The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-13
CORONATION WILL
TAKE PLACE IN 1914

tweGty centuries past each temple
occupying the same site ana being
the exact repetition OF its predecessor.
It is wonderfully picturesque. EN-,
trees. and its high priestess has Al
ways been q virgin princess Of the
In turkey the insignia of sovereign
ty is the sword OF Gilman In India,
the symbol Of empire vas that jewel
ures among the crown jewels OF King
George of Great Britain; while an
other insignia Of imperial dignity rec
o&uized from time tmmemortal BY all
great koh-i-Noor diamond. which al
SO now belongs to George ".
It IL really only in Great Britain.
in Russia and in Hungary. that real
coronations still take place. and where
the investiture with the crown 10 re-
ed sovereignty. Neither In England
nor in Russia. however. do the crowns
used on these occasions possess any
particularly sacred character in the
eyes of the people. being OF relatively
modern manufacture. In fact. the only
two crowns that enjoy sacred attrtb-
utes are the crown Of St Stephen at
Pesth, with which Emperor Francis
Joseph was crowned King OF Hungary
in 1851, and the Iron Crown IT Lom-
hardy, consisting Of = broad and Jew
eled gold band enframing long. bent
strip of iron, which il said to have
been one OF the nails used In the cru
cinxion Of Christ The first Napoleon
IL may be remembered, crowned him
self herewith At Milan. Formerly It
belonged to the regalia Of the Holy
Roman Empire. Nowadays II belongs
to the Kings Of Italy. None Of them
have. however, ever worn It. ana tae
only time that IL figures in their con-
nection 10 when IL is placed upon the
CONN containing their remains at their
funeral
Emperor William has never been
crowned: for the reason that although
he has . zoo-year-oid Prussian crown
he has no crown - German Kaiser.
King Alfonso Of Spain. the Queen Of
Holland. the King Of Belgium, the
rulers OF Denmark ana Of Sweden.
have ali dispensed with coronations,
ana II the ultra-democratic Norwe-
Rians insisted upon . coronation OF
King Haakon. II was only Tor the puf-
pose of emphasizing the revival OF
their national undergraduates. and the
restoration Of the ancient Kingdom OF
Norway, which nourished . thousand
years ago
In Hungary the sacred crown o.
Saint stephen il considered as 50 In
6i.nensable TO the sovereignty Of the
kinxdom that its guardianship is con-
6ded TO two Of the principal .obles OK
the monarchy, the one . Cath olic ana
the other q Protestant, who hold their
ofI,ces for life. and who. styled keepers
of the CROWN. rank among the very
foremost dignitaries OF the kinsdom-
The ONCE Of keepers u the crown dates
from 1915, when 70 was created py
Law. ana q special guard OF hundred
picked soldiers. veteran ncncom"ss-
stoned ofacers OF the various Hunear-
ian regiments. was fcrmeA. IN oroer 20
assist them in watching u day ana
n,rhs IN the 81. Stephens Chapel At
OSen- r. che crown. which in ancient
ana evea In modern times has UNDER
zone strange experiences, frequently
s,o,eo. sometimes buried deep tn the
ground. but always more or less mira
cu,ously recovered. must be added the
.vorA a. Sc stephen. which % borne
n.sore the King on the occasion OF his
~orenasiou By his Vfiucipel massee OF
THe ,S1ees Of the two keepers % the
~,ovn az q. stephen are elective, tine
reeper, being chessu ~ the Tseie OF
Wa9passe. Gas tie HuNearsa1 HOUSE OF
Ior0s n ssy1s1.) an1 ~ the lower
-s.,,S~v AZ the uassoeal Legislature ~
p~ssh Sosusly, ~ the vnderssanatne
,h., The tesp>r m0ss - . fun -aedeed
rgssx~n az Hungsvy and . member q
the Table Sf leaSnaesa The keepsfs
eo-Aav are the venerable Couut julius
P0DpS0euyt. KNeOAe - he Oseesa
T1ssrs = eoUeo % she Count La0So
o,scS~nvi - 0aSS1e6 u1aU 0sa1ys
vscSsrSsIs sus osssssl Dsren, Wss-
ScsSyvssss ssss. ~ sss Drssswess