The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-30
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for the amounting, and closed with
ribbons.
A pair of under trousers, and
breehes to go over them, with stock
! ings fastened to the trousers. AL
/ of crimson silk.
! A pair of gloves, of linen.
A linen Golf.
pointless sword, called also the Sword
of Mercy; the Sword OF Justice to the
Spirituality, and the Sword of Jus
J tice to the Temporarily.
| A sword of state, with scabbard
richly embroidered
Two imperial crowns, set with
jewels. One, to crown the king;
the other to be worn after his coro
nation.
An orb of gold, with cross.
Edwards sceptre.
A sceptre, with a dove.
A staff, of gold, with q cross al
the top, and pike at the foot,
called st. Edwards staff.
A ring with a ruby.
A pair of gold spurs.
An Ampul, or vessel of gold, to
hold the amounting oil, in shape OF
an eagle, and a spoon.
Two Ingots, of gold, one weighing
a pound and the other mark, for
the kings two offerings.
The parliment, robes, viz, A sur
coat of crimson velvet, with hood
furred with ermine and bordered
with gold lace.
A cap of state, furred up with
ermine.
The Robes of State.
8 The robes of state, of purple vel
vet of same fashion as the former,
and two caps of purple velvet, fur
red up with ermine for the two
crowns
The regalia used in tOday's cere-
monies, are comparatively modern
construction. None of them, with two
somewhat doubtful exceptions, can
date back further than the year 1861.
The old regalia which were smash
ed to pieces by the emissares of
the long parliament in 1649, included,
other things, an ancient crown
worn by King Alfred the
Great and employed at the coro-
nation of all subsequent monarchs.
There were also the chalice of
Saint Edward the Confessor and the
crown of Queen Edith, his WIFE,
When the restoration had become an
accomplished fact the destroyed
crown jewels were replaced.
King George got off with much
less kissing than was customary at
other coronations. Even at that, he
seemed to tire of the osculatory pro-
cession of aged men that passed
before him, explaining resounding
salutes upon his cheeks. The Arch
bishop of Canterbury started the
kissing bee when he knelt at the
feet of his monarch and repeated
the ancient formula:
81, Randall Davidson, primate of
all England.
Archbishop of Canterbury, will be
faithful and true and faith and truth
will bear unto you my sovereign
lord. and your heirs, kings of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
ireland.
And I will do and truly acknowl.
edge the service of the lands l
claim to hold of you, as in right
of the church" And thereupon the
"kisseth the kings left
cheek"
In times past each peer individu-
ally paid homage to the sovereign
On the throne; but at this corona
ton it was decided, in order to cur
all an unduly long ceremony, that
only the first of each order of no.
oility should actually perform the
acts of homage-manely, kneel at the
steps of the throne, swear allegiance
and then, rising, remove his coronet
and ascending to the steps of the
.hrone, touch the crown and kiss
he kings left cheek John Hays
hammond, mining engineer and dip !
Omat, was the special ambassador
representing the United States at
oday's ceremony. AS a plain Amer
can CITIZEN" devoid of title, and the
representative of republic, his par
icipation in the exercises was little
more than that of spectator. The
same was true of the representatives
If France, Switzerland and the Amer
can republics.
Among Those Present.
A number of American peeresses,
however, by virtue of the titles of
heir noble husbands, were active
in the imposing cere-
nOnial. They were, in the order of
heir precedence, as follows:
Duchess of Roxburghe, who was
Hiss May Goelet.
Duchess of Manchester, who was
Hiss Helena Zimmerman.
Warehouses of Dufferin and Ava,
Who was Miss Florence Davis.
Countess of Suffolk, who was Miss
Marguerite Letter.
Countess of Essex, who was Miss