The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-20
FOR CORONATION OF KING ANC QUEEN
BRITA|N'S GREAT DRAMA THURSDAY

Earl of Selborne, each OF whom has
been at the head of the dominion n
viii represent.
Only the American diplomats and q
few colonials will appear in the page.
ant of Westminster Abbey without uni
forms or robes of Office. The men
will wear evening dress with knee
breeches. Ambassador Whtolaw Rjcd
and Mrs. RieG are the only Americans
to be present who attended the Coro
nation OF Edward VII. Mr.. Reid was
then the special ambassador from the
United States, an Office which Mr.
John Hayes Hammond holds for this
coronation Mrs. Hammond will attend
with him.
The other Americans present OFF
cially. viii be the secretary of en.
bassy William Phillips and Mrs. Phil.
lips. the naval attache, Commando
Simpson and Mrs. Simpson; the mill.
tary attache, Major Slocum and Mrs
Slocum, and Mr.. Hammond's aides
General Greeley and Admiral Vree-
land. Hundreds of prominent Ameri-
cans have attempted TO secure admis
sion to the Abbey but none We're sue
ccssrul The presidents brother,
Charles p. Taft, and Mrs. Taft, are
the only Americans not holding official
position who have been given seats.
This was done by the command OF The
king. or a suggestion from Ambassa-
dor Bryce.
"A Peeress' writing in the Times,
gives most vivid impression OF the
last coronation, which also describes
some features of the next Her recol-
lectiOns are largely of the General
maenilicence and grandeur of the
scene, and of the wonderful Jewels
worn by Queen Alexander and by the
duchesses, notably some ones of the
American contingent, the Duchess of
RoXburge, the late Consuelo Duchess
of Manchester and the Duchess of
Marlborough Host of the peeresses
wore white gowns beneath their coro-
nation robes of crimson velvet. and
all carried their coronets ready to
place them on their heads at the ap-
pointed stage OF the ceremony. Nearly
all Of the peeresses had new robes
while those worn by many peers dated
from early Georgian days. The peeress
who wrote for the Times said
AT King Edwards coronation. |
remember well how for many days be-
forehand the idea of being in time"
engrossed the minds of those privil-
eyed TO be present in the Abbey.
However to be up early enough TO
the peeresses, especially. the idea of
robing in full court dress--to sag
nothing of the coronation robes whicH
none of MS had ever worn before
appeared sufficiently anxious work
Such alarming threats OF what must
inevitably happen if we We're not up
al cock-crow, or if indeed we We're
single moment late, Some there were
who looked on 10 o'clock as the earli-
est possible moment for breakfast in
ordinary circumstances yet a. m.
saw many court beauties quite ready
for the start. And many weird tales
were subsequently current as to the
history of the beautiful coiffures seen
that day amongst the peeresses the
fore the moment of the ceremony
came at which they put on their coro-
nets). Many vouched for the fact that
some had actually had their hair dress
ed overnight, and must have slept, like
their anctstresses, sitting bolt upright
in a chair At any rate long before .
q. m. most OF the reeresses had found
their appointed places in the Abbey.
And, thanks to the courtesy and good
of the excessively polite
but equally determined officials. not
single Coutretemps, whether on the
route, or in the Abbey, was ever limited
al"