Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
father in every, every respect. both body
and mind"
Edwards First Coronation.

father in every, every respect. both body
and mind"
Edwards First Coronation.
This coronation is not the first King Ed
ward has had. He was crowned Prince of
Wales when he was a baby and hardly a
month old. The title of Prince of Wales dates
back to the conquest of Wales by Edward I,
when Wales was annexed to the crown Of
England. Edwards second son was born in
Wales, and it was said that the king prom
tSed to give the Welsh chieftains if they
would permit, a prince born in Wales and
unable to speak word of English, He
presented the prince before he could speak
at all, and they thereupon swore fealty to
the Prince of Wales.
The following is from the letters patent
making the present king Edward Prince of
Wales.
1--WE do ennoble and invest him with the
said principally and earldom by girting
him with the sword, by putting a coronet
on his head and gold ring on his finger
and also by delivering a gold rod into his
nahd, that he may preside there and may
direct and defend those parts; to hold for
him and his heirs, Kings of the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland, for
ever"
Baptised in Jordan Waters.
The young prince was christened on jan
uary 25 1912. The King of Prussia. Fred
erick William w, was present and acted as
godfather, and there were other royal per
sonages at the ceremony. The baptism took
place in Windsor Chapel, the font hav-
ing peen newly gilded for the occa-
SION The water used came from the River
Jordan. 1t had been kept In a bottle fifteen
years, having been brought from Palestine
ana made present to the queen. 1t was
perfectly clear and showed no signs of its
age. The ceremony took place at / o'clock,
| the baby being brought in to the flourish of
trumpets. No end Of great people were
present, and all wore their finest uniforms
The Duchess of Buccleuch handed the baby
to the archbishop of Canterbury who held
him up and addressed the King of Prussia,
as the child's godfather, saying:
Name this child
The king loudly said: albert Edward"
killed. him:
Il baptise thee, Albert Edward, In the
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
| the Holy Ghost. Amen
He then read the baptismal service to its
close. 1t is said that the baby raised his
hand as the holy drops touched his fore
head but that otherwise he acted very well
He wore at the time a rich white satin
coax, hhed with erEllne. and christening
rope, the lace upon which was worth s. 600
AS soon as the service was over the choir
burst out IN hallelujah chant
After this Queen Victoria and the royaI
baby retired; The rest of the party stayed
to sample the Jordan water. The ladies
dipped their handkerchiefs into it, some
sprinkled themselves and a few tasted it
and found 1t salty. AT this time one of the
ladies who was present wrote In her diary:
The archbishop of Canterbury read tho
service well. though he appeared yerv
| nervous. The Prince of Wales is a beauti-
full baby: with fine eyes. He Is as lively
and Intelligent as most children of six
| months
A Big Christening Cake
After the return Of the party to the castle
there was an entertainment at which the
christening cake was cut and each guest
given piece. The cake was pig around as
a flour barrel and four feet in height. 1t
was adorned with figures representing Brit
tania. Justice, Plenty and other mytholog-
ical characters.
The festivities ended in a banquet in
Windsor Castle. at which the royal gold
and silver plate was used. There were
covers for 40, and each guest had a
servant in livery to wait upon him. The
banquet concluded at O'Clock, with a
toast to the Prince Of Wales, which was
drunk standing. At the same time feasting
and drinking went on all over England
Dinners were given to the Door and at
these each guest had roast beef and plum
pudding and pint Of porter to drink the
health of the prince.
King Edwards Babyhood.
The first year of King Edwards life was
passed at Windsor Castle. The queen had
great trouble in finding the right kind of
nurses for him and in having the nursery
department Of the palace properly man.
aged. Baron Stockmar the physician of
the King of Belgium. was then one of the
noted authorities as to children's education
and he advised the queen as to how the
young prince should be brought I'D. He
said that a mans education should begin
the first day of his life and he wrote a
long letter as to how Baby Edward then
six months Old should be trained
The queen about the same time told Lord
Melbourne that she had trouble in securing
a lady of rank and title to take care of the
young man and asked Lord Melbourne to
suggest one. He replied that lady of ra nix
should be at the head of the nursery estab-
lishment, and upon his suggestion LADY
Lyttleton was made governess to the royal
children. This was when the Prince of
Wales was five months old.
Lady Lyttleton had been a lady-in-wait
Ing to Queen Victoria. She was very fond
OF children and was finely educa ted wo-
man. She took charge of the future king
for six years and had much to do with his
training. although the queen came In fire.
quently and gave her directions. Her ma les
ty lamented that she could not be with her
children all the time, and once wrote: "It
Is a hard case for me that nay occupations
prevent me being with my children when
they say their prayers" She thought it
most important that the children should he
brought up in as simple and domestic way
as possible, and said they should he as
much as possible with their parents.
Queen Victoria on Child Teaching.
Queen Victoria was very M rtfc,,ior - -