The Washington herald., 1911-06-22
LONDON JAMMED
WITH SPECTATORS
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as yet with little success. To-night's
great crush is accepted as merely a fore
cast OF what is in store for tomorrow.
At the ceremony tomorrow Special
Ambassador Hammond will wear the
court dress that he has worn at all Off
cIaI occasions since his arrival in Lon
don. It is known as a frock dress and
consists of an ordinary black dress coat,
a black waistcoat, knee breeches of the
same material as the coat, black silk
stockings, and blask pumps with black
Jet bows. Also Mr.. Hammond will wear
a black crush hat. This latter accessory
IS Of the utmost Importance, as silk hats
are not permitted at great events in the
abbey.
Perhaps the most imposing event of
the evening in London was the dinner
given by the Duke of Connaught to the
colonial representatives and the special
ambassadors to the coronation, m honor
Of the King and Queen. Mr.. Hammond
took in Princess Patricia. Mrs. Ham
mond was in pink satin draped with pink
chiffon. She also wore her famous dia-
monds and emeralds. The ball was given
events that have characterized the pre-
coronation ceremony, was Of great bril-
liancy.
Notwithstanding the strenuous day in
store for him Tomorrow, King George
had little time to himself to-day. He
received the premiers Of the over
seas dominions at Buckingham Palace
during the afternoon. This occupied
nearly an hour, and Immediately upon
its conclusion he and the Queen were
driven to the horse show at Olympia,
where a great ovation was given them.
Receive Great Ovation.
Their majesties were received at the
horse show by Lords Lonsdale and
Redesdale, and escorted to the royal box
amid deafening cheers by the greatest
crowd that ever witnessed a horse show
matinee in London.
A disastrous crush was narrowly avert
ed while the King and Queen were on
their way to the horse show. Thousands
of men and women who had been wait
ing in the streets made a rush for the
carriage, in which were also the Prince
of Wales and Princess Mary. By free
use of clubs the police forced the crowd
back to the sides of the streets.
Queen Mary raised her hands to her
face as she saw the police belaboring
the heads of the most turbulent and IN
sistent Of the would-be greeters, but the
King quieted her fears, and the party
was soon well away from the scene of
the disturbance.
A final rehearsal of the coronation cere-
monies occurred this morning. The King
and Queen did not appear, and again
sent their understudies. There was a
most brilliant assemblage within the ab-
bey to witness this mock coronation.
Sir Edward Grey, the secretary of state
for foreign affairs, received Mr.. Ham
mond at the foreign Office this afternoon.
Mr.. whitelaw Reid introduced Mr.. HAM
mond.
Sir Frederick Borden, the Canadian
minister of militia and defense, inspected
the Canadian military contingent to the
coronation at Chelsea Barracks during
the day. He spoke briefly to the officers,
warmly approving the smart appearance
of the m6n.
In addition to the great mass of civil
ians in London, $1,000 troops are en-
camped within the city's confines ready
for to-morrow's pageant and the longer
procession OF Friday.
The royal procession tomorrow will be
about one and a half miles long, and 1t
is estimated tonight that between 10000
and Loo, 900 persons will view it.
The English newspapers ever since
Sunday have been printing column after
column of directions about where to go,
what to eat and drink, should the
weather be very warm; how TO dress for
the day, the time to arise in order to
reach the route Of the parade in ample
time, the earliest trains into town, and
the time of all trains outgoing, and how
to be of assistance to the police.