The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-18
CORONATION, WITH REGAL AND
SPECTACULAR EVENTS, WILL
ATTRACT THOUSANDS.
Four Knights Of the Order of the
Garter Are Assigned to the Task Of
Holding Canopy over King
George.

London, June i7.-All eyes are
now turned to the fast approaching
coronation. with it's series of regal
and spectacular events. which culmi-
nate next Thursday with the actual
coronation Of King George V at
Westminster Abbey.
The decoration of the interior of
the abbey, which on this occasion is
to be on the most elaborate scale, has
been carried out ty the office of WORKS
The scheme is a strikingly brilliant
one. Resting on the foundation of a
splendid pile carpet of royal blue.
into which are worked the emblems
of the Order of the Garter and other
heraldic designs, the central figures
of the historic pictures are to be
grouped in gorgeous robes, the king
in the imperial mantle of cloth of
gold worn by the late King Edward
at his coronation in 1902. It is woven
from plate gold threads, worked on
silk, and as it hangs from the shout
ders of the monarch is fastened by
a clasp in front and shimmers with
brilliant effect in any light. 1t bears
a design of laurel leaves, and is GOV.
cred with emblems representing the
imperial crown, the imperial eagle.
tSe rose, shamrock and thistle, and
also the lotus flower, representing
Indian.
Four Hold Canopy
Four knights of the Order of the
Garter, the Earl Cadogan, the Earl
Of Roset erry, the Earl of Crew and
the Earl of Mimic. have been assign
ed the proud task of holding the can
opy over the head of the king, while
four duchsses, those of Hamilton,
Montrose. Portland and Sutherland,
will perform the same task for the
queen. The kings long train is to be
borne by no fewer than eight pages,
the Marquis of Harrington, the Earl
of Airlie, Viscount Cranturne. the
Lord Romilly, the Hon. e. G. w r.
Kn llys. A. e. Lowther, w. Fl. p.
Campbell and v A. C, Harbord.
Foreign Monarchs.
Surrounding the monarchs are to
he the representatives of foreign rul-
ers and states, among them the
crown prince and princess of Ger
many, the crown prince and princess
Of Denmark. Prince and Princess
Henry of Prussia. the crown prince
and princess of Roumania. the crown
prince of Servia, Prince Henry, of the
Netherlands. Infant Ferdinand Maria
of Spain; Archduke Karl Franz Jo-
seph of Austria; Prince Huyoshi Flu
shimi, of Japan, and the grand duke
CT Mecklenburg-Strlitz
This latter prince is not here as
the ruler Of his state, for court eti-
duette forfids the presence of a rul-
ing prince at%a coronation. so he
takes up the position of a close rela-
tive of the king All these princeIy
personages Will wear their brilliant
uniforms, glittreing with orders and
decorations. Then in the order of
their precedence are to be placed
row after row of peers and peeresses.
Amrican ladies are to figure very
prominently in the ranks of the peer
esses. Three of the duchesses. those
of Roxburghe, Manchester and MARI
borough. are the daughters of Mr..
ogden Goelet, of Newport; Mr.. Eu-
gene Zimmerman, of Cincinnati. and
Mr. w. K. Vanderbilt, of New York,
respectively. The Marchoness of
Dufferin and Ava is the daughter of
Mr.. John H. Davis, of Washington
Square, New York. The Countess of
Essex is the daughter of the late Mr..
Beach Grant, of New York; the
Countess of Suffolk, the. daughter of
the late Mr.. Levi Zeigler Letter, of
Dupont circle, Washington; the
Countess of Granard, daughter of Mr..
Ogden Mills, of New York; the Count
tess of Donoughmore. daughteF Of
Mr.. Bradley Martin, of New York:
and the Countess of Tankerville.
daughter of the late Mr.. J. G. van
Marter, of New York.