New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-23

ing down from the heights OF the tri.
forum was that OF a harmonious en-
vironment for the stateliest Of human
ceremonials. The floors were carpeted in
two shades Of blue. with heraldic de-
! signs and the initials Of the King and
Queen and beside the altar and under
meath the crimson Jacobean thrones the
chairs of state and the ancient corona
ton seat were Persian tapestries OF
matchless beauty.
The hangings In the galleries were OF
blue velvet shot with silver. There was
less amber and more silver in the deco
rative scheme than at the last corona
ton, and the effects were less carish
and more refined
Inc fronta!s and dossals for the altar
were new embroideries Of white damask
presented by the King and Queen and
were reoroductions in silver and gold NJ
ffteenth century designs. Banners
cleaned and gold plate shimmered and
armor and Flemish tapestries orna.
mented the entrance hall II was a
magnificent stage setting for this unioue
pageant or royalty and empire.
Compared with 1902.
other coronations could not have beer
either more joyous In spirit or brighter
ana more varied In color than this one
Certainly not the last one. when tho
sovereign had barely recovered from an
alarming illness and the spectators were
sobered and chastened by disappoint-
ment and anxiety. If that was a
THANKSGIVING service making an in
tenseIy human appeal to the heart. az
the one before it had seemed a romance
OF fairyland. this was a sumptuou. inn.
peral pageant. rivalling in splendor tho
coronation of George ". and bv its
sheer magnificence stimulating tho low
atty of all the Britons. There was no
effect of anti-climax in belated cere-
monial. Instead OF a decline OF popular
interest there were unrestrained out
bursts Of enthusiasm within and without
the Abbey. There was the incompara BILE
beauty and sparkling vivacity Of the
spectacle, and underneath the glory OF
pageantry. with it's grandeur % ritual.
there was the sacrament Of LOYALTY.
The Abbey when the spectators began
10 NIL 1t at an early hour looked as II
did nine years ago. From the west door
to the organ screen there were lofty gall
leries and these were continued in the
intermediate spaces over the choir aisle.
and on both sides OF the transepts The
platform under the central
tower was encompassed with galleries.
The Abbey was almost unrccognizable
except for the rose windows. the coli
umns and the vaulting but nave. choir.
and presbytery We're brought
into homogeneous relations as a theatre
for a unique spectacle. There were
boxes for members OF the royal family
and guests of honor. the choir was re-
served for foreign ENJOYS. colonial pre-
miers and the diplomatic corps: the
peeresses were In the north transept in
tiers of chairs rising to the level OF the
triforium: the peers We're in the south
transept. with the Commons In gallery
above them, and on each side of the
choir there were sloping platforms for
privy councillors. diplomatists. judges
and men and women OF distinction In So
ciety.
Gold Laced Officials.
The spectators themselves. as they
filled the empty spaces in these gal
leries. were the first pageant IN the Alb
hey. Through the nave and up the