The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-11
CORONATION SOLE.
TOPIC OF WRITERS
There Is Little Else for London
Correspondents to Talk
About.
WHOLE CITY is CHANGED
With Thousands of Tourists Ar
irving, ills No Longer
Dull.
M PHILLIP EVERETT.

London. June i0-Whcther you like
III or not, all YOU can DO as n con
tcienticus newspaper correspondent
i3us, now is to write about the corona
ton. 1t has changed the whole APP
lpenrance OF London and YOU can not
walk ten feet away from home with
cut having this fact thrust upon you.
iThe Impressions YOU set are not always
lbeaUtiful ones, but one thing is GER
itainlondon Is no longer dull. The
thousands OF tourists that have arrived
land are daily arriving. not rs many as
AbUsincss men had expected and hoped
Nor, bur an imposing army nevertheless.
Have imbued the old city with new
pine and transformed 1T into cosmo-
Epolitan pleasure resort, The English
liner themselves are inclined 10 take tile
cot'onation seriously. as indeed they
Take anything that meets them. but 10
thc visitors from America. as we'll as
j1roin the continent, 1t is simply mag
tnlfcent pageant. and old London Is
noing MS very best to enter into the
spin; and become for short while
"a replica. OF cheerful, cosmopolitan, gay
!tParis. A
The details OF the many functions
No be held in connection With tho coro-
nation are now all completed. The ar
tanSemcnts include many novelties and,
for tie first time in the history OF ooro-
tnatioRs, aviation Will play q part in tho
Festivities. 'i 'i
( In connection with the coronation
Ncostnme bail. to be held in the Royal
botanic Gardens on Friday next Mr.
tGrahHIne' White will ny in his nero
plane from Hendon in costume Large
naval scarchlights will be mounted In
Ethe gardens and their rays will be fX-
Jed on the aviator as he dcsccnds
# The ball will be held under the
,1f fc- ~,
gave distinguished patronage one
,of the special buildings which Is being
lerected VIII contain Il plrquet dancing
floor, the area of which Will he tho
Largest in l,ondon--22.4oo square feet.
There Will he about 100 private boxes
fach holding ten persons. overlooking
The dancing lloor. Along the brond
avenue in the gardens, leading ur 10
The conservatories, will promenade nil
the costumes of tho Empire
Many OF the premiers and high ON :
erals of the different Colonies. WIN
have comc ~ London TO at1cnd tho
coronation. will be present. on this o.
casion.
The horses for use In the coronatio,
procession ere undergoing n severe
preparation at the present timo In
the way of working onch morning ~
the accompaniment OF the most ~
uhcrant shouts ana lusty rounds Of
cheers admitted BY the employees n,
the royal atnblcs III order to accnston,
Them 70 the enthuasm of the onlook
crs on coronation day. Happening to
pass within a stones throw OF Buck
ineham Palace and hearing every
morning the fiendish Wells OF the en-.
ployes at the royal stables. II seems
{ to me that they are being put 10 !;
very 'horongh test indeed II they
dc not take fright nj the vooforouy
ishouts hurled ~ them daily. nothing
short of an earthquake should upse'
their dignihcd demcanor
To see the coronation PROFESSIONS i,
comfori without running the risk o
being crushed or without having I,
pay ridtGnous price for u hard sea
ION rougsr plank is impossible. bu
fortunately anybody will he able /,
sec thn whole thing for sixpcnsc a few
Ihours later in any Of the cinema to
graph theatres.
Representatives OF Nil the leadin,
sElm producers in the world have al
ready purchased sites on the rout
from which 10 photograph the roya
procession on !ts way from Bucking
ham Palace to Westminster 4 bbey. Al
ATTEMPT will also be made 10 exhibit