Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-29
Ay1TALIAN COURT PRESENTATION.
The Charming Margaret Makes the Ceremony
Easy ana Graceful

The Charming Margaret Makes the Ceremony
Easy ana Graceful
The ceremony of presentation as the
Italian Court, writes Rome correspUn
dent, Is far more graceful and less oner-
Gus than that which takes place in Lon
don. Queen Victoria has no eye for ef-
feet, aud no desire 10 please her deyotees;
so she "holds her drawing room" 40 4
O'Clock on a wintry afternoon, and in
si7ts on every lady, however young or
old, rhowipg certain and no inaOusider.
able amount of her shoulders. The ual
ian presentation takes place at reason.
able time of night g., 10 O'Clock and
though low uecked dresses are de r,guenr,
there il no sumptuary law 20 regulate the
degree of lowuess, nor are trains Obiiga.
tory. This makes the general effect far
more pleasing than that Of an English
drawing room can passibly bo, for each
lady can, within limits, dress as best suits
her style.
Again, the manner Of presentation Is
different. Queen Victoria sits on her
throne, invariably dressed in black, the
members Of the royal family standing
beside and behind her, and one lady AZ a
time passes through the audience cham
Der and reverentiy kisses the fat hand
extended to her, performing meanwhile
/ 20 elaborate and low courtesy that 10
sometimes happens that tightly laced
/ lady colapses, sits dewn on the floor, aud
cannot get up again. Those who have
/ their balance during the first courtesy
1 then walk out of "Ihe Presence" tas the
papers there call 80 backwards, kicking
/ behind them the regulation train ( /
think two yards IN length required, and
shutting each member OF the royal fam
lily. The victim then hurfies away and
drives home.
The.scene the other night was a very
/ different one. An the ladies about 70 be
presented, with the gentlemen ia attend
ance on them, sat around the reception
I room. which was lighted with, j seemed
I 10 me, thousands Of oandle.: they were
arranged according 10 their different
natioualitiss and talked 40 their ease.
| Suddenly there came a hush ia the farth
/ or end OF the room-.ll -p-aug 20 their
+ feet. and We saw that the Queen had en-
tered aud wa beginning her round.
/ The Mistress of C'r monies, the Star.
I chiOness Viliamar,La, read each name
. from the list and presented the owner 70
her Majesty, who spoke few pleasant
words TO each per-on, bowed lightly and
passed on. On being presented ire Ia
dies courtesied and the gentlemen bowed
profoundly.
The Queen looked charming iu pale.
green aud silver costume, and fulhiled her
Office most graciourly. She j. very quick
and intelligent and generally meuaEes V
say something apt aus to the point to
each person. A rather amusing ineidep'
occurred, however, owing y misappre
hension on the part Of the Fiilamarina
Amongst the EnglishmeD presented was
distinguished Peer of the Realm, Ear
selborne, Lord Chancellor to Gladstone
and we'll known under his former name OF
Rounded Palmer-an elderly and exceed
ingly dignided gentleman, looking th'
/, ne OF = Scotch minister. The mlstresi
Of ceremonies read his name as Col. Bel
borne. "In the Guards, presume" saiS