The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-03
PLANS FOR THE CORONATION
GRAND PREPARATIONS.
Many Misstatements Have Been made
Regarding Eapenses Of viaitors-
King Prepares . Dinner for 20,-
NlO Children - Description ef
Whole Ceremony.

London. April 2s.-Permansat rest
DENTS OF London are suffering from
the efforts being made by the city for
the coronation. There is scarcely q
street through which the procession
will pass but has been torn UP.
The newspapers. both here and in
America. are full Of misstatements
concerning the cost Of seats to view
the coronation professions and as to
what the hotels will charge visitors.
Spectators and those having seats
to sell are giving the impression that
there Is tremendous demand on the
part of rich Americans and other for
eigners. who are said to be paying any
price asked in order to see the show.
Ridiculous statements as to the prices
paid for certain windows or seats In
Piccadilly or elsewhere have been con-
stantly published.
To get accurate information ON
these points representative of the
Associated Press has made a careful
canvass, inquiring at various points
along the route. He ascertained that
seats In the best positions in Piccadil
ly, the most sought after situations,
could now be had for from to 20
guineas, according to the room. This
was for the first days procession. For
the second day the prices asked were
from three to seven guineas. In Pail
Mall. where the buildings are mostly
clubs and very few windows are to
let, the prices are slightly higher. For
the second days procession along The
Strand the seats cost four to seven
guineas. At st. Paul's four huge
stands stands will be erected and the.
prices are from three to seven guineas.
On the south side Of the river the best
seats cost five to seven guineas.
The hotel situation, however. is less
encouraging for intending visitors.
The managers of the Cecil Carleton
and Berkeley all said that they did not
have single room for the coronation.
Thanks perhaps to the kings exam
pie. the poor are not being forgotten
The residents at Harrington have sup
plemented the royal dinner to the poor
Of that section by arranging a dinner
for $4,000 children resident in that
borough, and in many places members
of the aristocracy are offering to sim
ilarly entertain the poor of the vicin
ity Of their country places.
The pope has granted the Catholics
Of the British empire a dispensation
from abstinence on Friday, June ~
(the day after the coronation), and
also on Saturday. June %, which is the
vigil of All Saints day, in orde: that
they may participate In the national
rejoicings.
The form Of the coronation service
as finally amended and approved by
the king was announced Sunday. It
consists Of 26 distinct sections. The
king and queen will enter the great
west door Of Westminster Abbey, to a
which a large canopied approach is
already being erected. They will be
met by the shouts of the kings schol.
ars Of Westminster school and by the
anthem, II Was Glad When They Said
Unto Me. We VIII Go to the House of
the Lord"
Instead of going direct to their
thrones. the royal pair will kneel in
private prayer on the stools in front
of their chairs.
Then the archbishop Of Canterbury,
the Most Rev. Frederick Temple; the
lord high chancellor Earl Halsoury;
the lord high chamberlain, the marquis |
of Cholmondely, and the king of arms,
Sir Albert Woods, each In turn will |
formally present the king. The lords
carrying the regalia will step up and
the dean Of Westminster, Very Rev.
George Granville Bradley, will place
the regalia on the altar. The abbre-
waited litany and part of the common
communion service will follow. Then
the archbishop will recite the Nicene
creed and the bishop of London, Right
Rev. Arthur Wilmington Ingram, will
preach short sermon. Just before thej
sermon the king. who to that stage of
the ceremony will have been uncov
ered,i will put on cap Of crimson and
a veil trimmed with ermine.
Then comes the oath taking, after
which the king will be anointed. Then
the kings cap and crimson robe will
be removed and four garter knights
will hold over him rich pail Of silk
or cloth Of gold; the dean Of Westmin
ster will pour oil into spoon and then
the archbishop Of Canterbury will
anoint the king. making the sign of
the cross on top of his majesty's head,
thus consecrating him king over this
people, whom the Lord, your God, hath
given you to rule and govern"
The king will then kneel and the