Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-28
MORE CORONATION PLANS
ONE KING WILL BE PRESENT
The Presents Which King Edward
tiOns Have Been sent-Grand On
eia Night-London VIII Look Like
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London, May 26.-Lewanika, king q
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only king who will be present at the col
onation OF King Edward, has arrived fror
South Africa.
The presents which King Edward wi
give to the ioreign ENJOYS are now ready
Whitelaw Relu, the American specia
ambassador, and his associates will re
eeive pins and brooches OF gold, mostl
in the form of the initial a." set wit
rubles and pearls, with gold enamele,
crown above. In a few cases, perhap:
costlier presents will be made to the head
OF special embassies.
Practically all the invitations to the cor
onation service have been sent out. III,
dowager peeresses will sit with the reign
ing pceresses and wear similar robes an,
cpronets. In this way, it Is pointed out
many celebrated women who have beer
separated by bitter family feuds will b,
brought together for the first time il
many years. The eldest sons and daugh
ters OF peers will occupy separate seats
which rather complicates matters from a
family view.
Among the guests not having admit,
tance by right OF rank, but who were
specially invited by the king to atten
the service, is Mrs. Arthur Paget, dlugh.
ter OF the late Mrs. Paran Stevens of New
York, and wife of Ma jor General Paget oi
the Scots guards. Mrs. Paget will presid,
over huge coronation ball July 2, in aid
OF the kings hospital fund. 1t will be
held at the Crystal palace, where l2,0ol
square feet will be laid out in parqurt
flooring, the largest area, it is said, ever
laid down Tor dancing. All the member,
OF the royal family are expected to be
present.
The royal celebration night at the
grand opera. Convent Garden, June 80, Is
expected to break all box office records.
a stall will cost 20 guineas, which means
10000 guineas for royal visitors, cabinet
ministers and other high personages, hun.
dreds OF seats already having been al,
lotted. Such boxes as are not taken by
the court will cost from ~ guineas to
100 guineas. Many. of these already are
sold. 1t is estimated that Covent Garden
will hold that night 81, 500.
Jean de Reszke and Madimes Malba,
Calve, Nordica and other stars will take
part in the program, which will include
selections from "Lohengrin," "Siegfried,
"Tannhauser" and Lucia di hammer.
moor"
Among the coronation festivities the
Ascot race meeting bids fair to be the
most popular, though this year the king
will have stand to himself The rush
of applications for admittance to the
royal enclosure, where King Edward
formerly watched the races, is unprc-
cedented. The lord chamberlain, the earl
of Clarendon, with only 1900 tickets at his
disposal, has been obliged to dsappoint
among whom are many dis.
persons who have previously
been accustomed to Ink in this exclusive
gathering. The price of tickets also has
been raised TO guineas.
almost fairy city is the way one
writer forecasts Lonuon's appearance dur
ing coronation week. Arches and fes.
toons, planned by municipal artistic COM
mittees, will be erected in every quarter
Df the metropolis. The preparations for
these, however, are anything but fairylike.
Each week sees London more hideous with
unfinished stands, many of them shutting
out all light and many Of them having
the peculiar smell of rain soaked pine.
Over 500 coronation bonfres already
have been arranged for in the provinces.
A curious precedent, in celebration OF
King Edwards crowning, has been set
by the corporation Of the city Of London,
which has decided to make personal
gift of f50O0 to the king, to use as ne
sees fit, in token of the continuance of the
ancient loyalty to the SOW
preign. This is exclusive Of the appro-
priations for decorations and entertain
ment, or for the kings hospital fund.