The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-05-28

being momentarily pdxA ed: Ssad, thoSghf-
fully, mo, ! -don'tn why, don't you
know the queen?" said the child innocently.
,sShe II very nice vhen Ne 30 to ZEE her ! hpt
sometimes weshaye TO keep very q uiet In
some way. one thinks i0f royalty as 90
give pretty picture of the home lie of the
''grsndmamma' who is ''nics,p but some
times objecting to noisy little visitors, \ "a
The etiquette of personal attendance upon
royalty has been greatly. modified since
Madame Schwe:lenberg rolled at Windsor.
in waiting. A certain number Of ladies Of
rank are appointed to- these offices, and they
take turns, the period of waiting being
usually three months. Their. duty IL to ac-
company the royal mistress to all places Of
amusement, social or public visiting and,
when required, to act as damesde compzgnie
at home. Gentlenen in waiting and equer-
ries are likewise sppointehs and 1t need
hardly be said that not the smallest mental
service is required. It Il state regulation
for honorable attendance upon royalty.
Dressmakers in London, while approaching
the honor implied, have tedious work Sone,
times If among their patrons are ladies' IN
waiting. "Ah," said q fashionable modiste
to the winter; lit is impossible to finish your
dresses or anything just now. The duchess
lady, Miss 1-, goes in waiting on the 10th,
and every thing must be ne W in her ward
robe, or at least done over 70 look new. It's
like theatrical work." added Madame -.
Everything must give way to it."
There are, of course, higher officials, like
mistress of the robes, whose attendance at
court is only of necessity upon state occa-
sions, while the various functionaries who
preside over the royal households are too
numerous to mention. To some are given
merely duties of the pen; others of the
household regulations; and when it Is re-
ma hor od af ho ho NJ
servants employed in the kitchen alone is
only 81, some idea of the system may be
obtained. The number of persons regularly
appointed to Office in royal households, and
whose duties are partially mental, is We y
great, etiquette with them being close y
observed. There are the wardrobe women
and "dressers," whose duties are obvious.
These are usually women of some position,
but who are more like well-trained upper
servants The queens dresser is q person OF
some consequence ia the staff, and receives
what is considered in England large sal
ary. All letters to royal personages 90
through some official hands unless they are
from private correspondents, and are an
swered, if at all, By. secretaries or chamber
lain. There is q prescribed form for ad
dressing each member of the royal family
and which can readily be obtained IN the
public libraries. The signature OF the queen
is well known, while the princesses write
personal correspondents have been many
and any one interested can observe the easy
familiarity of her style to intimate friends
in the published letters in the life of the
prince consort. r-see
Espplly good sense has modified much oil
the etiquette in the English court of to- day.
Stiff and needless it may even yet seem &c
Republicans, but it is q necessity of mon
archy, and English people of the old school
gravely lament the freedom of the ''heir ap
parents" manner. taking 1t as an indication
of a careless reign to come. t
These are but notes of the ordinary daily
etiquette of court life, but there is more
pompous side to the question, and one which
makes the English court brilliant as in me
dieval days. On state OCCASIONS, drawing
rooms, levees, and, above all, royal wed
dings, etiquette creates splendor such a.
no canvass could depict. When her maj
esty's trumpeters on the Windsor Height
blsze forth in scarlet and announce the ap
proach OF royalty; when st. Georges chapel
is filled with the moving colors of STATE
procession; when heralds, yeoman, must
clans and guardsmen fulfil their various
duties with solemn etiquette and parade
one can hardly say the day of ceremonial
has gone by. The queen appears, the prince
and princesses follow, and the national an
them fills the air. Who can say no fair,
tales are told among us in this prosaic cen
tury? aft tlE idE 500 $500 HfH Ef 81