The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-06-23
Westminster Abbey Presents A Picture OF
Medeoual Splendor---CrOwds From Four
Quarters of Globe Assemble TO wit-
ness Public Coronation of the
King and Queen.

bishops, after which follows the be-
ginning of the communion service and
the sermon. The oath is then admin
istered by the archbishop, after which
the ceremony of the amounting takes
place. Then his majesty receives the
spurs and is girded with the sword, is
invested with the armill and the royal
robe, and handed the orb.
At thisp oint follows the actual
|crowning by the archbishop, after
which comes the presentation of the
Holy Bible, the benediction, the IN
thronization, and the homage. There
follows then the coronation of her mai
esty the queen, the conclusion of the
communion service, the prayer of con
lsecration, and the TIE Deum Laudamus.
The king drives to the Abbey on
coronation morning attired in a GRIM
son sating under-robe reaching to the
knees, over which he wears his Grim
son parliamentary robes, which how
ever, he takes off on reaching the
Abbey.
After the ceremony of the amounting,
he puts on in succession the colobium
sindonis, or a sort of alb such as is
worn by bishops; then comes the
tunicle or dalmatic, followed by the
stole and finally the imperial MANTLE
or pail.
The colobium sindonis is a simple
lawn garment resembling surplice.
The tunicle is long coat of cloth
of gold with wide sleeves. Just below
the throat it meets in front and thence
falls straight to the feet, thus com
pletely enveloping the kings body.
Embroidery four inches in width adj
orns its edges on each side where it
meets, making broad band of en-
broidery right down the centre when
the robe is fastened. There is no other
decoration and the rest of the garment
presents a unified surface of cloth of
gold which has a most brilliant effect,
which is added to by the embroidery
being of dull gold color bearing a
simple ecclesiastical design without
embalamatic significance.
A band of cloth of gold three inches
in width with fringe of bullion forms
the stole which is heavily embroidered
with silk threads. A pink rose is tie
General ornament, to which are added
eagles and other emblems each of them
divided from the next by silver cor
onet. At each end there is a square
Iranel bordered with blue and white
and worked with the red cross Of st.
George, on a silver ground. The whole
lis lined with rose silk.
The imperial mantle, or pail, is sim.
liar to a cope 1t fits on the shoulders
and is fastened in front by clasp II
lis Of cloth of gold made Of plate-gold
threads worked unto Sill. Be leafn
his silk basis is stif muslin aad
underneath this the lining of Indian
red satin. A design Of laurel leaves
is embroidered on the cloth of gold
and forms a background to the general
adornment of the robe, consisting OF
emblems in various colors. The EN-
blems, comprising the imperial crown
the imperial eagle, the rose, shamrock
and thistle, with the lous flower OF
India, are encircled by wreaths OF
laurel leaves. The eagles are embroid
cred in silver, the lous flowers in white
the rose, shamrock and thistle in their
natural colors, and they are repeated
over the whole surface of the robe,
rendering it, with the laurel leaf orna-
mentation, very rich and magnificent
The emblem of the eagle is said to be
derived from the imperial eagle Of
Rome.
The royal robe of state which the
king wears while proceeding from the
vestibule of the Abbey to the theatre
where he takes his place during the
ceremony, is of rich crimson velvet
emblazoned with heavy gold lace. 1t
has train of great length and is lined
throughout with royal ermine, hun
dreds of skins being necessary for this
purpose. This is spotted with more
than 10000 small picvs of black fur.
After the ceremony his majesty will
leave the Abbey attired in robe OF
royal purple, under which he will wear
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