The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-21

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from the Abbey. n one mass nF col
or, The street decorations harmon
lid To some extent with thosg ~
Whitehall but here as IT'D cockspur
| street, Pail Mall. SIT, James street
ana Piccadllly, the great steamship
offices, hotels, clubs. residences and
| business premises have each carried
\ ont d subsidiary scheme, which adds
to TILE magnificenca Of the whole
Flowers, artificial and nntural, an-
tai largely into the plans, St James
| street particularly being 4 bright
bower Of blooms and foliage. up
this short street, where one Of the
best views of the procession is OBJ
tainable because of the rise Iii the
roadway slender Ionic columns
bear blue vases, filled and overflow
ing with delicately tinted roses.
Garlands OF roses entwine the cap
itals, aud between the colnmus de-
/ lpend festoons Of nitH'al laurel leav-
es AIT either end Of the street, col.
umns support figures S}f Victory At
intervals along the thoroughfare bas
kets Of flowers, wtth bows and
streamers are suspended.
Venetian masts carry the coun-
ellis decorations along Picadllly, they
| being connected aud festoOned with
flowers. The houses were embeI-
| lished according to the tastes Of the
Individual owners, SO here a great
| variety shown ain however tend-
ng to make the route of the royal
professions as brilliant as human
skill could make ii.
IA General illumination,
Even away from the route some
buildings have been decorated, but
these generally win be noticed in
the evening when London, and prac-
tically All the cities of the empire
Will be Illuminated Ia every part az
London bright lights VIII burn until
late, OH the night 81 the corona
ltion, and again the next evening,
after the royal procession through
the city fin the poorer as well an
/ lin the weaIthier districts. elaborate
preparations have been made for the
celebration of the kings coronation.
| The center of London itself probably
Will DE AS brilliant with light as any
spot IN the world The Bank Of
England has been practically cover
cd With great devices, which express
loyalty and good wishes to the Soy
ereigns, and around the massive
pillars an over tne roof ana walls,
strings ol electric light globes, or
every color of the rainbow, have
been strung,
'lhe ROYAL Exchange and the
| Mansion house, Ghe two other world
tanned buildings which face the bank
| have been treated ia q similar man
lner aud the ocnupiers or the leas
| stately but almost as important Ct
nanoial institutions in the immedis
ate neighborhood, have carried the
plan still further. SO that great
glare 81 light win ascend from the
center of thc financial world when
| the king III crowned
! All the greut th0roughlgras and
many III the side streets viii be
| brighter than@ Sever before Crowns
and the initials of THE King and
queen af generally favored tor the
devices which are supported by 9th
eFs of every form and size The
clubs ana hig business houses nas
Mirallv head in Illuminating, but
many private residences make q
brave display. pqFchqster fIouses
| the residence of Mr MiitlaW Reid
/ the American an,has ador, standing
as II does 3n the center * Park Lane
makes mark distingNisAiable for
several miles up Hyde Park.
American Ambassador
viii Decorate.
The home af the American am
hassalor NJ often described Az the
| handsomest in London, will he out
lined iii light thousands Of electric
glnbes having been placed about the
| caruices windows aud columns.
The center of the scheme. however.
II an immense shield. across which
have been draped the American and
brltish flags til rea. white and blue
lights This covers the corner of the
h0use facing HYDE park, Oh the
front and sides are eagles and
shields, heafiMg tho stats ana
| stripes aAd the initials 'G. r." and
MI When the electricity is turn
Id on. Dorchester house will be
hlag0ned til light, and through the
trees III tic park NIL afford one Of
the grandest sights ol tho coronation
illustrations,
me embassy offices III Victoria
street DO not lend themselves so
/ wen to illumination, still they stand
out i'll bright spots. even amongst
| the offIees of the colonial govern
ments ana dominipns hy which they
are surrounded. The center piece
! is All immense crown iii varied col.
ored Lights, on either side of which
Arc the stars aud Stripes and the In
Itials XXI n
Mr.. IafdetiEnuts, NJ. III. whose
residence, Strast0n house, nseaailly.
| II occupied by Mr John Ilafs Ham
nO4d, the special American Anlbas.
sAdaf ta the coronation. has under
| taken the decoration and illumina
/ ton of the n0uses The design he
has chosen remains d secret between
! himself and the decorators, but the
| strings nf electric wires already III
place show that very elaborate
scheme is tD mark The temporary
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