PRICES OF CORONATION ROBES

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 55, 6 March 1937, Page 26

PRICES OF CORONATION ROBES

There have been so many orders and inquiries for ceremonial Coronation dresses that the firms making them have had to prepare . special

tariffs, setting out the cost of uniforms and dresses of various ranks. These reveal wide distinctions in prices for robes, coronets, and uniforms (states the "Daily Telegraph"). For his robes, however, a duke or marquess will have to pay only 5s more than an earl or a viscount and 15s more than a baron. Coronets differ considerably in price, according to the decoration required. The two simplest—the baron!s and the duke's —are the cheapest. The baron's silver gilt circle, surmounted by 16 silver balls, cap of crimson velvet, mock-ermine, and gold tassel cost £16. and the duke's with its eight strawberry leaves is £19. The coronets of a marquess and a viscount are both £ 1 more, and' an earl has to pay £2 10s more than a duke. The following are examples from a price list: — Peers' Robes. —Duke and marquess, first-quality ermine £70 15s, secondquality ermine £65 15s, mock ermine £39 15s; earl and viscount, £70 10s, £65 10s, £39 10s; baron, £70, £65, £39. Peeresses' Robes. —Duchess, first quality £135, mock ermine £48 10s; marchioness, £118, £45 15s; countess,

£20; viscountess, £15 15s; baron, £16; baroness, £14. The total cost for a duke and duchess will range from £122 12s to £240 2s,

and for a baron and baroness from £111 to £184. State and xlevee uniforms to be worn by those other than peers vary from £118 for the full dress coat, lined'with silk, for a Privy Councillor, to £32 5s for the fifth class of levee uniform. Other items. required for levee uniforms include: White Court breeches, £4 17s 6d; superfine trousers, with gold lace, £8 18s 6d and £7 18s 6d; cocked hat, £7, £6 10s, and £5,55; gilt shoe and knee buckles, £1 18s 6d; sword, ■£2 15s; gold sword knot, £1 8s; blue doeskin cloak, £9 18s 6d. A silk velvet Court suit, including waistcoat, breeches, and cut steel buttons costs. £25. A sword to wear with this type of uniform costs from £6, which is £3 5s dearer than the levee uniform sword. . Knee breeches, for use with white waistcoat and evening dress coat —a dress which may be worn instead of uniform—costs £3 10s. Mantles for Knights Grand Cross and various other orders are supplied at about £36. A mantle for the Order of the Britjsh Empire, made of purple satin, lined with white silk, with cordon, tassels, and badge costs £37

£99 15s, £45; viscountess, £90, £42 16s. 10s- baroness, £84, £42. Mantles for the Orders of the Garter, Coronets.—Duke, £19; duchess, £15 Thistle, and St. Patrick are not priced, 7s; marquess, £20; marchioness, £16; it being necessary to secure special earl. £21 10s; countess, £16; viscount, quotations.