Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
CORONATION TOKENS
A Perfect Treat for Modern
Collectors.
FROM SPOONS TOCHAIRS
BUT LOTS OF JEWELRY AND RE-
GALA, ALSO.
Bronze Medals Cost From SIS Up and
There Are Gold Ones,
Too.
Written for The Evening Star

Written for The Evening Star.
The coronation of King Edward VII and
Queen Alexandra will attract a great deal
of attention in America. Coronation SOU
venirs already the rage. Some of these
have been imported from England and
some of them are of Yankee manufacture.
No woman who pretends to be up to date
can afford to be without some sort of a
memento of the event
The souvenir spoon hunter finds silver
and gold triies of every description.
Many of these are copies of the celebrated
amounting spoon. The original is of silver
gilt, nodded in the fashion of the twelfth
century. 1t has been used at every coro-
nation in England during the last 800
years. The varieties in which reproduc-
tions may be obtained fruit, dessert,
tea, coffee or christening spoon sizes.
Somewhere on the silver the date of its
manufacture and the name of the king
should be engraved. This will give the
article historic value, Years hence il may
be priced as valuable heirloom by the
descendants of the present owner. Diff
ferent manufacturers have exercised their
discretion in the decoration of the spoon
handles. Those on which jewels appear
are not fac simile copies of the original
article.
The coronation spoon" is more elabo-
rate than the amounting 1t has no
duplicate at the ceremony. The bowl con-
tains representation of the Minister Alb
bey' in which the browning takes place.
The handle is headed by a figure of the
king seated upon his throne and bearing
the orb in one hand and the temporal scep-
ter in the other. Below this the lion and
the unicorn support the royal coat of arms
in the usual fashion.
Silver coronation paper cutters are near
ly allied to the spoons in popularity. The
handles of these bear medallion portraits
of the king and queen.
The Regalia, Too.
All the coronation regalia has been imi-
tated in the designing of novelties. Among
these are miniature copies of the castel-
lated state salt cellars Historic looking
f1agons are also modelled in imitation of
those belonging to the regalia. Souvenir
china cups and saucers, tumblers and chill
dren's mugs are numbered among drinking
vessels.
Historic plates ale specimens of corona
ton table ware. The coat of arms of the
sovereign usually decorates these. together
with some view of the ceremonies. China
is especially valuable because pieces of
fine quality are limited in number. At
the time of Queen Victoria's diamond jubi-
lee many persons were disappointed be-
cause the good ware manufactured in COM
memoration of the event was practically
sold before the celebration occurred.
Among the articles for household deco
ration are busts of the king and queen.
These nodded in bronze, marble or
plaster.
The Edward VII table Is the most useful
of ali the odds and ends exploited coro-
nation souvenirs 1t is said to be the in
vention of The king himself, Who designed
il to hold the stimuli ating cordials which at
the theater he likes to imbibe between
no fold into small
pass, making il convenient to carry. Some
tables are supplied with all the conve-
niences for writing-racks for envelopes
boxes for letters, pens, wax. matches, era
sers, rubber bands ink bottles, scissors
pen, pencil kilograms. and calendars. On
the panels of the table are handsome de-
signs bearing the arms of England and the
date of the coronation.
Imitation Chairs Of State.
Chairs are outlined like the great chair of
state in which the king will be crowned,
ordinary supports being substituted for the
couchant lions of the English throne. Black
walnut is the favored wood for these chairs.
Coronation cushion covers are within the
means and the skill of the NEST humble
stay. at home. They are sure to be popular
for the rest of the season. Those who have
friends in London will be fortunate if they
can secure for the covers a few small flags
taken from the decorations along the route
of the great pageant. -yEnglishwomen who
are making such fancy work fashion them
Of linen. canvas, silk or plush. The decora-
tons are always a heraldic device or some
design showing the imperial crown. the
British lion, the unicorn, the ST. Georges
dragon. the English rosc, the Irish sham
rock. the Welsh leek, the Scotch thistle or
the Irish harp. Patterns are often applied
in applique embro derry. Some OF the figures
painted on boiling cloth and then
stitched to the cover. a narrow ribbon bor-
der framing the painting. One Of the SIM
plest schemes for q cushion decoration IL