Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-15

which their busts appear side by side on
,he opverse. the reverse representing Eng
iano as female figure. Ten other corona
tion medals were issued by the same mon
archs. but in no case was the bust of the
KING given singly on one side and that of
tne queen on the other. The medal of
queen Anne did not contain the likeness of
ner consort, nor did any of the three of
George / bear the likeness of Queen Sophia
Dorothea, who, of course, was never
crowned. At the coronations of both George
II ana George III there were separate
medals for king and queen. 1t was not till
the coronation Of William " that the pre-
cedent now being followed was set, his bust
appearing on the one SIDE and that Of
queen Adelaide on the other.
Royal Lunch to Cost sec, 1000.
Sixty thousand dollars seems a large sum
for lunch but that is about the least sum
that the city of London will eXpend on the
lunch 1t will give the king and queen on
October %. when their majesties will visit
the city. AS there will be probably some
500 guests, this sum works out to rather
more than $40 head. apd the banquet
ought to be worthy of Lucullus at such a
rate. 1t Is, however, to be a cold collation.,
SO there seems either to be deal some
where or else the figures include a tremen-
douS expense over fuss and feathers 1t
hardly seems possible that any person could
eat $70 worth worth Of food at one sitting.
and that cold, even In the renowned city Of
London, whose turtle soup and a few other
dishes are SO famous. The Guidhall will be
the scene Of the feast, and the king and
queen and other members of the royal fam
lily will sit together at a table between tie
TWO Pitt statues. A magnificent canopy
Will hang over that part Of the table occu-
pied by their majeStieS, the table itself rest
ing on dais raised about two feet from the
ground. The other tables will be in right
angles to this for the accommodation of the
aldermen and distinguished visitors. 1t will
be a most picturesque affair, aldermanic
full dress being worn for the OCCASION
which means terrible owde-do over vel
vet robes, gold chains. silver buckles and
the like
The ancient Guildhau will be a perfect
feast OF scarlet and purple. such as the
figures of Cog and Magog stuck up in the
high far corners of the room have rarely
witnessed. despite their hoary antiquity.
After the luncheon is over the civic trum-
peters in gorgeous uniforms will sound a
fanfare and the common crier. in magnifi-
cent Nestments. will announce the king 8
health This having been duly honored.
the common crier will again take his posi-
ton in the center of the hall and bestow
his offices upon the queen for the same pur-
pose. The whole royal family will be done
up in this toast, and then If the king is in
a very good frame of mind and approves
Of the lord mayors champagne, he Will
graciously permit toast to the corpora
ton Of London to be given. Although only
eight hundred can be accommodated at
this banquet, there are some eight thousand
who would like to go, and are angling to
go, and whose claims in many cases are as
competent as those who are going and the
heart burnings over this affair will be
something terrible.
Cables to Reduce Fares.
The movement among the London cab
btes for establishing sixpenny fare to
get back declining patronage is not new
idea 1t was mooted a few years ago and
cabby then derided it. Now, when he sees
his fares being whsked out of his grasp by
new tubes and trans, he turns to it as a
remedy. Sxpenny fares, however, will do
no good until the public gains confidence
In the cabman's bona fides. What is the
use os establishing a sixpenny fare when
the cabbieS' public knows that every time
the cabby will stand out for a shilling?
What has done the London cabman more
harm than the combined effects of surface
and underground electric traction is his
exasperating habit of demanding more than
he has earned. 1t has recently come out
on the testimony of various cabbies that
nine out of ten fares received are greater
than the law compcls. Except persons
to whom time is precious and money is
not, few people will ride in a cab if they
can get transportation in any other con-
venient way. They dislike being imposed
on, and they dislike still more the prospect
Of a controversy in which they will dia-
lectically get the worst of it if they stick
out for their right to pay no more than the
legal fare. L. H. MOORE.