Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-06-22

son velvet decorated with gold plates
of tho royal badges. The blad" ,tsoif
H. ?. inches lrng aud about inches
broad Tho guard. hat and poumol
are vi CAT metal one side of the
guard To- shaped like u lion and the
other lik~ t unicorn Tn" scabhard
is very deliberately ornamented. the
center plate bearing Ia" fan royal
coat oi arms of England with sup
! poft.rs, The sword w borne IN the
PROCESSION ia it's sheath.
| Tho next most important sword ss
the curtana, or pointlcss sword 90
mere II b. 80 inches long with the
hiit. the blade Itself being % Inches
In iength and almost 2 Inches ia
breadth The handle II of fine gold
wire The scnbbard is in crimson vel.
Vet with q scroll of gold braid! bat
the Sword is held drawn before the
King.
The pointed sword Of spiritual ius-
ticc has u blade ~ inches long. which
is also carried drawn before the king
II Is very similar t. the CURTAIN. cx-
cept for the ornamontation of the
blade.
The sword al temporal justic. H. n
! sharp pointed Weapon. with "a scab-
bnrd In an respects similar t. that Of
the CURTAIN I, rs carried drawn In
III" bearers loft hand IN front uf his
ma jcsty.
! The great golden spurs, as the en-
bicm Of chivalry. are carried in the
! procession. ana AZ the proper period
in TIA. ceremony ar" brought To- tin.
L.. k.a IL. Il. a
who touches his nai.sty's heels with
them one after another ana then RE-
turns them to the altar. they are
most elaboratcly wrought, round IN.
outer edge as we'll - at the buckle
and fastonings. They arc similar 10
III. spurs worn by the Anglo
aud Normsns and have no rowols but
ana In an ornamented point.
The ring of alliance. sometimes
called IN ancient writings the wed
/ ding ring of England ~ Of pure gold
set with a larg" table rubN. violc, H.
color, chased with the cross of 81
! George. ana surrounded by a circle OF
20 diamonds. II Is iointcd like n
| bracelet So that 1t may ft fingers Of
different sizes
The coronation iing of the queen is
also of gold set with u large table
ruby and sixteen other smaller ru-
bics
KING Edwards chair, On which all
monarchs OF England sit when they
ARE crowned, has a very long history
II is generally known az ~. Edward
chair ~ "a mark of respect To- Edward
the cOntcsor, near who's. shrine Ia
Westminster abbey II usually stands
II was made by order uf Edward |.
To- hold the coronation stone. or stone
of destiny on which the Scottish
monarchs used Ia 81 when they w"r.
crowned Edward seized this stone
wnen he had practically subducd
Scotland and sent Il To Wcstmins,er
IN 1895. Al each coronation cere-
mony with the single exception oi
that of Mary |. who was crowned ia
chair sent 10 her by the pope. IL IL
brought out of ST. Edwards chapel
and placed before the altar. In the
eastern part of the abbey.
when oliver Cromwell was Installed
IN the office OF protector IL was taken
into Westminster hall. which forms
a portion of the parliament buildings
opposite tn. abbey, and this was the
been taken out Of the abbey TIL"
chair IL made Of solid oak. its various
parts being pinned together. ana. al
th0ugh considerably damaged by the
effects of AK. and mutilation, II re-
mains almost as firm as ever II was
Some Of the original gilt and orna-
ucntaiion may yet be- seen. hut al
each coronation II receives fresh
covering of cloth OF gold. Its dim.n-
sions are: Height. q feet . inches,
width AT the bottom. 3 feet inches;
breadth from front 10 back al the
bottom, feet: width Of the seat :
feet inches breadth of the seat
from front Ia back. foot Inches:
height of the seat from the ground
: feet as inches height of the ell
bows. ! foot inches.
Although the chair itscif In OF con-
siderable antiquity, II Ii In reality the
stone Of destiny contained wifhin i's
frame that gives II IFS prim" import
ancc. This ancient stone. which rests
under the scat ot tho chair ON "a ma
die fraplo supported by four tr"uch-
INK Hons. WIS placed In the ahpeS "r
Scone. In the Scottish county 81 Perrin
as early AN the year $50 by the thcn
scottish king Kenneth, ana, alfhough
SO previous history IN lost IN "N"nd
II undoubtedly served for SON" cen
turtles before that date ~ III" corona
ton thron. Of the scottish Kings The
legends of the Scottish barus declare
that IL is the original stone on which
IN. patriarch Jacob rested his head
on the plain Of Luz. whence il was
n.rriod IA L.avpt and was aftrrNnrd