New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-29
Court Etiquette.

Although tie origin OF court etlqle IL
traceao.e 20 Philip the Good, Duke OF Bur
puudy, i was il Spain that It's iansastc
Growth was most luxurianr. A story is told
of tee wife OF Charles H.. who, catching her
foo. in tee s.:c-up, as she tel OF her morse.
remained in helpless condition n the
presence Of forty three attendants. Motion-
less stood tie attendants, and helpless
hung the royal lady, because the e9uery
was out CT the way whose DUTY it was to
unlock the Gueens ankle on such OCCASIONS.
A passer Dv VINO ventured 70 release her
majesty was rewarded win gold tor his
services. but condemned 70 exile ior his In
discretion. In France tie king could not
visit sick person in bed unless second
bed was prepared Tor his majesty 10 occupy
during the v;sit, since 20 SUBJECT could
have been suffered 10 liz COVE whlle MS
sovereign was in lees easy position. In
this way Louis III. visited R:chelieu. and
lie Grande MonavGue condo!ed with Mar
shall Vil,ars after he had received
wound al Maiplaguet A. Versailles,
when Maria Leczinska wasirtt.lng because
cards were interdicted on the occasion OF
court mourning, she was relieved by
courtiers assurance that the game OF
p;Cuet was deep mourning In Engianc,
at the presen. day, we have a HeraIds
College to settle who snail walk first IN
ing that there are ninety ranks OF men
c!assed in order OF precedence from the
sovereign to a burgess. Pope Juiius IL.
drew up let Of precedence among Euro.
pean eovere;gns, cweH:y-six Il NUN Der, OF
whose stiles i is note worthy mat tour OILY
exist IN their Old iorM-tLe Emperor OF
Germany, and the Kings OF England, Span
ard Portugal. II is easy 20 understand
that ceremonial would mold especial tyranny
<sl .r,l0
the Spanish envoy, attacking the French
ambassador IN the streets OF London,
hams-rung his horses and killed his
mer, merely n order 20 get to
coar. before his .:val. In certain
cases every detail OF diplomatic form
was regulated by the s.rictesc equality.
Thus we have seen the French and in
perialist ENJOYS balancing step at the coor
Of the Rysw:ck council CHAMBER; and when
Mazar:n and DOE Luis de Haro met to
settle the marriage Of Louis NV. with
Maria Theresa, the two ministers stepped
side -by-siIe into a room hung in correspond
ing halves with cheic respective colors and
sat down at the same instant on undlstIn-
guishable chairs. The first Napoleon was
| tooiishly tenacious of precedence, and one
| wear seized every copy Of the 4A!nanGch IL
| Gotta because, in accordance with Its Gus
| tom Of alaphabetcal arrangement, the Isl
| Of reigning houses therein puOIlsheC
| was headed Anhalt Duchies, and mo-
| Napoleon. Among other curiosicies OF cour'
| etiquette it will not be commonly known
| tina. an ambassador still mas the privilege
though never used, OF putting on his hat in
the presence OF the sovereign when he read
his reception speech. Maritime ceremonial
was far more important than other forms
| as being at one time the measure OF mari
| time supremacy, and based on the theor.
that safutes should render the saluter tenn
porsrily powerless. In the time OF James 1
England insisted upon the disappearance
Of the flags and sails Of all other ships as s,
salute to her OWE; and it was not until tn
end Of the last century thai. the resistanc
and Disputes caused by such an overoea,
ing ceouisition were finally settled, throug
the agreement OF France and Russia to di'
pense with maritime salutes in any form
At this day they are pure acts Of courtes
between ships Of war.-lham5ers' Jonr"o