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VOL. XL VI NO. .96.
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BATTLE FOR BASE
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WORLD 0(1 TODAY
Red Sox and Brooklyn Bobins
Clash in first Game of Great
Championship Series at
Boston.
BETTING rf. IrORS CARRIGAN
Interest ui truggle Nation
Wide, With, Visitors Com
j" -ing From Everywhere.
FINE WEATHER PROMISED
Boston, Oct. 6. This city awaits
the opening of the 1916 classic to
morrow between the Brooklyn Na-
tianalj and the Boston Americans
"with confidence, and faith in its play
ing representatives and the unbroken
string of victories in past contests,
This confidence is inflected in every
portion of the City, as well as tnrougn
put New England. In base ball de
bate and wagering, it crops out time
and aialn. While the betting tonight
is 10 to7 on Boston, with but little
Brooklyn money in sight, the average
supporter of the Boston Americans
is far from predicting a walkover.
The determined and courageous strug
gle put up all season by Brooklyn
in winning the National league cham
pionship has aroused great respect
for the prowess of the National
league standard bearers, 1 and iu is
conceded they will give the Boston
combination the stiffest kind of a
battel. " , ,
Not Sectional Affair.
The series which opens at .Braves
field tomorrow is far from 'Being a
sectional affair, from the standpoint
of interest. Notwithstanding that the
contending teams are eastern clubs,
the interest in the' coming struggle
for i the worlds championtshp is na
tional, and this is clearly demon
strated hv the satherins: of the SDec-
tatSrs for the two games that will
be played here tomorrow and Mon
day. While it is only natural that
the majority of the fans should hail
from New England and New York,
the fact remains that hnudreds of
base bait enthusiasts from all parts
bf the country are here tonight await
..oil f Kit"
to set going the machinery of the
1916 world's series.
Boston usually, is far from lacking
in ample hotel facilities, yet every
hotel in the city tonight is thronged
with' base ball followers, who are
willing to endw--in convenience, pro
vided they -are assured a place to
sleep and eat tor the next tew days.
. ': Come From Afar, -i .-. .
that the fans have journeyd from
the south, far west, central and At
lantic states to witness the play, and
explains why Braves field, with its
seating capacity for more than 42,000
spectators, will be unable to accomo
date the throngs who will besiege
its gates tomorrow. y
As if to play the -part of host to
perfection, the Weather man has
promised his finest brand of weather
tor the opening game, his prediction
calling for an ideal Indian summer
day, moderately warm and with little,
if any, wind. Every indication to
night pointed to his forecast coming
true, and hundreds of men and boys
gathered outside the wall of the park
for an all-night vigil, under brilliant
moonlight and in a warm, balmy at
mosphere that made overcoats and
heavy wraps unnecessary. "
. Will Be Opened Early.
The gates leading to the unreserved
sections of the stands and bleachers
will be opened early tomorrow morn
ing and it was apparent that these
sections will be filled hours before
the games begin at 2 p. m. .
With the exception of a few un
called allotments, every reserved seat
was sold out tonight and these will
be snapped up immediately when they
are put on sale at the box office to
morrow morning.
So great has bee the demand for
seats that not many are offered for
sale by speculators. President J. J.
l.annin of the Boston club stated that
he had beert forced to buy back at a
premium some tickets which he need
ed for personal friends, who had ap
'ilied and could not be refuseu at the
'ast minute.
Those speculators who were for-
(Continued on race Twelve, Column Three.)
The Weather
't Nebraska Unsettled.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
TV Hour.- ueg.
' K a. m
! 7 a. m 4!
g li.a 6
E a. m 63
t 12 m..
l i-m
5- 8 a. m....
1J 4 P. m
. r . 6 p. m
p. m
7 p. m
t p. m....
Comparative loeal Reeord.
ii. riis. mi. ins.
Hih yesterday... SO 74 80
Lciwent yesterday.... 4C 41 62 52
Mean temperature... CO It . 70 66
Precipitation 00 .76 T
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal: ,
N'ormal temperature 66
UKCeas for the day... 1
total exeeaa since March 1 262
Normal precipitation.... .off Inch
Deficiency for the day 08 Inch
rotal rainfall alnce March I... 14. 18 Inches
Deficiency alnce March 1 11.24 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. 1.08 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1614. 1.71 inches
Reports From Stations at 1P..
Station and States Temp. Blah- Kaln
of Weather 1 p. m. sat. fall.
Duvenport, clear 66 70
Denver, clear 73
les Moines, clear 66
Dodfe City, clear 74
North Platte, clear.. . 76
'Jmalia, clear. ...... .'70
Rapid .City, clear...... 66
!ri(l'ii, cloudy. , 6C
sloui' City, cloudy 66
80
74
82
84
74
71
6!
7
a!eutir,e, clear I hu
T iQtllcaUs trace -of precipitation.
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! Young Maidens pending Queen
! Were Beautiful in I 'ly Gowns
Ak-Sar-Ben Maids at Corona
tion Chosen From Bea-
tiful Subjects of the
""jo""
Realm.
Attending the queen at the corona
tion ball last night, were twelve
beautiful young maidens, Miss Joseph
ine Congdon, Miss Regina Connell,
Miss Grace Allison, Miss Emily Kel
ler, Miss Marion Weller, Miss Mar
gery Smith, Miss Helen Pearce, Miss
Irene Carter, Miss Margaretha Grim
mel, Miss Naomi Towle, Miss Alice
Coad and Miss Carita O'Brien.
A vision of loveliness they pre
sented as they moved across the ball
room floor, gowned in shimmering
orchid cloth of silver, the shade which
formed the color scheme of.this year's
coronation ball. The orchid silver
cloth was draped over a foundation
of flounces of silver lace, while over
this billows of Lucile tulle were
looped up high on the hips with a
pleated 'heading, with silver lace
looped up to the back of the gown.
The bodice was of the orchid silver
cloth veiled with the same shade of
tulle, fashioned with a pointed girdle,
the square-cut neck edged with silver
lace wth silver bauBs . over the
REIGNING QUEEN IS
LOVER 0F0UTD00RS
Expert Horsewoman and Also
Enjoys Tennis Likes Open
Air, Life the Best.
ALSO A GOOD GOL? PLATER
Miss Mary Megoath, the new queen
is the onlv daughter of Mr. -and Mrs.
George Windsor Megeath, and has just
passeoner twenty-nrst birthdav. She
is a Brownell Hall graduate and com
pleted her education at Briarcliff
Manor in New York. Miss Megeath
was the first debutante of last year's
season, having made her bow shortly
aiter last year s coronation ball, when
she served as one of the special maids
to Miss Marion Howe. Only hist Sat
urday, Miss Megeath returned from
Honolulu, where she spent six weeks
with her parents.
As an expert horsewoman, Miss
Megeath is best known. Long sum
mers soent in the heart nf the R-v.
ies at Estes and Yellovjstone National
park, have contributed; toward the
ease and erace with whirh she
handles the most spirited animal.
Shunning the usual diversions of the
debutante, Miss Megeath is distinctly
an out-of-door eirl. wieldim? the ten
nis racquet "and the golf -jclub with
Glistening Figure. . '
'The ' Gueen- was a . shtmmrtnr
glistening figure as she moved to join
the king on the throne. Her corona
tion gown of brocaded cloth of sil
ver, embroidered with silver and sil
verVsequins, together with her re
splendent jewels, seemed to catch and
reflect millions of rays of light.
So exquisite was the texture of the
silver cloth that the simplicity of man
ner in wnicn it was tashioned,
brought out its beauty most vividly.
The gown was quite short, the bro
caded silver cloth beng draped in
two high puffs over the hips, showing
a dainty foundation of silver lace.
The bodice was close-fitting and
pointed with the low "V"-cut neck
filled in with silver-run net. Bands
of the brocaded silver cloth coming
over the shoulder from the back were
tastened just below the shoulders in
front, the rest of the short sleeve
formed of real princess lace, being
finished with tassels ot pearl beads.
Silver slippers too, were worn.
White Satin Train.
A white satin train, lined with sil
ver net and edged with ermine at
the bottom and at the V, where it
was attached to the queen s gown.
hung from the Shoulders.
Cloth of silver, lined with white
satin, formed the coronation robe of
the queen. It was over four yards
in length and was elaborately em
broidered in silver and trimmed with
silver sequins, and was fastened to
the queen's shoulders with strands
of silk cord.
The court jewels of rhinestones
and solid silver carried out the
dewy, silvery sheen produced by the
queen s attire. I at jeweled crown
rested on the queen's dark hair, which
was worn low at the nape of the neck.'
.The other crown jewels included the
Rhinestone necklace and the jeweled
girdle and two bracelets studded with
diamonds, which were worn on the
arms, above the elbow. The queen
carriea a jcweiea scepter.
A platinum bar pin set with dia
monds and sapphires was her gift
from the board of governors.
The material for the quein's gown
was imported this year from Paris,
where it was designed by a French
artist, who was incapacitated by the
war. It is a fleur-de-lis design elabo
rated brocaded in silver on the cloth
of silver. t
Detroit Police, to
Be Given Bonus ' ,
For Good Service
Detroit, Mich., Oct. 6. James Cou
zens, Detroit's multi-millionaire po
lice commissioner, today announced
the establishment of a bonus system
for members of the Detroit police
forceN the bonus, provided personal
ly by Mr. Couzens, will amount to
about $10,000 annually. It is believed
to be the first of its kind ever estab
ished in the United States.
Mr. Couzens receives $5,000 from
the city for being in charge of the po
lice department. He -said today that
his entire salary will form part of the
bonus which will be paid out at ree-
ular intervals, probably every three work are? the government will be in
month4 ' : sane enough to challenge a conflict
A record of the efficiency of each : with Ireland on this subject. Con
member of the department will be scription lor Ireland,, far fror., help
kept and dislribVtion of the bonus ing the army and the war, would be
will be based on a ercal extent uuon tin- nu.st ttal tliino ii,, ,u
this record..
covered with orchid tulle.
'.' '"sleeves were just filmy bits of
,xille caught a little below the bare
I huld; A hor. 51"re ourt train,
j two yards in let." orchid sil-
ver cloth, hung from above the waist.
While presenting the same simple,
girlish effect no two or these court
gowns were made alike, each one be
ing a work of art totally unlike any
of its companions.
Fashioning the gowns of the
princesses of the court in the mode
of the hour, instead of following any
certain period, as in the past, is a
departure from custom instituted last
year.
Pages to tjie king and queen wore
suits of white satin, the queen's pages'
suits trimmed with silver, and those
of the king with gold. The suits had
rococo, cut-away coats with white
lace waistcoats, while a shoulder cape
of white satin was worn over the
coats. White tarn o' shanters with
white plumes, and white hosiery with
black sarin slippers, completed the
costumes.
Little Jane Powell, Beatrice Man
ley, Marie Dixon and Bertha Mae and
Maertha Ri Bradford were the queen's
pages. Harley Moorhead. jr., Ed
ward Kennedy, Louis Rogers Nash,
Francis Burkley and David Crofoot
were the king's pages.
AMERICA MAKING NO
MOVE TO END WAR
United States Has Not Sug
gested Anything Nor Has it
Been Approached.
ACT. WOULD BE SESENTED
.Washington, Oct. 6. No new step
to end the European war has been
taken by the United States, and so
tar as officials here can forecast none
is likely to be taken in the near fu
ture, according to an authoritative
statement of the government's posi
tlon, obtained today in high official
circles. . '
' While no official professed to know
what is in President Wilson's mind, it
was declared, that no preparations had
been made for discussion of peace
through the usual diplomatic chan
nels, and that all the information
gathered here seemed to indicate that
such a move would be both useless
and inadvisable. It was pointed out,
however, that in a matter of this na
ture the president usually keeps his
own counsel and might be influenced
by indications of which the officials
ncrc are in ignorance.
'N6t Offered Nof Suggeited.
Regarding the many rumors that
tna united states had made media
tory advances to the belligerents,
during recent months, it was de
clared authoritatively that mediation
had been neither offered by this gov
ernment nor suggested to it from
abroad. It was finally stated that
no new peace overtures at all had
been made to any of the belligerent
governments and that no belligerent
government had indicated that such
overtures would be welcomed.
The United States, it was explained,
stands exactly whepe it has stood
ever since President, Wilson, at the
outbreak of the war, made an open
offer to use the good offices of the
country whenever requested. Since
that announcement, it was declared
there has been no changes so far as
the American government is con
cerned. While declining to be quoted di
rectly on so delicate a matter officials
here are understood to be thoroughly
convinced that any peace move at
this time would be resented as un
neutral and might impair the govern
ment's standing when the time for
action comes.
Other States in Accord.
Attention is called to the formal it.
cision of Switzerland, Norway, Swe
den and Denmark not to offer media
tion now, the informal decision of
Spain and the Vatican to the same
effect, the warning against such at
tempts sounded recently by David
I.loyn George theBritish war minis
ter, and the Swedish premier's dec
laration yesterday that peace propos
als by neutrals-would be futile, and
other utterances by public men in
belligerent and neutral countries.
A close watch is being kept on de
velopments for any indication that
peace proposals would be welcomed.
Much interest was exDressed in to
day's announcement that Henry Ford.
lounaer oi tne neutral conference at
Stockholm, had summoned Louis P
Lochner. general secretary of the con
tcrence, to this' countrv. It was
pointed out that Mr. Ford recently
visucu rrcsiucni j tison at shadow
Lawn, but officials here do not be
lieve the president would sepk artvir.
through those channels.
Home Rule Safe if
Ireland Stays Sane,
Says Mr. Redmond
Waterford, Ireland, Oct. 6. In 'a
notable address to his constituents
here this afternoon John Redmond,
the Irish nationalist leader in Parlia
ment, declared that despite the recent
rebellion ','with all its inevitable after
math of brutalities, stupidities and in
flamed passions," home rule for Ire
land is safe, if Ireland remains sane.
oar. neumona also declared that corfcJ
scriptioi. could never be forced uponTSayville.) Ispahan, one of the im
Ireland, adding
"I cannot bring mvself to heliw
that, malign though the influence tt
happen."
ROSS OFFENSIVE
MAKES HEADWAY
IN GALJCIA ARENA
Austrian Positions Southeast
of Lemberg, in Brzesany
District, Are Taken
by Storm. '
VIOLENT BATTLE RAGES
Copenhagen Dispatch Says
Russians Making Assault on
v Fifty-Kilomcter Line.
ATTACK LASTS 36 HOURS
Petrograd (Via London, Oct. 6.)
Russian troops have made headway
on the Galician front in their cam
paign for Lemberg, according to to
day's war announcement, capturing
Austro-German positions in the dis
trict south of lirzezany, southeast of
the Galician capital. Counter attacks
are holding up l.e Russian1 offensive
along the line to the north.
The official slatcment reads:
"Western from In the direction of
Zlochoff (forty miles east of Lem
berg). in the region of Pcniaki (sduth
of Brody), Gugolavoe and Mlynovoe,
licrce battles are proceeding. Ihe
enemy is obstinately resisting our of
fensive by making counter attacks.
We took prisoner fifteen ofiicens, two
surgeons and 522 men.
"In the region south of lirzezany
our troops captured some enemy po
sitions. Attack on Wide Front.
London, Oct. 6. The Russian at
tacks on the eastern front are more
violent than any known since the
start of the war, according to a Cop
enhagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company. The dispatch
says that near Karytruca and Zubilno,
Russian infantry have attacked Ger
man lines for the last thirty-six
hours without cessation. This as
sault was on a front of fifty kilo
meters. German officers who participated
in the battle on the western front are
quoted as saying that the Russian
bombardment was iearly as violent1
as that on the Soinme. The Rus
sians are using thousands, of can
non and in a few days the Germans
fired 60,000 shells on a ve,ry narrow j
front.
Bulgarian Official Report.
Sofia, Oct 5 (?ia London, Oct. 6)
All efforts of the Russians and
Roumanians to advance on the l)o
brudja front have resulted in failure,
acdbrding to an official announce
ment by he wjit .office today.. The
statement follows:
"Macedonia Between Presba Lake
and the Vardur the situation is un
changed. At some ooints there was
artillery activity. East of the Vardur
there is quiet, and the situation at the
foot of the Belaschitza mountains is
unchanged. Enemy artillery unsuc
cessfully shelled the station at Poroj,
but was soon silenced by our guns.
"Struma Front Attempts of an
enemy battalion, under cover of ar
tillery infantry and machine gun fire,
to advance from Orljak bridgehead
toward Nevolyen village failed before
our fire. .
"Roumanian Front There is auiet
along the Danube. The enemy land
ing operations near Kahovo village
was completely repulsed. I here is
not a single Roumanian soldier on
our side of the river. In the Dobrudja
all efforts of the enemy to advance
toward our position on the Karabod
za - Sofutiar - Amzatzia - Pervelc line
were frustrated by our counter .at
tack. Several enemy night attacks
have failed. On the remainder of the
front there was vigorous artillery ac
Ltivity.
clack Sea Coast Uur seaplanes at
tacked an enemy war vessel off Man
galia and forced it to beat a hasty
retreat, i Here was quiet on the Aeg
ean coast."
Six Arrests Made in
Sensational Murder
At Hommonton, N, J.
Philadelphia; Oct. 6. With four
persons under arrest in this city and
two in Camden, N. J., and the police
dragnet closing about four others who
are now under surveillance in connec
tion 'with the sensational holdup and
murder at Hommonton, N. J., yester
day, the authorities here today be
lieved that Millie De Marco, 19 years
old, of this city, one of the prisoners
and an employe of A. J. Rider, presi
dent of the New 'Jersey Cranberry
Growers' association, engineered the
entire plot, the purpose of which was
to get $8,000 the party was carrying to
pay crannerry picKers.
The De Marco girl and three Ital
ians arrested here late last night were
traced to the Italian colony through
the license number of an automobile
in which eleven men and a woman
were seen near the Rider home short
ly before the murder of Henry Rider
of Howell, Mich., and the shooting
of his brother and two others. Rider
and his daughter, Mrs. Elsie Smash
ers, who drove the automobile after
she had been wounded, and James X.
Rigby, who also occupied a seat in
the Rider car at the time of the at
tack, are in a hospital here. Physi
cians said they would recover-
Holy War Declared
Against Russians
.
Berlin, Oct. 6. (By Wireless to
portant cities of Central Persia, has
been liberated from Russian rule,
through an uprising of tribesmen in
a holy war, says an official statement
issued in Constantinople October 4,
dealing with the situation in Persia.
A Russian army which attacked the
Turks at Kinshar, northwest of
ilamadan, it is stated, was routed bv
the lurks. -
Ak-Sar-Ben XXII and
V Jam vx v v
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WILSON'S PARTY
VISJTSCHICAGO
President Has Conference with
Governor Dunne and Senator
Walsh on Midwest Politics.
HEARS DEBATE OF WOMEN
Chicago, Oct. 6. President Wilson
naid a brief visit to Chicaeo todav
en route from Omaha to Long Branch,
N. J., where he speaks to a delegation
of independents tomorrow afternoon.
An old-time "Jipme interest" de
bate between women over politics was
witnessed by Hhe president this morn
ing when his train stopped for a few
minutes at Malta, III. Most of- the
women wore sunbonncts.
"I like you, but I'm going to vote
for Hughes," said one woman to the
president. Immediately all of the
other women present began a verbal
onslaught on her. .
"Arent you ashamed of yourself,"
one woman said. "You know Wilson
is the best man," declared another.
"Well, I'm going to vote for Wil
son," started ifhird. t
"Ladies, ladies," exclaimed the presi
dent; "its very embarrassing to me
to be present at this debate."
A crowd ot several hundred people
was at the station at Clinton, la., to
see the president early this morning, r
but were msappointed, because he wa9
still in bed.
The president himself expressed
satisfaction over the reception ac
corded hint in the middle west. The
warm greetings of the crowds caused
him to smile frequently.
Mr. Wilson's ik-x! visit in the mid
dle west will he on October 12, when i
he goes to Indianapolis, Hv comes
here Otloher 1".
President Wilson was welcomed
by Governor Dunne of Illinois and
Senator Walsh, in charge of the
western democratic headquarters
here. They conferred for'an hour on
Illinois and niid'lle western politics.
A large crowd was at the station
and cheered as the president and Mrs.
Wilson stepped to the rear platform
of the private car. Mr. Wilson shook
hands with the crew of the train
which brought h ill) from Omaha.
Hair-Snipper Cuts
Beautiful Braid of
High School Girl
According to Miss Florence Reyn
olds, 'the meanest man in the world
was in Omaha last Thursday. While
she was watching the historical
parade on a downtown street a hair
lifter did a fine job on her hair. He
cut her three-foot braid to within six
inches of the scalp. Miss Reynolds
did not discover her loss until she
reached her home. Miss Reynolds is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
Reynolds of 5002 North Twenty
fourth street.
His Queen Consort
RUSS LOSSES OYER
.SIX; MILLION MEN
Lfoar's OfflcerrFire onJwn
Men to Make Them Advance
' on the Enemy. ,
FLEEING SOLDIERS",- SHOT
Berlin, Oct. 6. (By Wireless ' to
Sayville. Casualties among the Rus
sian armies during this year's offen
sive on the eastern front, according to
cautious calculations, says the Over
seas News Agency, have been at least
1,250,000 officers and men.
According to conservative Danish
calculations,, the news agency adds,
Russia during the first two years of
the war lost considerably more than
6,000,000 men. Wounded men who re
turned to the front are-not included in
this estimate.
Continuing, the Overseas News
Agency says : v '
"The prophesy of David Lloyd
George, the British secretary of war,
that Russia 'will fight until death' is
now about to be realized literally. The
Russian losses in Galicia recently
again reached gigantic figures which
even this populous country cannot
bear.
"Russian artiltcrv fires indiscrimi
nately aniong the troops in order to
push them forward and shoots down
troops which are retreating. In the
battle of Korytniza, which was vic
toriousJor the Germans, Russian col
umns were driven forward by a cur
tain of fire and whips. Entire Rus
sian waves of men fell under the Ger
man artillery and machine gun fire.
Dead bodies formed in mountains
After the losses sustained by the Rus
sian emperor guards on the Stokhod
river anq in the sanguinary engage
ments at Pustomyty and Korytnitza
nothing remained of the emperor
guards."
More Arrests in the
Plot to Kill Shonts
vWill Be Made Today
New York, Oct, 6. The police
promised more arrests today in con
nection with an alleged plot to kill
President Theodore P. Shonts. of the
Interborough Rapid Transit company
and Frank Hcdlcy, manager of the
New York Railways company. The
police declare they had evidence that,
two men arrested early today were
involved in the supposed conspiracy,
but refrained from bringing such a
charge against them until others were
arrested.
Detectives got evidence ten days
ago that plans svere being laid to kill
Shonts and Hedley. The two traction
j officials were warned and given per-
lltisaiun to carry pistols. -
Nebraska Fuel Company :
N Complains of Coal Rate
, (Prom a Staff Corrcapondnnt.)
Lincoln, Oct. 6. (Special.) Com
plaint was made today to the State
Railway commission by the Nebraska
Fuel company of Omaha against the
Burlington railroad for alleged ex
orbitant charges on local shipments of
coal from South Omaha to Ralston.
The complainant elleges that the
charge made by the railroad is 34
cents per ton and holds that a charge
of $5 flat per car for switching is suf
ficient, as the rate between South
Omaha and Avery is the flat rate of J
$5 per car. , j
AK-SAR-BEN XXII
IS CROWNED KING
OF ALL QUIVERA
Segal Monarch Receives His
Crown at the Castle Before
Assembled Multitude '
of His SubjeQts.-
JOHK L. WEBSTER IS KINO
Consort Is Miss Mary Megeath
Most Comely Young Woman
Devoted to Sports of
' Great Outdoors.
CEREMONIES AT TfiE BALE
John Lee Webster is the hew king
of AkjSar-Ben, the XXII of. the
dynasty. ' t - t
' Miss Mary Megeath is the .new
queen. . V . -
With greater splendor and with
more costly decorations and jewels in
the whole scheme of things than were
evident in any of the previous coro
nations in the twenty-two'years, the
King ana queen .were crownea iasc
flight at the royal castle, the Den,
just preceding the- oDcning of th'e
coronation ball. : i- .. ...
A more court! and' sracious mon
arch of Ak-Sar-Ben was never in
stalled, nor did one, ever receive at
his throne for consort, a more comely
or better favored maiden than did
ther oval pair to whom loyal sub
jects paid homage last night.
; In Orchid Shade, . .
The? roval castle was decriratd in
orchid shades, with wisteria covering'
tne upper wans, ana orcnia colored
lights flaming fronv ffcat . curved
section behind and around the sides v
of the throne, Chandelitres shot their
white effulgence from great circles of
ferns and banks of sreenerv. The
background of platform- waa heavily J
curtained wtih costly green hangings.
wnue tne tnrone rjrooer waa of mint r
draperies, decorated in gold. -
i ne coronation ceremonies ana ball
were as nearly modern aa oossible in .
general style instead of being pat-
terned after any narticu ar court of i
the middle ages, or the seventeenth'
century, as has been done in the past.
Enter Sir Knights.
The elaborate ceremonies ' beoran
promptly at 9 o'clock. Slowly the
knights, in custom,' began entering
the great hall from the south. Thev
formed two lines, marching diagonal
ly across the hall, the lines of march
intersecting one another in the mjddle
of tut room. When the columns had ,,
reached ih two airfea rf.hai 4ialta atip
knights seated themselves tinon the
floor. All knights were dressed in the -costume
'of Shakespearean characters.
just as they appeared on the floats of
tne Shakespearean parade in the elec- -trieal
pageant of Wednesday night." .
following the knights came the
buglers, who marched to the front,
and in true military precision, faced
about at their respective positions on ,
either side of the steps leading to the
tnrone. , ( ,. -., .,
Governors in feoyal Purple.
.' Simultaneously thev sounded their
bugles and the twelve governors 'of
Ak-bar-rien entered the ball from the
southeast. All governors were clad in
royal purple from head to foot, with
patent leather pumps. Knickerbocker
suits were worn, ana the suits were
trimmed with gold spangles. The coat
was -of an old English design, cut
long, almost to the knees.
In columns of fours thev marched. .
slowly ascended the steps, fsced half 1
about and took their places,, forming
two columns with a wide passageway
between them leading to the throne. '
. . Maids Appear. . ' - -The
buglers summoned the maids..
and the twelve entered promptly, four
aDreast. - i nus m tour columns they
marched to the front, taking their
places in two columns, one in front of
either line ot governors, on the plat
form. . .
The maids wore modern ball cos- ,
tumes of orchid shade, wiM small
trains' and, carried white staffs some
what of the shepherd type. , i
tne settings being complete, the
buglers now summoned the king. The
crown bearer, Master Harley Moor
head, jr., entered, then the cardinal,
and, lo, King Ak-Sar-Ben XXII him
self. His majesty was clad in a rococo
syle costume in white brocade, with
B"" .im limbic iiuwciiligs. XI1C vual
was heavily spangled in gold laces and '
jewels. The royal robe was of white
....!,) ..A 1, ti : TL -
satin, edged with an ermine band and
ornamented gold sequins. , . -, - i
With regal dignity his. majesty . i
strode down the great, hall, under the v
shower of lights, and amid the snlrn- '
dor of the costly decoration of the
hall. The regal procession passed
down the hall, through the wide ave-f
nue formed by the lines of governors
and maids, standing at attention on '
Ihe sides, ascended the steps and took
ins place on tne tnrone. .
ihe cardinal, Ben Gallagher, with
Cantlniml an Paea Ten, Caluma na.)
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