Smyrna times., 1872-07-03
.MiSceIIUWe 10 e D S.
How the Queen Of England Receives.

How the Queen of England Receives.
Very few persons who have not been abroad
have any idea of the machinery of a state re-
ception by the Queen of England at Bucking-
ham Palace, and a mere outline OF one Of these
cumbrous affairs must prove interesting. 1t |
shows more clearly than anything else can, how
very different it is here. Many will naturally |
contrast it with the simplicity OF the levees of
our own President
If you take up the London Times some
morning and read the account of the court |
which her Majesty yesterday held at Bucking |
ham Palace, you will at first be inclined to
believe you are reading the drdmatis perSon0e
of some fairy extravaganza. You are inform
ed that his Highness the Maharajah Duleep
Singh and her Highness the Marahanee ar
rived, attended by-so and so and that 8 his
Imperial Highness Higashi-FuShimi No-Niya
was prevented by indspostion from attending
the court" With these we are not over
whelmed, but when we hear of the 'Nawab
Nazem of Bengal" and Prince Saleiman
Kudr Valid Ali Bahadoor," we are firmly
convinced that the carnival has penetrated to
England, and the august members of the
Royal family have gone maSquerading. But
no; these are all real names, belonging to real
people, come from the various far-of colonies
to render homage to their sovereign. There is
an immense crush of carriages for miles away
on either side of the Palace, through the parks
and sonlbre streets; and thousands of the
{ lower classes stand looking admirngy at the
glow and glory of fashion in which they can
: never hope to participate.
5 When the Queen holds court " her Majesty s
n body-guard of the honorable corps of gentle
i men-at-arms," and the Royal body-guard OF
Q the YeOmen of the Guard are on duty il
q resplendent uniforms. In the courtyard. o.
i the drawing palace the Scots Fusileers GuarC
ID is drawn up in line, mounted on fleet anC
'y sinewy horses. At little before three o cocl
in the afternoon the Queen enters the thrcne
ID room of the palace, accompanied by member
sr of the family (oftenest the youngest children)
s2 sn and by an nnumerable train of persons of ran
.o who wait upon her. Among these are tn
nd Mistress Of the Robes, the Lady Of the Bed
Ie: chamber in waiting, the Maids of Honor j
ed waiting, the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamber
@ isf lain, the Master of the Horse, the Comptrolle
ass ass of the Household, the Master of the Bucl
he hounds, the Keeper of the Privy Purse, til
n? Groom of the Robes, the Captain of the Ger
en-: tlemen farms, the Gold Stick in waiting, tn
en Silver Stick in waiting, the Field Officer
t'- Brigade waiting This brilliant and singul
ERIK throng of servants is made up from duke
" duchesses, viScOunts, couDtesses, coIonels ar
ne ne, honorables in profusion. The Spectacle of Il
.rs; entry is always quite imposing, and the il
and mense hall, radiant with rich dresses al
for iewelry, becomes a lovely Kaleidoscope VsiO
e eeT The Queen is usually dIessed with simplicit
pIpad This is favorte dress of hers on court Occ
,rty sions: A black silk dress, with train trimm
,nty with Grape and jet, and the usual long VIII
G5e y. tulle veil surmounted by a coronet Of jet.
nm. addition to this, she usually wears some
tGd a1d ornaments, the Rband and Star, or the Ord
Eve @ of the Garter, the Orders of Victoria a
anu Albert, and Louis of Prussia, and many G.
f..
tw9 wear black and silver, with pearl Ornameu
two and the attendant throng is dressed with
Ss Of avishness unknown TO many Continental cOul
two The presentation of distinguished foreign
ex. by the ambassadors or consus of their varit
se Of countries then occurs, and is long and forI
ID Tor ceremony. The Countess Granville has usu;
iils .ti%n presented American ladies. All persons
q q have received or honorablY quilted appo
even ments in the service of the State are also
ldIsd 6Is. sented and the archbishops, bishops
one other church digDitaries are verv numerC
,son All persons who on the list OF the invite
1son .sG andwho do not appear, are next morning 81
pUro- med up in a list of the official journal as
lows: "Of the foregoing the undernaI
+ two were prevented by various causes from oil
rks q ing her Majesty's commands"
Miss IDA GREELEY.-In view of the pC
CLERKS biity of her becoming next year " the lad
rks o. the White House" the New York He
ngers gives the following sketch of Miss Ida Gree
nore0 daughter of the sage OF Chappaqua
miss Greeleys mother has for many y
class been an invalid, and is now so unwell that
ndsS eIns Greeley hesitates about removing her from
st. Cloud Hotel where she is staying in
X. two city, to the homestead at Chappaqua, an
class the event of his election the most ardI
80 duties of the hostess Of the executive man
ID mis- would devolve upon his eldest daughter
& . two Ida Greeley is young lady of about eight
borer Of medium height, handsome, with soft
s'.:dov eye, shspely features and fine complexio
ice and her father. mass of dark brown ha
oussnd done up in becoming folds about her h
three Her manners are affable and cordial her
undrsd versation sprightly, and from the success
o,,ure. which, assisted by Mrs. Stuart, she pres
> daily at the first state dinner OF the coming adm
o thou. trat0n under the evergreen shades on the
y dS sss oss at Chappaqua Saturday. It was made evl
sd and that her domestic accomplishments were
md dol. ough. She may be epigrammatically desci
49, as the philosopher refined out OF his angr
d class ties and eccentricities and femnzed. She
of her fathers nomination first in Lon
Oussnd Mr.. Smalley, of the Tribune, having
Of class graphed her mother at once on receiving n
of il, aud, ss she admits naively, was gil
coupled hear it," She endorses his proposed non
e. % i9gr tion at the Baltimore Convention, and, II
! -, event of it, believes he will be elected. :.
Tue 'a'1 does not advocate woman suffrage, but II
and Z could vote, would vote for Mr. Geeley, "
seventy she thinks the woman suffragsts az
would not be likely to do.
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