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Show WITHGREAT CEREMONY King- George and Queen-Mary Queen-Mary Proclaimed India's In-dia's Rulers. Delhi, India, "Dec. 12. King Goorge V and Queen Mary today wero proclaimed pro-claimed omperor and empress of India In-dia Tho culminating act of tho English Eng-lish monarch s accession to tho throno of his vast Jndlan dominions took placo amid a scene for which richness of color and magnificence of decorations decora-tions probably never have been surpassed sur-passed in modern times, Tho crowning was followed by an act of generosity on the klng-empor-or's part, of which n slight hint had already been given. Tho viceroy .proclaimed .pro-claimed that the king-emperor was to donate a large sum of money to promote popular education and that further handsome gifts would be made The huge ampltheater which had beon erected in tho Durbar camp was thronged from an early hour The bright dresses and sparkling gomn of the many Tndlan princes and the smart uniforms of soldierly contrasted strongly with the white drosses of the European women and the sombre garb of civilian officials. The fouda-tory fouda-tory princes and ruIerB of India, with the leading BTiti9h officials, occupied occu-pied seats of honor near the pavilion pavil-ion located In tho center. Screened from the gaze of the curious by a lattice lat-tice framework, a number of Mahar-anls Mahar-anls and other Indian women of high rank occupied two sections of the front gallery. The Interval of waiting was beguiled beguil-ed by tho playing of military music. The soldiers played a large part in the Durbar and a guard of honor composed com-posed oft 100 picked men was drawn np lefore the central pavilion. Troops of every armv surrounJcd the arena In a compact mass, and lines of soldiers extended along the route of the royal approach Cheers heralded the arrival of a little band of veterans, the survivors of the armies arm-ies who had made the present Durbar possible. The old fighters in their weather-beaten . uniforms strove to keep up a show of military formhtion as they marched to the privileged place allotted them, but generally It was Impossible and many of them limped to their seats. Almost immediately the vice regal procession cae Into viow. Escorted "by a brilllanth " uniformed nathe hodyguard, the viceroy and Lady Har-' dinge sat in their state carriage drawn by blooded horses with outriders out-riders uniformed In scarlet and gold Than Mir, Vmnmlnrr nf an imnnrlnl en - luto announced the apnroach of the emperor and empress. Ttie royal carriage, car-riage, drawn by four magnificent horses, was almost hidden from view by the gailv caparisoned escort. The omperor wore a robe of imperial purple, pur-ple, a surcoat of purple .with white satin breeches and silk stockings. He was decked with the colors of the Order of the Garter and the Star of India and also with the star of the latter order. The Imnerial crown consisted of a band of diamonds studded with large emeralds apd sapphires with rubles in the center and a cap of purple velvet turned up with ermine. The queen-empress dross was of white satin embroidered with a design de-sign of roses, thistles a'nd shamrock with a border of lotus flowers. The Star of Tndla was embroidered on the front of her dress Her majesty's imnerial im-nerial robe was of pure velvet trimmed trim-med with ermine and with a border of cold braid. She wore the Orders of the Garter and the Star of India Her j ornaments were a diamond and emerald em-erald nccklarc and brooches Carriage after carriago with members mem-bers of the suits followed the Im-rcrlal Im-rcrlal P3ir. The guard presented arms and the bands burst into the ! royal anthem. nn |