New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-18

liar offers and many a deal of this kind
has been made.
And too. the eternal servant question is
involved. For some time maids cooks.
buteIs and the like have been declining
engagements, or accepting them only for
short period preferrng to wait until the
big rush begins, when they will demand
and receive double wages.
I'm fact. II is practically impossible TO
follow all the ramifcations into which that
800 100000 will find its way. Every branch
Of trade is naturally bound to proht-silk
workers, furriers. horse owners and
breeders jewellers. costume makers.
"cabbies" fruitcrers fishmongers. diapers
and miliners. coiffeurs, theatre and music
hall proprietors and many others.
Not the least happy among these are the
florists and dealers I'm flower seeds. In this
direction the sweetpea trade predominates.
for that modest little blossom is the coro-
nation flower. One firm alone has been re-
ceving 1900 orders day
But the main purpose of this great eX-
penditure will be gayety of effect. and the
result will be a splendor perhaps never eX-
celled. Every color of the spectrum VIII
be used i'm dress and decoration, and wher-
ever possible bright hues will predominant
For month Westminster Abbey has
been closed to visitors, while workmen
have been preparing the building for the
ceremony Galleries for the peers are being
erected in the north transept. and for
peeresses in the south. and special &C
comodations for other official classes. Spe-
cial chairs, upholstered in silk. with the
royal arms, are provided and those who
occupy them may purchase them later at
cost price as souvenirs. splendid carpet
of striking design to cover the entire nave
has been woven. Royal blue is the founda-
ton color The ornamentation includes
emblems Of the order of the Garter and
other heraldic devices. with the pattern on
such q scale that each design is duplicated
only once in twenty feet
But the personal adornments Of the spec
tators will furnish the greater part OF the
coronation display. In this respect the out
lay for jeWelry is uppermost. Many
woman has just parted with from $4,000
TO $4,000 for a new tiara. over half "A
million pounds worth Of these ornaments
are already owned by a few noble families
Eight hundred taras have been made up
recently and placed on exhibition by Lon
don Jewellers. representing value OF over
| a million and a half pounds. Besides these
are hundreds of smaller ornaments OF
similar design, valued at two or three thou
/ sand pounds apiece. These are only small
part Of the gems and precious stones pur-
chased fer the occasion. Ropes and collars
/ of virgin pearls worth some twenty thou-
! sand pounds each, are I'm demand
Not the least costly among the adorn-
ments OF the pageant will be the display
/ of gorgeous feathers. The predominatins
variety will be the ostrich plume single
pound OF fine. broad ostrich feathers IN
! their raw state were sold recently for 80
| The latest arrangement of these ornaments
/ is in what Is known az the lancered plumes.
This is made by cutting the fronds from
one feather and neatly tying them to those
/ OF another. with the result that the fronds
in the finished product are double the
length OF an ordinary one and hang In
graceful. dropping lines, making charm
ing head ornament
At every social gathering connected with
! the coronation there will he seen gowns IN
various shades of red, blue and green.
/ Even stockings viii add TO the general
| scheme OF brilliancy. al a guinea pair
/ and upward. Many examples Of this wear
are heavily worked In shaded silks. the de-
signs representing handsome storks brood