El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-19

of the last coronation will be seen
! playing the same parts again. Rose
berry. Roberts Kitchener and Balfour
will be conspicuous among them. The
earl marshal, duke of Norfolk, has
the rare distinction of arranging the
ceremonies 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 of the kings
amounting in 1902 were Cadogan, Rose
bery. Derby and Spencer. The two
fest officiate again with lori Cre1e
ami the e@rl of Mipao. Four dHcneSs-
IS viii perform the Same office for
the queen, the duchesses of Hamilton.
Montrose, Portland and Sutherland.
The duke of Marlborough will carry
st. Edwards crown in the procession
as he did before.
Picturesque Feature Abandoned.
One picturesque feature of the coro-
nations of earlier kings has been
abandoned The baro1s of the Cirque
DO IS established their claim to the
right to bear a canopy over the kings
head. and afterward TO divide it among
themselves as a souvenir At the
coronation of William W they per-
formed this task so ciumsily, not hav-
ing had an opportunity to rehearse ii
that they now have 10 be satisfied
with seats of honor in the abbey.
For the first time the principal col
onies of the empire will be repre-
sented by their standards borne in the
royal procession. Several standards
figured at the coronation of king
Edward. the royal standard. carried
by the marquis of Lansdowne; the
standard of union. by the duke of
Wellington; the standard of England.
by Frank S. Dyn1oke; the standard of
Scotland. by the hereditary standard
bearer. Lieut. Col. Henry Scrymgeour-
Wedderburn; the standard of Wales,
by lord Mostyn, and the standard of
ireland, by the O'Conor Don. The
same personages bear these standards
Thursday. There Will be seen also
the standards of the empire of India,
the Dominion of Canada, the common
wealth of Australia, the Dominion of
New Zealand and the Union of South
Africa carried respectively by lord
Curzcn. the earl Of Aberdeen, lord
Northcote, lord Plunket and the earl
of Selborne, each of whom has been
at the head of the dominion he will
represent
Few without Uniforms.
Only the American diplomats and a
Few cOlOnla1S Will upper the PdSc-
ant of Westminster abbey without
uniforms or robes of office. The men
will wear evening dress with knee
breeches. Ambassa dor Whitelaw Reid
and Mrs. Reid are the only Americans
to be present who attended the corona
ton of EDWARD VII. Mr.. Reid was
then the special ambassador from the
United States. an office which John
Hayes Hammond holds for this coro-
nation. Mrs. Hammond will attend
with him.
The other Americans present Off
ciaIly. viii be the secretary of en-
bassy. William Phillips and Mrs.
Phillips; the naval attache. comman-
der Simpson and Mrs Simpson; the
military attache. Maj. Slocum and
Mrs Slocum, and Mr.. Hammond's
aides, Gen. Greeley and admiral Vree-
land Hundreds of prominent Amer
leans have attempted to secure adj
mission to the abbey but none were
successful The presidents brother.
Charles P Taft, and Mrs. Taft, are the
only Americans not holding official
positions who have been given seats.
This was done by the command OF the
king. on suggestion from ambassa-
dor Bryce
The Last Coronation.
"a peeress" writing in the Times,