Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-22

are applied hundreds of the English rose
in very thick embroidery. The next part is
of the velvet, and on It is wrought a pat
tern formed of branches of oak leaves and
acorns held together alternately by the
crosses and fleurs-de-lis of the imperial
crown. This border is so finely worked as
to have the appearance Of being a golden
jewel; the leaves are of bullion gold, the
stems OF Chinese, the acorns OF thick
bullion, their cups Of gold beads sewed
closely together, and the fleurs-de-lis and
crosses of many different sorts of gold. the
latter set off with jewels of gold.
The third part OF the border is Of cloth of
gold woven on ruby purple ground, and
is of oak leaves among stems supporting
alternate English roses and fleurs-de-lis,
embroidered as in the former instances. The
whole border is fifteen inches wide. At
the end of the train is a very rich piece
of embroidery a yard and half in length,
filling up the whole sweep of the train.
This is meant to represent the growth of
the British kingdom, by means Of a vigor-
Gus rose tree ascending through the crown
OF the ancient kings of England and
spreading upwards into strong branches
bearing double flowers, the outer portion
being of gold and the inner of silver petals
Thistle and Shamrock.
As the tree grows upward the thistle and
shamrock are grated on to It, and at last
1t envelopes the star of the Indian empire,
and is surmounted by the lowest of the
imperial crowns which cover the rest of
the train. Among the roots of the tree
sprout the fleurs-de-lis of France. The
great stems Of this piece are embroidered
in plate gold, Chinese and other kinds, with
the thorns of a very sprlnkling gold
thread; the leaves Of the rose and the
shamrock are Of "purl," the leaves of the
thistle OF bullion with great veins of plate,
and its flowers are very beautifully shaded
with purple silk. The star of India is OF
silver with golden rays, whose brilliance
is expressed by golden studs gradually
diminishing in size to mere points OF gold
Royal Trip TO India.
1t is now stated that King George and
Queen Mary will leave England for India
early in November which will be a month
. sooner than the date originally fixed for
{ their departure for the east. II is now
proposed to hold the coronation durbar az
Delhi during the first fortnight Of Deem
Der as January / is an unsuitable date for
important reasons. The king and queer
would afterward pay a short visit to Cal
cutta, and would be present at the mill,
tary parade on New Years day. Theil
majesties would get back to England by
the end Of January, 1912. and would be ii
London in time for the opening Of Parlia
ment.
Queen Mary Expects StOrL.
Though il Is not dynastically important
the announcement that birth is expected
in the royal family before the coronation
is interesting. For II is l27 years since q
| king of England has had a child born e
him during his reign. The last was tn,
/ Princess Amelia, the youngest child Of
/ George III, who was born in 1873. Georg,
/ Tvs only daughter the Princess Charlotte
was born and died during the reign OF hei
grandfather, while William Tvs tw,
daughters, both OF whom died In infancy
We're respectively born in the reigns Of
] George III and George ".
The death OF Mrs. Leigh recently at tn,
Deanery, Hereford. removes a notable fig
ure I'm the society OF that cathedral city
and the deepest sympathy is felt through
out the country Tor Dean Leigh in IN,
great loss he has sustained. Mrs. Leigh
vas the daughter Of the late Pierce But