White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-30

at court without being coached be-
forehand.
Besides the train required by the
court regulation | must also wear the
three feathers in my hair. At my
first presentation | wore a lace lappet
which Queen Victoria demanded. In
the coming ceremony a tuile veil at
tached to the three feathers will be
worn as a substitute for the lappet.
Gentlemen also have to wear a regu-
lation court costume, so Mr.. Ham
mond, who during the ceremony Of
ficially represents the president of
the United States will appear in black
velvet knee b~reeches, silk stockings
and buckled shoes, with a conven-
tional evening coat and waistcoat."
Mrs. Mammond's court dress will
be worn at the special drawing room
held two days before the coronation.
The gown will be of robbins egg blue
tulle, covered with a network OF
large pear shaped pearls. The heavy
court train to be attached to this
dress is of magnificent brocade pur-
chased by Mrs. Hammond in Moscow,
Russia. 1t was woven on the same
loom used for the coronation robe or
Catherine the Great, and for all the
carinas of Russia succeeding her.
Mrs. Hammond's broeade is a heavy
golden fabric showing the riches;
shades of peacock blue and green in
the sheen, which changes in every
light. This brocade is one of the
richest fabrics eve produced in the
world.
AS Mrs. Hammond during the coro-
nation ceremony will be surrounded
by the brilliantly colored uniforms of
the men officiating, as we'll as the
gowns of the ladies present, she de-
eided that white satin should form
the basis of her coronation gown.
This is embellished with jeweled en-
broidery is exquisite in its detail and
the emeralds and sapphires used in
the eyes of the feathers are set as
carefully and beautifully as in a val
liable ring. With this will be worn
diamonds and emeralds. including a
diamond tiara, a necklace, corsage
ornaments, bracelets and a pair OF
emerald and diamond ear drops
which formerly belonged to Cath
crime the Great.
The coronation ceremony will be a
very tedious affair, especially to
those not participating. They are ex-
pected to be in their places by 10
o'clock in the morning, which is a
strange hour for a lady to appear in
public in full evening dress. But
English customs are rigid. and at
this time the poorest subject will be
able to view the m~agnifieence or
costumes seldom visiable to the gen
eral public. 1t was seven minutes
after II o'clock when the ceremony
of browning King Edward began. It
was not completed until after half
past 2, by which time the distinguish
ed guests were more than ready to do
justice to the elaborate luncheon
provided for them.
For the state ball to be held in
palace. Mrs. Hammond
has provided a silver blue satin
deliberately embroidered in seed
1t is modelled after the style
of Louis, XIV. With this costume
will be worn the diamond tiara and
some large pear shaped pearl orna-
AT the gala opera Mrs. Hammond
will appear in a magnificent gown
made entirely of cloth of gold orna-
mented with raised gold embroidery.
For the royal garden party she will
have a beautiful Venetian lace dress
made over rose colored satin. With
she will wear a large lace hat
and will carry a rose eolored parasol
with an deliberately jeweled handle.
The Talsit naval review, which is the
last official event upon tie e~ornation
program, will include a review of all
of the foreign warships. For this af-
fair Mrs. Hammond will wear a natty !
little white serge suit with lace
blouse and a smart but small blue
hat. She will carry a modish p~arasol
The last three of these costumes is
being made in New York.
Although Mr.. Hammond and his
wife will be the guests of the English