Show previewing PRE VIEWING persons will see george vis coronation procession rent up to 2500 for day seats to by WILLIAM C UTLEY ITH the five million stiff necks probably proba bly to be W WITH found in london on the morning of may 13 the horse liniment and arnica manufacturers should be getting ready for a real boom all the rest of london is for with the coronation of king george VI on may 12 england puts pats on the worlds greatest pageant a pageant all the greater in worldwide world wide interest this time because the britaina Brit ains will not be crowning the king the they Y thought a few months ago they were going to crown already grandstand seats have begun to spring up in the mall mail on the roofs of a tew few hotels and at other points along the routs route of the coronation march with more thin than a million visitors expected from outside the london area the grand scramble is on to make housing room for them at a price the old american human interest spectacles in the days of tex rickard and the million dollar gates got forty dollars for a ringside seat from which you could not follow a left hook book without the aid of the yerkes observatory telescope but they were bikers seats in the first couple of tiers to watch the coronation pageant scale up to each with the bleachers going for 25 a head hotels sold out west end flats which once rented for 50 a week will get not less than a week brorn coronation visitors some flats on the procession route are asking 2800 2500 per day and there Is little doubt that they will get it it small houses have been going for a week while a town house complete with car and chauffeur brings londona Lon dons hotels can care for only about visitors and they have been sold out since last summer boarding houses capable of taking carlof care of another are fast completing their reservations thousands seeking free standing room will have to camp out all night like the bleacher tans fans for a worlds series opener the capacity of westminster abbey itself which normally seats about 2500 is being increased to meanwhile busiest of all perhaps are arc the manufacturers of novelties striking off the many hundreds of thousands of medals plaques and other souvenirs the visitors will demand they were given quite a setback when king edward VIII abdicated dica ted for his head had already been reproduced on a large share of their wares in the expectation that he and not his brother would be the central figure of the coronation but the publicity given the simpson case has undoubtedly paved the way for a larger influx of visitors and a larger sale of souvenirs to per persons sons unable to attend so things may even themselves up anyway what will these five million neck cramers expect to see on may 12 specifically of course it is the coronation ona tion but that is a slow solemn and dignified affair though it is not lacking in color tor for all that the real attraction is the pomp and splendor of the titled folks in their jewels and ermine and the general spirit of gaiety normally hovering over any gathering of millions of persons to watch any spectacle the ceremony itself will be perfectly rehearsed so that it should go oft off without a slip george VI has attended two former corona eions and with the benefit of this experience peri ence should play his role well queen mother to attend the ceremonies begin as george VI and his queen board the ornate gold coach which will carry them from buckingham palace the coach built years ago and a tradition at coronations coro nations will bear them down dowa the mall to the abbey where the most solemn of the ceremonies will continue for about four 41 L the crown of E england originally made for st edward the archbishop of canterbury will place it upon the head of george vl VI but only for a moment for it Is too heavy hours then the coach will transport them once more to the palace in westminster abbey a long procession of dignitaries the kings representatives e and ind royal persons persons from every corner comer of the world with members of their families will march down the nave after them will come the queen mother mary with the brothers and sisters of the kini king the duke of windsor probably excepted Ful following lowing them will come coma the representatives of the church the chaplains deans and officers ot of westminster with the tha standard bearers bearing their crosses come the archbishops arch bishops next intine in line and in their midst the queen consort elizabeth with the ladies and gentlemen ot of the court and their regalia noblemen close behind will bear the staff and sceptre with the cross and golden spurs and the three swords which signify mercy terno temporal justice and spiritual justice these things were the sacred trappings of st edward and during the tha ceremony at the abbey the king will be invested with them the procession of dignitaries will be long and impressive the kings ot of arms ulster lyon norroy and Clarenc eaux the lord mayor of london end and the lord chamberlain of england th the high eHigh constables Constable of ireland and scotland the lord high steward of ireland and the great steward of scotland the earl marshal of england the bearer of the sword of state and the lord high constable of england the bearers of the kings sceptre with the dove symbolic of mercy and equity the kings gold and diamond orb surmounted by the christian cross and the heavy crown of st edward next come the bearers of the patent and the chalice and the bible king georgevic george Georg eVI VI himself will wid follow in the magnificent crimson robe of state I 1 and the cap of state on his head adorning his neck will be the order of the garter eight noble will follow carrying his train climax follows oath As the procession passes up the nave of the old gothic edifice a choir will sing appropriate anthems va zjr z N I 1 6 1 T r king george VI as he appears in the first portrait portra lt made of him since he succeeded ids his brother edward to the throne bratton bration that comes once in two or three decades or even less frequently ly london Is taking full advantage of it manufacturers of flags and bunting are busy with their gay tasks tasks dressmakers are having a bey day designing the brilliant and expensive costumes costume sto to be ba worn by the peers and peeresses pee some of the woven purple and crimson velvet will cost as much as a yard furriers are scouring the ends of the earth for weasel skins ermine and minn min lver niver fit at to adorn adom the robes and coronets of royalty ermine will trim the kings crimson robe as he enters the abbey underneath he will wear a doublet of red velvet white satin breeches and white silk stockings white satin embroidered with gold will clothe the gracious elizabeth her hec train of velvet trimmed with ermine will be six ya yards ds long the clothes es worn by the nobility leave little to choice for tradition has laid down rules for them here are a few duchesses robes of velvet trimmed with four rows of ermine alf U A king george VI and queen elizabeth will ride in this splendid coach at the coronation may 12 the vehicle was completed in 1761 and weighs four tons the archbishop of canterbury will be waiting at the chair ot of repose to the right of the dais to receive the king the religious ceremonies begin with the litany then communion service and the archbishops arch bishops sermon the latter in view of at events of recent months should be worth waiting for or before the actual coronation oath the king will be anointed as leader of the church and defender ol of the faith thence then he will be given the ring and sceptre of regal power and the dove then the climax As the crown of st edward is placed tor for a fleeting moment upon the head of the monarch the trumpets will declare the news to the world drums will roll and in hyde park guns will fire salute and as the five millions gathered along londona Lon dons streets give up the cry god save the kingl george VI will be confirmed in the abbey the ladies and gentlemen of the peerage will put on their caps and coronets in a short ceremony queen elizabeth will be crowned taking her place on the left of the king there will be another brief communion and then as the notes of the choir peal joyously the king will step down from the throne and walk into st edwards chapel oi on the south side of the altar removing the crimson robe of state he will put on the royal robe of purple velvet velvel he will don the imperial crown of india made for george V Y in 1912 and used to crown him emperor of india in 1912 when this is done he be will be a full fledged king As giorge george YI reaches the west door of the abbey awill he aiu bi be e joined by his queen and together they will climb once more into the ancient coach to rumble their way back to tb Buckin buckingham ghim palace ionic some eight hours after af ter they left it it velvet a yard the whole coronation program Is bound to be something of an ordeal for its principal participants but it is a splendid colorful cele trains two yards long trailing the ground marchioness three and one hall half rows of ern ernane ermine ane train one and three quarters yards long countess three rows of ermine train one and one half yards long two and one hall half rows of ermine train one and one fourth yards long baroness two rows of ermine train a yard long marshal proclaims dress rule equally inviolable are the rules laid down tor for the dress and uniform of ladies and gentlemen other than the peerage these orders have been issued by the earl marshal gentlemen full fall dress uniform or full velvet court dress knights grand cross and knights grand commanders of the various orders will wear the mantles of their orders collar day this dictum means that the collars as well as the insignia of the various orders must be worn all ali official robes should be worn over uniform or court dress ladies full court dress as tor for a c ourt court but without trains feathers may be worn but no veils dames grand cross will wear th the mantles of their orders oriental dress may kiy be worn by ladies and gentlemen for whom it is the usual ceremonial costume orders and decorations to be w worn orn in full except with velvet co court urt dress with which miniatures will be worn no one may attend in mourning some borne costumes rented most of the noble ladies who jhb will attend the coronation ceremony have for weeks made up their minds minde what finery they will sport under the velvet robes 1 the expense will strain even the purse of a peer it has been reported that a s complete outfit from froin tip to t toe 0 e will cost ost fr from orn 2000 to it if new robes are to be bought and in many cases they will have to bethe be the cost of the complete ensemble may well pass |