Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-23
COSTUMES OF CORONATION
Description of Gowns Worn by Amer
lean Women at the Ceremonial.
ROBES PRESENTED BY PEERS
Dress of Officials OF the British Court
Regulated by Precedent Dating
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LONDON, June 22.-The dresses worn by
American ladies' at the coronation are as
follows:
Mrs. whitelaw Reid. wife Of the Amer.
can Ambassador-The dress she wore nj
the first court this season. II is OF white
satin, the front and back trimmed with
pearls and diamonds, and panels OF fine
lace. She will also wear a tiara Of pearls
and diamonds, a pearl collar and ropes OF
pearls.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond. wife OF the
American Special Envoy-A dress OF heavy
white satin embroidered with jewAlled pea
cock feathers. Her Jewels consist OF a
tiara, necklace, earrings and bracelet OF
diamonds and emeralds The earrings are
a pair worn by Catherine II. She will
carry white ostrich feather fan. a coun-
terpart of the one presented by South
Africa to the present queen at the time OF
her marriage. Like all the other ladies,
she will wear ostrich feathers in her hair.
Mrs. Phillips. Wife OF the First Secretary
of the Embassy-White satin dress with
pearl and silver trimming. A tiara, dia-
mond collar and pearl necklace.
Mrs. Simpson, Wife of Captain Simpson.
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White satin trimmed with old point lace
and diamante; Jewels. diamonds.
Mrs. Slocum Wife of Captain Slocum.
Military Attache American Embassy--White
satin charmeuse embroidered in a dia-
mantle feather design; a diamond tiara
and necklace.
The queens train will be carried by six
young ladies, daughters Of earls, instead OF
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Dawson, daughter Of the Countess of Dart
reg; Lady Mabel osilvy. daughter of the
Countess of Alrlie; Lady Victoria Car
rington. daughter Of the Countess Car
rington; Lady Eileen Butler, daughter of
the Countess Of Lanesborough; Lady Eileen
Knox, daughter of the Countess of Ran
furly, and Lady Dorothy Browne, daughter
OF the Countess of Kenmare.
Robes OF Peers.
The robes worn by the members of the
various degrees of the peerage at the
coronation Of the monarch are regulated
by precedent dating back for centuries
Those OF the first, or ducal degree, which
Is regarded as so dignified that all princes
OF the blood royal are created dukes on the
attainment. or shortly after, OF their ma
tority, must wear in the first place full
court dress or uniform. Over this Is car
ried surcoat or mantle Of crimson velvet
lined with white taffeta edged with mini
yer, which is the white fur Of the ernine
or stoat with the black tails attached.
while the cape is of the same fur without
the black tails, but with four rows of
black fur symmetricaily arranged around
It, The dukes cap Is of crimson velvet
turned up with ermine, having a gold tas-
sci on the top. This is replaced after the
completion Of the coronation ceremony by
a coronet consisting of a circle of gold or
chased silver gilt, set around with eight
strawberry leaves.
The coronation robe of a duchess is a
crimson velvet mantle, the cape furred
with white miniver barred with four rows
OF black ermine five inches from the
edge. The kirtle meets at the waist over a
white panel. The bodice 10 low and tight
lifting, with stomacher and panel of white
or cream material, with fur bordering the
top of the bodice and continued in a band
over each shoulder. Her coronet is similar
to that Of her husband. while her train is
two yards in length.
Peers OF the next degree, or marqulses
wear precisely similar robes to those of the
dukes. but they are entitled to only three
and a half rows OF black fur on their canes
four on the right and three on the left
side. The cap is the same, but the coro-
net is adorned with, four silver balls and
four golden strawberry leaves arranged
alternately.
A marchioness's robe differs from that
Of duchess in that 1t has only three and
half rows OF black fur round it, while her
train is reduced to g yard and three-quar-
tiers in length. She wears a similar coro-
net to that of her husband.
For an earl, or count, the robes are the
same, but the bars of black fur are reduced
to three. His coronet is a circle OF gold
or silver gilt, chased end bordered with
ermne, and it bears eight pyramidal points
placed around 1t alternately with eight
strawberry leaves, while a large silver
ball is placed on the top of each point.
A countess wears on her coronation robe
only three rows of black ermine, the bor-
der Of miniver being reduced TO three
inches and her train to a yard and a half
In length. Her coronet is tn same as that
of an earl.
ViscOunts and Barons.
Viscounts are robed similarly TO the peers
OF higher degree. but are entitled to only
two and a half rows OF black fur on their
capes' arranged three on the right and two
on the left side. The golden circle OF a
viscount's coronet is surmounted by six
teen silver balls.
The robe Of viseountess, in the same
way. has but two and half rows of black
fur with white border OF two and a half
inches, while her train is yard and a
quarter In length.
For the barons, who form the lowest de-
gree OF the peerage, only two rows OF