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Show 00 DECORATIONS ARE BLURRED BY RAIN LONDON, June 19. Rain began falling fall-ing steadily early this afternoon, and tho flags along the streets tonight bjjar limp, tholr gaudy colors blurred, while paint ran down the columns of the triumphal arches, Some of the finest decorative effects arranged Tor tho coronation celebration atand a fair chance of being ruined. Tho spectacular spectacu-lar aspoot of London Is considerably damaged, but the town hae a festive appearance rogardless of the unkind-noas unkind-noas of the weather. Buckingham pal-aoe pal-aoe again today waa the centor of pop-uar pop-uar Interest, and tonight, as last night, traffic was congested throughout the wide area. Well Into the small 1 hours of th morning thoro was a con- stant parade of belated sightseers watching curiously the thousands of j workmen engaged In completing the decorations. The king and queen had a busy day In addition to receiving a large number of visiting royalties at tho palace, they attended a rehearsnl ceromony at the abbey, and this evening even-ing dined tho foreign representatives at Buckingham palace. The queen received re-ceived deputations from various parts of the empire, who presented gifts and addresses. The grand state dinner tomorrow to-morrow will be the largest and most pretentious function of the sort over held in England, although the dinner today ordinarily would be regarded as a great event The visiting princes and princesses and lesser mombPrs of tho royal families, with the duke and duchess of Connnught and John Hays Hammond, the personal representative of the United States, wore present. |