Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-31

Mar! Will NeaH the train worn by Queen
alexandra in NO., as the king viii wear
The coronation robe worn by King Ed
NaHd VII. Queen AieNandra's train is a
glorious rnhyled velvet affair, covered
effect being Heightened by tho alternate
Isl of glitterinG and duh gold. crowns,
roses and thiStles are on it. and no
cuilas dream of royal robe was ever
more worthy of a queen. Queen Mary
has been inspired by artistic feeling in
her choice of various state dresses, for
they are ali 10 he simple in line. cut
princess shape and. for the most part.
with drapei nodiceS; We need not say
also that they are without tied IN or. i'll
deed very nat1ow skirts. The gown for
the opening Of parl.amcu, viii he Pre-
domiudtinEly black.
The train which We have rea son to be-
liose Will be worn by the queen. and
which, as stated above. was worn by
Queen Alexandra at her coronation, -
eighteen feet in lcrgth and about five
.cct in width. lined throughout with
lniniVrr. II has Il cape from the shout
tierS about eighteen inches deep OF the
same fur, and is bordered all round with
an edgiug of ccmlne three inches wide.
II is powdered or seine with imperial
crowns embroidered partly in elttl"rne
plate gold and partly in Chinese gold,
he crosses and frurS-de-lis III what Is
known as purL the balls Alohe til"
arches Of the oroNns being made Of GOLD
studs aud THE bases OF sparkling shveH
thread. These crowns are set sixteen
inches apart every way aud are Unity
IN numher
Tie who'll, train is surrounded by a
very rich golden border divided into
three parts between the first part ~
,,i,t,.h and the crmine border is a strip
ot the velvet showing aud making fin"
contrast tn the fur and the gold. TN
inst patt is Of cloth of gold with
running pattern Of bright pale gold on
rich. mellow tint, and on this ere ap-
piled hundreds of the English t"S" III
very thick embroidery. The next part
is ii Tie velvet and on II Is wrought Il
p;.t rrn formed of branches of "ak leaves
AMI acorns held t9GethsI alternate
!, ny The crosses and ncurS-de-iiS al the
jrnperial crown This border IL 50 hneiy
worked as to have the appearance" OF he
ing II golden iew,l. the leaves are OF
bnuion gold. The seems of Chinese, the
acornS of thick bullion. Their cups Oh
roId b,atis sewcd closely together. and
The fieurs-de-lis and crosses OF many
oifcrcnt sorts II god, the latter SET OIL
with Jewels OF god
TIC third part OF the border Is OF
cloth of gold woven on ruby purple
..rorud. ard is If oak leaves among
stems supporting alternate EnSli7h
,.us.s and feurs-.ic-lis, embrodt red aS
in the former instances. inc "'"le
border is fifteen inches wide NJ NV
end of the train Is Il Very rlth pee W
n yard and half IA Iens'n'
filling Up the whole sweep OF 'hc 'i'''''
This is meant to represent the grow"
~ the British kingdom, by means Oh =
,-,porous rose tre-, ascending through
40 crown of the articnt kings OF Eng
land and spreading upward into strong |
rranrhcs bearing double flowers, t"o
..,t., r,rtion being of gold aud the m
,.., of silver petal, and leaves afhl'd
with stout thcrns.
~ the tree grows upward tn" thtN't
and shamrock are grated on TO IT, anu
ut last it envelopes the star OF the in
jian empire and is surrounded y! '"e
Lowest of the imperial crowns W'ii'h
cover the rest OF the train. Among 'he
roots Of the tree sprout the ieuf-oe-'ia
If France.
The great stem of this piece are en-
,roidercd in plate gold. Chinese and 9th
II kinds. with the thorns of {, very
sparkling gold thread, the leaves of the