, 1880-12-05

HAS not pefiilllltn Hel " ieiittin .tatoa'7 ] 49,
the reception: Ihefelofe, III ntuer u p'itHs
beiofe her, 1t IS wei to ~ eAtas, espee."'tJ -
When presen1ea as H. ~ n'i,g ~ . G;ss i;ssoI -
presentation that ul' Quee 4.a ti,o,, - ths
ailu tills ceremony IS nv EoHe .n'nt i,t nrin to
ritcesS OF "alss u ny i,y uIacn 81 e T6an Won
merely pass couflseylnS to", ~ yuM Mouln [lo,,
you were only attending = araWlng-inot!l,
though the presehtatlotl tnus Ilaue - -
every respect eQulvalent TO actual pfesehta-
| tlonS to the sovereign,
But being an event tnat VIII naIul' !iap,
| pen more than tWlce III WoHIi15 lile, ~ -
advisable to do 1t Thoroughly. once present
eli, sou can Annually alteno one drawing
room Tor the f1ture, ana VIII ONLY re4ulie 70
be! represented Wien you marry or you al
tam some tiue feople anxious 70 arrive
early leave home mostly At ha!t-past
y to !, being cohtenG 70 Walt pa
ttently III the mai or bucklnsnam Iai-
ace road, and enture the eager lnSpectlon ion
roadway, peer INTO tne carriages ana olleh
laugh and make andi6te remarks apout Inc
lnmates IheTe Is, noWesel, + te; no raGh ot
amusement Inc peerealels, % IN tnei1 aaa1nt IE,
their ruifs, and low-crownea Mats. enclrcled
with reu. whlte, anu uiuG riopoI1, malcn.
na!oelas n nallu, " nn.hlLsaia @ l aiais iailce ~
take up their r stations along uie corriaors ana
stalrcases. Ihe sehtiemen-at-arMs troop ~
w twoS and tWos, Ill scaElet UNIFORM, goid
helmets, and wtlte, waving plumes; Ihey
are also on duty within Inc palace. You see
tnein ~ eacn iooli sualuHs ~ tlto uattlGls. anu
preventing tne ensInce ,S u mofe people thah
Will comfortably NJ them.
III Inc room ADJOINING lhe tnlohe-room tney
| stand III a line; reMdy TO act as 4 verltable
| bo1y-snaru TO me h9yal lamliy IL required,
ana anoLher Inc olviues '{as,, 4ll Ine rover
end OF the picture gallery, forming e. sort
Or corridor 70 lne throAe-roonl. lhefe
| Is no better place TOT seeing The dresses.
| always make q rue OF gettlng close behind
| these gsntlemens-aEarms men as So soon as have
tween their shoulders, see. the rest Of the
company passin single file, their trains flow
inE behind them. One or more Ut the house
hold troops are on duty IN the courtyard,
who attend the drawing. room, andit is very
prctty sight to see the bandmen in the guild
coats march through st. James Park, to take
up their position and play throughout the re-
ception / have never myself heard them in
and when "God Save the Queen" is played
you know that her Majesty has entered the
Presence Chamber. The equlpages of Am
bassatiors, Ministers, and other distinguished
into the linc having the privilege Of the ell
tree which entities them to enter the palace
by a special entrance, to occupy the first
trawing-room, next to the throne-roonl, and
At last after u long waiting, the line of
carriages begins to move slowly, aud i'll time
you pass through the fine gateway into the
inner quadrangle, and alight ut the steps of
few seal let-coated servants and officials and
much crimson carpcting. You cross the
really magnificent hall, paved with variegat-
et marble. the ceiling supported BY white
marble columns, witt, CUrintliau capitals Ut
mosaic and gold, aud up u few steps reach
djning-roon, where cloaks and wraps are
left. Leaving this, you ascend the staircase.
enter the picture gallery, leave one of the