The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-12-12
THERE'S rROUBLEIS CANADA.

There's trouble 10 the loyal dominion
not imsginsry trouble, but sure enough
trouble, this time. When the Marquis and
his vile arrived in Nontrssl-"the city
which sits like Queen "a His E1celleucy
expressed it-an order vas Issued to the
effect thst all lsdie= who presented them
selye, q; the reception 10 be held BY the
Prince were 10 wesr low-necked dres.
es; in case they were IN Ill-heslth they
were 10 bring a doctors certificate TO that
effect, ~hen they could cone With their
dres. e. cut square 10 front; but in no case
were they 10 come in high-neckec dresses.
Tire gentlemen were 10 ccne In dress-suits.
"Dress suits" in the rs-nscular O! the Eng
LIB Court means IT, hts, and the Canadian
gentlemen Iebelled. They proceeded quiet
ly, however, in their rebellion, and defining
dress - the American gentleman
would who moves in good society, they
presented Themselves in the regulation
swallow tail, with the usual black trousers.
But the ladies had no e1cuse for misinterpret-
ing the vice-regal orders. The demand was
for "low-necked dresses," and dresses were
worn the like Of which were never seen in
Canada before. The Toronto Mail, the
leading Tory organ o! the Dominion, says
fatty and biuntly:
The idea OF sensible ladies, WHO did not
choose 10 present themselves at a reception In
themselves with a doctors certificate, Is too
profoundly silly TO be funny, and too gIaring-
ly iusolent 10 bs tolerated. II the ladies OF
Montreal had half the wornauly Inodesty
and irdependen OF character tn at Canadian
ladies are believed II have. they would have
taken no notice OF either e order or the re.
ception, and remained quietly st home.
These attempts ia plaster monarchial GUS
toms upon a country that Is essentially DEM
ocratic, would more 20 undermine the
kindly feelings OF the people toward the new
Governortisnersl aud his wife than any
thing else that couid have happened, and, II
persisted I'm, will a-suredly make I, "A
matter for regret that the choice of a sue
ceseor to Lord Dufferin fell upon the Queens
son-in.lsw. If his term Of Office Is TO be char
acteriz-d by tomfoolsry, of which the orders
concerning GrlNors In boOts anu buttons, ana
ladies In low-necked DIR, ss.-s, are samples, TIE
shorter IL IL the better. Things have come TO
a pretty pass II n man cannot ,be loyal unless
he drives in brougham wit h a pair of horses
and q driver IN livery, and r lady cannot pay
her respects to the wife of the Governor Gem
eral unless she is willing TO make an exhibit
ton of herself-or, by all that is iudicrous,
bring doctors certificate.
The Toronto GIobe, which Il hsrdiy lcss
loyal than the Mail, Gays:
As matter of course, the Prlucess las
perfect right to Intimate To her guests the
manner in which they shaII be dressed. Dut
Il msy be permitted 10 warn her advisers on
this matter that very many Canadian ladies
will be altogether unable, IL these rules are
enforced, TO show their attachment and To-
spect for the Princess in the usual manner.
The rule Is introduced in Canada for the first
time, and is unsu ted 10 the climate and hab.
Its OF the people. II is sufficient for tn give
expression 10 the objections which We hear
from many quarters. and leave II TO the good
| sense of the Princess either to continue the
regulation, or TO srneni II, rs may seem 10
| her best. The ey ceptIOn provided for is evi-
IDENTIFY An error. A DOCTORS certificate could,
we doubt not, lie always obtained; but the
effect Of that part OF the regulation is to COM
pei ladies 10 go through Il degrading form,
feeling ali the time that they are not coming
| up Ia the requirements of their hostess.