Evening journal., 1911-06-22
tcontInued From FIrst PACE

Der. whittier they we're brought last
night from the Tower of London. The
canons and chaplains having passed.
to the solemn chanting of Tails lit
any, long column of surpliced Choir
listers took up their positions and the
service commenced with a triuInphsl
march by an orchestra and choir Of
500. under Sir Frederick Bridges di-
rection.
AT 10 o'clock the full pomp of the
ecclesiastical procession was formed
for the purpose of carrying the regalia'
TO the vestibule to await Their Ma
jesties' arrival To the strains of 20
God our help in ages past" the march
down the aisles began and as the
clergy, led by the Bishop of London
through the western doors, the way
was prepared for the royal process
sion's entry
The thunder of drums outside an
nounced the principal actors arrival,
shortly before IL.
First came the foreign princes and
princesses, in wonderful robes In
which the royal purple predominated,
their long court trains borne by pages
and their coronets carried on silken
cushions before them
The Duke of Connaught, brother Of
the late King Edward and uncle of the
present monarch, in the full uniform
of a field marshal under his royal
robes took his seat as a royal duke in
front of the benches reserved for the
highest of British noblemen. At King
Edwards coronation the seats of the
royal dukes had three occupants, the
Dukes of Cambridge, Connaught and
Cornwall and York. Today Connaught
was left in solitary splendor. His dn-
Gle, the Duke of Cambridge, is dead.
The Duke of Cornwall and York has
risen to the throne. as King George V.
And the Prince of Wales, though now
the wearer of his fathers former titles,
is not yet of age and cannot take his
seat among the peers.
The Duchess of Connaught. Prince
Arthur and Princess Patricia took
their seats in one of the royal boxes.
Entrance of Royalties.
Then trumpeters and a few heralds.
blazing in crimson and gold, announc-
ed the arrival of the royal children,
the Prince Of Wales. Princes Albert,
George and Henry and the Prin-
cess Mary The eldest two boys wore
their blue, cadet uniforms. the others
court dress. All took seats beside but
slightly lower and in the rear of the
thrones.
Then there was an awed hush as the
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tlemen-at-arms in scarlet tunics and
with nodding plumes and with the
Bishops of Norwish and Oxford as sup
porting prelates. moved slowly down
the aisle
Flashing with jewels and wearing
over her dress-one scientil-
lating mass of gold-Her Ma
jesty made a picture calculated to
impress even the beauties occupying
the peeresses' seats, though the cap
tious are said to have whispered
among themselves that Mary did moi
really compare with her mother-in-
law, Alexandra, on the corresponding
occasion nine years ago.
The Queens train was nearly eigh-
teen feet long and of rich purple vel
vet, bordered with ermine and en-
blazoned in gold with the emblems OF
the United Kingdom the colonies and
other heraldic devices. It was sup
ported by Ladies Mary Dawson, Mabel
Ogilvy, Victoria Darlington Eileen But
Ter. Eileen Knox and Dorothy Browne
daughters respectively of the Earls OF
Dartrey, Airlia, Darlington, Lanes
borough, Ranfurley and Kenmare.
Behind the trainbearers came the
Duchess of Devonshire, mistress OF
the robes, and the Duchesses of Suth-
erland. Hamilton, Montrose and Rut-
land, whose duty it was to hold the
Queens canopy during the amounting
Eight noblemen and. gentlemen of the
suite followed.
Cheers for the Queen.
Except for the anthem pealing from
the organ and choir, the great assem-
bly, had remained UP to this time pro
foundly silent, standing reverently
but as the Queen passed the enclosure
set apart for their benefit, the boys oi
Westminster school exercised theil
traditional privilege of bursting into
cries of: "Vivat Regina Marial Viva
Regina Maria! Vivatl Vivat! Vivat!'
Followed by her attendants, the
Queen passed the thrones and took hel
seat in one of the chairs of recogni
ton" There was a slight pause, dur
ing which the breathless throng seem
ed oblivious of the sounds of the an
them and of the clamor of the Abbey
bells. Then a group of gorgeously
dressed state trumpeters appeared il
the doorway. Among them was the
Richmond Herald in all his glory, sup
ported by the Rouge Dragon and Blue
mantle pursuivants.
His Majesty's Appearance.
Now patch of scarlet, cluster OF
nodding white plumes and the CLEAN
of halberts announced the approach of
the Kings personal bodyguard. Fol
lowing these twenty gentlemen-at-
arms, there swept majestically across
the blue carpet the Bishop Of London
carrying the crimson-bound Bible, the
Bishop OF Winchester upholding the
chalice and the Bishop of Ely with
the patina.
Then the King himself
His Majesty wore no ordinary uni
form. on this, his coronation day. His
monarch's robes of cloth of gold
crossed by the ribbon and collar OF
the Garter, set off the beauty Of the
royal mantle which last did duty on
the shoulders of the fourth George
on his head he wore the crimson
cap of maintenance" and his long
purple robe trailed away behind him
supported by eight youthful noblemen