The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-20

oudon, June l9.--BetWoen the cor.
onation of Edward the Seventh, The
Pcaccmaker." and that Of his son
George the Fifth, who, probably will
be know to history as The Sailor
Kng" is a wide contrast
Edwards coronation was attended
with many misglving and fears. On
account of the serious operation which
the king had recently undergone and
which necessitated the postponement
OF the crowning. and the apprehension
lest his majesty should not be able to
endure the difficult ordeal of state
ceremonial lasting nearly four hours,
with the strain of its attendant func-
tions. the atmosphere of the first oc-
casion was charged with extreme ncr-
vcus tension Then the Iagentry and
tcudal rites of the mo-t ancient and
splendid ritual preserved by any Euro
pean dynasty coming down as it does
through the mists of nearly "A thousand
Years from the time OF the first Ed
ward had the glamor of extreme
novelty in the eyes OF the British pee
pie. More than half a century has
passed since the coronation Of Queen
Victoria. Very few persons survived
who had participated in that ceremony
and who would appear again in any
role at the crowning of her son.
The persons of the drama who will
support the new king and queen next
Thursday, are largely the same. The
venerable dean OF Westminster,
whose weakness lent "A touch Of pathO5
to the last coronation. is gone. No
one who was in Westminster Abbey on
thar occasion can forget the scene
when the aged prelate knelt before
his monarch and was unable 10 rise
until the king bent down TO help him.
The Duke of Devonshire, a typical
English nObleman of the old school,
is succeeded by his son. Sir Henry
Campbell Bannerman is dead and also
the stern old Duke of Cambridge, bro
ther of the former king.
Three chairs stood pelow the Duke
OF Connaught, the Duke of Cambridge
and the present king, then Prince of
Wales. On Thursday there will be
two occupied as before by the Duke
of Connaught and the young Prince Of
Wales. who will wear his uniform OF
a naval cadet But many great figures
of the last coronation will be seen
playing the same parts again. Rose
berry. Roberts, Kitchener and Balfour
will he conspicuous among them. The
earl marshal Duke of Norfolk. has
the rare distinction Of arranging the
of two coronations. One
of the most familiar and popular fig
ures in English life, the duke is best
known as the head of the foremost
Catholic family OF England.
The four-Knights of the Garter who
carried the canopy TO the king 6
amounting in 1902 We're Cadogan, Rose |
berry, Derby and Spencer. The two
first offciate again with Lord Crewe /.
and the Earl OF Mimic. Four duchess
es will perform the same office for
the queen, the Duchesses of Hamilton, '
Montrose. Portland and Sutherland. !
The Duke of Marlborough will carry .
st. Edwards crown i'm the procession .
as he did before.
One picturesque feature of the coro- /.
nations ol earlier kings has been
abandoned. The Barons of the Gin !
que Ports established their claim to .
the right to bear a canopy over the .
kings head. and aiterward to divide .
it among themselves as a souvenir. A. .
the coronation of William " they per
formed this task so clumsily. not hav-
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