The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-12
King Edward and Queen Al
exandra Are Crowned
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the Prince and princess OF wales pro-
cession, and, finally, within a few min
utes Their Majesties' state coach appear
ed at the gateway and the King and
Queen smiled and bowed in response to
ehc mighty roar Of cheers that dwarfed
all previous welcomes. The scene in the
vicinity was remarkable. On the roof
of the palace We're perched a number of
fashionably dressed ladies, members of
the household, and their cheers, with
the fluttering OF their handkerchiefs as
the King and Queen entered the royal
coach, gave the signal for the deafening
plaudits of the populace which greeted
Their MajeSties as they emerged from the
gates. The ovation was taken up by the
crowds which thronged the Mall and was
repeatedly acknowledged by the occu-
pants of the state coach.
The King looked pale and rather fine
drawn and was by no means as brown
and robust as previous reports had led
them to expect. While punctiliously bow
ing from side to side he did SO with a
gravity very unusual to him. He seemed
10 sit rather far back in the carriage
and moved his body very little. His
curious crimson robes and cap gave him
an unusual appearance. The Queen, be
side him, was radiant. She never looked
better. The cheers which greeted the
pair we're loud and Enthusiastically gem
uine, and very different from the per
f~unctory applause which usually greets
the appearance of members of the royal
family.
The three professions to the abbey
were carried out according to the pro-
gram, and the only striking features of
the first two were the gorgeous state
C1rri1uqc and the hoantifIl Trainings
and horses.
The crowd paid but little attention to
the occupants of the vehicles. In the
last carriage of the first procession sat
Prince Henry of Prussia, on the back
scat, but he was so occupied with talk
ing to the Duke of Sparta that he seemed
not to notice the crowd. The Prince of
Wales also seemed very Indifferent and
stolid, but the Princess of Wales bowed
and smiled constantly. 1t was not until
the Kings procession came that there
was any show Of enthusiasm. Lord
Kitchener, Admiral Seymour and General
Gaselce, as they rode together of course,
came in for much attention., but they all
seemed to look straight ahead and pay
little attention to the people along the
route. Lord Kitchener in the resplendent
full dress uniform Of a general, also
io'N''A dlld ioI Y oio NtA
not recognize him. The Indians were
undoubtedly tho most picturesque feature
of the procession, while the state coach
OF the King, drawn by the fat Hanoverian
horses which figured in all Of the late
Queen Victoria's procession, seemed much
more like ~faiTyland than usual.
ACCIDENT TO PELHAM-CLINTON.
The progress of the royal cortege was
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teptiOn of an accident to Lord Ed
ward Pelham-Ciinton, one OF the grooms
in waiting. 1t was a continued triumph
and reached its climax on the arrival at
the abbey, where there was a scene Of
unparalleled enthusiasm which did not
cease until Their Maiesties disappeared
in the annex.
The accident to Lord Pelham-Clinton
created considerable excitement in the
Mall. The groom in waiting, in a closed
carriage, was passing York Steps when
his conveyance collided with another
royal carriage going at high speed in an
opposite direction. The horses fell and
there appeared to be a bad miXup. The
police eXtricated the teams with some
difficulty and Lord Pelham Clinton, who
was only slightly hurt. proceeded.
In Westminster Abbey, the doors of
mat eQllcC were scarcely opened ana the
gold sticks and ushers had barely found
their stations before the seats began to
fill. Peers and peeresscs swept up the
nave, their scarlet and ermine making
vivid contrasts with the deep blue of the
carpet. AS they arrived before the
thrones they separated, the peers going
TO the right and the pecresses to the left.
Even when practically empty, the abbey
presented an interesting, picturesque eff
feet, the oldest feature of which consist
Cd in every scat being practically COW
cred by q large, white official program,
in the center of which was placed a
small, deep red book of service.
Without the tapesties or light furnish
ing of the tiers upon tiers of seats which
rose fifty feet high, the com
bination of white and red pro-
grams by itself produced a gala
effect. The preliminary ~culogies of
the decorative arrangements were not
oVerstated. The entire scheme had been
carried out tremendously, and even the
stands did not seem out of place. A pc
culiarly beautiful effect was presented
by the King and Queens boxes, compris-
ing half q dozen rows of chairs in white
satin, relieved only by the crimson of
the seats. Beyond the structural deco
rations for the seating of the spectators,
there was little attempt at any display,
and the old gray arches lent their state
ly perspective to the scene, untouched by
flags or any CLEAN of color.
The various chairs to be used by the
King and Queen in the service attract
ed special attention, but what inevitably
caught the eye was the Glittering array
of gold plate, brought from various royal
repositories, range along the chancel
and behind the altar. Amidst these sur.
~roundings, the Earl Marshal, the Duke
of Norfolk, respondent in white knee
breeches and heavily embroidered coat,
hurried to and fro directing the final
touches.
II INTERIOR OF THE ABBEY.
BY [ o'clock the interior Of the abbey
presented a blaze of color. Along the
nave, which was lined by grenadicrs,
every chair was taken up by high Off
GERS of the army and navy and others in
equally handsome continent