The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-02
Queen Mary Selects English Beau
ties to Participate in Coro-
nation Ceremony.
PRINCESS FROM INDIl
King George May Wear Robes
Once Sold at Public Auction
in London.
BY LADY MARY MANWARINg.
special Cable TO The Tribune.

Special Gable 10 The Tribune
LONDON. April 1.-Queen Mary will
| adhere to the customs OF earlier periods
in arranging fer the social side OF the
forthcoming coronation.
1t is settled that the queen will
not be attended by pages, her majesty
having expressed a desire that her train
should be borne by young ladies' six OF
whom have already been chosen These
are all daughters OF earls and owing to
the length and weight OF the magnificent
train that is being prepared 1t may be
desirable to add two more to the list.
Ladies. not pages. should carry the
queens train at the coronation. accord
Ing TO precedent, and Queen Marys de-
cision is only I'm accordance with that
IT does not seem TO have been noticed
st the time, but the pages who attended
Queen Alexandra at her coronation were
an innovation All records of the corona
tlons of queens and queen consorts before
that show that it was the custom TO have
ladies TO hold the train
Queen Victoria had eight lady train
bearers dressed In white satin and silver
tissue with wreaths Of silver corn ears
and pink rose trimmings. The trim
bearers already appointed are Lady Vic
torla Darlington. daughter of Earl Car
rington; Lady Mabel ogivy, daughter OF
the Countess and the late Earl Of Air,
Earl Spencer; Lady Jean Cochrane
daughter of the Earl OF Dundonald; Lady
Mary Dawson. the younger daughter Of
Lord and Lady Dartrey. and Indy Eileen
Butler. the tall. graceful debutante
daughter of Lord and Lady Lanesbor-
ouGh. All the ladies' arc quite young
and are of noted good looks.
Dresses Chosen for Them.
Queen Mary will no doubt decide what
Victoria. on account of her youth, left
all this to the mistress of the robes; the
Duchess OF Richmond, The duchess.
knowing that the young ladies very nat
urally had ideas OF their own, said TO
Lord Melbourne:
"one thing was determined about
that l should have no discussion with
their mnmmas about t..
Queen Victoria stood sponsor in person
to Lady Victoria Darlington. and the
countess OF Airie mother OF Lady Mabel
OSlvy, is an extra lady OF the bed cham
Der TO the queen In the forthcoming coro-
nation; Lady Mary Dawson Is acting as
honorary secretary for Ireland for the
coronation gift to the queen from those
who bear the name OF Mary
Robes Sold at Auction,
Ii Is a fact, generally forgotten. that
the corona tion robes Of George w.
which. II has been suggested, his maj
coming ceremony. were once sold at auc-
ton. With other official costumes OF
George w. they were put up at Phil
lips's auction rooms In Bond street ia
The magnificent coronation mantle OF
purple velvet was sold as ''lot 95'' for a
paltry s22a though IL was probably worth
$3.50 at least. Another splendid crimson
velvet coronation mantle. which cost
s20S3, sold for Sits. Other items the
catalogue we're 'the coronation ruff OF
superb Mechlin" and the coronation coat.
wsistcoat, and trunk hose.
And these sumptuous vestments-or
most OF them-passed Into the hands Of
Madame Tussaud, though IT is extreme
la VI hoI oil f6I
even grace a wax figure.
Indian Princess Coming.
The coronation OF King George " Will
bring TO London probably the largest
gathering OF royalty ever assembled In
one kingdom. News of the acceptance
OF invitations TO attend the coronation
arc received from royal personages in |
different countries each week One of
the latest announcements is that her
highness. the begun OF Bhopal has ar
nation. This will be the first visit Of this
accomplished princess, and as she is a
purdah lady. she may be expected TO ap-
pear In London as in India on public oc-
caSionS wearing her burkha, q thick veil
ccncealing her features.
This princess ranks high In the order
OF precedence Of Indian chiefs Her
rank entities her to salute OF nineteen
guns. Only three chiefs in all Hindu
stan can claim more than that number.
Other Indian princes at the Abbey cere.
mony Will probably include the gaekwar
OF Barodn tWer,yone guns the ma
hara5a of Patiala seventeen guns; the
thakur sahib of Gondal eleven gups the
raja OF Pu9UkOt. eleven pune and thc