The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-13
ORONAT|ON DURBAR
TOECL|PSE OTHERS
British Rulers Plan Many Gifts Of
Jewelry for Favored
Ones.
SUPERSTITIONs ON RINGS
Royalty Treasures Many Tails
mans Supposed To Have Some
Wonderful Virtues.
sUPERsT1TIoNs ON RINGS
BY LADY MARY MANwAR1Na.

Ok h<bx pAhI MAN WAHING.
Special Cable to The Tribune
LONDON. Aug. 12-Already the work
OF preparing for the great coronation
durbar In India is being pushed forward.
AS this VIII be the first time tho reign
ing emperor and Empress Of India have
visited VISITED me empire IT Is proposed that the
! durDar snail eclipse anything OF the kind
ever seen In India. Already some of the
| paraphe rnalfa has been shipped to India
and Will be at Delhi within a week or
l two. -
| Their'majesties Will take with them
very large assortment Of gift jewelry for
distribution among the favored ones OF
! ihdlan society large number OF por-
traits are being made ready In OIL water
color. photoeravure and photography. to-
sether with some miniatures on ivory
has received a commission to supply some
pieces of special design and In certain
instances Indian gold and Indian gems
morocco cases In which the gifts are TO
be placed will bear inscriptions in gold
setting forth the occasion. These gifts
VIII mostly be reserved for distribution
al thelr majesties' pleasure after arrival,
Dgt In some instances their destination
VIII be decided upon beforehand
Inc king and queen will take with
them all the national orders for their
own use. AS they will pay no visits TO
other potentates in the course Of the
voyage they will not need any foreign
o
the Indian orders will be taken out and
| there Will be an investiture at which the
available members OF each order. will be
present with all the ensiRns OF chivaIry.
There is TO be a very large distrtbution
OF the Kaiser-i-Hind medal and also of
the imperial Service order. In addition
dian coronation modal, which win be
received by all and sundry who render
any service In connection with the
pageantry.
MANY Americapo b,,.a ,t,,,6az ,L.;t
1entlon OF going TO India for the durbar
memories OF the Indian Mutiny are re-
called called by the death OF the Dowager Lacy
Outram which took place recently. Flor
laayship was % at the time OF her de-
cease Born Margaret Clementina An
ders3n. she married In 1895, her cousin.
dier, whom Napier ,chrlstened the BAY
ard OF India for his chivalry. and she
was one OF the last survivors OF that
noble band of English women who passed
through the horrors OF the Indian Mu-
tiny
When 1t broke out her husband. Sir
james Outram was absent In command
of the British expedition TO Persia. She
had TO flee with only the clothes In
which she stood. and 10 make her way
through the. mutineers to Agra Here
the English ladies' had TO take refuge In
the fort. with mere handful of men
10 protect them. But the courage OF
woman was never more gallantly dis
played than amid the miseries of this i'm
walt for the relnforcements. Lady
Outram retained her faculties TO the last
though she had been in falling health
for some months. Her memory was ex-
traordinary. and covered six reigns.
Famous Coronation Ring.
1t was not little strange TO find dur
Ing the recent coronation ceremonies
hardly any reference to the romantic his
tory OF the famous coronation ring The
best credited OF all the stories concern
Edward the Confessor bestowed one of
his ordinary rings on an aged mendicant.
who begged aims In the street 10 enable
him TO make the Journey to Jerusalem.
story somehow came to the cars Of st.
John the Divine, who blessed the jewel
and oade the pilgrim return 10 his king.
This was accordingly done and The ring
was afterwards carefully preserved at
the Confessors shrine at Westminster
and The story painted on glass,
Similar rings credited with talismanic
powers have often been carried by royal
personages, and King Henry III. wore
Rugs as preventative against epilepsy.
The crusades. and made famous by Sir
Walter Scott. So great were Its rcputed
virtues that tic people OF New
plague. granting a bond OF 100000 for It's
safe return and down TO the present CEN
:ury people have believed IN it as cure
The kaiser wears a treasured ring.
handed down from the father or Frederick
he Great. the stone OF which Was. accord
ng to, curious tradition, deposited In
he bedroom of the Elector John OF Brad
.nburg by toad one night; and the late
Ameer Of Afghsnistan also attributed
Ill his good fortune 20 magic ring which
ie wore, and declared that II alone
brought to nought all the malevolent
chcmes of his enemies. SO that he lived
o comparatively good age.
A son and heir has been born to Lord
nd Lady Lovot which makes q joyful
vent In the Highlands The young moth
II was q lovely bride of last year. and
as the charm and wit that one asso
lates with daughte> OF Lord Ribbes-
ale. Lord Lovat IL Scotch pecrhead OF
he great Fraser clan. He is not rich,
ut OF ancient lineage. and the owner OF
many broad acres and OF Beaufort castle,
n Inverposshlre. He belongs to the quiet
nassuming set of people who often do
,ore than their pUshfui neighbors. When
e got up In his place In the house OF
'rds few years ago TO speak upon
outh Africa he was described as "a
lender young gentleman who lcant upon
stick; hut when he sat down half an
our later it seemed evident that the
aptan OF Lovats house would prove
>rcc To be reckoncd.