Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-06
Mistress of the Robe and Maid. Of
Honor 10 the Queen.

In the Lord Chamberlain's depart
ment are the Mistress of the Robes,
with a salary of $500; the Groom OF the
Robes, with $500 land Il clerk, mes
sengcr, and furrier as assistants) and
eight Ladies' of the Bedchamber. The
duties OF Tie latter consist III waitlng, on
her Majesty for fortnight at time IN
rotation; thus each lady would be called
upon three times q year for this duty.
Following these in rank are the eight
Maids of Honor who represent very
old institution in connection with
royalty. In 1925, shortly after his
marriage with Henrietta, Of France,
Charles |. issued the following rules for
the guidcnce of the Maids: "Thc
Queens Maids of Honor are to come
into the Presence Chamber before IL of
the clock and to 90 to prayers, and after
prayers to attend until the Queen be set
at dinner. Again, at > o'clOck to return
into the said chamber, and there to re-
main until supper time. And when
they shall be retired into their chamber,
! they admit of no man To come there,
and that they go not at any time oul of
| the Court without leave asked Of the Lord
! Chamberlain or her Majesty, and that
| the Mother of the Maids see all these
| orders concerning the Maids duly OBJ
| served, aS she will answer To the con-
! trary." Nowadays, the Queens Maids
of Honor do not have such restrictions
placed on their liberty, and merely take
their turn, two NJ time for one month,
to attend on her Majesty. After these
in rank stand the eight Bedchamber
Women, who serve i'll rotation III the
same manner, and are only expected To
figure on state occasions. Henrietta,
Duchess of Suffolk, in one of her letters,
gives an interesting account OF the
duties of these "wOmcn" i'll her time.
1.-THE Bedchambcr Women came into
waiting before the the Queens prayers,
which was before she was dressed. The
Queen often shifted in morning. If
her Majesty shifted at noon, the Bed
chamber Lady being by, the Bedcham-
Der Woman gave the shift to the Lady
without any ceremony, and the Lady
put il on. Sometimes likewise, the |
Bedchamber Woman gave the fan 10th
Lady i'm the same manner; and this |
was all that the Bedchamber Lady did |
about the Queen when she was dressing. |
When the Queen washed her hands, |
lllt dye vi TIC Dam hDtSAilo
set down on the side-table the basin |
and ever. Then the Bedchamberr
Woman set it before the Queen, and
knelt on the other side of the table over
against the Queen, the Bedchamber
Lady only looking on. The Bcdcham-
Der Woman poured the water out of the
ever upon the Queens hands. The
Bedchamber Woman pulled on the
Queens gloves when she could not do
it herself. The Page of the Back Stairs
was called In to put on the Queens
shoes" &c. All this is now obsolete; the
situations are quite honorary so far as
work is concerned. The salaries of the
Maids of Honor and the Bedchamber
Women are 600 per annum EACH
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