Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-05-04
CORONATION GOWNS.
eY FREDERIC J. HfsklN.

should form the basis of her coronation
gown. This is embellished with jeweled
embroidery showing peacock feathers in
their natural colors. The embroidery is
exquisite in its details and the emeralds
and sapphires used in the eyes Of tho
ieathers are set as carefully and beau
TRULY as in a valuable ring. With this
Will be worn diamonds and emeralds. in
Guiding a diamond tiara, a necklace. cor
sage ornaments, bracelets and a pair OF
emerald and diamond ear drops which for
merly belonged to Catherine the Great.
me coronation ceremony will be a very
TEDIOUS affair. especially to those not par
ticipating. They are expected to be In
their places by 10 o'clock in the morning.
which Is a strange hour for a lady to APP
pear IN public in full evening dress. But
English customs are rigid. and at this time
the poorest subject will be able to view the
magnificence of court costumes seldom Wis
ible to the general public. 1t was seven
minute after IL o'clock when the cere-
mony of browning King Edward began. It
was not completed until after half past
two. by which time the distinguished
guests were more than ready to do justice
to the elaborate luncheon provided for
them.
For the state ball to be held In Buck
ingham palace. Mrs. Hammond has pro-
vided a silver blue satin deliberately en-
Az SOCA ! IL ~ llkOOGtCO
after the style of Louis XIV. With his
costume will be worn the diamond tiara
and some large ~pear-shaped pearl orna-
ments.
At the gala opera. Mrs. Hammond will
appear IN a magnificent gown made en-
tirety OF cloth OF gold with
raised gold embroidery. For the royal
garden party she will have a beautiful
Venetian lace dress made over rose coll
ored satin. With this she will wear q
large lace hat and will carry a rose coll
ored parasol with an deliberately jeweled
handle. Thu Talsit naval review which Is
the last official event upon the coronation
program will include a review of all the
foreign warships. For this affair Mrs.
Hammond will wear a natty little white
serge suit with a lace blouse and q smart
but small blue hat. ne will carry a mod
ish parasol. The la sthree of these cos
tunes is being made In New York.
Although MIR. Hammond and his wife
VIII be the guests of the English nation
during the coronation period, Mrs. Ham
mond wished to take her family abroad
With her and to remain in London for sew
eral weeks after The coronation. Upon
learning Of this Mr.. Burdett-Coutts placed
his home at her disposal. In a letter Offer
Ing the house to Mr.: Hammond, MIR. Bur-
dett-Coutts states that during q continue
Gus ownership extending over $50 years It
had never been let or lent. and that It
would not now have been offered to the
representative of any other nation in the
1 world.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond's residence in
this historic mansion is in itself q fortu-
nate thing for the American nation. With
her we'll known hospitality Mrs. Hammond
will extend a cordial welcome to all prop
erly accredited Americans who are In Lon-
don at this time. She will entertain gen.
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guest of the English nation her own enter
tainment will be only semi-formal in char
acter, with the exception of the dinners
for certain members of the official set. The
beautiful home of the late Baroness Bur-
dett-Coutts, with its rare furnishings and
priceless curios, will lend a historic back
ground to all of Mrs. Hammond's hospi-
talities such as no other American wom-
an IN London was ever privileged to enjoy,
and Americas ambassadress has for
months been formulating her plans in orr
der that she may fulfill creditably the ex-
pectations regarding her.
AS the special representative of the pres
ident of the United States Mr.. Hammond's
position takes precedence over that Of Mr..
Reid, the regular ambassador, which dis
%tinction also includes their wives. Mrs.
Reid's long residence in London, however,
in one way overbalances this difference.
According to rufnOrs from across the wa
ter, Mrs. Reid's coronation gown is to be-
of silver embroidered satin In one of the
new shades OF blue. With 1t she will wear
as jewels. some magnificent combinations
Of sapphires and diamonds.
Owing to Mrs. Reds return to America
before the ceremony. Mrs. Choate was the
only American ambassadress present at
King Edwards coronation. which was OF
course much less elaborate on account of
its postponement. Mrs. Choate's corona
ton gown was of rich lace embroidered in
green. She wore a diamond tiara, and in
addition a pair of magnificent diamond
wings. These last served as hair orna-
ments and were used to hold the court
veil in place instead of the three feathers.