The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-19
cOMMERCIALISM RAMPANT IN
 MOST SPECTACULAR EVENT or.
 BROWNING KING GEORGE V.

fBy Charles P. Stewart London Cor respondent of. the United Press.) London, June 19.-England is, to- ! day, on the eve of the most spectacu-
 lar event in her history, thef crown Ting of. King George V and Queen 1 Mary. Not that the crowning, of this royal pair is of any greater import afice than similar events in the past, but that the King and Queen, both with a love. for ceremonials and Eng land and the world at large appar- netly clanorous for such a pageant, have combined to make the function the most sumptuous of its kind.
 Arrangements are. today, complet- l ed After months of planning ana execution, those in charge of the af- fair realize, although with nervous apprehension, that all has been done that can be done. So much ado has !, Eeen made over the coronation that | it is only natural that the eXpec ctancy of the people should not be unmixed
 s PrimHrflys the coronation day page
 ant is intended to impress the King S subjects with the greatness of the in- sstitution of royalty and to create that i enthusiasm for it which, in spite of
 all the royalists' efforts. is inevitably t6ying out. With the decline, how
 ever. of it's political influence, it is iCertain that never in the history Of such displays has any been turned SO effectively to commercial account as the present one. From all over the world tourists will remain and the sum which London merchants and lIandlords win gather in from them is fincalculable.
 In their greed, the traders have, in
 fact. to some extent overreached themselves. The throng of visitors in tHhe city is. to be sure. enormous, but lthere Is little doubt that it would have been far greater had not so many people been frightened, into re-
 1naining away by advance news of the remorselessness with which they would be bled if they came
 The scommerciaIism of the corona tion ceremonies has had still another effect. Never beautiful though a picturesque city, London has been Rendered positively hideous by the which fill it's streets and public places and hide it's finest buildings The whole front of Westminster Abbey, for example. is. today. concealed be- hind one of these frightful piles of boardinss. A terrific outcry was raised among Londoners themselves against the folly of endangering the historic structure in this manner. for san the event of fire, nothing could save it from destruction. To all such complaints. however the dean and chapter mindful of the fortune they will reap from the sale of the seats, replied that an efficient guard is be- ing maintained and that in any event, the abbey is insured for $250,0O0.
 The handsome expanse of ParIia- ment Square and even the beautiful gardens surrounding the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, have likewise disappeared be- Asath the mOnStrouS creations of the bai,del-s and carpenters.
 Humble citizens who wish to avoid waiting for honors in the coronation day crowds. will be permitted to oc- cupy seats at the top of these moun- tains of woodwork-not too near the processional route-at the rate of $15 each This is positively the best that if is possible to do on corona ton day. though for the succeeding days pageant, seats can be obtained for as lew as &5 apiece. For the better