The San Francisco call., 1910-09-11

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is rather on the order Ct So. plain
blunt map," his queen is very fond
II coUr' ceremony, ana has shown a
- deposition 10 make the most OF her
position. She has developed a taste for
sovereignty that viii only be satisfied
by all the pomp and ceremony that
oueenship implies. The fact that she
has insisted upon the rebuilding of
Bucking CHAM palace is an evidence of
her royal proclivities.
OF course. there will be the usual
coronation procession from the tower
Of London to Westminster abbey. Per-
sons acquainted with the wishes of the
queen say that this procession will be
far more splendid than the one which
took place at the coronation Of the last
English king.
IN the main. practically all that was
. done at King Edwards and Queen Vic
to-ia's coronation will be carried out
Turing the coming one; though every
ching viii be on grander scale. At
the last coronation. King Edwards well
known desire for simplicity sounded the
. dominant note Of the ceremonies. With
p Queen Mary behind the scenes as vir-
. tual mistress Of ceremonies, however,
p her love OF display win, doubtless, in
duce her 10 make q splendid pageant Of
. the event
While one coronation is pretty
much Ike another, there are certain
unique features OF each function, which
possess peculiar interest.
In a window IN Bond street there
has recently been displayed a row of
crowns and coronets 10 be worn at the
coming coronation. These insignia at
.tracted an immense amount OF atten-
. tarf. particularly among American Wis
ltohs, who never seem to tire Of gazing
at the various designs intended for the
headgear Of British royalty and aris-
tocracy. One Of the London papers
commented on the fact that these Bond
street "baubles" appealed more strong
~ly TO American visitors than to the
native population. The explanation,
doubtless, lies in the fact that Ameri-
cans have no opportunity OF seeing
such sights IN their own country-at
least off the stage.
Crowns and coronets IN England are
rather simple looking AFFAIRS, with ex-
cepuon Of those intended Cor monarchs
themselves, or princes Of royal blood.
BY curious anomaly, the simpler the
crown, the higher the member OF the
eristocracy who wears +.
According to rules laid down by the
20 hereditary earl rl-marshal-who happens
10 be the duke OF Norfolk-the mon
arch alone is entitled to wear jewels
- ia the cOrOnet-with the single excep-
uon Of the use Of pearls This rule has
been in vogue since the discovery OF
the south African diamond mines. II
was made IN order to prevent mine
owning members of the nobility from
actually outshining the sovereign on
state occasions.
IL is surprising how many and how
important are the trinfng distinctions
IN this matter Of coronets among DIFF
ferent members OF the nobility. For In
j: stance, the coronet of a baron must be
composed Of crimson velvet turned UP
Agith erTline, and must not display more
than six silver balls around II.
While a baron is entitled to six sill
yer balls on his cap, tho duke has none;
his coronet consisting simply Of eight
golden strawberry leaves placed on the
usual crimson velvet cap turned up
nrith ermine. The baron's coronet must