The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-08-07
From tie N. Y. EusHiHg Star
PRESENTATION AT COURT.


The Despatch finds fault with the manner in which
Court news is announced by our Liverpool Cores
pondent and In particular the items which reflect on
the conduct Of the Qneen, which the Despatch thinks
are uncalled for and CONGRATULATIONS and I'M
gallant, and attributable TO some private grief We
too far removed from the scenes of action 10 de-
eide the justice Of these strictures and therefore
we allow them 10 take their own course promising
that The atmosphere OF Courts is BY so very
pure as TO call for defence at our hands.
The death Of LAZY Flora Hastings we attribute TO
dropsy, which no doubt gave rise TO a slanderous
inputaion on her character in the first instance,
which was not properly aloned for; but as for bro
ken down and mortified spirit, sinking under ca
lumny, breaking Of the heart, and premature
death, we can give credit for such srnsibilty at
Court, where series Of intrigue for power and
place-for ambition and dislinction-for rank and
s-nence, deaden the finer feelings and make all cal
ous n SANDER and indifferent to public opinion out
OF the court circle. In private life such a change
would make victims-such SANDER would under
mine health and spirits and bring on premature
death; but not in Courts rs at present constituted
We regret TO perceive, on the part of Americans,
SO great an anxiety TO to Court 10 be presented
the Queen--o be invited to Court balls and dinners
TO move among royalty. II has already turned the
heads Of many old and young besides making great
inroads on the pockets and is. in ru h. very silly
ambition. We are citizens OF a republic and every
citizen should feel that he is in himself sovereign
he should bear in mind that the grea. men who de-
clared this country free and independent, and sus
aned mat independence with their lives, their for
tunes, and their sacred honors, were compelled TO
ake up arms TO resist The tyranny and oppression Of
hingS, and while they to be treated with the re-
spect due TO their station, II is unbecomng the dig
niy OF an american to Be dancing attendance at
Court-waiting in ante-chambers among grooms
and lacqueys-trussed up in Court dress like mon
keys, waiting to have the distinguished honor az
having your name read from card and receiving
cold nod from the queen and so passed out by
ushers Of white wands and silver sticks But il viii
be said in exenuaion of this born zeal that our
wives and daughters are dying to go to Court, and
gives US no rest until they are presented. To show
the folly of this whole matter, laying aside its polii
cal folly let Us look 10 the preparations for the gra-
LITIGATION of this silly ambition, and see how the
whole matter works First, the Minister is to be
teazed, and notes written and answers transmitted
to the possibility OF being presented to the Queen the
time the when, and The where, Of the whole matter
That essential preliminary being determined upon,
then comes the preparations "Pa, we must begin
to make our purchases now" says Miss Tinicum of
Communipaw, "the Levee is in three weeks and
there is no time TO lose" "WeIl, my dear when
we are in Rome We must do as the Romans do, and
when we are in Turkey we must do as the Turkies
do-so don't care if do give you two guineas to
shop with for this Court visit" 1.-TWO guineas Pal
two hundred guineas you mean and they are only to
begin with" 1.-TWO hundred guineas Lefty why,
my dear, that sum will eat up all my grain and poa-
to crop for the year,-aye, and may throw In the
cabbages and pea patch, and fifty Of my choice No
rls hatttgaAas trees" Nov, pa, It's Useless for you
teasing Mr.. and Mrs Stevenson the minister, for
month, to present US TO the Queen and, at last
are booked for the next Levee, and we must make
distinguished appearance Why la, pa, Mrs. Fincy
Mincy, the Queens milliner, from Paris, says
must have real blonde dress over white satin, with
lace lappels, feathers, diamonds, and so FORTH and
YOU talke OF tire guneaS, TO be sure; why, pa that
Burton ale gets into your head every evening. Now,
see here, look at my calculation and see how rery
economical have been" Economical why Let
y, my dear instead OF being presented 10 the Queen,
shall get into the Kings Bench; arrested in Lon
don at the suit OF an army OF milliners and man,na-
makers, jewellers, powder monkeys, and so on. But
where's my specs-let's have the items-lets see how
the bill is 10 be footed"
Mrs. Fincy Mincy's bill for court dress, mate
rials, trimmings, making, including mechlin lace,
but lei us go on. Rumble & Bridges for brilliant
ear rings, necklace, &c. $50 guneas. My consci-
ence but in for penny in for pound S.
Satin slippers, gloves, &c. &c &c. &c. 100 gui-
meas more. Bless and preserve us-more than two
thousand five hundred dollars for cour, dress and
visit-haf as much | obtained for Featherbed
Hall, Bergen county-this comes from hankering
after royalty" During this month of preparation,
Miss Le,tys head is actually bewidered with all the
detais-the dress is 10 be made, tried, sent back, al
tered, retitted, and caucus of dress-makers held
over it. Monster Pommade pays sundry visits in
his voiture TO arrange the manner of adjusting
Mademoiseles hair the jewellers have called seve-
raj times to exhibit their morocco cases of briliants
from Madrid, has sent box Of satin slippers to Sc.
cure neat fit, and Monsieur Gauneu from Rue Ri
voli, has called with his cartoon Of polished white
kids, with lace edgings. Miss Letitia keeps her
hair several days papiLoe, covers her face every
night with a thick coat OF cold cream to give an
enamel appearance, and rehearses before the large
dressing glass an hour each day the courtesy which
she is to make to the Queen. AT length the fatal
day arrives, and it rains as usual Miss Lefty, laded
fatigued hurried nervous, excited, and refu is at
last q rugged OUT mctaphorcally speaking, and the
coach arrives and she sets out for ST. James and is
soon dove-,aied between two carriages and remains
three hours in close coach, and hnally reaches The
receiving room, ready to sink with fatigue and APP
prehension and stared at as porrenne BY hundreds
of fat dowagers and superanualed Dutchesses, who
have the eRtree AT length the gentlemen ushers OF
the gold and silver sticks introduce her to the saloon
of the Throne, where her Majesty stands in regal
state "Miss Tinicum of Commanipae, " the curtsey
is made the Queen mods, and Miss Lefty is walked
off into anot..er room and here endslhe whole cere
mony-the sensitive labors Of whole month, night
and day, and the loss OF small fortune, thrown
away on single nod from Miss Victoria Rex, who
probably did not condescend TO look earnestly al the
lady thus introduced to her. Will our fair country
women never be wise when abroadl Be reserved
and dgni6ed-see every thing worth seeing
pected with literature and the arts-enjoy every
thing in rational manner, which the old world
abundantly possesses for the admiration Of the
s,ranger-bui avoid this draggleaH ambition Of be-
ing presented at Court The Queen will soon say
MY dear Lofu MelOouTne, ulu you ever STE WHht
a quantity of Yankee Girls is presented at Court
How these Democrats thaw in the presence OF Roy
allv?" We heard Of one Of our public funcionaries
OF this city-ancien membre da Con@il-whose very
head has been turned by being presented TO The
Queen, and who necessarily talks Of her gracious
manner and royal condescension. Psha~- what
stuff and nonsense for plain Republicans.
Outrage bya Steamboat Captain -t'n inc Estn w
Captain Gilman Appcby was arrested at buh.lo, ioI
base outrage upon girl of IS years Of age, s,sefage
passenger in the s,eamboa. Constitution, rom De,ro"
to that place on her way the town oil Phelps ~ On
tario county, N The captain on pretence OF pro-
vidnp more comfortably Tor the er', took her 70 ms