The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-06-27


Apart from the professions. the
SoleUnIty and the para~phernaIia OF
state. there was an u~ndercurrent OF
human Interest most appalling. Queen
Mary. although she bore herself with
g StatelineSS during her crowning.
was at first n~oticeably nervous While
the King was being anointed and
crowned she had her h~andkerchief az
ner eyes frequently. The King when
he received the homage OF the heir
displayed a fathers affection.
In the Streets of london.
from the earliest hours Of the
morning the streets were lined deep
with people. Both routes of the pro-
cession were filled long before the
troops reached their places. The ear
~ arrival Of cavalry accompanied by
bands afforded almost as inter
estinS a show as the procession it
self. and then came royal carriages
and coaches taking robed and uni
formed men and daintiIy dressed wo-
men to the Abbey for the ceremony.
Threatening Weather Interfered.
Unfortunately threatening weather
compelled most Of them to make the
trip in closed carriages. detracting
from the spectacle. which neverthe-
less was picturesque. The vicinity of
the Abbey itself was a brilliant scene.
From time time until the King and
Queen had passed through the en-
trance the church bells rang the
hours. Here troops had taken up their
positions even before the earliest ar
square. On one side the horse guards
stood beside their blacw chargers
thanked by blue coated marines
and bfue-jackets, with hussars near to
take charge of the officers horses as
they arrived with the professions.
Distinguished Men Among Whom
Were Americans.
Soon after Z o'clock carriages and
motor cars began to crowd toe en-
trance. Admiral Count Togo and Cen
eral Count Nogi, The japanese veter-
ans, came in the first open carriages,
a Royal one with scarlet liVeried
coachman and footman. They were
accompanied by British attaches. and
were given a hearty welcome. Then
came a stream OF royal carriages,
bringing the Kings guests.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond. wife of
the Special Ambassador. Brigadier-
General Greeley, representing the
United States Army; Rear Admiral
Vreeland, representing the United
States Navy. and Earl Dodge. Secre-
tary to the Special Embassy, were in
this procession. which included rep
resentatives of every State
Whitelaw Reid and Other Ambas-
sailors.
The ambassadors among whom was
Whitelaw Reid, and the minister,
came in their own carriages. The
royal carriages and dress coaches were
most gorgeous affairs. They were
filled with peers in their robes, some
wearing their c~orOne and others car
rying them in their hands, and peer
esses with magnificent robes over mar
velous dresses. The variety of color
deiied description. There were liverles
of yellow and gold. blue, black and
rod nIIrn1p and green and even WnlIe
trimmed with black.
The Lord Mayor, in black and gold
coach. drawn by six horses. was rec
ognized and cheered. Then came
Africans in native dress. OrlentalS IN
v~ari-coIored uniforms. and representa-
tiyes from overseas doniniOns wear
ing court costumes or uniforms WITH
their orders.
All Kinds Of I~ocomotion.
Although hundreds OF carriages
dropped the guests at toe
Abbey entrance by no means
all came by the road. A large
contingent of peers and peeress-
es came down the river by steamer.
Even a larger number mad thelr way
on foot, the peers with their coronets
in their hands and their robes in
many cases dragging in the mud. Al
last. the guests having arrived. the
/ troops were drawn in closer and a
fnal inspection made by the Duke of
| Norfolk. the commanding generals
and the chief Of police. before $50
o'clock. After a short wait, the sound
of music announced the approach OF
the first procession. which consisted
of the royal and other representatives
in closed carriages.
John Hays in Lucky Carriage.
John Hays Hammond, the Ameri-
can envoy was in the seventh car
riage. with the Admiral De ~Jouquieres.
the French representative, the Duke
Albrecht. Of W~urtemburg and Prince
Rupprecht. of Bavaria, drawn by a
pair of bays.
The British Royal Family.
Members Of the British royal family
came half an hour later. The Prince
Of Wales in his Garter robes accom-
panied his sister and brothers in the