The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-17
THE CORONATION.

Lady Mary Dawson is the younger daugh-
ter Of the Earl and Countess of Dartrey.
All winter she was at Lisbon with her
parents, but returns to England after
Easter. Lady Eileen Butler is the only
daughter of the Earl and Countess of
Lanesborough. Noted for her beauty,
she made her debut over a year ago, and
was in Canada during the time her father
filled the post of military secretary to
Earl Grey. Lady Eileen Knox, youngest
daughter Of the Earl and Countess of
Ranfurly, was in New Zealand while
her father was governor of that colony.
She is a great favorite in society. Lady
Mabel Ogilvy is the youngest daughter
Of the Countess of Airlie, who is a lady
in-waiting to the Queen. Lady Dorothy
Browne, the elder daughter of the Earl
and Countess of Kenmare, is considered
typical Irish beauty, and Lady Victoria
Darlington. youngest daughter of the
Earl and Countess Darlington, is a god
child of the late Queen Victoria. They
will form pretty bevy, these six daugh-
tiers of earis. and may be expected to dis
charge their duties charmingly.
1t Is now understood, in connection with
vent Garden, that something like thirty
boxes and over 200 stalls will be required
for the court. This will mean that the
seats at the disposal of the general pub
lilo will be limited. 1t may be expected
that there will be great competition for
those boxes, stalls, and other seats at the
disposal of the public. Regular subscrib-
ers are applying for seats, and many will
have them at whatever cost, for the gala
NArfN l.,
Westminster Abbey, will undoubtedly
prove to be the most brilliant fete Of a
gorgeous week.
Arrangements for the fetes preceding
and following the coronation are we'll in
hand. Only minor details have yet to be
settled. The busy week of the King
and Queen really will begin on the
Goth OF June, when their majestics
will give state banquet at at Bucking-
ham Palace. The Duke of Connaught Is
to give a state banquet at st. James
Palace, on the following day.
Then follows the coronation In West
minister Abbey, and next day the pro-
cession to the City OF London and
through a portion OF South London. 1t
Is expected that the review at Spit
mead. and the gala performance at the
Royal Opera House will be the most
notable on record. while the garden
party at Buckingham Palace. will be rep
resentative of the whole empire. The
full programme will be disposed of by the
twenty-ninth, when the lord mayor will
entertain the royal pair at luncheon. The
Asquith dinner takes place June 30. and
the King and Queen will start for Wind
SCR on the following day for a rest.
There is a fear in some quarters that
the coronation ceremonies may be inter-
fered with. after all, by political turmoil.
The government Is determined to ram
through the Parliament bill and the Peers
are equally resolute in their intention
not to reform themselves. What will
really happen no one can prophesy with
any degree of accuracy. I hear that the
Peers will amend the Parliament bill
when It reaches them and graft their
hopes to get rid Of the bill before the
festivities. 1t will be discussed in the
House of Lords after the Easter recess,
the debate lasting until May. II the
government, as is probable, declines to
consider the bill when II is returned to
the House of Commons from the House
Of Lords, the country would be faced
with the same old problems. What then?
Probably we shall hear a great deal
about Mr.. Asquith's 800 puppet peers.
1t may be that Mr.. Asquith. who is
anxious that the coronati ton
fetes shall not be interfered with by party
squabbles. may cry halt. The premier
has to play an important role in the cor
onation fetes. as BELTS the first COM
moner. He and Mrs. Asquith will enter
tain their maJesties at dinner. They
will also be present at the gala perform
ances and at the principal balls given in
honor of the coronation, and 1t goes with
out saying that they are DESTROYS that the
political horizon shall be perfectly clear
before and after the great day in West
Abbey. Even Mr.. Asquith's chief
Mr.. Lloyd-George and Mr..
Winston Churchill. are disposed to lay
down their arms and join in the national
rejoicings. For a time, at least, they will
have no objection to fraternizing with the
men they are anxious to kill politically.
The project Of giving treat at the
Crystal Palace to 100000 London children
had only one author. The King thought
Of it first. He communicated his idea to
the Queen, who became enthusiastic
about it, and suggested that It should be
ost no time in forming his committee.
His selection reflects credit on his judg-
nent. There Is one name that is little
Ernest Kessel does not loom
n the public eye. He has been associated
with Mr.. c. Arthur Pearson during the
whole of his business career. and in a
quiet. transformations way has done much |
10 build UP the success of the fresh air
'und. There is only one thing necessary
10 complete the success OF the children's |
'ete at the Crystal Palace, and that is The !
presence of the King and Queen. 1t may |
De that their majesties will make up their |
minds to see the children enjoying a |
happy. ver-to-be-forgotten day.
Lord Crewe's breakdown is sympto- |
matte of what may be expected in the |
Ease of other ministers, unless they slow |
down. The past year has been a stren- |
Ious one for the members Of the cabinet. |
With the possible exception of Mr.. As |
Iuith, who can boast of an iron ply
sique, all the ministers have suffered |
rom the strain of two general elections,
heir work in their respective de- |
partments. and their close attendance in |
the House of Commons. The younger |
members are distinctly getting old be- |
fore their time. Mr.. Lloyd-George has |
ost a great deal of his pugnacity; Mr.. |
Winston Churchill betrays a languor |
that one might expect in a septuagena-
ian statesman; Mr.. Lulu Harcourt has |
ost his humor; Mr.. John Burns has
taken to spectacles. and even Mr.. Hal |
lane, who once boasted that he never |
'elt tired, is neither active nor loquacious |
low. II ministers are overworked now, /
how will they feel by the time the Par
lament bill Is out of the way.