By WILLIAM C. UTLEY
ITH the five million stiff necks probably to be found in
London on the morning of May 13, the horse liniment
and arnica manufacturers should be getting ready
for a real boom. All the rest of London is, for with the
coronation of King George VI on May 12, England puts on the
world's greatest pageant, a pageant all the greater in world-
wide interest this time because the Britains will not be crown-
to crown.
Already grandstand seats have
begun to spring up in the Mall, on
the roofs of a few hotels and at
other points along the route of the
coronation march. With more than
a million visitors expected from out-
side the London area, the grand
scramble is on to make housing
room for them-—at a price.
The old American ‘human inter-
est’ spectacles in the days of Tex
Rickard and the million-dollar gates
got forty dollars for a ringside seat
from which you could not follow a
left hook without the aid of the
Yerkes observatory telescope, but
they were pikers. Seats in the first
couple of tiers to watch the cor-
onation pageant scale up to $255
each, with the bleachers going for
$25 a head.
Hotels Sold Out.
West End flats which once rented
for $50 a week will get not less
than $100 a week from coronation
visitors. Some flats on the proces-
sion route are asking $2,500 per day,
and there is little doubt that they
will get it. Small houses have been
going for $3,000 a week, while a
town house complete with car and
chauffeur brings $7,500. London's
hotels can care for only about 260,-
000 visitors, and they have been sold
out since last summer. Boarding
houses, capable of taking care of
another 250,000, are fast completing
their reservations.
Thousands seeking free standing
room will have to camp out all
night, like the bleacher fans for a
worlds’ series opener. The capacity
of Westminster Abbey itself, which
normally seats about 2,500, is being
increased to 9,000.
Meanwhile busiest of all perhaps
are the manufacturers of novelties,
striking off the many hundreds of
thousands of medals, plaques and
other souvenirs the visitors will de-
mand. They were given quite a set-
back when King Edward VIII ab-
dicated, for his head had already
been reproduced on a large share
of their wares in the expectation
that he and not his brother would
be the central figure of the corona-
tion. But the publicity given the
Simpson case has undoubtedly
paved the way for a larger influx
of visitors and a larger sale of sou-
venirs to persons unable to attend,
so things may even themselves up,
anyway.
What will these five million neck-
craners expect to see on May 12?
Specifically, of course, it is the cor-
onation. But that is a slow, solemn
and dignified affair, though it is not
lacking in color for all that. The
real attraction is the pomp and
splendor of the titled folks in their
jewels and ermine, and the general
spirit of gaiety normally hovering
over any gathering of millions of
persons to watch any spectacle.
The ceremony itself will be per-
fectly rehearsed, so that it should
go off without a slip. George VI
has attended two former corona-
tions and with the benefit of this ex-
perience should play his role well.
Queen Mother to Attend.
The ceremonies begin as George
V1 and his Queen board the ornate
gold coach which will carry them
from Buckingham palace. The
coach, built 175 years ago, and a
tradition at coronations, will bear
them down the Mall to the Abbey,
where the most solemn of the cere-
monies will continue for about four
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port them once more to the palace.
In Westminster Abbey a long pro-
cession of dignitaries, the king's
representatives and royal persons
from every corner of the world,
ly excepted. Following them will
come the representatives of the
church, the chaplains, deans and of-
ficers of Westminster, with the
standard bearers.
Bearing their crosses come the
archbishops, next in line, and in
their midst the Queen consort,
Elizabeth, with the ladies and gen-
tlemen of the court and their rega-
lia. Noblemen close behind will bear
the staff and sceptre with the cross
and golden spurs, and the three
swords which signify mercy, tem-
poral justice and spiritual justice.
These things were the sacred trap-
pings of St. Edward, and during the
ceremony at the Abbey the King
will be invested with them.
The procession of dignitaries will
be long and impressive: The kings
of arms—Ulster, Lyon, Norroy and
Clarenceaux; the Lord Mayor of
London and the Lord Chamberlain
of England; the High Constables of
Ireland and Scotland; the Lord High
Steward of Ireland and the Great
Steward of Scotland; the Earl Mar-
shal of England, the bearer of the
sword of state, and the Lord High
Constable of England; the bearers
of the King's sceptre with the dove
symbeclic of mercy and equity; the
King's gold and diamond orb, sur-
mounted by the Christian cross, and
the heavy crown of St. Edward.
Next come the bearers of the patent
and the chalice and the Bible.
King George VI himself will fol-
low, in the magnificent crimson robe
of state, and the cap of state on his
head. Adorning his neck will be the
Order of the Garter. Eight nobles
will follow, carrying his train.
Climax Follows Oath,
As the procession passes up the
nave of the old gothic edifice, a
choir will sing appropriate anthems.
the coronation May 12.
four tons.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will
be waiting at the chair of repose,
to the right of the dais, to receive
the King. The religious ceremonies
begin with the litany, then commun-
fon service and the archbishop's
sermon. The latter, in view of
events of recent months, should be
worth waiting for.
Before the actual coronation oath,
the King will be anointed as leader
of the church and “Defender of the
Faith.” Then he will be given the
ring and sceptre of regal power, and
the dove.
Then the climax. As the crown
of St. Edward is placed for a fleet-
ing moment upon the head of the
monarch, the trumpets will declare
the news to the world. Drums will
roll, and in Hyde Park guns will fire
salute. And as the five millions
gathered along London's streets
give up the cry, “God Save the
King!"”, George VI will be con-
firmed.
In the Abbey the ladies and gen-
tlemen of the peerage will put on
their caps and coronets. In a short
ceremony Queen Elizabeth will be
crowned, taking her place on the
left of the King. There will be an-
other brief communion, and then,
as the notes of the choir peal joy-
ously, the King will step down from
the throne and walk into St. Ed-
ward’s chapel, on the south side of
the altar. Removing the crimson
robe of state, he will put on the
royal robe of purple velvet, He will
don the imperial crown of India,
made for George V in 1912 and used
to crown him Emperor of India in
1912. When this is done he will be
King George VI as he appears in
the first portrait made of him since
he succeeded his brother Edward to
the throne.
bration that comes once in two or
three decades, or even less fre
quently.
London is taking full advantage of
it. Manufacturers of flags and bunt-
ing are busy with their gay tasks.
Dressmakers are having a hey-day
designing the brilliant and expen-
sive costumes to be worn by the
peers and peeresses. Some of the
woven purple and crimson velvet
will cost as much as $100 a yard.
Furriers are scouring the ends of
the earth for weasel akins, ermine
and minniver fit to adorn the robes
and coronets of royalty.
Ermine will trim the King's crim-
son robe as he enters the Abbey.
Underneath he will wear a doublet
of red velvet, white satin breeches
and white silk stockings. White sat-
in embroidered with gold will clothe
the gracious Elizabeth. Her train
of velvet trimmed with ermine will
be six yards long.
The clothes worn by the nobility
leave little to choice, for tradition
has laid down rules for them. Here
are a few:
Duchesses — Robes of velvet,
trimmed with four rows of ermine.
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Trains two yards long, trailing the
ground.
Marchioness—Three and one-half
rows of ermine. Train one and
three-quarters yards long.
Countess—Three rows of ermine;
train one and one-half yards long.
Viscountess—Two and one-half
fourth yards long.
Baroness—Two rows of ermine;
train a yard long.
Marshal Proclaims Dress Rule.
Equally inviolable are the rules
laid down for the dress and uni-
form of ladies and gentlemen other
than the peerage; these orders have
been issued by the Earl Marshal:
“Gentlemen—Full dress uniform,
or full velvet court dress. Knights
Grand Cross and Knights Grand
Commanders of the various orders
will wear the mantles of their or-
ders. Collar day. (This dictum
means that the collars as well as
the insignia of the various orders
must be worn.) All official robes
should be worn over uniform or
court dress.
“Ladies—Full court dress as for
a court but without trains. Feath-
ers may be worn, but no veils.
Dames Grand Cross will wear the
mantles of their orders.
“Oriental dress may be worn by
ladies and gentlemen for whom it
is the usual ceremonial costume.
“Orders and decorations to be
worn in full, except with velvet
court dress, with which miniatures
will be worn.
“No one may attend in mourn-
ing.”
Most of the noble ladies who will
attend the coronation ceremony
have for weeks made up their minds
what finery they will sport under the
velvet robes. The expense will
strain even the purse of a peer. It
has been reported that a complete
from tip to toe will cost from
to $6,000. - If new robes are
to be bought—and in many cases
will have to be-the cost of
complete ensemble may well
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It was in March, 1851, that a
followed the
trail of a band of Yosemite Indians
Early day historians re-
nificent glacial gorge so thrilled
back to Mariposa to spread the
news of what they had seen, ac-
cording to a writer in the Los An-
gles Times.
They told of sheer wzlls ol gran-
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either side of a wide gorge. Roar-
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the perpendicular cliffs were six of
the most apectacular waterfalls
ever seen by man, one of them the
highest in the world. In the valley
below the Merced river wound its
swift way through lush meadows
carpeted with wild flowers, and
through groves of majestic pine,
fir, cedar and oak trees.
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the Indians called it. A melodious
name of the distant roar
of the f the whisper of the wind
through the forest and the mag-
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