The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-23
Rich Gowns and Magnificent Jewels
Worn by Royalty at
Ceremonies.
SOME BEGGARs DESCRIPTION
IN NOTABLE AsSEMBLAGE
Some Details as 10 Handsome Cos
tunes Worn in London on
Thursday.

LONDON. June 22.-The dresses
worn by American ladies at the coro-
nation in Westminster Abbey are
described as follows:
Mrs Whitelaw Reid. wife OF the
| American Ambassador The dress
/ she wore at the first court this season.
! II is OF white satin. the front and
back trimmed with pearls and dia-
monds, and panels OF fine lace. She
also wore a tiara OF pearls and dia-
monds. a pearl collar and ropes OF
Z pearls
| Mrs. John Hays Hammond. wife OF
/ the American Special Envoy a
dress of heavy white satin embroider-
| ed with iewelled peacock feathers.
Her jewels consist of a tiara. neck
| lace. earrings and bracelet OF dia-
monds and emeralds. The earrings
are a pair worn by Catherine II.
Mrs. Phillips. wife OF the first secre-
/ tarv OF the embassy: White satin
( dress with pearl and silver trimming
a tiara. diamond collar and pearl
necklace.
Mrs. Simpson. wife OF Captain
Simpson. naval attache American en-
bassy White satin trimmed with
old point lace and diamante; jewels.
diamonds.
Mrs. Slocum. wife OF Captain
Slocum. military attache American
Embassy :-White satin chameuse en-
broidered in a diamante feather de
sign; n diamond tiara am necklace.
The queens train was carried by
six young ladies. daughters Of Earls.
instead Of as usual by pages.
Those selected for the duty were
Lady Mary Dawson. daughter OF the
Countess OF Dartrey: Lady Mabel
Ogilvy. daughter OF the Countess Of
Airlie. Lady Victoria Darlington.
daughter OF the Countess Darlington:
Lady Eileen Butler. daughter OF tho
Countess OF Lanesbourch. Lady
Eileen Knox. daughter Of the Countess
of Ranfurly: and Lady Dorothy
Browne. daughter Of the Countess OF
Kenmare.
Handsome Robes.
The robes worn by the members OF
/ the various degrees OF the peeraEc at
the coronation OF the monarch are
I regulated by precedent dating back
I for centuries. Those OF the first. or
. ducal degree. which Is regarded as so
dignihed that all prices OF the blood
royal are created dukes on the attain
mcnt. or shortly after. Of their ma
/ jority. must wear IN the first place full
court dress or uniform. over this is
carried a surcoat or mantle OF crimson
velvet lined with white taffeta edged
with miniver. which is the white fur
~ the ermine or stoat with the black
/ tails attached. while the cape is OF the
3 same fur without the black tails. but
/ with four rows OF black fur symmetri-
1 cally arranged round 49, The dukes
cap IL 81 crimson velvet. turned up
with ermine. having "a gold iassei on
the top. This "a replaced after the
completion ~ the coronation ceremony
by a corOnct consisting ~ circle Of
gold or chased silver gilt. set round
with eth strawberry leaves.
Tho coronation robes OF n duchess Or
a crimson velvet mantle. the cape
furrcd with white minlvcr barred with
four rows of black erminc five inches
from The edge The klrflc meets %
The waist over n white panel The
bodice is low and tlrhtntunr. with
stomacher and panel 81 white or
cream material. with sur bordering the
top Of tho bodice and continued in a
band over each shoulder The coronot
10 similar 10 that Of her husband.
while her train % two yards in length.
/ Peers u The next decree. or mar
Quises. wear precisely similar robes 70
those Of tho dukes. but thcy are on
titled 20 only three and n hair rows
E N black FUR on their cancs. four on
INC right and three on Tho left eide
+ Tho car is tho same. huf fhe coronet
D. De- adorned with four silver balls and
four golden strawberry leaves ar.
ranged alternately.
] a marchioncqs' robe differs from
b that ~ n duchess iu that 70 has only
three and n hair rows ~ black fur
around g.. while her train is reduced
b ~ n ward md threo-quarfcrs fn length
She wears n similar coronct 10 that W
her husband
Earl or Count
For on carl or count tho robes are
the same. but the bars ~ black fur arc
reduced % three His coronof o. "a CTR.
Gle Of gold or silver gilt chased and