Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
Bearer Of Staff Of Scotland Drops It on Bald
Head Of Lord Chambsrlain.
DUCHESS OF DEvoNsHlRt TAKES TUMBLE
King Steps in Retiring Rssm Long Enough
to Get B1aosr,
QUEEN GRACIOUS TO MISS RoTHscHlLD
Vow that Glamour of Big Event iu
over the Little incidents Are
Attracting Attention OF
Press and Public.

Copyright, 1909, by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, Aug. 16.-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram. THE coun-
tess OF Essex. she who before marriage was
Miss Adele Grant OF New York, carried of
the palm for beauty and style among the
peeresses at the coronation, many experts
in such matters assert. She looked ex-
ceedingly charming and wore a Charles ]
curl hanging in front Of her shoulder, which
the countess OF Warwick alone has hereto
fore done successfully.
Some hitherto unpublished incidents OF
the coronation are worthy OF being rescued
from oblivion. When King Edward went
to the stewards chapel for the final rites
he caused considerable uneasiness, as was
cabed to the World at the time, by staying
there half an hour The fact was that he
withdrew to the retiring room, thoughtfully
provided there by the physicians, found
them waiting for him, took of his crown,
flung his heavy cloth of gold cape from his
shoulder and threw himself on a couch, ex-
claiming. II am nearly dead. For heavens
sake give me some whisky and water"
This transformation from HIS devotional
demeanor before the congregation in the
abbey to one Of abandoned exhaustion was
sudden. But he also thought Of his
ancient. feeble acolytes, the archbishop OF
Canterbury and Dean Bradley. who accom-
panied him, and insisted that they each
partake Of his sandwiches. But the
octegenarian archbishop, a teetotaller, re-
fused any liquor but water.
Earl Takes Tumble.
\ Earl Cadogan. one of the Knights Of the
Garter, who bore che kias's csacpy, sa &c
treating backward to a chair near the altar
misjudged the distance and sat down in the
wrong place, with the result that he fell
ungracefully on his back. His mishap was
chivalrously covered by a fellow knight, the
earl Of Rosebery, who stood In front OF
him while Earl Cadogan picked himself up.
NThe earl Of Crawford. who bore the stafi
of Scotland, was overcome by drowslness
and the staff slipped from his hand, drop
ping heavily on the perfectly bald head oi
the marquis OF Winchester, the lord great
chamberlain. who startled the surrounding
personages by an exclamation not included
in the service.
But the duchess of Devonshire had the
worst mishap OF all. She tumbled down
three steps in the gloom on leaving the
abbey, got terribly shaken and bruised
and, according TO one of her noble neigh
bors, ''the air was full of broken Jewels
and imprecations."
Some Of the baronesses who were SO
placed they could see nothing relieved
their feelings by such unEeserved criti-
,cisms on the officials responsible for the
arrangements that a steward was specially
sent to command them to keep quiet
The baronial tempers being thoroughly
aroused. they received him with contumeI-
GUS snorts Of defiance and 'he withdrew
abashed.
Miss Addie Rothschild-sister Of the late
Baron Ferdinand. who was an intimate
friend OF the king-was the recipient OF
especial favor at the hands Of the queen
Miss Rothschild. being afraid of fatigue
II she waited to see the queen crowned
from the queens box. her majesty gave hel
a special pass to enable her to Join the
procession in her carriage at her house
on Hyde park corner on the return from
the abbey ana to- drive to Buckingham
palace to see the queen before she removed
her robes.