El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-07

THE eyes of all the world are
turned towards Great Britain,
since there is not a department
! OF trade in any country which will
! not noticeably feel the effect of the
mammoth pageant to take place next
June in connection with the coronation
or his imperial majesty George V In
| all ages, the coronation of a monarch
| has been a great event in the history
of nation, but the magnificence and
| splendor OF England's coming celebra-
ton will excel all past records in pro-
! portion 10 the nations increase in
| wealth and Importance
| SO far as the official ceremonies of
! the coronation are concerned, they
will vary but little from those OF king
/ Edward VII. They are prescribed by
law and long usage, and in this in
4 stance are more apt to be simplified
{! than embelliShed The extraordinary
| splendor of the occasion will consist
| IN the decorations of the city the mag
nm1cence of entertainments, both pub
| lie and private, and the costly equip
ages of the multitude of people who
| will crowd London beyond any limit
yet known.
Social Events to Be Lavish.
Y The social events connected with
! the coronation VIII be lavish beyond
|
States will be better represented than
ever before. John Hays Hammond, the
| special ambassador appointed. to repre-
/ sent the United States government at
the coronation, has the advantage of
being popular with many prominent
English people because OF his work in
| South Africa He has rented the man
| sion of the late baroness Burdette-
Couts for the season at the moderate
sum of $4,000 per week. The high
| favor in which the Hammonds stand
/ with the king, no less than the social
! tact generally accorded Mrs Hammond
| as a hostess, guarantee for this coun-
| try social prominence never before
| held by Americans in England's capt.
| tai. The Burdette-Couts's palace is
| one of the most celebrated in London
and all its fine furnishings and rare
| curios are included in its rental. While
| Mrs Hammond's coronation plans are
| not yet completed it is understood
that they viii keep open house
| throughout the coronation and will
entertain in manner fitting the dig
nifty OF the nation they represent.
Chasing American Dollars.
While London tradespeople are ex-
pecting a golden harvest of American
dollars, they are not the only class
who hope to profit materially by
nation. During the past six months
number of leaders in the London social
set, have visited the large American
cities. dangling before the eyes OF
American heiresses the alluring bait
Of a London season, a presentation at
the coronation court and a possible
titled marriage. One of these social
agents spent several weeks in the ma
tional capital without result so far as
her own profit was concerned. In 9TH
er cities she received more encoura ge-
ment She offered to introduce an
American girl into London's most ex-
elusive circle for $4,000 with. of course
as much additional for incidental ex-
penses- For $4,000 she promised to
present Miss America, to the king. Just
how these presentations are to be
brought about is not disclosed, for
the Court Journal announced last
month that the list of presentations
is already so long that many English
girls wuold have to be passed over
to next year and that no American
could be introduced excepting those on
the list furnished in advance by the
American ambassador. The Court
Journal is not extensively circulated
in America, however. which perhaps
accounts for the fact that a number
of ambitious girls already have. paid
. a gcodly commission for a court pre-
sentation which viii probably never
take place.
The social side of the coronation
is not the only one worthy Of consid-
Grafton The enormous impetus given
to the different trades will be much
more far reaching than that of the
last pageant of its kind. With praise
worthy patriotism queen Mary has an
nounced that all her coronation robes
are to be manufactured of velvet. silk
and laces woven in her own country |
But all the q esses are not confin-
ing themselves this limit Already !
the Paris dressmakers are working /
overtime on coronation creations, 1
while the artistes at Vienna, who in I
the opinion Of many rival the Parisians. /
have doubled their prices for all or
ders to be delivered before the British |
coronation.
American Silk for Coronation Gowns. |
America is contributing a fair quota
of coronation silk, even though her
productions will not figure at the I
formal ceremony English firms are
importing American silk to supplement
the output of their own factories,
while many OF the American women
who are going to London follow the
example OF the British queen in be-
ing sufficiently patriotic to wear the
productions of their own country.
NotWltnS tandlnS the preJud1ce Sdlu
to exist against the American peer
esses on the part OF certain court Of
ficials. the Court Journal admits that
their manners are beautiful and that
in dignity and grace the American
curtsey is far superior to the Victoria
dip" so long in vogue. No less an
authority than a British duchess
makes the assertion that the reason
the American women curtsey more
gracefully is that their corsets are
better fitting and this already has
led. to demand for the American
corset.
One of the largest carpet manufac-
turers in America has received orders
for large output of rugs and car
pets of a particular pattern American
wall paner is being extensively used
in the refurnishing of London palaces.
and there have been large shipments
Of American furniture ordered for de-
livery in London prior to June 1.
Newspapers Are Alert.
No other journalists in the world
Will be quite so alert in handling the
news of the coronation as those of
America. Already the leading period
lcals have made arrangements for