The Washington herald., 1911-06-18

CITY DECORATED.
In honor of this great event London Is
a riot of color. 1t is estimated that at
least $10,0O0OG0 has been spent in dec
Grating the city. Magnificent archways
span the routes along which royalty viii
travel during the ensuing two weeks, and
every building and memorial of .mpor-
tance is outlined with electric lights.
There is not a foot of available space
along the entire route that is not occu-
pied by stands Of some kind. The archi-
tecturaI beauty of the city has suffered
some as result.
The visitors that have invaded the
great metropolis hail from every country
on the globe and number at least 1,oOo.oOe
OF this amount, one-quarter, at least,
are Americans, and it is this class that
occupies the most expensive suites at the
hotels, and have engaged the best seats
along thu coronation route.
AS had been expected, every hostelry
and boarding house within the city limits
is overrun with guests. The proprietors
have been forced to come down little
on their, rates, owing to the protests on
the part of many of the visitors, but they
are still getting between two and three
times as much as they ordinarily do.
A number of the invaders have taken
up their abode in the numerous tent
cities" which have been erected in a
number of the parks. This is an inno-
walton for London. and has proved very
successful. BY sleeping beneath The can
vas is about the only way that the vis-
itor can get his bed and board for a
reasonable sum.
Prices Are ExOrbitant.
Prices on the ordinary commodities Of
life are way beyond their ordinary level.
while luxuries can only be reached by an
aviator The seats along the coronation
route range from IS in the rear row to
500 in the front row, while the prices
for windows in the various hotels and
houses along this route are renting for
from $500 to $500 for coronation day. For
an entire fiat the price runs from 5000 to
s., 900 for coronation day.
The immense army of police is having
its hands full in looking after this inva-
sion of humanity Naturally. all the
crooks and confidence" men that have
been able to secure passage are in Lon
don, and Scotland Yard Is having a busy
time.
The work of keeping tho crowds back
in the streets, however, viii be done
largely by the soldiers. There are in the
nelghborhood of $4,000 visiting soldiers
from all parts of the British Empire. and
at least 10000 home troops. These are
all under the command of Lord Kitchen
er. The troops are camped in the parks
and on the outskirts Of the city, and,
while the majority viii be used in the
various professions. there win be several
thousand assigned 70 police duty.
Police Issue warning.
In addition to the police precautions,
the authorities have issued pamphlets
printed in every known tongue containing
a list of dom to be observed during
the festivities.
II is rather amusing to those from
America, the hon1s OF the "come-on''
man. to note some OF the provisions made
by Scotland Yard for the protection OF
the unwary foreigner.
One would think that most of the visit
ors were from the rural districts and had
been Graded with virtue and raised with
innocence. Among other 'don'ts, the
guardians Of the peace, in all seriousness,
ADVISE their visitors not to let q stran-
ger take your watch. never on any
account, let your purse out OF your
hand, don't carry your money IN your
hand some one may steal Il don't ac-
cept jewelry Of any description on the
street, keep yoar DIAMONDS on ronr ffn-'
gers. and many others that SAVIOR of the
Obvious
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