Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-18
All Eyes Now Set on Great Event
Scheduled to Occur on
Thursday.
DECORATIONS Ate WESTMINSTER
Abbey is Wonderfully Decked for the
Great Occasion.
ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION
Line Of March for the Parade One
Great Grandstand.
BEAC0NS TO BEAR THE NEWS
People VIII He Notified Of Corona
tiOn by Flashing Fires and
Kingdom VIII Unite In
Song.
DECORATIONS Ate WESTMINSTER
ROUTE OF THE PROCESSION
BEACoNS TO BEAR THE NEWS

LONDON, June as.-All eyes are now
turned to the fast approaching coronation
with it's series of regal and spectacular
events, which eliminate next .Thurday
with the actual coronation Of King George
V at Westminster Abbey.
The decoration OF the interior of the
abbey, which on this occasion is to be
on the most elaborate SCALE has been car
rled out by the office of works The
scheme is a strikingly brilliant one Rest
ing on the foundation OF a splendid pile
carpet of royal blue into which are worked
the emblems of the Order of the Garter
and other heraldic designs, the central
figures Of the historic pictures are to be
grouped in their gorgeous robes, the king
IA the imperial mantle of cloth of gold
worn by the late King Edward at his
coronation in 1902 1t is woven from plate
gold threads worked on silk and as It
hangs from the monarch's shoulders is
fastened by clasp in front and shimmers
with brilliant effect in any light 1t bears
a. design of laurel leaves and is covered
with emblems representing the imperial
crown, the imperial eagle, the rose, sham
rock and thistle, and also the lotus flower,
representing India.
knights 20 Carry Canopy.
ter, the Earl Cadogan, the earl Of Rose
berry, the earl aof Crew and the earl of
Mimic, have been assigned the proud task
of holding the canopy over the head of
the king, while four duchess, those Of
Hamilton, Montrose. Portland and Suther-
land. win perform the same task for the
queen. The kings long train is to be
borne by no fewer than eight pages. the
marquis of Harrington, the earl of Airlie,
Viscount Cranbourne, the Lord Romilly,
Hon. E. G. w. T. Knollys, A +. Lowther,
w. H e. Campbell and v. A. c. Harbord.
Surrounding the monarchs are to be the
representatives Of foreign rulers and statess
among them the crown price and princess
OF Germany, the crown prince and pricess
of Denmark. Prince and Princess Henry of
Prussia, the crown prince and princess of
Roumania, the crown prince of Servia,
Prince Henry of the Netherlands. Infant
Ferdinand Marie OF Spain. Archduke Carl
Franz Josef of Austria. Prince Huyoshi of
Japan, and the grand duke of Mecklen-
burg-Strelitz.
This latter prince is not here as the ruler
OF his state, for court etiquette forbids the
presence OF ruling princes at a coronation,
so he takes up the position of a close rela-
tive Of the king. All these princely person
ages win wear their brilliant uniforms gilt
tering with orders and decorations. Then
in the order OF their precedence are to be
placed row after row of peers and peer
esses.
American Women Present.
American ladies are to figure very prom
tnently in the ranks OF the peeresses. Three
1 Of the duchesses, those of Roxburghe,
Manchester and Marlborough. are the
\ daughters of ogden Goelet of Newport.
Eugene Zimmerman Of Cincinnati and w.
X Vanderbilt of New York, respectively.
The marchioness OF Dufferin and Ava is the
daughter of John II. Davis Of washington
square, New York. The countess Of Essex
is the daughter OF the late Beach Grant
OF New York: the countess OF Suffolk the
daughter OF the late Levi Zeigler Letter
of Dupont circle, washington; the
countess OF Granard. daughter Of Ogden
. Wills Of New York; the countess Of Dom
oughmore, daughter OF NJ. p. Grace of
New York; the countess OF Craven, daugh-
ter of Bradley Martin of New York, and
the countess OF Tankerville, daughter of
the late J. G. Van Marter OF New York.
Then there are Viscountess Falkland
daughter OF the late Robert Reade OF New
York; Lady Cheylesmore. daughter OF
Francis Ormerod French OF New York :
Lady Marlborough. daughter OF the late
Colonel II. NJ Carr of Kentucky; Lady
Monson. daughter Of the late General Roy
Stone of Hendham; Lady Leith of Fyvie,
daughter of Derrick Algernon January of
st. Louis; Lady Ashburton, daughter OF ].
C. Connolly OF New York and Lady Bate
man. daughter OF James Jeffrey Graham of
New York.
Eastern Princes tn Line.
Several Indian and other eastern princes
in their mut-colored costumes will form
part Of the central group, which includes
also the sultan Of Perak and the sultan OF
Kedah, and the honorary Indian aides-de-
camp of the king, including the maharajahs
OF Idar, Gwalior and BikaniT, who with the
gaekwar OF Baroda, are among the special
guests, but the Indian deputation Is re-
stricted on this occasion owing TO the king s
intention to visit India later on and hold
an imperial durbar at Delhi.
The special ambassadors and ENJOYS OF
those states and republics unrepresented by
princes form an interesting group, together
with the delegation from the overseas
British colonies. The latter include the
prime ministers OF the commonwealth OF
Canada. Sir Wilfred Laurier; OF Australia
the Hon. Andrew Fisher; OF New Zealand
Sir Joseph George Ward; OF South Africa
the Right Hon. Louis Botha. and OF New
foundland, Sir Edward p. Morris.
Besides the foregoing, the prime ministers
OF New South Wales. Tasmania. Western
Australia, Victoria, New Brunswick. On
tario. Alberta, Manitoba. Saskatchewan.
British Columbia. Prince Edward Island
and Quebec take their places. while the
representatives of the Bahamas. Bermuda
S|BHtish Honduras, Barbados. British Gui-
ana. Ceylon. HOngkong, Jamaica. the Lee
ward Islands. Malta. Mauritius. the Straits
\ Settlements. the Malay States Trinidad
\and the windward Islands complete the
group.
The somberness OF the simple court cos
tunes worn BY the distinguished civilians