1937-05-11 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 11, 1937.

PAGEANT OF BEAUTY AND SPLENDOUR Cloth Of Gold Canopy

at the Altar

borrowed beauty from her adorn- ment, and blooms in the knowledge of it.

The procession moves forward in: slow rhythm. Now the Mistress of the Robes, holding high the end of

Two bishops, with courtly dignity, take their places by the Queen. Then, by right of old privilege, the Westminster boys up in the gallery

When Queen Elizabeth is crowned to-morrow she will have her the train, with a small boy holding own pageant of beauty which every woman in the Empire will share her own train, the Ladies and the with her in-thought.

Women of the Bedchamber and the most up to the roof, with only the and ermine trimmed, falls from Maids of Honour have appeared. long, bare aisle empty before her, her shoulders... are the royalties, the aristocracy,

Each is a masterpiece of herself, Ivory, gold, purple, and pearls resplendent, radiant. the diplomats, the politicians-the and bestowing a benison above them social cream of Britain.

the soft blackness of her hair, the For three seconds, so superb is pink and cream of her complexion the picture she makes, no one and the rare deep blue of her eyes. breathes.

The moment of a lifetime! Her thick ivory silk dress-low- DIAMOND TIARAS GLITTER corsaged, toe-length-is embroidered And then with thread of pure

ranged behind her, gold.

Roses, three on each side of the train, come thistles, shamrocks, Dominion OUR duchesses, six daughters

em- the six earls' daughters, shimmer- blems, twined with a cable signify- ing and rustling in white silk even- of earls, and eleven other ing unity and wavy lines that im- ing dresses, pearl embroidered. women of the aristocracy will be ply the sea, riot in gold over the the setting in which the First Lady rich ivory. Ropes of pearls of them all will shine in the cere- round her neck. mony of the coronation.

The beautiful Duchess of Nor- folk, who was married to the Earl Marshal in January.

FOU

The Queen has a pageant of her own, a pageant of beauty the like of which has not been seen for

twenty-six years.

It is more

King's.

dazzling than the

For to the splendour

of

purple and scarlet, crimson and gold is added the shimmer of feminine beauty at its most lustrous.

nature

All that art can add to for the adornment of woman will be lavished on the Queen's proces- sion.

the

First of her attendants is Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Northumberland.

Then come six earls' daughters to carry the Queen's train.

After them come two Ladies of the Bedchamber-in-Waiting, then

six Maids of Honour, then two Wo~ men of the Bedchamber. THE ROBING ROOMS-

When the royal procession reaches, Westminster Abbey the King

and Queen will retire to their robing

rooms.

roar.

"Vivat Regina Elizabeth “Vivat, vivat, vivat!”

THE KING COMES

By the altar the procession waits and the King comes down the aisle. The recognition, the anointing, Diamond tiaras hold veils of tulle the crowning of the King takes are in the hair... Diamonds and pearls place. The bells ring out, the guns She wears a slender gold coronet. and on their corsages.

glow and glitter around their throats, of the Tower fire, and the King A purple train, gold

Each, whe- embroidered ther naturally beautiful or not, has

sits up the Queen's crowning.

his red and gold throne. It Four duchesses-the.. Duchess of Norfolk, the Duchess of Roxburghe, the Duchess of Buccleuch, and the Duchess of Rutland-will hold cloth-of-gold canopyovér · her she kneels at the altar. The arch- bishop anoints her on the head.

Four Duchesses, whose pictures appear on this page will hold the cloth of gold canopy when the Queen's head is anointed during the Corona- tion ceremony to-morrow. Above are (left) the Duchess of Rutland and (right) the 21-year-old Duchess of Roxburghe in the costume, she wore as the Cherry Girl in a production of "Cries of London.”

Coronation Craze In The Fashion World

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Her crown, with its Koh-i-noor and the lesser stars of Africa, placed on her head. A swishing sweeps through the peeresses gal- lery. The peeresses. are putting on their coronets...

The Queen's ring is put on the fourth finger of her right hand. Her sceptre of gold and precious stones, with a mound and cross at the top issuing from the fleur-de-l, is put into her right hand.

Into the left is given the ivory rod with white enamelled dove at the head.

INTO THE CHAPEL

Now comes the most graceful moment of the

ceremony. The Queen passes from the altar to her throne, which is beside the King's on a dais two steps lower. As she

deep obeisance. passes the King, her train outspread, her crown glittering, she makes

Two hours earlier probably – at nine in the morning-royal `carri- ages will have called at the home of each of the Queen's attendants motifs seen everywhere, but often a whole outfit is inspired by this Fashions are going all "coronation." Not only are coronation to take her to the Abbey.

For two hours

year's Royal ceremonies The King's Herald" is the name of these probably one--and in the case of materials, remarkable patterns have been Communion, and then the King and nerve-racked women will

There is the celebration of Holy wait in devised for the period. the annexe with sandwiches, liquid The designs of some of the latest ing ensemble designed in two shades Chapel, where the King changes the refreshments, conversation and an- fabrics include:

Queen pass into St. Edward's xiety to pass the time.

of velour cloth. Teddy Tinling heavy crown of St. Edward for a The foreign potentates and royal-over pattern of heralds blowing a tunic, with the side panels featur- robes for those of

Silk crepe de Chine with an all-fashioned the coat like a herald's smaller one, and his cloth-of-gold ties and the other members of the fanfare on their trumpets, Royal Family have taken their place out in a four-colour scheme;

carried ed in dark sapphire blue to match ermine.

crimson and in the blazing pageant,

the slim-fitting skirt, and the over- Material with the. date 1937 Now starts the Queen's own pro-large figures, and bearing the Royal berry. Four golden crowns to form, aisle.

in lay front and back is in dark mul- King and Queen walk down

A half-hour's rest, and then the cession. First a noble carries her crown, is a special novelty;

the The coronation is over. crown, another her sceptre, and

buttons fasten the front, and the third her ivory rod with the dove.

Fabric showing an outline of the matching hat in felt juts up in the the life of Queen Elizabeth...have The hours of greatest strain in There is a silence.

coronation coach on a dark back-front in true heraldic style. ground, and

ended. ancient heraldic An evening ensemble inspired by tapestries copied for gowns.

the great season is shown by Re- ville.

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And then the Queen steps out. It is probably the most impres-TOPICAL DESIGNS Queen's life.

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sive moment of any Massed to right and left, piled al- many of these novelty materials,"

"We anticipate a good sale for of silk velvet, scarlet and royal which is little more than a curled It is designed in two shades high on the head, and the third,

purple. the sales manager of an English firm MEDIEVAL CLOAK

tip, close to the head. of silk manufacturers remarked. "In

Her neat woollen day suits, with view of the great interest which is medieval lines

The cloak is designed on flowing short, flat slit skirts, are finished with alternating with large crown-shaped buttons in being shown by the public in the shaped panels in the two colours, stand-up loops of leather. A black coronation, we think women will and it has a high-fitting collar of afternoon dress has a black felt hat want topical designs of this kind. beautiful ermine,

The designers have been told to throat with

fastened at the with a coronet of black patent lea- a huge o cameo brooch. ther, perched at a rakish angle on remember the coronation, and then It covers a gown in matching scar-top of the crown above the rolled- given a free hand. The results, în let, the graceful corsage being drap-back brim. some cases, are startling.

In addition to examples given, ders in panel style like the corona-

ed. The train hangs from the shoul- HATS LIKE CORONETS

Hats with the crowns cut crowns, flags, the Royal monogram, tion mantlle, and is held in position standing up in four points have be- tri-colour shields, and lions are with a deep belt of purple velvet, come an absolute craze, and are among the more obvious coronation fastened at the back with a jewell seen everywhere. They are mostly emblems, which have been utilised ed buckle.

made of felt to match the wearer's in the designs, and some of all-over patterns of golden

FEATHERS FOR COIFFURES

coat, with contrasting ribbon to form the coronet effect, or they are or shields on

Feathers make a popular fashion of velvet in the new coronation red, black background are very attrac-headdress, and Schiaparelli features blue, or sage green, and the cut- the "Prince of Wales'" feathers away part of the crown is filled GOLDEN CROWNS FOR BUTTONS with evening gowns. She arranges with fish-net or other novelty mater-

"The King's Herald" is a strik-two of the ostrich plumes to stand lials.

The Duchess of Buccleugh, whose husband is the brother of the Duchess of Gloucester.

tive.

navy blue

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