The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-05-09
MIeCELLAER0Vs,


To plain Americana who value home comforts
more than public confusion, and who lovsliberiy
more than they love monarchy, the following,
from Ha,Pv's Basar, giving an account Of the
ceremony Of presentation 10 the Queen, will be
amusing
| To be presented 10 the Quecn is the boast Of
i English women and nen. The presentation rooms
are on the second story, aud occupy the entlFe
quadrangle Of ST. James Palace, opening one
Into the other through the whole suite.
About six Levess are held year. Il takes .
hundred men three weeks 10 prepare the rooms
Everything ls measured By the inexorabe Law Of
etiquette The dress is prescribed; the material.
the length Of the trains the mode Of dressing the
hair, and the style Of the garments. The doors
would be shut Ia the face Of the highest lady In
the land II she departed In the slightest degree
from the wcll-known Law. The dress Of the ladies
are allowed TO wear white tulle, and widows,
black tulle; but each mus, be trimmed with roses
or vaFicgated ribbons. Peers, embassAdors aud
military officers wear their full uniform. Judges
wear wigs, aud lawyersappear In gowns Of scarlet
aud black, according 10 their rank. Bishops snd
the clergy who have the run Of the Court come
out In full clerical costume. The Court dress of
gentlemen" 10 n black dress coat and pants,
white vesi, which mus, be open, and whit cfavai.
The Master of Ceremonies presrTibcs the order for
dressing the hair. Court hairdressers are few.
They are engaged not only hours but days before
the Presentation. Some ladies, who can do no
better, have their hair fixed from twcniy.four To
thirty.six hours before the Presentation, and do
their sleeping in = sitting posture.
The Throne Room is Alright royal room. Therr
is not n scat In Il except the Throne aud the
gilded chair nj the foot. Oa platform reached
by three steps, and on q crimson carpet spatiercd
with gold, stands gilt Gothic chair surmounted
by q crown. This Is the Throne. Il 10 covered
with couopy OF crimson velvet, trimmed with
heavy gold lace. Ou the top VI the CANOPY Is n
golden cushion, on which rests q larger gold
crown. The Throne Room is very long. nearly
two hunlrtd feet. Running the whole length is
q heavy iion fence, iull five foet high, capped
with crimson velvet. Between II aud the wall Is
q narrow passage leading from the entrance TO
the Throne, through which hut one person can
pass at time. TIE great throng below, at
given signal, Gene up the stairway, ~hich Is
covered With cocoa mating and worn crimson
eatpeiing. They enter the great Audience Room
that opens into the Throne Room.
The Audience Room Is very gorgeous with satin
hangings, radiant with vcrmilion aud gold, bot
II 10 all cut up into little cattle pens, made ofiron
railings very high aud strong. They open one
into another the whole length Of the great cham
eer mssing a .IgIag passage from The entrance
TO the Throne Room These pens are separated
~ heavy iron gates, guarded By officials. through
which each person has 10 pass. Precedence Is
everything. when the signal is given below, the
rush commences. The fue ladies become n dis.
orderly mob. They crowd On each other, rend
laces, trample vrlve,s and saiins under foot; aud
with all these guards TO keep them orderly. they
ofen appear in the "Preseece, a. II Is called. all
tat,ered and torn, and in a state OF general dap-
idation.
Back Of tLr Throne Is the QUEENS Clos,i. II
is q little apida,cd-lOoking room. low studied,
scaniily furnished but old which L. the great ni-
traction. Her Majesty is painfully prompt ii
the exact moment she comes out az her Rove
Closet and takes her stand ON the lower srp ~
the Throne On the signal being given, ll-r
Majesiy's Ministers. with ihe Funign Ern'nsss.
doris, enter from the private door, flc singly ne
fore the QUEEN. bow. and take their senR IN ihe
center o; the room, where they Iemsin The
crowd IL admitted one by one. passing through
all the pens iIll they approach tho. Throne To
manage the train Is no Easy maiiT. Lessons are
given in this art "a on horseback riding earh
lady has to take care of her train herself She
throws Il over her arm, and 10 the carriage the
huge pile towers above her head. She carries IL
up the stairway 10 the Audience Room Here a
page Of the Prince as be 10 called. mkes the
train, holds IL still she enters the Throne Room,
when he drops IT,
The party passes up the narrow pathway TO the
place where the Queen siaads, makes low bow
roam The lady can not turn her back on the
Queen nor take up her train. II is etiquette for
the Ministers -nd En,l.eSsadors, who occupy the
crGlri Uf ihr fUoHi To- lit he train aud pass II
frOm oue to ,noihrf white the lady backs down
10 the duos. The mnment she gets outside ofthe
Throne Room -hc mast take care of hcfsrlf and
reach her carriage rs best she can. She cannot
remain. strong iron har prevents her from re-
peating The luxury oi presentation. She draws
her fnery through the crowd and disappears, and
huds hef coach where she can, which may be
half mile oil, Tor the coaches OF the nobility
take precedence. The Prses alton lasts about
one minute. u eos's months " labor and anxiety,
and great .xrcnsr The huery will be worn on
no Other occasion But the party has been ''pre-
senied u; Conri. aud will tell Il 70 her chldren's
children. hen the Queen holds Court Il lasts
just one honr exactly. During the whole time
she stands like q statute, 90 cold, as insensible.
She neither bows nor speaks. The mass file be-
fore her as II she were hewn out OF stone.
And this is what our old country cousins seem
10 enjoy How would Il look for Nm. or Mas.
ASDREw JOHNSON 10 cut such figure But ours
is only Republic theirs is . Kingdom. or,
should We say, q ''Queendom r. with lots Of lit
tie Princes, Princesses, Earls, Dukes, Pcers Lords
Ladies, aud, oh, ever so many poor ",H!jNis.
Well, l,i them have them.