New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-11

oS MIN from archbishops. princes and
SIX orders Of nobility. Sir Frederick
Bridges anthem. Rejoice In the Lord
WIN words taken from the 33d
PSALM. will he sung with score for
iull orchestra and a fanfare for trum-
pets This is new work In which
the old Lutheran chorale, Elm Feste
Burg" Is interviewer with other themes.
and those who have heard the rehearsals
at the Church House consider 1t superior
to the anthem. Kings Shall See and
Arise" which followed the acts Of hon.
age at the last coronation. There will
be no anthem during the coronation OF
the Queen.
When the communion service is re-
sumed after the peeresses have put on
the coronets a new offertoriun, specially
composed by Sir Edward Elgar. will
be sung. 80 Hearken Thou Unto the
Voice of MY Calling" and this will be
followed by "Sanctus." by DR.. Alcock,
and the Gloria in Excelsis." by Sir
Charles Stanford; Sir John Stainers
"Sevenfold Amen" and Orlando Gibbons's
"Threefold Amen" will be heard at the
close Of the communion service, and
while the King and Queen are in the
Chapel of Edward the Confessor coro-
bert Parry. will be sung. The choir and
orchestra are already practising this
work at the Church House, and the music
is joyous, triumphant and impressive.
The fanfares to be played on a dozen
silver trumpets when the King enters
the nave and subsequently when he Is
presented by the Archbishop Of Canter-
bury and actually crowned. have also
been rehearsed. One of these fanfares
has a fine accompaniment of drums.
The crowns to be worn in the Abbey by
hibited this week at a Haymarket jew
eiler's. Garrards One has been remade
and the other is entirely new except for
the Koh-i-Noor. The King will wear
his fathers crown. which has been re-
fitted for a smaller head; and this had
been used by Queen Victoria with fewer
gems. but with arches dating from the
reign Of Charles II. The principal stone
eighty years ago was the magnincen'
sapphire beoueathed by the Cardinal OF
York 70 George III. and the most an
cient gem was the spinel ruby, which
was worn by the Black Prince and py
Henry Y at Agincourt. This was not
,ba crown Of ST. Edward with arches
Swinging from four crosses and as many
Aaurs- de-lvs. and with orb and cross at
the apex. That had been destroyed IN
the time Of Cromwell and another one
fashioned in imitation of II mad peen
nsed from the reign of Charles ii. queen
Victoria wore another one when she was
crowned and this one with its raised
.rcbes of oak leaves was slightly al
tered and taken out OF the Aooey wren
Edward VII was crowned. The mag
riAcent sapphire has now been placeo
behind the other gems. and the srea'
cuIlinan diamond is in front and VIII De
saan IN the Abbey for the first time Inc
historic ruby will shine above IL III
Maltese cross of brilliarts.
O,oeo Mary will have the Koh-l-Noor
70 match the Cullinan star OF Alrio"'
ond while il is inferior in size II Is SUI
nerior in brilliancy The crown Is smali
and light. with arches of diamonos anu
briIliants supporting an orb ana cross ID
snarkling stones. Small Culilhan uid
r,onds ont from the large stone VIII unite
their fires with those of the precious ina
Gov, vero and all will he seen for the nrst
time in the Abbey. While so light as 10
no worn without discomfort from the
coronation 10 the Queens return W
buckingham Palace. it viii he as mag
nifcent as Queen Edith's silver-gilt
c,rclet. with counterfeit pearls and sap
nhires. was cheap and tawdry. Each VIII
he an imperial crown in the richness OIL
the gems supplied from India and Africa
1,bere NAV be hundreds Of coronets IN
tho transepts on either side Of the the
atre under the central tower, ana the
A bbev may CLEAN and sparkle with the
radiance of tens of thousands OF Ola
monds. but the King and Queen VIII De
unrivaIled in the magnificence or ther
crown jewels.
The nsinter of the coronation picture
has been nominated barely in time Tor
the rehearsals. which are TO be begun
with dummy king and understudy queen
as soon as the Abbey Is cleared OF litter
He is one Of the associates of the Acad-
ennv, Mr.. John Henry Frederick Bacon
who has shown himself 10 be clever
craftsman and agreeable color1st and
has had considerable success as por-
trait painter and manager Of costumes
He is likely to follow Mr.. Abbey in
taking a single episode of the coronation
and converting It into vivid historic
tableau. instead Of painting the Abbey
interior. which is hardly recognizable
with the central theatre and the sur
rounding galleries sloping upward to the
triforium. The coronation painter IS