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Scene in Westminster Abbey One of Une| paralleled Magnificence Tondon, June 92.--The fifth Beorge of England was crowned to- Jay. Sacred and historical cere- : Rania was borne out in venerable estmjnster with the symbolism d ritual language which carried be minds of the beholders back to days of romance and chivalry, en to the time of those who lived fore Alred. A GORGEOUS SPECTACLE. George V.-sat for his hallowing here English Kings before him been consecrated for more than years. No language can exag- the effect of the crowning in estminster Abbey as a State Jpectacle and a scene of visible mbolism. From six o'clock, when e doors opened, until after nine, she moving pictures silently and gradually composed themselves into pne harmonious setting, only need- Jng the addition of the central fig- mres to complete the scene. Great alleries stretched upwards on ei- er side of the "Theatre" for the peers and peeresses and commoners of the realm. On the south side of the chancel stalls was a Royal box for members of the English Royal family, and on the north side of the chancel the judges' gallery. The central aisle and nave were lined with superimposed galleries, which were occupied by diplomats, yal representatives and other distinguished persons. These were all carpeted. The bluish grey floor was covered with a wonderful gar- Ser blue carpet of nine hundred Square yards. On the altar stood he abbey's glittering gold service. Pn a table beneath the Royal box was ranged the still more magni- Beent gold service of Bt. George's Chapel at Windsor, whose burnish- ed richness made the most brilliant color note of all. On the sides of the galleries hung priceless and ancient tapes- tries. Rare, centuries old, Per- sian rugs lay before the thrones. 'Above, behind and around every- thing stretched the ancient grey stonework of the abbey ,the mel- lowed stained glass of the painted windows blending softly with all. A WONDERFUL PICTURE. When nearly seven thousand tors had taken their seats ere was to be secn as wonderful & picture of sheer color as a pain- $er could dream ot. The abbey had lost some touch of its austerity save in the ceiling's misty heights, but there was no. loss of beauty. Tt was light and fairy-like, the 'dark ruby velvet of the peers and peeresses, the scarlet tunics of the soldiers and the black velvet court suits giving just sufficient strength to the spotless ermine capes of the judges and peers. Pale mauves, yellows, light blues, pinks, and arly grays were chiefly worn by eo ladies, who, with the excep- tion of the bare-headed peeresses, wore on their heads white feathers or white airy rosettes with white streamers han: ng behind. The oolors g'ittered 'n the front of these and jewels spar-'cd on bare necks and bosoms. It was a wonderful blended whole! in which without search the detail was practically lost. From nine to ten o'clock not a minute passed without its picture. 'At nine o'clock the white-robed choir entered and stood in the chancel. Then from the altar the abbey canons, robed in their long, richly-colored - capes, took the ar- ticles of Royal regalia and preceded by the choir, which was now singing "0 God, Our Help in Ages Past," Ki bore them to the robing room at the west entrance. At ten o'clock all stood again as 8 glittering company of foreign princes walked up the aisle and took their places in the chancel. Then followed the Diplomatic 'Corps, foreign envoys and minor royalties, and then, in truth, the choir stall became as it were a map of the world, stretching from ~ + Ethiopia to Japan. "ARRIVAL OF PRINCE OF WALES Following these came another as- semblage which touched the hearts peers facing the north line of the throne on raised dais and facing east the serried ranks. The peers arose and bowed lyw as the Prince, before taking his seal, turned and bowed to them. The Princess Mary followed, walking = along looking every inch a princess." She was well able to give effect to her long ermine-lined blue train, which was held up by a lady-in-attendance. The downcast eyes, slightly bent head and girlish coiffure aloné spoke tha child. Behind her came her young sailor brother, dressed as a naval cadet, and the two little princes in Scotch garb. The Duke of Connaught made a separate arrival. He bowed low to his young grand-nephew, the Prince of Wales, who rose and returned the bow, as he did henceforth to all who passed him. The Duke of Connaught sat on a chair to the right of the Prince of Wales. THE QUEEN'S ARRIVAL. At 10.45 the abbey music ceased. A clash of bells, a roll of drums and a fanfare of trumpets without were heard, and then an expectant hush fell on the great congregation. Ro- mantic tension held its every hour. Then slowly, very slowly, the Queen's procession advanced up the aisle. Heralded by a psalm and preceded by the clergy and great officials of her household, the bear- ers of her regalia and many of the noblest of her husband's subjects, |she passed along an obeisant av- enue of princes, lords and ambas- sadore. The Bishops of London and Oxford supported her on either side, and six daughters of earls bore her train, on which were worked emblems of every portion of the British Empire. "Viva the Maria Regina !"' thrice repeated by the clamant voices of the Westminster School boys, broke the silence. It was followed by "Vivat, Vivat, Vivat!"' louder still. To the strains of the anthem, "Oh, Pray for Peace," the Queen crossed from the nqrth chencel to a seat in the south in front of the Royal box and knelt in prayer. Then silence fell again, to be broken by a second roll of drums and a fanfare of trumpets. The King was coming. KING PALE BUT CALM. The King was pale but calm. He looked neither to the left nor to the right, as one in a dream. 'Vi- vat Georgius Rex et Imperator, Vivat, Vivat, Vivat,"" came a full- throated chorus thrice from the 'Westminster boys. Entering the chancel on the south side, the King halted before the Queen, who stood behind the faldstool. Husband and wife looked for a moment into each other's eyes and then, after the exchange of a grave bow, the King passed to his own chair lyond the Queen's and both knelt in prayer. KING TAKES THE OATH. The Archbishop of Canterbury next advanced to the seated King and asked: "Sir, is your Majesty willing to take the oath?' "I am willing," replied the King in low but distinct tones. After taking the oath and kissing the Bible his Majesty moved to the great Coronation chair of King Ed- ward, and was there anointed on the crown of his head, his breast, palms and both hands as has been the usage of English kings for a thousand years. During the anoint- ing four Knights of the Garter held the gold-colored silken canopy be- hind the chair, but not over the ng. After the anointing the King knelt for the blessing. Then he stood to be invested with the colo- bium sindonis; the supertunica and the girdle. Then, sitting in the great chair, the King looked as though he were clad in solid gold armor as the spurs and swords were presented. -After rising the King ungirt the sword and offered if, scabbarded, at the altar, thus de- dicating it to the service of God. He then handed it to one of the "of the people wishin and without | the King and Queen them the abbey as did none other to-day, | Th ' sunlit waters terday afternoon { : lanes formed by the greatest ar- mada ever assefupled. Fighting craft representing practi evel navy of the world participated in this Slondid sea pageant. It was viewed by people from nearly every clime. Although onontialiy de- signed as a spectacle, it could mot be otherwise than a parade of the fact thay Hogland cherishes her title of 'Mistress of the seas." As a picture and an object lesson the review was stupendous in beau- ty and singnificance. ; One hundred and sixty-seven ships of all classes, with a total displacement of 1,022,000 tons, and costing about 100,000, pounds, was the showing n:ade by England The fleet included 32 battleships, 25 ---------------------------------------- by arrangement the same salute was fired throughout the Kingdom and the dominions. How far-flung was the line of this regal salute can best be gathered by the various times coinciding with 12.32 p.m. in Lon- don. In New Zealand®it was 1.11 a.m. to-morrow, at Vancouver; B. C., 4.10 a.m. to-day, at Calcutta 8.25 to-night, and at Jamaica 7.26 this morning. 4 As the crown was placed on the King's head the peers simultane- ously donned their coronets. His Majesty was crowned in St. Edward's chair. After wearing it for a minute the King removed the crown and replaced it with a lesser one. Then, carrying the sceptre, he walked east to the throne, on the dais, in which he was placed by the archbishops bishops and peers. Next followed the picturesquely symbolical ceremony of homage. The Prince of Wales first advanced, doffed his coronet and knelt at the foot of the dais. Then ascending, he kissed the King on both cheeks, and then knelt and kissed his hand. The Prince of Wales alone kissed the King on both cheeks and on the hand. The Duke of Connaught follow- ed. He doffed his coronet and knelt on the bottom step. He arose, ascended and knelt on the top step. Then he stood and, bending for- ward, touched the crown with his right hand, kissed the King's left cheek, and then retired. So did the senior Duke, Marquis, Earl, Count and Baron. ~ CROWNING THE QUEEN. Then at the altar followed the simpler ceremony of crowning the Queen. . Four gentlemen bore a canopy behind her, and they were followed by four duchesses. As the Queen walked east from the altar to take her seat on the throne to the King's left, but two steps low- er on the dais, the King arose, hold- ing a sceptre in either hand, With the sceptre in her right hand, the Queen walked slowly and majesti- cally. Six whiteclad bearers held her train, and apparently took off all the weight from close up to the shoulders to the very end of its 18 feet of magnificence. But as the Queen ascended the three shallow steps to the throne the enormous weight with which the train and gown pressed upon her could be seen. She went up like a little child, slowly, and getting both feet on the same step before ascending the next one. Their Majesties then descended from the dais and advanced; at- tended by a glittering throng as be- fore, to the altar, where they hand- ed over the sceptres and crowns, snd made obligations according to the ritual in the service. They then partook of Holy Communion. The full ritual was completed: ~The choir sang the ""Gloria,"' and the Archbishop of Canterbury = pro- nounced Benediction... The choir sang the '"ls Deum." / Meanwhile their Majesties, who had reseated themselves on their 'thrones, descended wand advanced again to the altar. They. different doors into Bb. ard' Chapel, the regalia which had bs lying on the altar being every | . Ol pinions eonta ship, transforming the picture from neu- tral tints to gorgeous bei gO Ad Majesty was received by miral Bir i Moore and staff and escorted aboard the Royal| e out "Standard. Prom into the - Royal e lane, ting in the two torpedo boats nosed |. } showing the path to] . | the four yachts participating i Tticipa review. As the King, standing on | the bridge in the uniform of an ad- miral, came abreast 'of the first warship, the latter's guns boomed a royal salute. The first crash was the signal for all the ships to take up the salute. PEALS OF OLYMPIAN THUNDER Instantly the quiet prevailing the moment before was: followed by peal on peal of Olympian thuader, which hurled against the shores of either side of the Solent and was hurled back again to the armada. The face of the waters was covered by a smoke pall, which, raising, re- vealed the Royal yacht advancing | majestically, her "black hull and gold-trimmed yellow stays and su- perstructure gleaming in the sun. Around the decks of every levia- |thian was an unbroken chain of blue-jackets manning ship. Red lines above disclosed rs, With the silencing of the guns began vol- leys of cheers sent across the wat- ers to the King from every ship. Also there was the melody of the National Anthem from all of the bands. There was a manifest fer- for, perhaps never before attained at a similar review in the Solent, because it was known by every man and officer that to-day was the last "time that navy disti of the Motherland will ever be as sembled, because Canada, Austra- lia 'and other colonies are forming: their own navies. ; EN THEY BLAZED WITH LIGHT! | Warships of Seventeen Nations at Spithead | Hluminated > Portsmouth, England, Jung 23.-- liantly against the dull skies and Notwithstanding a dismal drizzling rain, both the City of Portsmouth and the fleet at Spithead were bril- liantly illuminated to-night. Ves- sels representing seventeen na- tions, which had come to greet the newly crowned king, vied with the gigantic gathering of British war- ships in making a beautiful spec- tacle. The long lines of vessels moored in Spithead blazed with light, hulls and masts outlined with electric lamps glowing bril- reflecting their images in the water upon which they rode at anchor, Despite the rain, every kind of craft, crowded with sightseers, made trips among the warships. The display continued until mid. night, when upon signals flashed from the flagships the lights were suddenly extinguished. Meanwhile, the town was full of animation. Bluejackets of all na- tions fraternized in the heartiest manner and visited- together the various places of entertainment. a PEE SF THE NAVAL MILLIONS WITNESS THE PROCESSION Contingents From British Countries on 'London, June %3.--King George Every Continent. | progress. from Buckingham Palace nstitution Hill, Picca- ar Baers; dite ~ | Piccadilly, "Traf $ £ a ¥ KING GEORGE And his only daughter Princess M ES £8 REVIEW AT SPITHEAD. AN UPROARIOUS WELCOM! Seats for many thousands been erected along this lo: and the progress of the Kix d Queen was indeed a royal of Everywhere they received an up roarious welcome from the in the 'hotels, from th the Strand; from he Majesties of the river. *. The decora ined "in P