The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-22
Sudbury Will Help Her Answer Question
Before Glorious Day and She May Choose Part of the Mag
nificent Dress Worn by Queen Alexandra in 1902

and partly in Chinese gold, the crosses
and 1eurs de lis in what is known as
purl, the balls along the arches of the
crowns being made of gold studs and
the bases Of sparkling silver thread.
These crowns are set sixteen inches
apart every way and are thirty in num-
ber
Has Boorder Of Gold.
The whole train is surrounded by a
very rich golden border divided into
three parts, between the first part of
which and the ermine border is strip
Of the velvet showing and making fine
contrast to the fur and the gold.
The first part is of cloth of gold with
a running pattern Of bright plate gold,
on rich mellow tint; and on this are
''applied' hundreds OF the English
rose in very thick embroidery,
The next part is of the velvet, and
on it is wrought a pattern formed of
branches of oak leaves and acorns held
together alternately by the crosses and
fleurs de lis of the imperial crown. This
border is so finely worked as TO have
the appearance of being golden jewel;
of Chinese, the acorns of thick bullion,
their cups of gold beads sewed closely
together, and the tleurs de lis and
crosses of many different sorts Of gold,
the latter set off with jewels of gold
The third part of the border is of
cloth Of gold woven on ruby purple
ground, and is of oak leaves among
stems supporting alternate English
roses and heurs dc lis. embroidered as
in the former instances. The whole bor-
der is fifteen inches wide.
Embroidery Tells Story.
AT the end Of the train is very
rich piece of embroidery yard and a
| half in length, filing up the whole
sweep Of the train. This is meant to
represent the growth of the British
kingdom, by means of a vigorous rose
tree ascending through the crown of the
ancient kings of England and spreading
upwards into strong branches hearing
double flowers, the outer portion being
of gold and the inner of silver petals
and leaves armed with stout thorns
| As the tree grows upward the thistle
and shamrock are grated on to it, and
at last it envelops the star of the In
dian empire, and Is surrounded by the
lowest of the imperial crowns which
cover the rest of the train.
Among The roots Of the tree sprout
The tieurs de lis of France. The great
stems of this piece are embroidered in
plate gold. Chinese and other kinds,
|
thread; the leaves of the rose and the
shamrock are Of "purl,' the leaves of
the thistle of bullion with great veins
of plate, and its flowers are very beau
tifully shaded with purple silk The
star Of India is of silver with golden
rays, whose brilliance is expressed by
golden studs gradually diminishing in
size to mere points of gold.
Then Coronation Durbar.
n is now stated that King George
and Queen Mary will leave England for
India early in November, which will be
mouth sooner than tho date originally
fixed for their departure for the east.
1t is proposed to hold the coronation
durbar at Delhi during the first fort.
night OF December. as January l is an
unsuitable date for important reasons.
| The king and queen would afterwards
pay short visit to Calcutta, and would
be present at the military parade on
New Year g day Their maiesties would
get back to England by the end of Jan.
uary, 1912. and would be in London in
time for the opening Of parliament.
Though il is not dynastically impor-
tant, the announcement that birth is
expected in the royal family before the
coronation is interesting. 1t is 1877
years since king of England has had
a child born to him during his reign
The last was the Princess Amelia, Che
Youngest child of George III, who was
born in 1888. George ~ g only daugh.
ter, the Princess Charlotte. was born
and died during the reign of her grand
| father, while William ~ y two daugh-
tiers, both of whom died in infancy,
were respectively born in the reigns Of
George III. and George ~.