The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

Inc decision or queen Mary 10 carry
a fan OF British workmanship at hel
coronation has given. q welcome nlliI
to the fan-making industry. which had
been languishing for some years. tt
the "Worshipful Company Of Fan
makers" has fallen the honor Of pre-
senting the coronation fan. It will b
composed of the finest Honiton lace
mounted on yellow tortoise shell
brought from India The long mount.
royal cipher and crown, while the pir
which secures the fan at the lower enc
will be studded with jewels. AS a con
sequence. orders are pouring in fol
lace fans. In their manufacture all va,
rifles Of Irish lace. as we'll as the hnt
needlepoint produced in England, arr
to be used. The infinite diversity OF
mounting would surprise the bellies -ol
the seventeenth century. each Of whom
prided herself on the possession Of a!
many as $50 fans: and even in the day.
OF her adversely. the Empress Jose
phine could count 100 small empire fan!
among her possessions.
Historical fans have come into tn,
possession Of many peeresses. and doubt
less some Of these will be seen at thu
coronation, although for practical pur
poses on a hot June day something les,
fragile and precious than a rare chicken
skin specimens painted by Boucher OF
Vanloo Is to be recommended. Tht
Duchess Of Devonshire. Lord Rosebery
Mr.. pierpont Morgan, Lady Londonderry
Lady Lansdowne, Lady Breadalbane
Lady Bath, and Lady Leicester all posses
exquisite silken or parchment fans Of
great interest and value. One OF these
is the fan with which Queen Elizabeth
once '"chastised'' Raleigh; and another
made Of pure gold lace and lacquer sticks
was brought from the East for the same
monarch.
Gold embroidered gloves. reaching al
most to her shoulders. will be worn b,
Queen Mary. These will be made in the
finest white mousquetaire kid and viii
be finished at the top by a band Of golt
embroidery. representing the rose. thistle
and shamrock. The royal crown and
cipher will be worked on the back ot
each hand instead Of the usual points
presented by the Glovers' Company ant
her bouquet will be the gift Of the Gar.
deners' Company. AS already stated. I,
will be composed Of pink carnations. Tn,
presentation is to take place at Bucking
ham Palace on the morning Of coronation
day, end the Duke of Teck, who has ar.
ranged the little ceremony and Is a newly
elected member Of the Livery, will bt
present.
1t has been stated in some quarters
quite erroneously, that a number Of the
peeresses will appear In the robes they
wore at the coronation Of King Edward
As a matter Of fact, very few women
saved their attire. and the greater part
OF 1t was converted into gowns and wraps
for general wear. Except the owner oi
really historical dresses worn by ances.
tors at the crowning of the four
Georges. like the Duchess Of Sutherland
and Buccleuch. Lady Carnarvon and
Lady Winchilsea, nearly all the ladies
attending the June ceremonial will ap.
pear In new robes.
Uniformity Of shade Is this year in
sured by the lord 'chamberlain,s notin.
cation that the orthodox ruby color car
be inspected at his Offices. This precau-
ton was found necessary from the fact
that every tone and tint Of crimson was
discernible in the peeresses' gallery al
the last coronation. The whole chro.
matte scale Of reds might be followed
throughout the assemblage Of ladies. and
there were some terrible discords Of ver-
millions and magentas. scarlets. and
maroons. II the suggestion Of Princess
Christian that the white satin kirtles
for wear beneath the velvet robes, should
be embroidered with the wearers' ar
mortal bearings Is generally adopted. the
different schools Of art needlework have
a heavy seasons work in turning out
rich embroideries Of arms, crests, mot
toes. and ancient heraldic devices. Lady
Aberdeen will probably design her own
satin underdress, as she did In 1902
Arrangements are being made for the
twenty-four ordinary Knights Of the
Garter to take part In the coronation, the
King having expressed wish that they
should. have some share in the ceremony.
It has been arranged that Lord Cadogan.
Lord Rosebery. Lord Eigin. and Lord
Roberts (the four senior knights) shall
hold the cloth Of gold canopy over his
majesty while he Is being anointed:
Lord Durham will carry the ivory
scepter and the Duke Of Wellington the
standard Of England. while Lord Crewe
viii bear the sword Of state. The parts
to be taken by the other knights still are
under discussion.
Every one knows that at the coronation
the peers Of the realm are expected to
wear their ccronets. or little crowns" I"
Few. however. may be aware that these
emblems Of rank are not what they ap-
pear to be, or az expensive a. they
look. The crown which VIII adorn the
brow Of King George during the -csre-
mony Il. Of course. priceless. and % -
that which the Queen win wsar. but the
worn by the peers and peerespes
may BE- obtained for comparatively
worn. the cost Of . coronet = almogt -.
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