Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22

EO0mte0 1t Court.
A W0NANS STORY OF A PREsENrAr ror A. a
ROYAL DRAWING ROOM.
From tho Christian Union.
Do you thing you can 60 to a adraw,no.roon,n
without learning how to make a nro,,er rever.
snces No, indeedl You must go to a CIV I,ttle
house In the West End, where very elegant
and Quaint lite tn 6 6id french lady win show you
then on the afternoon before the rreaf Say vou
go to see the lady who is to present Won 70 Get
as ana line 20 receive explicit
the lady belongs to the diplomatic circle. She
viii be In the room with her royal highness.
meet some gentlemen and one tells "y you tSai
moment in his life that he has known
lest he should trip over hi. s SgonY
and you think Of your three or four yards Of
worse than sword And another Be much
trembling with fear, and that often thew make
fortunate, who, instead OF kissing the ouee ma
hand when it was extended to her, shook It
vigorously, and then realizing what she had
done, lost her head completely, and forpettin9
and incontinently ded. wa Ae0 nef Duck
BY the time you leave your instructress' house
all the rest of the evening making courtes{es to
the chair and sofas, and 1ervently hoping that
you may not disgrace your country on the
Your landlords daughter devotes herself to
you for the next day, and makes the most help
last you are ready all pearls lace and SHINING hd az
silk. It is quite long drive to the park, but
suddenly you see the Horse Guards, and then
you know you have arrived, and inside the
gates you find hundreds and hundreds of peo-
pie waiting to see the carriages pass and standing
On tptoe tho to catch glimpse 1bs Of you Al the
their long plumes and brilliant scarlet, are
stationed at right and left, and inside the pal
close together, and you aiight to the SOUND Of
martial music. When you have left your wrap
in u room near the entrance you go up very
"Peef-eaters," dressed in red and yellow; you
hand one OF your tickets to the Queens page,
and are 1shered With great many into
sit for quite a long time, gazing at the lovely
views OF the park through the wide windows
and studying the dresses
As you pass the door to the presence chamber
you drop your train from your arm, and the
two cham berlains-or whatever they are
called-quickly and deftly straighten it to its
full length as you walk slowly forward; at the
door OF the throne room some one takes your
second card. and then you hear the lord cham
voice, and now you are bowling to the princess:
you wish the ladies behind you would not come
quite SO fast for you feel hurried and are CON
next the princess, but how many there are, or
you see the prince quite distinctly, and you
walk sideways and make a series Of little d.
minishing bows to the row OF dukes or princes
or whatever they may be; but of them you re-
tain not the faintest impression. Suddenly you
feel your train hustled on to your arm, for in
arm out properly, and the great deed is done.
It Las lasted in all about fifteen seconds; you
havn't seen anything very distinctly, and you
retain only one idea, that her royal highness
was dressed in light yellow-but you have been
presented at court, and surely ought to be salts
Ted. The next day your name appears in the
Cburt Circular