Show WORLDS WORLD'S FUNNIEST CORONATION WILL COST JAPAN JAP AN p I. I i t Hi lt l j. j l' l lc c t i I Z L P 4 I Will cost to crown them Em Emperor eror and empress of Japan ir in costumes they will wear at their coronation in November which wilbe will wil willbe I be one of the worlds world's most gorge ous sights By ByDE DEAN N HALLIDAY I Formerly Manager the Japan Ad Ad- At a cost of an emperor and empress will s soon on be crowned in Japan Japan the Japan the land of queer things things things-in In about the queerest way possible The ceremony which will take place November 10 in Kyoto the ancient an an- c capital pital w will l b be more impressive than the coronation of the czar of Russia It will be more gorgeous than the great durbar in India It will in fact be th the most wonderful won von ceremony in the but world but it will also be the funniest to funniest to the eyes of the western world 1 All the ancient rites and customs I will be observed Already on the tops of the highest mountains throughout Japan including the famous sacred mountain yama Fujiyama fires have haye been lighted This Is Is' isone one one of of 01 the century old ways way's ways of announcing to the p people ople that the coronation of their emperor is approaching The coronation will be conducted on a grander vaster scale than was the great funeral of the old Emperor two years ago Another funny thing about it is that there is no state reason for a coronation coronation coronation corona corona- tion ceremony According to custom dating from the reign of the first heaven born mikado Yoshihito be became became became be- be came emperor when breath left his venerable fathers father's body The old emperor did not have a coronation because he was sacred from birth but Yoshihito who was the son of his fathers father's favorite concubine concubine concubine con con- cubine did not become a direct de descendant descendant descendant de- de of heaven until his fathers father's death made him emperor Hence the coming oming elaborate ceremony to impress impress im Ira- press his people It has been delayed two years durIng during during dur dur- ing which time Y Yoshihito has sat on the throne because the gods that guard Japan would have been greatly offended had the coronation ceremony ceremony cere- cere mony runny been held during during- the year of mourning that followed the death of old It was delayed still sUll another year because of the ill health of Emperor Yoshihito who has never been strong Now however Tokio and Kyote Kyote-In Kyote in fact the whole co country country are are are busy preparing for the great event Only a favored few will see the actual ceremony but afterward Inthe in inthe the Taka or great throne pavilion pavilion pavilion pa pa- the othe emperor will receive the envoys of all aU the world in a pageant that will dazzle the eyes He lie will be dressed in kimonos that tha are priceless and nd have been treasured for years The outer robe is is' of ot yellow silk but as one lo looks ks closely it can be seen that the robe is covered with delicate embroidery of flowers worked in gold thread The cap cap is black with a funny w waving ying plume which really is a sacred emblem and plays plays' an important import import- ant part in the shinto rites In hi his hand the emperor holds a piece o ot of otwood wood called a shaka which also fig fig figures ur ures s' s in the rites On Oa his feet fee are are clogs logs logs' of red and black lacquer which have formed part of the coro coronation coronation coronation coro nation nation costume from the time when Japanese history merged into myth myth- The empress will occupy a smaller smalle throne at the left of her lord and an master She will wear wear more than i a dozen kimonos kimonos for for that is a sign o oa of ofa ofa a high born woman Like the emperor emperor emperor em em- her outer kimono will be o of yellow silk and gold but the under unde ones will be of green and purple Her He hair hall will be dressed In the ancient ancien style with two long silk tassels hanging hang ing from a priceless jewel piece on i her forehead The throne room in which they the will receive after the crowning ceremony ceremony cere cere- mony is in the center of the shishin den or great hall hail of the wonderful palace in Kyoto the ancient capital capita Japan in spite of the burden o of war and debts is hailing the expensive expensive expensive sive coronation ceremony with delight dolight de do- light for tor there has been no such event since 1868 more than a dozen years after Commodore Perry had hac opened the d doors rs of Japan to th the world |