol. When he
gets there he hangs his hat on nail
: gives the tanitor dime, and steps out
on the platform. Slipping his right
hand IN between two front buttons OF
n hss' coat, and, assuming an attitude az
, nearly as possible like the pictures Of
him In the newspapers, he says: =
Fellow Citizens: ! had expected
| to prepare this a;1dra.,,, -. :, ;.i,4 1;SS,t