Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-18
CORONATION OF
king and queen
New Rulers Il Norway 10 be In
dseled 10 Throne IL Tsooden
Tn. Wed.

G1fFlsttsn14. Jung Iss~AMh tne aP
pruaeh oil tha coming week the eoso
nsslua u klag iisassn and Queen
Maud L. the one topic uppeEmost IN
thr minds u the people ri Norway
Tae coronation viii take place MT
In this city. which Ia the capital. but
a. Troodjem. 10 the north. and on's
three degrees south of the Arctic cir
! el., The Norwegian constitution
mates u obligatory that the king
! shauld be crowned there.
Many Royal eersonsass.
l. n u expected that more royal per
soaages will be Ia Norway for the O
I onaslon than have ever before been
here at one time. Doubtless all the
countries Of Europe will be represen'
ted by members of tho Teigning haus'
-, Almost the entire royal families
0f England aud Denmark will be pres
ent as we'll a. several members of
the imperial house OF Germany. There
viii be come attractive and interest
Ing women among the royal guests.
and. Incidentally. there should b..
ton. a marvellous display Of jewels and
tollettes,
Fortunately most of the royal sisi'
tors are coming In their royal yachts
aud will NOT be dependent on the hn'
tets Were n not for this arrange
ment the little city Of $4,000 inhabi
tants would be unable 20 meet the TO
quirements. for the hotel aecommoda'
lions are very limited.
Costs $4,000.
The Norwegian storthing has a9
propriated $4,000 for the ceremonies,
and the town Of Trondhiem has also
contributed literally. but the ex
pense will be extremely moderate
as eoroaattons go.s The cost will b.
a mere tribe as compared with Eng
lands bill OF 81 100000 for the corr
nation 90 King Edward VII. and the
as 100000 that was spent by Russia
Ito bring the present Czar To Oh.
throne In a blaze OF glory.
Although the Norwegian constitu
ton OF 1914 states explicitly tina
the coronation shall take place Will
such ceremonies as the king himsei
shall determine, II IL u fact that ever,
king since that date has ascende
Ithe throne with practically simiiat
ersaonies. These ceremonies, NOR
o or less altered, have come down from
the time of the ancient Morse kings
They are striking In their simplicl
~. when compared with eoronatiuns
IN ether lands,
The Bishop OF Trondhiem. who vii
orieiate Mt the coronation. will pou
the sacred oil on the kings make
I breast, after which Premier Michael
!. sen, assisted by a pastor. will set tn
|. crown on the kings head.
vi Last Full Week.
j King Haakon and Queen Maud pla,
: to arrive at Trondhjem next Tues
/ day evening. and await there the arr
1 val Of the foreign princes and ambas
E sadars. The coronation will occur =
I II o'clock Friday morning, and viii
l be followed by q state dinner. whicl
. will be attended by three hundre'
| guests.
pre-eminent In Importance as tn
4 coronation service win be. and splef
didty impressive In its character. ye
y II will but mark the beginning III Al
area Of festivity aud rejoicing such a
Norway has not seen h. centuries
Not simply for n day or two. but TO
lila full week. will the scenes Of "a
ioicing be continued In seine form q
other. The celebrations will inclad
music festivals, popular entsrtaiu
ments and PROFESSIONS in which chi
III dren will predominate. And man
other plans are being laid to cell
hrate In a BETTING manner an even
b 50 auspisions.