The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-18
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. Daroucne drawn by four horses
mounted by postillions These postillions
on such occasions wear top boots, white
leather breeches black jackets and hats.
On State occasions, however, they don
velvet caps, white wigs and gold en-
broidered scarlet jackets.
The Queens personal coachman, who
drives her at Windsor, Balmoral and
Osborne, and who likewise accompanies
her during her annual visits to the Cont
nent, is an elderly man Of the name OF
Thomas Sands, and ista great favorite of
Her Majesty in whose service he has been
very long indeed. The Queen is exceed
inly kind and considerable to him, and
greets him always with friendly good
day." Frequently, when the drives are
long. the Queen causes the carriage to be
stopped and the tea equipage, which she
generally carries about with her, to be
extracted from the rumble. Tea is there
upon brewed by means of a spirit lamp,
and in partaking OF this gentle stimulant
with her ladies in attendance, the Queen
does not forget her coachman, but invari
ably makes point Of pouring out a cup
for him too. On one occasion, when her
daughter, the widowed Empress of Ger
many, was with her and attempted to
pour out the tea for the coachman her.
self, the Queen took the cup away from
her under the pretext that she did not
know "how Thomas liked to have his tea
sugared and creamed," and fixed it for
him herself. Thomas is very fond Of re-
lating this story as an illustration of his
mistress kindness and consideration for
her old servants. Both he, as well Is the
State coachman above referred to, are
decorated with the silver medal conferred
upon them by the Queen on the occasion
of her jubilee, and they wear it on the
left breast of the coat of their livery
The latter is Of q four fold character.
On ordinary occasions both Mr.. Miller
and Mr.. Sands. as well as their subordi-
mates, wear liveries of plain black, white
breaches and top boots, together with
hat fanked by the royal cockade. On
more ceremonious occasions, such as, for
instance, the fetching Of royal visitors
from the railroad stations, ETC., they
wear black-faced scarlet coat and gold
buttons, instead of black one, while the
hat is adorned with gold band. Then
there is what is known as the semi-state
livery. This consists of q scarlet tail
coat, gold embroidered at tho cuffs and
collar, aud buttoned across the breast
with two rows of buttons. With this
white knee breaches, black patent leather
pumps and white silk stockings are
worn, while the hat is similar in shape
and fashion to tho one which the first
Emperor Napoleon is represented as we
wearing. In fact it resembles the chapeau
Of an American naval or military officer
Of high rank, with the two peaks instead
Of being worn fore and aft, sticking out
1t the sides.
Tho full State livery is a very gorgeous
affair and costs an enormous sum Of
money. All the seams of the scarlet coat
as we'll as the facing and the pocket flaps
md the sleeves are covered with gold
IN broidery. The buckles of the shoes
ire of silver gilt, while the head is adorn-
ID with a white wig and three-cornered
lat similar to those worn in the Eigh-
zenith Century at the courts of King
louis XIV, and King Louis XIV, Of