Mohave County miner., 1891-03-21
CALLING ON THE QUEEN
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c..,,.. Attendant Upon
co. a. Her Brstannic Majesty
ro,,4 c,stoms now In England ''re
.n"h ~ simnlIfIed. owing. II is SAID 70
Queen yictoria's and Prince ai"'I Van
arrangements, but they woun 80
sas1a sxlrseie In our unceremonp,%ro ,ro %
land .ays the Nov Ydrk Lsdgsr 10
ha ~ received AZ court one mist hsye ="
invitation In the lord champerihin
name who Il the head OF the queen
household. This officer Walks Ooi
her majesty in state PROCESSION, au'
! s,ay,ds uext 10 her at a leyee or dfan
i,g-room. where he announces Inc
name OF each guest who approaciiss
he royal presence. The lord chamDei-
Iain bas tEjs palace key In his custody
and conducts the queen 70 her carriage,
There Is also . vice chamberlain IN
lord steward has the whole direction
N tbr roysg household below staiffs
.rhe treasurer Of the household, the
msster Of the horse, and the master oi
the buck hounds have duties whieh
their titles marx ont. and they carry
wands OF Office. The master oil morse
Is the ,only one who can use the SOW
ereign's horses, carriages, pages or
footmen.n There are also attached to
the royal person captain o the y'o-
man Of the guard, private secretary
a keeper OF the queens private purse
master OF ceremonies, lords In waiting
gentlemen ushers Of the private cham
bor, 0qucrries, pages OF honor. etc
Those last are dressed In antique
costume and attend at receptions ana
on state occasions. The groom OF the
robes and the young pages carry her
majesty's train on state occasions.
There are also maids OF honor, mistress
Of the robes. ladies In waiting, etc.
The maids Of honor have the title OF
honorable" and When they marry
receive present Of fl,000 from the
queen.
Foreign ministers are received at
court after a complicated order OF pre-
eedence, which sometimes causes irri-
! tation between these representatives
of different nations In former years
actual hostilities have been provoked
by disputes concerning rights of favor.
Only ministers, among diplomates, can
ask an audience Of the sovereign. A
consul or charge d'affaires may, when
representative Of the minister In his
absence only. At the present time
there are no fixed rules as 10 classes,
but there are as 10 the process OF get
ting permission. Full dress" Is pre-
scribed, the lady guests wearing trains
which are carried on the left arm,
until the door leading across the
picture gallery Is reached, whom 1t Is
spread out by the ladies In waiting, !"
and then the progress for few yards
Is very slow, regulated by the wearer
of the preceding train. Persons Of
high rank among ladies have the
privilege OF being kissed by the queen.
Other ladies make a low courtesy and
kiss the queens hand. which she places
in the palm Of their hand. II the
queen condesends TO kiss an untitled
person, this person must still not ex-
pect 10 return kiss in kind, but must
kiss only her hand. OF course, lady
before reaching the queen must have
her right hand ungloved.
Visitors require two cards TO attend
a queens reception, ''one to be left
with the queens page in attendance in
the presence chamber, and the other
to be delivered to the lord in waiting,
who will announce the name 10 her
majesty" To other members Of the
royal family who stand near the queen
in receiving only courtesy is made, In
general way, to all.
After passing the royal company at
leyees only the ministers and great Of
feer Of the household remain long in
the throne ROOM And 'at the
drawing-rooms only the ladies OF the
ministers, Of the great officers OF the
household and of the foreign ministers
can remain after the procession passes
along and separates"