, 1870-06-05

your control. 6he has been accustomed
10 hsssn 70 your voics, and obey your
eommanes." Similar appeals wese u.de to
ien.1ers M enua not compisin Il III their I 1eeep- See
ton The Prince at Wales ordered the prin-
cipal of6cczs Of his household into his pres-
ence. and told them they must from that mo-
meut discard The use Of ehoe strings; nhle
he expressed the hope that they would nevez
offend him BY disuaing 80 important an article
Of British manufacture. Tho Duke Of York
followed his example; while the sailor Duke
assured the petitioners he was the last to en-
courage shoe-strings, the custom Of wearing
which he hwAyH thought extremely ridiculous;
self, nor allowed any Of his officers to do
80. In great juhilation, the deputation in
yited the chief members OF the royal house,
holds to splendid dinner: and, spite Of the
stagpation OF trade, managed - spend the
evening with the utmost conriyiAtty,
The bucklemake1s Of London and Westnin-
etes followed in the wake Of their provincial
brethren, By publishing an appeal to the pub
lie, complaining that, however mischieYous
tie uhina, however eneminAte tho sppea1ance
Of ehoe-str1ngs, the wearing OF them still IN
creased. md hoping that heneefoEth no phil
following an evil example, virtually tako
part in snatching tho bread out Of
tho months Of thousands OF poor
/ aud industrious families. They also
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E.les, the Duke and Duchess Of York, the
Princess Royal, and her brothcrs Clarence and
Gloucester, to aid them in their extremity.
They unbosomed their cares to King George
| n parent and protector whose soul was his
| peoples. They assured Queen Charlotte that
| royal presence, would suffice to reinsthte them
| in their former blessings: while they told the
Princess that il she would but wear buckles,
they should no longer remain monuments Of
silent grief, but eomme1npxate with gratoful
peAa Of scclamatinn the annual return Of the
day which shme so proIdtious Oh their wants.
4 Equally lavish Of praise and prayer 70 tho rest
Of the royal family, thsy reserved (for some
unknown reason) the most extraordinary OF
their appeals for the Duke Of York.
After Informing him that "hnnor, dignity.
and birth arc Ike the landscape when the ID
minA1y Is behind cloud, without the rays OF
benedcance tinEinG each distinction with Its
inherent bzightness," thoy remind him that
ribbon, leather and whipcord thEsaten TO min
. staple manufacture doing an Incredible trade
and hn%ey P5as hs bsS nS{
and domessically." Then they break ont :
"Conceive what immense numbers Of
persons hare spent tho primo Of their
youth and manhood; entared into
connections !, increased heir tam.lits;
dependence. Their hearts bleeding at the
cruel inconsiderste capsiciouaness OF Fashion
difficulties and mpossibillties rise in quick sue
cesaion to defeat the probability Of fixing or
any other branch or occupation. The nuptia
tie, pltiably relaxed BY reiterated sorrows: the
children c1y louder and moro yehemently 70,
food the husband unnamed; his wouted
courage fails: the wife, moro delcately senat
bic, is not ahle to resist one Of the obtrudins
woes winch crowd upon her mind
Few friends beforel less than evel
nowi Demands come quickest up
on the most needy, often reminded q
their bereased trade, and no philosopher
stone to smooth the creditors brow! NoV
spread wide tho happy cause. the prospect
changes Hope with cheering look advances
4 letter from the trade atlarge informs then
Of our appeal to your Royal Highness. II
stautly they assemble aud congratulate eac}
other they hsro 50 glorious source OF expec
tAtion! Hope, with magic power, appcaAet
their hunger, removed their deBpondency
makes the Manufacturers heart dance wltl
Joy and the Duke and Duchess Of York ochoe.
in their cups, toast after toast. And your pc
titioners will ever pTar."
The result Of all this w4s that. buckles
were unusually prevalent at the Queen birth
day draNing-roonl, held soon afterwards, wher
the beauty and brllliancy Of tho buckles worl
by the Prince OF Wales, tho Duke Of York, AMI
the Earl Of Fife attracted general notice ant
admiration. It was but rancient triumph
royalty failed to control fashion; and
although exceedingly small buckles wsre &C
caslonally eeen down to 1900, their fate wa
sealed, and by 1872 the buckle was extinct.