Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-06-22
DRESSES At
CORONATION
Americans at Ceremonies
Distinguished by Their
Faultless Attire
|TIARAS AND DIAMONDS GLITTER
Princes from All Parts of the
Globe in London for
Great Event.

the Fifth. eighth of the House of Han
over, was today crowned king of the
British empire and given the public
homage of his worldwide subjects.
With his consort, Queen Mary, his
majesty was crowned in the Abbey
of Westminster with all the wealth
of religious rites and royal ceremonial
prescribed by ancient custom.
Medieval spIendor.
The picture within the gray walled
Abbey was one of medieval splendor.
The coronation services, solemn and
imposing, were those handed down
from the earlier centuries, and the ac.
tors in the principal and secondary
roles of today's great function were
garbed in reproductions of the multi
colored, gold embroidered trappings
worn by their ancestors.
The latter made wonderfully eff
| fective setting around the central fig.
ures.
A Mass Of Color.
Outside the usually dull streets had
| been transformed into mass of col
or. The kings and queens progress
| to the Abbey and the route to Buck
| ingham Palace was one unbroken
ovation. The route was hedged with
vast polygot host with back
ground of galley decorated viewing
stands and windows and roofs cram.
med to their capacity.
DenseIy Packed Humanity.
! Hundreds of thousands shouted
themselves hoarse at central points
like the Mall, and the entrance to the
Abbey archway, where the govern
ment stands held a score of thou
sands. Trafalgar Square was so
densely packed with humanity that
one could have walked across it on
the heads Of people. Parliament
Square, Clubland, and Constitution
Hill held their countless thousands.
Thunderous Welcome.
The tumult OF thunderous welcome
was almost deafening as the king and
4 queen on the outward and home jour-
neys proceeded in the first instance
and followed on the return by a
stately superb cavalcade of eminent
princes, many themselves heirs to
thrones, statesmen, diplomats, cour.
tiers, soldiers and men of all hues,
races and creeds from the four quar-.
tiers of the globe. The great ceremo'
nial passed off unmarried by unto.
ward incidents. When dawn broke
the skies were heavy and showers fell
during the progress of the professions
of the royal guests and the junior
members of the royal family to the
Abbey; but as the king and queen left
Buckingham Palace to be crowned
the heavens smiled and a flood of sun
shine frightened the splendid pag-
cant.
Queen Mother in SecIusion.
1t was proud day in the British
empire but of all it's millions the one
who perhaps had the most reason to
be proud was denied by court etf
quette the Joy of witnessing the tri
umphant event. At Sandringham
Palace, Queen Mother Alexandria
who forty-six years ago this month
igave Great Britain a king, awaited
the news that her son had taken his
place in the long line of British mon
archs.
/ Sixty Thousand Troops.
! Long before daylight, the crowds
began taking up positions Of advan
tage along the route. The inspirin,
sight of the sixty thousand picket
troops of the empire marching to theil
appointed stations to line the pro
cessional route kept the throng inter
ested In the early hours, and almos
before they realized it, the process
sions were under way from Bucking
ham Palace to the Abbey.
/ Three Processionsl
There were three professions, on,
for the royal guests, another for tn
Prince Of Wales, and members of tn
royal family, other than the king an,
: queen, and the imperial procession.
I. The first was made up of fourteen
!. dress carriages occupied by the roy
al guests and the distinguished cour
officials and those attached to thei
. stats. The carriages were drawn b
. pairs of the famous bay and blacl
} horses from the royal stables. drive
by royal coachmen, and attended b
footmen In scarlet livery. Trumpt
+ ters and an escort of the Royal Hous
s guards preceded the royal guests.
El Immediately following was th
5 second procession with members {
: the British royal family including tn
s Prince Of Wales and the Princes
: Mary. and their younger brother
+ Their appearance was the signal fc
= the heartiest demonstration up to tbs
8 time. VI
81 Immediately following was the Sc
= ond procession with members Of tt
: British royal family including th
= Prince Of Wales and the Princes
E Mary, and their younger brother
X Their appearance was the signal Il
= the heartiest demonstration up to til,
81 tim
XI Sun ersalss Though Clouds.
Xl Exactly at 10:3O O'Clock boomir
s guns announced that the king On
xI queen were leaving the palace and /
81 4 happy coincident which. howeye
= ,has become almost traditional