The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-23
ELABORATE CEREMONY MARKS
THE GROWING or THE KING
AND HIS QUEEN.
GREAT MASS OF COLOR
Wonderful Choir and Beautiful Deco
rations Make the Occ aston One to es
Forever Remembered by the Specta.
tors-Waiting Thousands Outside
Cathedral Cheer During the Services.

London. June 2.-westminster alb
hey, the lodestar OF all today's cere-
monial. Was ready and waiting the ar
rival of their majesties by the time the
imperial procession left buckingham
palace. Nothing could be more i'm
pressive than the customary aspect Of
the interior of the abbey, but this was
all transformed today. Where usual
ly Is a gray and somewhat gloomy at
mosphere was a mass OF blazing color.
All the tombs and the floor of the
building We're concealed under immense
carpets and hangings OF deep blue ana
amber. The color scheme was rich
and impressive while It afforded 4
svbdued background to the marvellous
mass OF theatrically -colored robes OF
flashing decorations
The floor space In the transept was
wholly occupied by the white up
holstered chairs of the peers and peer
esses those OF the peers on the south
side and the peeresses on the north
Back OF these were immense stands in
ascending tiers with the members OF
the house of commons and their la
dies. Many commoners we're uniformed
and wore decorations while the dresses
of the ladies were rich and striking.
At each angle OF the transept were
smaller stands for the accommodation
of the foreign and colonial representa-
tlyes and other high personages There
were the heirs to most OF the thrones
of Europe, q crown prince and princess
of the German empire. Prince Henry
the emperors brother and his princess:
the Duke of Aosta, Prince Henry OF
the Netherlands: Inusuf I2zed Din, the
heir to the Turkish throne, with a red
fez on his head: Prince Fushimi of
Japan. with the heroes of the Russian
war. Admiral Togo In full uniform:
the American official contlgent. spe-
with his aides. Admiral vreeland and
General Greeley; Ambassador Reid
with his staff. almost the only officials
wearing plain clothes. and the Chinese
prince. Tsai Chen, robed In gorgeous
embroidered silks
There, too. WAS Manuel. .deposed king
of Portugal
Three Kingdoms.
Above the choir stalls were arranged
tier after tier of boxes. displaying the
embroidered arms OF three Kingdoms.
Above the choir stalls We're other tiers
of seats and altogether nearly seven
thousand people were congregated as
closely together az they could be
packed. Among them the only un-
official Americans were Charles r.
Taft. the presidents brother, with
Mrs Taft and Miss Taft, ]. +.
Morgan and eight newspaper
correspondents. Mrs Taft wore
a white satin gown embroidered
In brilllants and her Jewels were pearls
and diamonds. Miss Tafts gown WAS
of white tulle embroidered In pink with
crystal beads. She Wore pearl neck
lace
Above the choir was an orchestra
platform where there was an orchestra
OF 80 musicians selected from tha
principal choirs of the Kingdom.
The center of all interest was the
area between the choir and the tran.
septs. which is called the theater. Five
broad steps led up to II. 1t was COW
cred with carpet OF rich blue, on
which was embroidered the emblem
of the Order of the Garter and other
heraldic designs. There We're two
thrones for the king and queen. COW