Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-04-17
CHESTS OF THE QUEEN.


Conduct OF Diplomats ana 'iS''o''
Palace During a Leyee.
Although the peers, ministers % u
stole church digniJaries, Judges ON
go of both services and dipiomausJs
- ora evnected 20 attend one or TWO
I.,.oas in the course of q season, IN OF
a.. 40 ,rtest the mistaken loyalty Jney
Ieer tbair Queen. may regard the Ger
er,o7v as AN awful bore the prlFties5
nj having formal call on the soFer-
eigr is viewed very differently Oy all
+bosa who are striving 20 obtain pO-
sirioo in society. In a measure leVee
presentation confers the stamp OF re-
eDectabilitv. for the Lord Chamber
lain Who sits in Judgment on the ap-
Dlication. has a rooted aversion LOT
baukruDts. criminals and other mlsde-
meanautS.
Dates Of levees are posted on Her
Majesty's palace, with ustructlohs
that gentlemen wishing to be present
ed must leave a card with the name Of
the applicant and his spOnsor-Who,
Of course. has been presented before
together with a letter stating that the
gentleman himself intends TO be pres
ent. two clear days before the cere-
mOny: the two days notice being Tor
the purpose of allowing the Lord
Chamberlain TO consult certain mys-
teriOus pers0uages who, il is said. re-
cord the doings of all those society
folk who have been tempted TO wander
from the beaten path.
There are two different costumes
worn. The one NOSE anectea by CIV
ilians is q single breasted, dark blue
dress coat. buttOned across the breast.
Being adorned with brass buttons.
heavily gold embroidered straight
high collar and gold embroidered Guns
and pocket flaps, it is quite a striking
garment; add blue trousers, striped
with gold braid white waistcoat no
collar. white tie. a cooked hat and
gold hilted sword and YOU have most
effective costume. The other consists
Of q black velvet coat emblazoned with
bright steel buttons, silk stockings,
shoes and buckles.
On the fateiul day YOU arrive ar Hol-
beiu's Tower. ST. James Palace short
~ after one previously armed with two
cards received from the Lord Cham
berlain
After traversing several small apart
mcnts. the decorations of which all
belonged TO a by-gone age. You found
yourself i'm q saloon adjoining me
Throne Room. An enormous company
was here assembled. 1t was q most
novel and strange spectacle. The
place seemed literally ahame with
color. Diplomatists in dark blue coats,
heavily embroidered with gold; Greeks
in full white petticoats, short gold
embroidered jackets, caftans and semi
itars: Turks I'm their fezzes, Persians
and their black caps, judges i'm tul-
scarlet. and @ bewiidering number or
lord and deputy lieUtenants i'm tightly
fitting coats, the tails and cuffs being
resplendent with gold lace, cooked hats
and plumes.
Many celebrities whose features
have been familiarized by the agency
of the camera were here in the flesh.
or Cabinet Ministers there were Lord
R0sebery. the Rigbt Hon. Arnold Nor
lev. the Lord Chancellor, Lord Tweed
mouth. Lord Kimberly, Mr.. Campbell
Bannerman, Earl Spencer, the Marquis
of RipOn, Mr.. AsQuiJh, etc. Lord Rose
berry was enduring some bantering at
the hands of q highland laird in full
costume, and who. being armed to the
teeth with pistols, claymore, dirk and
skean. presented a most formidable
appearance.
The absence of the Chinese and Jap
anese Ambassadors was generally COM
mented on. 1t appears that at the
levee held last year, before the war,
the attendant suites eyed each other
with such ill-disgUised hatred and dis
daiw as to cause much covert merH-
ment
Shortly after two the crowd began
10 move. On entering the Presence
Chamber. am official took our cards,
saving. Gentlemen will please walk
in single file Observing some of the
celebrities remove their gloves, 1 did
the same. 1 might have saved myself
the uoUgle, for no one shook hands
with me. A moment later i heard my
name pronounced. and looking up, /
found myself i'm the presence of the
Prince of Wales. who was attended by
the Duke of York, the Duke of Con-
naught. and "a most brilliant staff AS
passed. the Prince smiled and bowed.
I bowed too. but not at all in the inn
pressive manner 1 had rehearsed be-
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