The Dolores star., 1902-08-15
WITH IMPOSING CEREMONIES
KING EDWARD VII. IS CROWNED

J and plnched into shape, their faces
hardened with anxiety and then AL
their arms suddenly went up. and coro-
nets. large and small. were put In
| place. some crooked and some straight
| For the next five minutes the peer
esses dlsregarded what passed before
! them; first one and then another turned
! around for advice and help. and then
ensued mutual pushing OF each 9th
er's coronets into place.
| No stage effect could have equaled
| the climax that cnsucd the moment the
crown was placed upon King Edwards
head. the sudden illumination by hun
dreds of electric lights making the
| thousands of priceless jewels. including
those In the crown itself, to sparkle
| with dazzling brilliancy.
The instantaneous movement OF the
peeresses the placing OF their coronets
upon their heads. the choir's loud
God Save the King" with its unhar-
moniOus yet genuine refrain from thou
sands Of male and female throats. con-
stituted such an outburst OF pent-up
thankfulncss and rejoicing as even
Westminster abbey. with all Its HIS
toric traditions. never before witnessed.
Nearly 100 Americans must have wit
messed the ceremony In the abbey.
Among them We're Mrs. Cushman Il.
Davis and Mrs. Willard of Washington,
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Willard accom-
panying Sir John Agnew; Madame
Waddngton. who was Queen Alexan-
dra's especially invited guest; Mrs.
Battles. Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Post, Mrs.
Dudley Leigh. Miss Astor, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ierkes. Lady Barrymore
and Lady Michael Herbert.
Ernn, n'nln.k in tho u,OrninU tho
scenes outside the abbey grew gradu-
ally insplendor and color. The gorge
Gus preparations for the crOwning GER
emony reached their climax there, The
troops present were picked regiments
of the army. and the bands of music
were the best the English barracks
could send out. In the background of
this pageant was Westminster Abbey,
SO transformed by decorations and
stands that it was scarcely recOgniz-
able. and serried rows of gaily dressed
people rose in tiers of seats from the
roadway OH each side to great height.
| Near the west door of the abbey stood
double line of sailors In blue uni
| forms with white straw hats, making
block of color in the line of troops.
Behind them. in blaze of gold, the
band of the Royal Horse guards wait
ed for the King. Suddenly, in the
midst of this oldworld pageantry, oc-
Cured an absolutely modern, unpre-
ccdented incident.
For the first time in any English cor
| onation, the troops saluted motor
car. 1t was that of the Duke of Con-
{ naught, In command of the troops Of
London, making his final round of in
spection to see that all was well. He
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While the King and Queen were in
st. Edwards chapel many of the peers
| broke ranks and lined up along the ap-
proaches to the altar. The younger
members of the nobility, some of them
being scarcely ten years of age, who
had previously been kept In the back
ground. then Joined their older rela-
tives. General Kitchener, with his
hands on the shoulders OF a little page,
was conspicuous among these.
The first to appear from the chapel
was the Queen. AS she passed between
the ranks all the mobiles bowed low,
the Queen acknowledging their salu-
tations When her majesty reached
the nave some one shouted, Three
cheers for the Queen" and the old ab-
hey rang with cheers as the Queen
slowly passed into the annex, men and
women rising from their seats and
shouting with as much good will as
any of the crowd In the streets.
Nearly ten minutes later the King
entered from tie chapel. still wearing
the crown and carrying the scepter and
rod. AS the King passed the chancel
arch those in the body of the abbey
. commenced to cheer. The sound grew
in volume, and bishops and priests.
peers and peeresses, generals, admir-
| ais and diplomats, the whole vast
; throng, rose and hurrahed ut the top
of their voices Until the last man
l in the procession had disappeared In
e the annex the cheering was continued.
. The King bowed and smiled, evidently
, delighted with his reception and then
the organ and orchestra played God
] Save the King"
r Thu departure of the King and
e Queen from the abbey was signaled by
: another salute. the massed bands play.
' ing God Save the King" The entire
route of their majesties' return to the
$ palace was marked by scenes Of en-
/ thusiasm similar to those which greet
ed their progress to the abbey, the
0 more circuitOus route through Club
land and Constitution Hill giving the
Y hundreds of thousands of persons oc
+ cupying stands, windows and roofs an
e opportunity of greeting the new.
q crowned King and his consort before
1 they re-entered Buckingham palace
which they did In the midst of remark
] able scenes Of enthusiasm, the entire
I crowd from Constitution Hill down
n wards joining In the singing of the
!. national anthem.
:, Shortly after the return of the King
b and Queen to the palace 1t was Off
e clally announced from there that the
King had borne the ceremony well ant
i that he had suffered in no way from
e fatigue, and this was confirmed by the
l. presence OF the King himself, when, II
i response to the repeated plaudits ol
y the crowds, his majesty. accompanied
K by the Queen, appeared on the balcony
J. In robe and crown. The faces Of bOtf
|, were suffused with smiles as they
: bowed repeatedly their recognition o.
J. the warmth of the applause.
I While the coronation was being sol