The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-25
Court Etiquette.

A little work with the above title has recently
been published in England, and among other rules
and laws laid down is account Of the ceremonies
to be performed on being presented to her Majesty.
1t may be interesting to those who have no desire
to act such part:
Advancing towards the Queen, the visitor
hands the second card which he has brought with
him to the groom in waiting, who stands in the
Throne room, not far from the door of entrance
the groom in waiting Immediately passes the card
to the lord in waiting, who stands still nearer the
Queen, and by whom the name of the visiier and
that of his friend, well the cause of his presen-
tatiOn, audibly announced from the card to her
Majesty.
" Here it will be necessary to inform the reader
on two points, which perhaps more than any other
give rise to inquiries. First, every hand in this
Queens presence must be UHglOUed. Ii WoHd be
grievOus breach of court etiquette TO have covered
hands. The subjects of a Persian monarch hide
their hands, and take off their shoes but in Eng
land every hand is bare-and Of course clean
The second point is, that at levees, the person
who presents friend does not accompany him to
the presence of the Queen. In obtaining the pat
ronage Of distinguished friend, the visiter is not
to expect his presence at the moment of introduce
ton to her Majesty is il even necessary that he
should even be present during any part of the levee
Quite the reverse. The visiter advances 10 her
Majesty alone the name of his friend is all that
he has to support him. At drawing rooms diff
erent practice Is followed, for the lady who under
expected to be present during some portion of the
reception sometimes, though not always, she ae-
companies her protege to the presence of the Queen
and retires with her. This difference is remarEa.
BILE, and one the difference of which often puzzles
and annoys a stranger. Il may likewise be well to
mention here that no order Of precedence is OBJ
served in presenting vsiters to her Majesty exeept
that Of the eRtr6s.
Assuming that the visiteF at a levee has had
his name, &c, announced to the Queen, and bag
reached her Majesty, he must kneel down on NJ
Lett knee, raise his right arm, with the ungloved
back Of his hand uppermOst, on which he receives
the palm of her Majesty's right hand then ia
barely touches with his lips the back of thai rovaI
hand. II he wishes to be particularly absurd and
vulgar, he will kiss the hand with loud smack
and if he be very bashful or alarmed. he will
bow down to the hand without the courage 10
touch it with his lips.
" Leaving the visiter TO choose between these
TWO errors, he must be reminded not to utter
word, but to rise from his knee, to bow TO her
Majesty and then 70 Prince Albert, who always
stands on her Majsstysle left hand to go back out Of
the royal presence towards the opposite side Of the
room, according TO the guidance of the Wafehiul
usher, and to depart to the right hand door, which,
/ however, has now become the len hand to the re-
tlring visitor. This leads him into the rallied on
! corner of Queen Anne's Room, and into the
Entree Corridor, by which route the general COM
pany retire." "s t'".