, 1873-08-31

you may know TINT ho is some half-ray Colonel
or iIaigntiioant civil seryant. Something, too,
Lord Chamberlain taltoa to aoolpher Tho nalne Of
t!o conner on tho slip Of papcr which 10 lnnloa
him. II llo scaus 1t long md hard, aud holds 1t
. good way from him md snyB +" Major To-o-o
@posh1|bow," @ then tn q loud voice. "hla]or To-
Tobow Is not ono Of tho grca.eBt Of warriors or
largost of landed proprietors.
Tho ceremony lnsta an hour nnd half or two
hours. and during tho whole, Of It tho talk and
PLEASANTLY. There III groat cal os esprit ID corps
among them, and perfect equality. Attnchos,
Secretaries, aud Ministers walk about through
the room and exchange grcetlugs. Tho Ambas-
eadors arc rather statolier; thoao do not mix
themselves with tho crowd OF diplonlatiata, but
stnnd up apart, nil iivo in row, leaning neainat
The wall, chatting easily, looking quito 1ko
another row Of Princes. o sort Of aftor-giow Of
At all other court entertainments, lalioa aro
present. or cuurse, there arc . grons mnny very
prosty ones, and their brilliant tolcts increase
the n'agniilconce OF tho spectacle. Tho Quoell'a
lcyees are very much longer than thoso of tho
Prince Of Walea. Thel, ut nll cerem0pials
MEs AM coMrE11Ep 70 WEAR,
rs have said. silk HtoctingH a,,d kneo-brcecllcs
slippers, and s!,oc.bnclsles. Ono can support tis
costume in t0lerablo comfort In d warm room,
but In getting from tho carrage to tho door it il
often like Walking knce deep in o. tub OF cold
wator. A cold hall or . drnught from MI open
door Will giyo worry unpleasant eelieations. III
hugo tleplaccB, with groat iogs Of wood, roar be-
hind tall brass fun1urB. Oice n front Of ono
Of these, tho conrtier who isu't O Scotcllnan
fools as If he would mover caro- to 90 AWAY. For
tuuately most Of these cerenlOnins are In sui.l-
NOR but the frut Of tllom come in February,
| aud London is often cool we'll up into juno.
THE CEREMONY OF Il PRESENTATION
to the Queen IL quite tho Hamo rs Tint at q
PRINCE Of Wales 1eyeo. The apollng.sass OF
royal latlIes stand up il rigid gi cls,' row.
eerlntn who reads of tho names Next
to tho Queen, on her loft. il Alex-
andra, thon the Queona daughters and The
Princess Mary Of Cambridge. Next to them
! stand tho Princes, and tho whole ia phelnnx
which s!totches entirely acrods tho room. Be.
hind this lino, drawn up in battle array, stand
! three or four ranks Of court lad!os.
| Tho net OF presentation is yory. easy md
! simple. Formerly-illdeea until within 1uW
| yoars-it must have boon
VERY pEn1Lous AND IMPORTANT FEAT.
Tho courticr (tle term il uHed naccurately, but
thore is no noun to describe person who goes
walk up Q long room, and to back, bowling,
out Of tho Queon'b presence. For Indies who
had trails 10 manage tile ordeal must havc
been trying one Now it has boen
made quite easy: There is bul orc @ point IL
that already described at the Prince Of Wales
loyeo. You may turn your back to tie Prince.
but. after bowling to tho Queen, you atep oil into
the crowd, still facing her. There Ut you have
hud tho good luck to be presented III tho dlplo-
matio circle) You may staud and watch noat
interesting pageant 10 tho yonng royalties,
perhaps, it ~ not very amusing, though they eTi-
IDENTIFY lave their little joke afterward over any
| thing unusual that occurs. 1t is natural enough
| tigue which they sustain entities chem to
! all tho amusement thoy can get out Of
what must. bo to thom very monotonous
! and familiar spectacle. There is plenty
| for tho first Or second time. You do not have to
aBk Who is thisf" and "Who is that T" Tho
Lord Chamberlain announces each person as lie
or she Appears. You hcar the most
in English history as some Insignificant boy or
wizened old woman appears to represent them.
They ara NIT all, By. any ,noans, insignificant
boys and wizonod old women. Many Of the ladies'
| at, whether their nalnoa bo Percy, or Stsnhope,
| or Brown, or Smith, Tie young nlips Of girls
who come to be presented for tho drst time
| frightened aud .palo or flushed, one admires and
| feels BcnBo Of instructive loyalty to.
Tho name OF each ii called out loudly by tho
| Lord Chanherlain: - Ihe Duchess Of Fin-
CASTLE" The Countess Of Dorchester !"
Lady Arabolla Darling On hor marriage"
| etc. The ladies' bow very low, and those
| to whom the Queen gives her hand to ktsn noarly
i
OF homage to tue queen ever esonaa D. Exaggerated,
Her pcAaslot uelue ~ !ilouest nu tAe ef!npAlnJ
WILL hef 60 woe . auu ,nsI slnceto, ous @
=, LADIES' VERY si NEAnLY KsEEL
IN Shaking hands with any memner O. the roya1
1anhy, NOT ony ~ coult, OUT eise"nefo. !! III
not no ssfanGe-lo1Kitne'. : ne nneeealns
20 Toyal laoyI uae 70 heo state-
mo.nS. VI ~ npMo nu.t LILY ~ iou as
dorlng sucn an aet Oh homage TO enls ot poy
ors gross yG@ng geasen1en m MPtease1 pr, one n-
r;ncsas l. eomehinr % Gotweap I!ee1ine md lint NJ
queer gennaiecataon one meesa ~ 1 1ue anGmsl
aerlcultu1al oissIacts: 'ne Ea1ps " eao noys an1
they suddenly catch themselves in descending
II aa1on'shea me! leueniuot, ~ u eotts psr1y
90 gee one pht5clan yeunt "1llaa- oisnaeH s
tai SNOWY upsn'i1o nol moi ueeiueo 'e @ o'..
aud the evidently noman turn oI hel nose
ahu o. uer cnainctol IuI not pns VII utnAt.
OUT OF INC quest'onwsahho aanas nlin
hor regal knoes inte this curious and sudden it
TIC ora1np. aa" ner' thls aufentlsons n3alu