The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13

There is a great deal Of complaint IN
trade and other journals that the decora-
tons and flags to be used on coronation day
are largely of foreign manufacture. The
awarding of the contract recently to an
Italian firm to decorate the Westminster
portion of the coronation route has raised
a howl of protest.
one of the papers figures that more than
halt the flagS used in London and the COUP
try will be of foreign make. Thousands of
orders are beng executed in New York.
France and Germany.
PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT
CRUSHES IN CORONATION CROWD.
Everybody is still grumbling at the wealth.
er. 1t is not that it has been wet during
the week. or that the streets are rivers Of
mud. which are characteristic of London
curing the winter and early spring months.
but It has been most unseasonably cold and
very sickly have been the attempts of the
sun to assert himself.
1t is almost astonishing how society peo-
pie have been fock.ng back to London after
the Easter holidays. 1t was. of course,
known, as stated in the previous cables.
mat society would not he long away this
Easter, but. during the week. its mem
pers have been returning from all parts
simply in shoals.
The rush for London has surely set In
from all parts of the Continent. Incoming
coats ana trains are loaded every trip. One
morning at a station l was informed thar
$50 passengers had arrived by the Calais
Dover route. This is just an instance of what
mas been happening every mail.
II appears that many people are Begin
hims 10 u at the great crowds which
WI De encountered in streets on June rs
ana q. But Scotland Yard is taking a Ie.-
son from the dreadful scenes at the Oueen,x
funeral. I know of a case where. in a mar
TO" passage in Buckingham Palace road.
Two iadies were literally lifted of their feet
y hIee-quarters OF an hour. They were
rescued by people in the windows above.
honoon was early astir that day. but IL
WI surrey De earlier up next June. At the
last jubilee the Foot Guards, who helned
me the streets, left their barracks at g
o CLOCK. but on this occasion they will be
out at least a couple of hours earlier. while
the small streets leading up to the main
route Will all be blocked up quite early In
the morning.
All this is much needed IL a recurrence AZ
the serious accidents which have IIanaIIv
neen inseparable from occasions of great
public excitement is to be prevented.
WHY LORDS AND LADIES =
IN TRADE USE ASSUMED NAMES.
According to regulations in the Lord
Champeriain's office no person who is in re-
tail trade can be admitted to court or he
presented to the sovereign. In these favs
'ne question who is in retail and who In
wholesale trade is a very difficult one. es-
peclaIly when 1t is the fashion for hfrb-
porn ladies' to set up shop In the peighbor.
hood of Bond street.
"A iady, VINO deals in what are called
creations" when interviewed on this aub-
ject, said:
1t is. after all. very simple. You have
only TO call yourself by some name, such
as Coralie' or 'Henriette' to prevent your
own name appearing in Connection WITH
your business, and you are admitted TO
court II invited"
Inc Countess Of Warwick was vyithout
doubt In the retail business when she aold
a needlework shop in Bond street To the
honorable Mrs Forester. There are a great
many society women in London who, for
the sake OF their children or because OF
financial disaster, are now entering into
competition with the tradesmen of London.
LORD lnchiquin's daughter. now Lady Her
Fey bathurst. worked up q splendid hat
business before her marriage.
forget Me Not over the door of a mil
iinery shop In Bono street. was until re-
Gently the trade name OF one Of the mem
bers of Lord Abingdon's family.
A daughter of the ancient house of Honey-
wood sells beautiful Partisan confectiops in
the Royal Arcade, under the name Of
fvette. and now society Is much interested
in the battle of laundresses, as the COM
ing expected business competition between
Lady Essex, formerly Miss Adele Grant OF
New York. and Mrs. Hwfa Williams IL
termed.
As already announced, these two women.
prominent in all the social doings Of Lon
don, have each declared the intention OF
conducting a laundry. where my lady's
d~aintiest frills can be properly washed ana
ironed-not torn to bits, as is so frequently
the case. AT first society imagined the two
might combine forces and work toeethe-ii
but now it Is known that active competition
Is to be kept UP. 50 society Is asking,
Whom are you going to patronize?"