Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-27

attention to and explain them-a hospital
Office, in which she is cordially sustained BY Il
Princes and Prineesses, ard the ladies' an
no5lsmen Of tbs household. There are magnfi
cent vases statues Of marble bronze and ali
baster; glorious pictures By the first master
ancient and moderni portfolios of engraving
musical instruments, curious articles Of 1cTll
etc all is life and abandon. At halEpsst clever
or earlier, the Queen retires gracefully courtesy
ing 70 the company, the ladies-ia- waiting an
the lady guests acknowledging the obeisance b.
sinking to the very ground.
Such, briefly sketched, is an ordinary Queen
day. Circumstances occasionally happen &
vary the routine. There is a review Of twent7
thousand soldiers OF Aldershots, or of fort
thousand volunteers In Hyde Park, or of a fee
/ at Spithesd. There is a fets at the Chrysia
Palacs at Sy5enhsm, Chapter of The Garter o
Bath to be held, g cup race at Ascot TO be seen
an exhibition Of pictures by the Rayel Academi
Clans to De visited, Parliament TO be opened ol
prorogued, or q draWing-room to be held
A .'dgawing room" at St. James Palace, is q
| grand affair. Il is then that the arissocrscy
makes its greatest display Ths exquisite beauty
OF the youthful ladies who are to be presented is
exhibited to the greatest advantage, the warmth
| OF the weather Git is Msy) admitting of the
dresses being worn very low; the dowagers
blaze with the family diamonds; the major part
OF the noblemsn and gentlemon rejoice in mill
tary or naval attire; the ambassadors and min
isters arc grand in their gOld-scsd coats, swords
d bsgsi the guards are in their newest mi.
form; tbs carriages are of every hue, the panels
en5iazoned with rich coats Of arms, and tGs
hammer cloths composed Of embroidered velvet
or costly w0olen fabrics; the eoschmen and ser
wants are all velveteen, plush, silk stockings
powdered wigs, and vast bouauete; and the
proud horses, cspsrisonsd with silVered harness,
snort and paw the ground, challenging part Of
the admiration bestowed by the thousands who
crowd the streets near the palace upon the ve-
hicles snd their handsome occupants.
An Introduction TO the British eourt-iH other
words, 2 presentation to the qnsan, which does
not always esrry the presented bsyOnd the pre-
cincts OF the COURTS effected sitter this wise
a person dasirous Of being presented. seeks the
favor of soma robeman or titled ladv who has
already enjoyed the privilege. He or she writes
on two esrds tlie name Of the psrson to be pre-
sented and that of the introducsr One Of these
cards IS retained by ths lord chamberlain, the
o,aer is laid before the Qassu, that if either Of
the individuals named DO Objectionable her Ma
Jesty may express her disaclination to receive
the party. A gentleman mast be presented at s
"levee" before lie can be admitted to q drawing
room" Tho lavos is held By tho highest prince
IN the realm. If after presentation, is should be
4 = character
of the individual who has been Introduced at
court, notice appeaTs in the London Gazette.
signed by tho lord chamberlain to this effect:
The presentation Of --, on such dsv,
st her Msiasty's drawing room, held at S..
James' Palace, was mistake; and such pre
santation is not to be considered es having
taken place"
Such advertisements arc Of rare Occurrences.
Only two have appeared in twenty years.
On the drawing room day, the Q lsan, sur
rounded by the other members Of the royal
family, and the great officers Of state, takes up
her place under dsis, or throne canopy. and |
the company passes before her The ladies'
courtesy to the earth, the gentlemen fsll On one
knee and kiss the Qaeens hand-au parties
backing out through door opposite to that By
which they entered. That same "backinn ont /
IS troublesome process, especially TO the feir
iox, whose trains are lorg, and, therefore, en-
'arrgssing
On the night of the third and last drawing |
room which is generally held on tho Queens |
birthday, many Of the ladies' 90 to the opera 10 |
he dresses they have worn at The drawing |
,0om. The coup d. all then presented from the 4
stage Is superb. The glitter Of the diamonds, !
.6ttened by the waving ostrich plumss and
the richness of tho silks, brought
'1t vividly by the light of five hundred Jets of /
sss, and, above sl, the health and loveliness Of
1 thousand young faces. present a picture
Which, ones seen, is never forgotten. To see It
% the best advantage, one should volunteer to
DIN the throng upon the stage who sing the
lation2l snthem on such occasions. MsDazers
# opera-hOuses are not the most accOmmo
igting people in the world, bu5 there are keys of
silver and keys of gold that will open wide the
most stdbbOn portals that ever were c1nstrUct-
d to keep out the curious and the vulgar.
Such is sn outline OF the manner 10 which the
British sovereign passes her days in London or
t Windsor. When the summer arrives her
dsjestY betakes herself to her bssusiful marine
5ode in The Isle Of Wight, and gives herself
P to domestic enjoyment. Parliament is then
ups" the members scatter themselves all over
he world and the ministers of State retire to
heir country houses. Ia the autumn the Queen
rs hitherto gone down to her estate in Scot
lnd. Contiguous to BalmoTal is some fine
eer stalking, a manly snort in which tho lats
'rince COnsort and the Prince of Wales psrtie-
lsriy delighted. The poor HighIanders, in the
iciuity of Bslmoral, Ike the poor people in the
sic of Wight, always look forward with de-
ght to her Hsj5sty's advent. for then they
iste Of royal benefcsnce Administered with no
irrard hand