Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-06-12

MEETING THE QUEEN.
an Irreyerent American Girls Descrfp-
tIon of a Court Presentation.

An Irreverent American Girls Descrip-
tion Of a Conrt Presentation.
We entered an inner court, dull and
prosaie, except that dash of color and
warmth came from the bright red-coat-
ed troops guarding the gates. Then the
beef-eaters, ready to open the doors,
made me think Of Shakespeare, and
fancy myself in olden days. We next
| entered a iow-roofed hall, after leaving
the carriage. But felt eold-cellar-
creepy chill quite dreadful and wanted
to cry. Then got into the cloak -room,
where the oldest. uglicst maids / ever
saw took my wraps and punched up my
nine feet of trained gown, against the
time | should have to let it float back
| Then toiled up the stairs to an upper
corridor, where was more metaphorical
''red tape in the shape of officers in
gold lace duds. wanting to know,
don t you know!' about my pass to the
regions of social heaven above. The
proper presentation card is six inches
square, with the name written out in
. mammoth letters.
. Well, | trembled like an aspen leaf,
, but, bless you, the man took it as still
( and calm as if he had been Stoughton
bottle. After that let down that prec-
. ious train, and it swept along the ball
room in grand style. The room was
r lonesome looking enough, done up in
8 scarlet and gold, with never a soul in
the whole big place. 1t leads to the
j: first state drawing-room, and this room
$ has long line of pompous windows
q showing over the palace gardens. There
i stood scores of women in court gown;
and more acoming There are foul
9 more state rooms, all equally full O.
d ladies' waiting to see the Queen.
n There's lots of time to spare, so
d crowd. 1t looked splendid to see then
l. all. Every body's hair was dressed
IS alike. then they all mostly had ostricl
, plumes and wells. A few ladies ha'
d the good sense not so wear elaborat
\ stuf1s and diamonds. | wish / hadn'
II I mean diamonds. All my re
NJ lations have been borrowed from. AM
II do you know the prettiest dress was on
}, of simple brocade silk with no diamond
or Jewels. only few flowers. 1t wa
re lots prettier than the smaller gown
m and gewgaws. got downright frigh
,e ened at seeing the gentlemen-at-arms
ia who finally threw open the doors froi
~ room to room. They had brass he
a NETS, white plumes and all sorts {
r. ,tagey-looking toys. When | ha
in gotten in the room next to the Queer
re felt worn out-quite collapsed-an
he wished the old lady farther and myse
r. at home seated down to a good Dime
N At last, with train stretching mil
as behind, it seemed. / marched one
i. one with the rest into the royal pre-
,se ence. 1t was dreadful moment. B
NJ. [ consoled myself thinking how l
,at Drag at home about it. felt like a
III, of glass in toy kaleidoscope.
: Looking up eventually. | saw Il
Queen of England and Empress
India. You know this is the secor
drawing room of the jubilee yea
49,. With the Queen were the Prin
and Princess of Wales and Prince
pht Victoria of Wales, attended by Lf
mi suffieId Miss knollys, the Duke
hat Abercorn. etc, the same old crowd
one lords, ladies and honorables. The
his Princess Beatrice and Prince Henry
of Battenberg We're there, but they
But that blessed baby of theirs in
don nursery l presume mean you
be Alex" of Battenburg, to be sure.
an Then the Queen had an awful stri
we of homely old women, regular old t
,sor by cats, hanging around her !
,ble Queen wore Il trained black sal
still trimmed with black guipure lace, ;
sid. 4 white tulle veil, with a diadem
IN. nearls and diamonds. Then she
.sti- lots of orders on, until she looked
q ot Il little old Sunday-scholars strung alb
ma with medals. But when she smiled
Not Bowed | was quite in love with her,
aIe- seemed, all at once, so motherly
5 as real nice"
,,dn The Princess of Wales wore red
aetb broidered satin, all done over '
arts showers of peoples. Beatrice "
,dcl, primrose sello" stun anu q
aos trimmed with shaded feathers. But
+ 80 fore l could say Boo the lord CHI
no berlain called out my name. fel
res if | would like to say: How do
. Of do, ma am? / hope l see you v
west ma am, But didn't. just tlo1
the into curtsey. The Queen, lool
his tired and bored, returned 1t.
had while | backed out, bowling all the
,ates AS is the etiquette required, the Prir
Of Wales bowed as stiff as . P
,bor. handle, and so on kept, my head
an. ing, until the Prince waved last
than 10 us all, ending the royal line.
INN drawing long sigh-then it wa
# over. Impressions Of De5HtGh'
hut Boston Herald.
Koch
oints Ample Cause for Shame.
nest A Dutchman who had lost his