Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-30

delivered up his sceptre and golden |
spurs which were laid upon the al
tar. The King was then Invested
of his royal robe of state and array
ed in a robe of purple velvet, wear
ing his imperial crown.
Thence the King and Queen pro-
coded through the choir to the west
door of the church in the same way
as they had come, wearing their
crowns; the King bore in his right
hand the sceptre with the cross and
in his left the orb which had been
rendered to him in the chapel of st.
Edward whittier it had been carried
by an attendant. The Queen bore
in her right hand her sceptre with
the cross and in her left the ivory
rod with the dove. All the peers
| walked along in solemn procession
| wearing their coronets. The re-
tirement from the abbey was in the
same order as the entrance.
That portion of the church known
as the Chapel of Edward the Con-
lessor, where the actual GROWING
occurred is designated as 1.-The thea
ter"
The Coronation Robes
The Kings throne-the historic
old chair of st. Edward-was elevat-
ed on a dias in the center of the thea
ter facing the high altar and was APP
preached by five steps. The Queens
throne was more modern and is two
less steps in height than the King.
Magnificent embroidery covered the
nantes of the King and Queen in
which national emblems largely fig
ured. The supertunica, for instance,
that was placed about the Kings
body after the amounting is beautl-
fully worked in roses, thistles and
, shamrocks in their native colors.
An interesting innovation was the
, introduction of various colonial en-
, blems, such as the maple leaf of
, Canada, the waffle bloom of Au-
tralia and the lotus representing In
dia. These were worked in their ma
tive colors in the stole that was plac-
f ed about Georges shoulders. Both
supertunica and stole were made OF
) English manufactured cloth.
l The coronation robe of the King
was worn by King George w when
! he was crowned in 1921. 1t is q
I tremendous affair, being so long that
l six gentlemen-in-waiting were requir'
j ed to bear it.
l The train mantle of the Queen was
e designed by Frederick Vigers, f
i R. 1. B. A. Queen Alexandra her
: self selected the wonderful shade O.
n ruby purple of the velvet. 1t is II
feet in length and three full breadth
: DDS of velvet in width. Standing
8: boldly in the center is the crown will
u the genesta, the badge of the Plant
e agencies from which springs ros'
e tree. Downward the roots are twin
/; ed with a Norman fieur-de-lis; up
- wards the shamrock and the thistl
G lead to the star of India and culmin
d ate in the crown of st. Edward.
d Symbols of Precious Worth
= AS BELTS the smybols of power o
IS the greatest empire on earth, tn
e crowns of the King and Queen USE
n in today's ceremonies are master
pieces of the jewelers. art, resplend
= ent with blazing gems. King Geo1
II ge's crown was made for the crown
Is ing of Queen Victoria in 1888 but it
10 Jewels are far older and rich in his
y tory. The great red stone in front
s. blazing like a lutrous eye,is tn
l. famous ruby given to the Blac
D. Prince by Peter the Cruel in 1876
10 and worn by Henry the Fifth
% Agincourt. 1t contains also the Gu
ID Imam diamond and what is known a
the 'inestimable sapphire" of pur
Il deep azure more than two inche
10 long; besides 1926 other diamonds
g. 297 pearls, the whole weighing owe
lie 80 ounces.
e. The Queens crown, as well as tn
n Kings is of British workmanship
lg 1t is smaller than King George
Of crown weighing only 10 ounces. l
s, front blazes the famous KOhinoo
vs. diamond. Both are lined with pu1
IS pie velvet, the Queens being face
e, with ermine.
h