The sun., 1910-05-21
rHE MoURNMna

Al the head of the CONN was a purpl,
velvet pr,edieu. beside which the Queer
Mother took her stand. On her lef
stood tho Kaiser. booking stern, Old and
gray faced King George stood a littl'
behind her m the right Before him ur
the Queen Mother : right was the DowageI
Emrrcss of Russia. Behind Eve abreast
hut not ranged with any precision, stood
the rest ~ tho company of Kings and
Princes Behind them again stood the
other special cnyovs and their suites with
uliiccrs rcpresenting every foreign regi.
mont IT which Ming Edward was Honorary
Colonel They completely flied the Choir
and nave and the chapel blnZed with a
riot ol color in which the black costumes
Of the women We're lost.
THE oFFICE FoR THE DEAD
From the moment the Archbi-hops met
the conRn a. m" top of the entrance steps
the regular burial -ervic" of the Church
~ England proceeded. tho Archbishop-
ot Canterbury and York reading the first
portion and the Bishops of Winchester
and oxford. ~ prelate- II the Order of
the Garter. conducting the latter part
The Queen Mother. calm hut weeping
kne, on tho priedieu beside tho wide
opening which Eaped blackly to receive
the Coflin
Only the coffin itself was placed On the
catafalquc Il was covered with the
royal standard. The panel with the
insignia of king~hip was placed on a great
purple pillow on the steps of the altar.
Presently King George stepped forward
and placed on tho CONN square dark
crimson cloth. This was King Edwards
company color of the Grcnadier Guards.
A. the choir chanted Man that IL born of
woman the coffin noiselessly and swiftly
disappeared II was strange to remark
how few noted its disappearance. People
said afterWard that they had seen Il on
the catafalqus at one moment and then
the next they realized h was no longer
there. Doubtless attention was more
riveted On the notable living group near
the grave than on the casket of the great
dead who was N descend there.
A the sentence Ashes 20 ashes and
dust TO dust was uttered a military
olicer stepped forward from the group
near the altar and crumblcd a handful
Of earth into the grave
A DAY or Strain.
u was now nearing the end OF this
stately ceremony The tension Of IL
showed plainly in tho faces of those who
since morning az Westminster Hall had
been a part Of IT, The Queen Mother
wept silently. The Kai~er's stern face
grew paler and more firmly set Mr..
Roosevelt's tanned and ruddy face was
pale and fixed. The dark skinned Ghur-
kas. impasrive Orientals. alone showed
no sign Of the feelings which must have
stirred every bosom. The High Com T.
missioner of New Zealand collapsed in
n faint and was carried out during the 7.
first hymn. My God. My Father. while /.
stray
Before the final hymn the Garter King
a. Arms stepped 10 the side Of the grave
and proclaimed the styles and titles
OF the dead and Of the new King
Thus u hath pleased Almighty God .
~ take out of this transitory life into .
His divine mercy the late. most high. !
most mighty and most excellent monarch /
Edward VII hv the grace " God of the .
United kingdom of Great Britain and .
Ireland and of the British DominiOns .
beyond the sea-. King. Defender Of the .
Faith and Emperor uf India. Sovereign
of the Most Noble Order u the Garter
let us mos, humhly be~eech. Almighty
Col 10 bless with long lIfe health honor
and all worldly happiness the nost high.
most mighty and most excellent mon
arch. our Sovereign lord. George. nov
by the grace Of God Of the United King
dom of Great Britain and ireland and of
the kritish Dom inlons beyond the seas.
King. Defender of the Faith Emperor
Of India and Sovereign Of the Most NobI.
Order Of the Garter. God save the Kmg
THE CLOSING hymn.
Then followed the hymn 'Now the
LAborer's Task u Ger The Archbishop
Of Canterbury pronounced tho benedic-
ton upon the kneel.ng congregation
among whom the outstanding figure Of a
Mosirm Turk was conspicuous Un.1
Kai-cr bowed low a. b. kne.t The
Catholics crossed themselves
Then rising from hi knees the King
again took his mother by the hand and
raised her from the priedieu With ons
long lOok INTO the grave She turned away
and George v. q son rather than King.
led her gently through the door at the left
Of the altar The kais-r foIlowed with
Queen Mary and the rest Of The z''trrug
company iollowug
LAST Tributes
Zach a. be- passed turned 90 the right
and gave last look INTO the grave.
ana each one made sou. gastI-. Of r--
spect and farewell 10 the IIlustripus dead
some crossed Themselves once. twic,.
or thrice. Others .enun,cted deeply
Others again bowed simply a. they
passed the black op"uIng 10 the stone
fioor aud went out into the brilliant sun
shine IN the side chapel oIf uf view Df 'h-
spectators
The entire funeral company then
entered tho castle. whsr. luncheon wa
served m the dining hall T. was pract.
cally fha same cor pany wrc dinsd ~
Buckingham Palace last even. ng with the
royal ladies' They sat ~ ten tahl.s
A. the Oue-r's table was the Kaiser On
her right A. th- King, table pIeen
Maud of Norway had the seat NJ honor
A. the only visiting Queen Mr. Rrpsa.
welt also had rh- honor ~ sitting a. .F.
Kings tabl-
The luncheon lasted m hour r nus'
have been a sad meal bur over tha. Ca.tlo
the hOyaI Standard Few must high. for
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