The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08
vICToRIA,s FADs AND FoIBLEs.
YOrk's Kills Delayed an Express
Twenty Minutes.
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New York World.
One of the Oldest fads of Queen Vic
toria Is her craze for the kilt. 1t is a fancy
which has excited a good deal of ridicule
at home and abroad, and even in Scotland
worn, not by the highlanders, but by tour
lists and visitors from the south. When the
Queen is at Balmora she insists on all the
members OF the royal household-the male
members. OF CORRESPONDING the kilt, no
matter whether they be English, German or
French by birth, and no matter how physic-
ly trying .garb. Prince Henry of Batten-
berg for this reason used to suffer greatly
with rheumatism each time he was in Scot
l norab t ia R asS1 .,me tine the n trasn q by YORK 1h;cS went mt
was travelling with the duchess was sud-
denly stopped at the station on the border
amusement was created when 1t was an
nounced that the express, with it's hundreds
Of passengers and the mails. had been
stopped for some twenty minutes to per-
NIT the Duke to remove his breeks and to
array himself in full highland costume.
While in Scotland the Queen does a good
more than at Windsor. where only Lady
Emily Vanderweyer and a few other ia
vorites of her Majesty are thus hoDored.
The visits are invariably announced before
I'm ADVANCE by a mounted messenger from
the castle. and about a quarter OF an hour
riage brings one of her Indian servants.
who has with him the peculiar kin of small
stepladder which the rheumatic old Queen
Ing from, her carriage. The Queen is re-
ceived at the entrance by the host and
hostess. all the other members of the house
party. that Is. the visitors. staying i'm the
house. remaining out OF sight. The host
then offers his arm to the Queen and leads
ner TO the arawing room, where afternoon
Tea mas been laid. special care being taken
that the drawing room shall be on the
ground floor so that she may have no
staircase TO ascend: The Queen seats her
aplf and ali tho nfhapc urhn 49, $500
the host and hostess and her Majesty's
gentlemen and ladies in ~waitine-remain
standing until the Queen motions them to
Nor does any one take part in the high
tea unless specially invited by the Queen
who generally makes an excellent meal.
showing great Partially for short cake
She usually inquiries after the children and
relatives OF her host and hostess, and ex-
presses a desire TO see them. upon which
they are admitted to the honor OF a pre-
sentation. kissing her hand, and the
hostess VIII likewise. at her request. men
ton the names of the people Shaving in the
mouse as visitors. whereupon Victoria. IL
she knows any of them. either personally
or by reputation. may express a desire to
see them. But unless she does so. they are
compelled TO keep out of sight. On her
departure she Is escorted 10 her carriage
by her host and hostess, as well as by all
those who have been presented TO her.
This II the usual etiquette governing a
visit from the sovereign i'm England.
The Queen. by the bye. has met with a
couple or carriage accidents lately which,
while they had no serious consequence
considerably alarmed her. As long as old
Gen. Sir George Maude was crown equerry
and superintendent of the royal stables. the
carriages I'm which the Queen rode were
invariably horsed by grays rather under
than above the ordinary height OF carriage
horses. and magniicently trained. In fact.
for years and years her carriage had been
drawn by these grays without any acct
dent, the only other color which she ever
chose for her equipages being the cele-
brated Hanoverian cream-colored horses.
which are only used on great state occa-
sions. But when Col Sir Henry Ewart
became crown eqnerry and chief Of the
stables about a year ago. he determined to