The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-14
MRS, NAMMOND'S
GOWNS INSURED
Policies Have Also Been Taken
Out on Her Jewels.
SERVANTS TO GUARD THEM.

Wife Of Special American Ambassador
to the Coronation Will Wear a Dress
of White Satin at Chief Ceremony of
the Occasion,
When Mrs. John Hays Hammond
sailed for England with Mr.. Hammond,
special ambassador from the United
States TO the coronation of King George
", she carried the most heavily in
sured wardrobe ever taken out Of this
country. Mrs. Hammond obtained in
suFance on her gowns and jewels and,
it is said, the aggregate amount of the
policies will run into six figures.
The gowns have been chosen with
infinite care and in keeping with the
rigid court rules set down by Queen
Mary and with the great honor be-
slowed on this American woman.
To see that no disaster occurs, a
small corps of Mrs. Hammond's per-
sonal servants whom she took with
her to London for the coronation will
Dealously guard the wardrobe until the
very hour when Mrs. Hammond dons
the various articles for the great gala
affairs scheduled for this royal eXhibi-
ton Of fashion.
Handsome as are her gowns and cost
ly as are her jewels, many of them of
great historic value and priceless, II
may be set down here that Mrs. Ham
mond and her husband will be the two
most democratic figures participating
in the great coronation festivities.
Other ENJOYS.
The Hammonds will share royal hon
ors with the following ENJOYS from
other countries:
Duke of Aosta of Italy, Prince Henry
and the crown prince and princess OF
Germany, Archduke Karl Franz of Aus
tria-Hungary, Prince Johann George OF
SaXony, Prince Henry of the Neither
lands, the crown prince of Denmark
the crown prince and princess of Swe
den, the crown prince and princess OF
Roumania, Prince Fushimiva of Japan
Prince Chun, son of the regent o.
China, and the crown prince of Servia
| Before the coronation ceremony Mrs
Hammond will be presented at Queer
Mary's drawing room. However, Mrs
Hammond has met the queen on sew
eral occasions when her majesty rank
| ed as the Duchess of York.
The first of these meetings tool
place at one of Queen Victoria's draw
ing rooms, when Mrs Hammond was
presented to the present queen; alst
the dowager Queen Alexandra, Kins
! Edward VII. and George V.
For years in their early married life
Mrs. Hammond says, an evening gOwl
or any entertainment which would re
| Quire one was something quite foreign
to their mode of living in the grea
gold and silver mines of Californii
and Mexico.
However, Mrs. Hammond returnet
to civilization and royal drawing
rooms and distractions of this nature
she made up for times when her ward
robe consisted only of a few simpl
house dresses and a stout riding sui
worn on the long trips from the rail
road through lonely and dangerou
mountain trails to the mining camp
with her small children.
Some of the Gowns.
The court gown to be worn by Mrs
Hammond at special drawing rooI
two days before the coronation wi
be magnificent affair of robin eg
blue brocade. The material Mrs
Hammond purchased at Moscow las
winter, when Mr.. Hammond had a
audience with the czar.
The beautiful satin brocade wa
woven ON the same loom used to max
the coronation robes of Catherine tn
Great and the czarinas succeeding hel
For the coronation ceremony Mrs
Hammond will wear a handsom
white satin gown, magnificent in ii
design and rich display of gems. Wit
this gorgeous robe Mrs. Hammon
will wear a tiara of diamonds an
emeralds and a diamond and emeral
necklace and pair of emerald eal
drops which were once the propert
of Catherine the Great of Russia.
At the gala night of the royal oper
in Covent Garden Mrs. Hammond wi
wear another splendid gown, made ell
tirely of gold cloth, ornamented wit
beautiful designed embroidery of raj
ed gold. With this she will wea
pearl and diamond ornaments.
AT the great ball to be held in Bucl
ingham palace Mrs. Hammond wi
wear a silk blue satin elaborately en-
broidered in seed pearls. 1t is mode
ed on lines of one of Nattier's portrai
at Versailles.