New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-16
CHANCES AT EUROPE. No. Xf.
ROYAL Suushiae.


every day 10 the Crystal Palace, have enjoyed
large and various opportunities for studying the
English People. have made acquaintance ia
all ranks, from dukes TO besgars, all ranks,
should say. bat that which is esteemed the high:
est have Of course seen the Royal family re-
poaiodiy at the Exhibition. which IS open at all
hours 20 Jurors. and TIE Queen times her visits
50 as to De there mainly while It Is closed 20 the
public ! have hNrsiy seen her party, as passed
II with 4 double POW Of saEorS interposcd. al
eager to catch the sunlight Of Majesty. appearing
to care hltl, how much she NIGH, be annoyed or
they sbaSed by their unSeeIaly gaping hope
no Americans contributed TO swell these groups.
but after wha, have ssen hore am BY no means
sure Of It.
A Young countrywcmsE who hss not yet been
long enough in Europe 70 forget what It cost our
torciathers to be rld OF all this, On, who had In
her own case adequate reasons for desiring
presentation az Court, gave me some days since
= graphic account Of the ceremOasl which |
wish had committed 10 paper while was
freshly remembered II is Of course understood
that every one presented to her Majesty must
appear IN full dreSS-tha, OF gentlemen (ao, Mil
Il -
and utterly useless elsewhere while ladies are
expected to appear in rich ~ British silk
Gree Trade Notwithstanding with tram three
yards long, perhaps 1t Is only three feet) with
pumes, etc Thus equipped, they proceed to
the Palace. where At the appointed hour the
Queen makes her appearance, with her family
by her SIDE and backed by a double row Of maids
OF honor. attendants, &c. Each palpltatins
sSpirant to the honor Of presentation awaits his
or her tun standing, and may thus wait two
hours The Foreign ambassadors have prece-
dtnce IN presenting others follow IN due sea
son your name is called out you pass before the
Royal presence, make your bow or courtesy.
receive the FAINT suggestion Of response, and
pass along and away 10 make room for the next
customer Unless you belong essentially 70 the
Diplomatic circle (bemg presented by an Embas-
salor will not answer) you are not allowed TO
remain and see those behind YOU take the plunge.
but must hasten forthwith from the presence.
And. as ordinary Humanity has but one aspect in
which it Is Mt To be gazed ON by Royal eyes, You
must c0ntuvc to quit the presence with your
face constantly turned toward IT, Now this need
hot bee difficult for those in masculine attire. but
to the wearers of the rich SplalheldS silks and
trains aforesaid, even though the trains be- but
three feet long instead ~ three yards the eSolu-
tion must require no moderate share OF iemenlnc
tact and dc1,erIty. 1t is consohng to hear that
all manage to accomplish II, 10y dlnt OF severe
training through the week preceding the event.
though some are so frightened when the awful
moment arrives that their CHASTITY ylsages aud
h..t. - hau
escape swOonmg The fact that It is over IN a
moment serves materially TO mitigate the torture
What ridiculous formali,ies What absurd
requirements cxclalms Brother Jonathan No.
Sir You are Judging without knowledge or
without consideration These and kindred for.
malltes, considered apart, may be ludicrous, but.
regarded as portions OF system, they are essen
tial. In n country where everything gTavilates
so intensely toward the Throne, there must be
mpediments to presentation at Court, II the Sove-
reign is to enjoy any leisure peace, comfort, or
even time for the most pressing public duties
There Is and should be no absolute barrier to the
presentation OF any well-bred, we-behayed per.
son, whether subject or foreigner, and, lift were
as easy visiting the Exhibition, the Queen
would be required to hold a drawing Dom every
day, and devote the whole Of It to unmeaning and
useless ntroductons AS the matter is actually
managed, those who have any good reason for 1t
undergo the ceremony, with many who have none;
while the great majority are content with the
knowledge that they might be admitted to the
august presence if they chose TO incur the bother
and expense Those who cherish a moth like
reverence for Royalty indulge it at their own cost
and to the advantage Of Trade weayers cos
tuners and shop-keepcrs are very glad to pocket
the money which the presentee must dlsburse,
and even those ladies' who have the ,ntyss, and so
attend half dozen drawing rooms per annum, are
expected TO appear at each IN a new dress-so
the interests Of the shop never lost sight Of.
These Court formalties Brother j are not alb
surJ--very far from it, They arc RATIONAL polite.
benefcient, Indispensable Whether it is wise or
unwise for your young folks to subject themselves
to the inevitable expense and yexatIon for the
sake Of standing few feet nearer a Qdeen is an
other affair altogether When I contrast these
presentations with the freedom and ease Except
when there is a lam,) Of our Presidential recep-
tions-when remember that any whole dress 10
good enough for the White House, and any hon
est man or woman with some not 50 honesty
may go up on leyee night and DO introduced to
the President and his lady, saunter through the
rooms, converse with friends and pass in review
half the notables of the Nation-I deeply realize
the superiority Of Republcanism to Royalty. but
without seeking to put the new wine into old
bottles. The forms appropriate 10 our simpler
institutions would be utterly unsuitable here
nay. they would be found impossible
The Queen left London last week for her pri
vate residence on the Isle Of Wight, ! supposed
for a month or two but she was back in the EI-
hlbition early on Tuesday morning, and has since
been holding Drawing Room, giving Dinners,