The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-29
Coronation Gowns to Be Made
 in England
WILL BE GREAT EVENT
Lord WilIoughby de Fresby Succeeds . to Great Inheritance-LOrd MIL
 ton FftzwilIiuin to Re Christi
 ened in Famous Scarf
By LADY MARY MAINTAINING


 Britain at the coronation on the inn portance of patronizing home industries. She has given strict orders that her robes for the coronation, opening of parliament and the various courts to be held In 1911 shall one and all be ex- clusively of British manufacture. Not only silks and satins, and velvets and brocades are included in this regulation, but every detail of embroidery, trim mings, etc., is to be subject to the same condition.
 It will be remembered that this rule was observed in the buying of her maj estys wedding rousseau, when the late Duchess of Teck declared that mot a yard of cambric or linen. or flannel or tweed, of lace of ribbon should be thought outside the Kingdom.
 There is no doubt that if all the grnat ladies followed this patriotic lead, a vast impetus would be given to Brit ish trade this year.
 The new appointments In the royal household have aroused much interest The question of the queens maid of honor has been the subject of consid- erable discussion, although the selection has been unofficially known to small circle, not even the girls themselves would acknowledge 1t until the appoint ments were made.
 The Hon. Venetia Barring Is the eldest daughter of Lord Ashburton by his first marriage. and Is in her twenty-f1rst year. She. and her sister, Miss Aurea Barring are popular society girls and went about a good deal last year, both with Mrs. Caryl Barring and with their young American step-mother
 The Hon. Sybil Frederick Is the second daughter of Lord Middleton and granddaughter of Lord Lemyss Her eldest sister was married in 1901 to Lord Tweedmouth, and she has two younger sisters. Lord Middleton's second wife Is daughter of Lady St. Heller by her first marriage. Miss Katherine Vflliers, daughter of MT George Vil- Hers, is neice of Lord Clarendon.
 The fourth maid of honor Is Miss Mabel Gye, who, perhaps. is not so widely known as the three preceding, but is a bright and charming girl.
 The part that Queen Mary is to take In the coronation next June Is a very i'm pressive one. but one that is not gener- ally understood. Her crowning follows directly after that of the king and fol- lows the same ceremonial rather close ly. save that she is not handed the orb the emblem of sovereignity-nor is the Sword of State exposed before her.
 The ceremonial opens with the queen taking up kneeling position on a foot stool between the coronation chair, in which the king is by that time installed. and the alter. She is first of all an nointed with sacred oil from the Am pulla or Golden Eagle. This Is done on the hands and head only, whereas the King Is anointed on the arms and breast as we'll
 Then comes the placing of the ring on the finger. This ring Is of pure gold, with a large fiat ruby in the cent CT surrounded by sixteen smaller rubies This, by the way. Is the oldest form of conferring dignity upon sovereign or his consort that is known to historians.
 The crowning proper next takes place and here there Is an important differ ence between the coronation of the king and the queen -consort. The former has placed upon his brow the crown of King Edward, and subsequently, assumes his state crown. This latter Is his person. al property and Is not kept among the regalia. The Queen-consort has no crown, save her own coronet or state crown, and this is now being manufac- tured for Queen Mary
 At the moment that she assumes this, every peeress present places her coro- net on her head.
 At the same moment her sceptre and her virge are handed to the queen, the former being placed in her right hand by the Archbishop of York, who has the privilege of crowning the queen just as the Archbishop of Canterbury places the crown on the kings head. The diff ference between the sceptre and the virge Is that the former has cross up on its head and the latter the white dove of purity.
 Thus attired. the queen mounts her throne which Is a trifle lower than that assigned to the king From her throne her majesty proceeds to the lower altar anr is there relieved of her crown, and hands to the assembled bishops a gift of gold to be applied for the suocor of the poor
 She then returns to her throne for the final prayers. and subsequently, takes her place by the king in the procession from the abbey
 Queen Mary is taking the greatest in- terest in the preparations for the coro- nation ceremony and Is already thor oughly conversant with the very import ant part she will be called upon to play.
 The ceremony is a most tiring one. but it is to be shortened as much as possible. and the procedure adopted at the crowning of King Edward will be followed rather closely. The chief in- novation here was that the ceremony of each peer and peeress present kissing the hands of the sovereign and his con sort after their coronation was shorten ed. only the senior peers of each degree being given this privilege.
 The whole of the crown regalia in the jewel house at the Tower of London is now being overhauled and burnished up for the occasion. while as has been mentioned, new state crown is being prepared for Queen Mary. This will be very similar to that worn by Queen AL exandra at the previous ceremony. Queen Alexandra will, by the way, wear this crown again. and will sit on tho left hand side of the king during the whole ceremony. It is many years since the mother of British sover- eign last assisted at a coronation.
 It is the privilege of the sovereign to select his own bishop to preach the coro- nation sermon, and 1t is understood that by desire of Queen Mary-this will bt undertaken by the Bishop of London, who likewise officiated at the corona ton of the late king, his address on that occasion having been most eloquent.
 Lord Willoughby De Fresby has suc- ceded to a great inheritance by the death of his father. the Earl of Ancas- ter. Drummond Castle and the bear forests in Perthshire are In themselves enviable possessions and among the most famous of the show places north of the Tweed.
 Queen Mary. of Scots and Darnly visit ed Drummond Castle. the prince consort shot his first stag in Glenartney, and the present crown prince of Germany and the king and queen of Spain'have inspected the wonderful Drummond