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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK. S. C.. THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1937 GEORGE VI AND ELIZABETH CROWNED Five Million Voices Cry, “God Save the King!” as Guns Boom Glad Tidings From Historic Tower of London. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, officially crowned in one of history’s most spectacular and colorful coronations. London, England.—“God save the King! ” As the great guns of the Tow er of London boomed forth the news that the Archbishop of Canterbury had placed the weighty Crown of St. Edward, the Crown of England, upon the head of George VI, the cry came forth in a mighty swell from five million throats as from the throat of one man. This was the climax of the great est show on earth, a show for which a generous share of the throng which lined the six and one-half miles of the processional route had waited without moving from their places through the dampness of a London spring night and, indeed, through part of the preceding day. Those of the King’s subjects who had not been able to afford $2 to $250 for a seat that would assure them a glimpse of their new mon arch on his proudest day began marking off space along the curb on the afternoon of May 11. Smart alecks who thought they could put off their vigil until sunrise of Cor onation Day were doomed to stretch their necks an inch or two in twelve hours of straining to see over sev eral rows of earlier arrivals. *‘A Quiet Empire.” It was a heavy day of work at the end of many back-breaking weeks of preparation for the 9,000 gentlemen and ladies of the peer age whose rank and purse entitled them to sit for an entire day in 10 to 25 pounds of clothing per capita, on a hard seat 19 inches wide with out ever moving. But it was a mag nificent show. ‘‘The Lord give you fruitful lands and healthful seasons,” said the archbishop in the benediction which followed the crowning of the King, ‘‘victorious fleets and armies, and a quiet Empire. . . ” No one in Britain could deny that in a time of world-wide unrest, a time of urgent necessity for im perial strength and unity, the politi cal expediency of ‘‘a quiet Em pire” prompted the government to make of this the most splendid cor onation in all history. The gov ernment expense in the crowning of George VI has been estimated to be double that in the coronation of his father 26 years ago; its backing of the dazzling pageantry required expenditures of $2,620,000 of pub lic funds, not counting an estimat ed $500,000 spent by the royal house hold in entertaining royal and for eign guests. In the vast coronation pageant the government hoped to lend new emphasis to that sentiment which is the real bond holding the empire together, and which is symbolized by the crown and the man who wears it. There is still an under current of dissatisfaction over the abdication of Edward VIII. The new King and Queen must be popular ized to the fullest possible extent. The coronation was an opportunity to accomplish this, and the govern ment could afford to let none of it slip past. The show and the crowd lived up go all advance billing. It was es timated that there were 300,000 vis itors who had to cross the ocean. All London’s 12,000 hotel rooms were sold out. Souvenir manufac turers and vendors did the expected land office business. The drink bill for toasting the new King was guessed at $10,000,000 Queen Goes First. Pomp and regal solemnity were byword of the day from the time the King and Queen boarded the coronation coach at Buckingham Palace in mid-morning. Eight mag nificent cream-colored horses drew the ancient four-ton vehicle down the streets it has traversed since 1761, when it was built for Queen Anne. In its heavily ornate gold and jewels it carried the spectators back through the .pages of history to those days before the American colonies had revolted and prevented the British Empire from including the lion’s share of North America. The ancient coach, a tradition at coronations, bore the royal couple down the mall to the Abbey, where the Queen’s procession left the King to enter first, so that she could stand and wait for him by the chairs of state, or recognition chairs, in front of the royal box where the other members of the royal family were seated. Peers and peeresses were in their places before the central figures of the coronation drama arrived. And before them the real martyrs had assumed their positions. These were the eight newspaper photographers the government had permitted to be present. Abhoring the thought of flash bulbs marring the solemnity of such an occasion, but still anxious that pictures be taken, officials hit upon a solution. They provided camou flaged quarters for camera men in false pillars and other positions which blended into the background of the Abbey. Narrow slits in the walls of these refuges enabled the cameras to peer out at the spectacle. But the poor “photogs!” They had to be ‘‘set up” before anyone en tered the Abbey and maintain their cramped positions for eight or nine hours. They were not permitted to withdraw until everyone else had left. A general color scheme of blue and gold with rich, soft velvet hang ings made a brilliant background for the cast and for the spectators in their gorgeous uniforms and gowns. Peeresses wore robes of crimson velvet, trimmed in ermine, unless they happened to be of royal blood, in which event they were re quired to don the purple velvet of royalty. The court gowns worn un derneath were of white, cream, sil ver or gold. Fashion experts es timated that the most economical of them cost at least $1,200. Uni forms of the men started at about $600 and went up from there. History’s Greatest Gem Display This did not, of course, include the jewelry or the coronets. The cheapest coronet could hardly have been purchased for less than $100. The total of all the rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc., worn by the 9,000 present must have run into the mil lions, and was probably the most costly and magnificent display of • The Crown of St. Edward, or Crown of England, made for Charles II in 1662 and worn, because of its excessive weight, for but a fleeting moment by George VI during the coronation ceremony. gems ever worn in one place at one time in the world’s history. Rank of the members of the no bility was indicated by the amount of ermine on the robes of the wom en and the length of their trains. A duchess was marked by four rows of ermine on her robe, and a train two yards long. A marchioness was permitted three and one-half rows of ermine and a one-and-three- fourths-yard train; a countess half a row less of ermine, half a yard less train; rank was further graded down at half a row and half a yard per classification. The head of the procession, which had included a great list of digni taries, the King’s representatives and royal persons with their fam ilies from all over the world had been waiting at the west door of the Abbey, and as the royal coach approached, filed in to await their monarch. Following them came the chaplains, deans and officers of Westminster, then the archbishops with the Queen consort and the ladies and gentlemen of the court. Enter the King. Noblemen close behind bore the staff and the sceptre, with the cross and the golden spurs, and the three swords which signify mercy, tem poral justice and spiritual justice. These were the trappings of St. Ed ward, with which English kings are invested. Then came more dignitaries, and the King’s sceptre with the dove symbolic of mercy and equity; the King’s gold and diamond orb, sur mounted by the Christian cross; the crown of St. Edward, the patent and the chalice and the Bible. Then entered George VI in the crimson robes of state, to join his Queen, and march through the choir and up the stairs to the theatre. Passing the thrones, they then kneeled at the faldstools before the recognition chairs to offer prayers. Next they proceeded about the Ab bey to all four sides before the view of the assemblage. The King went to his chair and once more faced each side of the Abbey as the Archbishop, in loud tones, an nounced him. After the regalia had been brought and placed by the dean of Westminster upon the altar, the Archbishop asked the King, accord ing to ritual, “Sire, is your Majesty willing to take the oath?” and the King answered, “I am willing.” He gave his oath to govern the peoples of Ihe British Isles and the Empire according to their laws and cus toms; to maintain the profession of the Gospel and the Church of Eng land. After he had kissed the Bible and signed the oath, the King re peated and subscribed to the dec laration required by parliament and, with the assemblage, prepared for the communion service. Following this lengthy service, the King, having first removed the cap and robes of state, ascended to the throne of St. Edward, the an cient chair which contains beneath its seat the historic Stone of Scone upon which the kings of Scotland sat. as they were crowned a thousand years ago. After a silken pall had been put over the King, the Arch bishop anointed him upon the hands, breast and face with the holy oil, and he was ready to be pre sented with the spurs and the sword. King Receives His Crown. These given, George VI removed the pall and was clothed for the first time in the royal robe of purple. The orb and cross were brought from the altar by the Dean of West minster and placed in the King’s hands by the Archbishop. He was next invested with the ring and the sceptres. Then as the King bowed his head the Dean of Westminster brought the Crown of St. Edward, and the Archbishop, receiving it from him, held it but momentarily upon the head of the King (its weight is ter rific). This was the signal for the trump ets and the guns in the Tower of London, for the peers and peeresses to cry “God save the King!” and for the millions who, along the pro cessional line outside, had been waiting for that moment, to toss their hats in the air and cry like wise, “God save the King!” The peers were now allowed to put on their coronets.* There followed more religious ceremonies of great length and sol emnity, and then the coronation of the Queen, following which the peer esses cried, “God save the Queen!” and donned their coronets. Still more long hours of cere mony. Then, in the early evening the King’s coach at last passed once more down the processional route, and the millions who had waited all day for the sight went home happy © Western Newspaper Union. Parading the Fashions A STYLE show De Luxe for De Ladies on this De Lightful Spring day I Betty Ann feels just a bit the most elegant of the three for her housecoat is superlative. She has “skirts” like the ladies in the feminine yesterdays; her basque is form-fitting; her sash has a bow, and her sleeves puff. Mama, very young for her years, can not resist styles that bring more compliments her way. The no-belt feature of this one is definitely new, and does wonders for the figure a bit past the slim stage. The continuing collar, which in soft pastels is always flattering, gives the break re quired by the all-in-one waist and skirt. The fitted top and flaring bottom make for style plus com fort, a demand matrons, even though youthful, always make. Winifred on the left is privately making up her mind to have a housecoat, too; though she is mightily pleased with the way her print has turned out. She chose this style because the fitted, brok en waist line and front seamed skirt are so very slenderizing. She’s on her way to the 4-H meet ing now and has only stopped to remind Betty Ann of the picnic “The Jolly Twelve” are having on Tuesday. 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