Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-06-21
Fifteen Million Plate Service of
Former Georges, Weighing
Eight Tons, Displayed to
Gaze of Foreign Delegations.
WINES CENTURY OLD;
FAMOUS CUT GLASS
All This Followed By Grand
ShakeSpearean Ball In Albert
Hail. Thousands of Dancers
Perform at Celebration.
IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire

liIy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire
London, June 20.-The most regal
banquet palace of King or Emperor
ever witnessed and a gorgeous
Shakespearan ball under the auspices
Of noted society leaders, stand forth
as shining features of the second day
of coronation week. The banquet in
buckingham palace tonight was a
scene of imperial grandeur, so far as
the assem- bly, of royal and eminent
personages. and the setting of costly
magnlfic9nce and beautiful decora-
tions could make it.
The king and queen entertained the
visiting and English royalties, all the
special foreign delegations, the foreign
ambassadors and ministers the Of
iicers of state and the household, the
members of the cabinet and former
cabinet members, the heads of the
church and judiciary and Of the army
and navy.
The two largest apartments In the
palace, the ball room and the picture
gallery which adjoin. were utilized as
a banqueting hall, ON the tables was
displayed the royal gold plate, used
only ON historic occasions, the cost
Of which is estimated at $4,000, 900
and its weight eight tons This plate
for the most part was contained in the
reisns of the four Georges. and the
principal piece is a massive peacock
captured in one of the Indian wars.
whose tail is studded with diamonds.
Cut glass worth a fortune, ivory de-
|eanters hundreds of years old and old
wines dating back more than cen
mry were on the board.
The gallery holds mare than SOC
picturas. The decorations in both
|rooms are gilt. and this background
was embellished with banks of palms
land giant lilles, while orchids, roses
land ferns were stacked on the tables.
Yeomen OF the guard ranged about
the walls, and all the diners wore their
richest uniforms, decorations, gowns
land jewels
The Shakespearean ball was held in
Albert Hail, which was elaborately
decorated. The dancers numbered
thousands while 400 boxes were oc-
|cuped by the representatives Of for
|eign nations and most prominent Of
iicias As many as twenty-nine quad
|rllles We're danced simultaneously, the
participants representing groups OF
characters from Shakespeares' plays.
Leading actors and actresses took part
IN these quadrlles along with the
leaders Of the smart set
The duke and duchess Of Con
naught Prince Louis and Princess
Victoria of Battenburg, Princess Alex
lander of Tcck, Prince Henry of Prus-
STA and tha Princess, the German
Crown Prince Frederick William and
The Crown Princess the Turkish, Rus
sian, Austrian, Japanese, Greek, Dam
lsh and American Representatives were
present.
These functions We're only part Of
The days events. In the morning the
King received most of the foreign en-
|voys formally In the afternoon with
IN queen, he went through rehears-
al OF the coronation ,at the abbey and
later gave special audience to John
Hays Hammond, who presented to his
majesty a letter from President Taft
me king also received the Chinese,
Japanese Turkish and Persian en-
|voys' who presented decorations from
their sovereigns.
other important events of the day
included luncheons to the dominion
pfemiers and mayors
This was perfect day and the pop
ulallon was transformed as nearly to
carnival spirit as Engishmen ever
could be. Countless electric globes ar
ranged into various designs illuminate
'he streets which. from curb to curb
|are iilled with hundreds of thousands
|oi people Through the masses navi-
sates every sort or vehicle imaginable,
motors busses, drays and carts filled
WIN sightseers. advertising vans with
luhstrels and donkey wagons driven
~ costers. St. James park and the
west end club region were jammed to
|suliocatlon tonight.