The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND
RENTS FAMOUS HOUSE:
America 5 Special Representative
at Coronation Ceremonies Pays
Fabulous Price for Mansion.
LONDON MECCA OF FASHION
United States Will Send 100000
Rich Visitors Who Will Spend
Tremendous Sums There.
LONDON MECCA OF FASHION
BY LADY MARY MANWARRING
Special Cable 20 The Tribune.

Special Cable 60 The Tribune
LONDON, April S.-London is now alb
sorbed in the preparations for the corona
tlon Festivities. although the crownlng of
the King VIII not be until June - Purse
strings are being oosened and the scale
OF the arrangements suggests that money
is TO be spent In millions by the govern
mcnt and individuals The royal GOV
ernment's expenditures on the corona
ton ceremonies and festivities will prob
ably reach 81 .250. 600. while the cxpendi-
lures from the private estate OF king
George '. will exceed 100000
The population of great city will lc
ADDED 10 London for the coronation pc
riod. There VIII be nearly 100. 900 Wis
itors from the United States. accord
ing kl,s 10 an estimate Of an official al the
10000. Canada 5000 and other colonies
many more thousands
The arrangements for accommodating
The various royal personaees who are
coming to London for the coronation are
now being considered by the court and
foreign office officials The German
Crown Prince and Crown Princess of
Denmark and the Grand Duke and Herid-
ltary Grand Duke OF Mecklenburs-S Sire
litz Will probably stay at Buckingham
palace. The Grand Duke Michael Alex
androvtch. the Duke and Duchess OF
Sparta and Prince and Princess Freder-
lex Charles of Hesse nre likely To be the
guests of Queen Alexandra at Marlbor-
ough house. with the Duke ana Duchess
Of Connaught.
The Archdulies Francis Ferdinand and
charles Francis Joseph may he lodged
The representatives of Italy. spain. sax
ony, Wurtemberg. the Netherlands, Rou-
mania and Belgium will stay at private
the government for the last fortnight OF
June or ient Ia the king by their own
crs for the coronation period.
Among the vast army OF Americans
tion will bo many muitlmillionaires,
some OF whom have already secured West
End houses or Fats in the chief hotels.
can offer Of $4,000 for the use Of his
residence for six weeks. Another Amerl-
can has offered $4,000 for the teuantcv
of house in Hin street during May
juno and July, hut tho owner refuses ia
take less than $4,000.
The selection of John HAYS Hammond
as the special representative of the
United states al the coronation has given
great satisfaction IN London. While in
London Mr. Hammond VIII stay at No
Slratton street. the old Piccadily home
of the laie Baroness Burdeit Coutts.
where the present queen frequently
stayed as a child. the baroness being a
personal friend OF her mother. the late
Besides the marvellous collection of
Queen Anne and early Georgian silver.
there is vast quantity OF very valuable
china at No; ! Stratton street. If Mr..
extensive scale he viii be able to cover
tho huge dinner table with FTaxnan
silver. or he can make use OF service
of gold, with bcaker and soblets of ex-
qusite workmanship.
In the gallery is Sir Joshua REYNOLDS
favoritc chair, while on the walls hang
many pictures by this famous painter
The precious Winged Victory from
Yanina. showing The wonderful gold work
Of the Greeks with the chisel 1000 years
old; first folio Shakespeare. Raeburn pic
lures Of Scott. and the MulGrave. picture
Of Pitt, painted In the year OF his death
by Hoppner are a few of the other
treasures of which Mr.. Hammond will be
guardian. n is said Mr.. Ham
mond will pay SS332.50 week for tho
property.