Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14
HOW NENGOTOCOURI
Rules Observed at One Of Il.
Queens Leyees.
ORIGIN OF THIS cuSron
And the Proper Dress Worn on n.
Important Occasion. y
THOSE WHO MAKE UP THE cpou,
reers' Royal ChnpInIns, ci,,
trntes aud People WI, "Ash.
omci"i Standing. Nc
THOSE WHO MAKE UP THE csou,

Most men who hold otIlclai in
unuer government consider i, '' W.,
9nnS, 70 60 to court to pay ,hs,' a'a
t nt,v. w. tne sovereign or her rsn, 's r
hv tba ipunnes being now gensrnliv NJ.
~ ule Prince of Wales. ana NY NY hea
any by some other nrinrn "vcaslq1.
queens behalf. Officers Of * On ID,
hhNy uiplomatsts. or the lnrmy q
servants 30 TO make their h,er chi
Laues either from a genso ~ AZ *
or from the necessity OF thot, ioyalV
or with desire to keen thar,. ipslli1g
eNi pi' IN the hope OF promntlnnSh
hen there are peers, neo,ieh
hhNe no official and very lj,,9I.e VIZ
%, se'i ~ royal chaplains, nnd s'sA
~, une more prominent clerrv ~
s,gdii ,i,' ulu SO forth, who ug
hWcll the crowd. The mannor 20 b
Is much more simple thnn ~ gHts
supposed At the lord cba,alssnt ;,
ONCE one can, on appllrn tin, oe.lalhi /
printed copy of the "Rnpnln,iop yuan
Lcvecs." =" 'he Quesal
If one is to be presented n..,
httehd Tor the first time IL y \
shiy 10 secure a presentation aest
Nv III me case of an introdurt,oawIA
tween people in ordinary life WI
w ny some one who has been 4
.UIS presented himself, and 4 ~
" ,VlHlSullE khoNn 10 the soyet,I..
i ~ neeu NOT DC difficult for anyh,Sss
who ls willing TO prosant ,n,,s. NJ
soma IN the name of his frland na
lord chamber lains office M -. ~ *
unNS peIore the lpNee, Ia order ths,, h
name may be submitted to her MAJ,
Tor approval, which means. nrnhsn NJ
that "a man win be allowed II y ny
unlcsa he IS known" ia tho rai m,'sll
10 the president Of the Dlynrcys az, W..
If all rs Wen, as It goncrally NJ
cards are sent, on which thc na,,s
TO be clearly written. TO be ea,s1vr. r.
taken to the levcc.
Thch the dress has 10 be ds.s4 ~
upon. An officer in the army. nav }, n
volunteers wears the uniform Of p
RANK, ana most people can RAKE
something to which thcy nro sntst f
II II be only n deputy lieutenants "a
form, Failing any official rarh n, 4
ordinary gentleman buys or M, e;
lcyoc dress, which consists of XII M
velvet coat, vest and ltnee.brcAeia n
black silk stockings, shoes M ~
buckles, laced hat ana sword A ~ ~
gyman wears an old.fashioned dr. r.
drcss, mee-breeches, shoes and g.si NJ
ings, silk cassock and gown, anl Kf
throo-corneied lat. And a very i, X
sight 1t is TO see a crowd Of cufie-a h
attlred gentlemen, some looking Va
uncomfortable, making their way ! H..
ST. Jhmeas Palace on u fine monh
in the early summer /
The origin OF levecs is ourious II,
hundred Naura upp a tt,nna,.,l, ...l,l U|*..
his court as he dressed. As sca
he was well awake and prepafta
rlse--se lever in French-memher B.
his family and the higher ofltA =
would enter and pay their respua
then stand about the room wiki d
King put on some of his olothu n III
performed the slight ablutioas "
We're in those days deemed sufadk
Whom he was partly dressed,
seated In a chair to be shaved d
generally finished of. the gni
crowd OF courtiers would beannounE
presentations would be made, and
king would chat with any around = +.
This was the levoe or reception Z
by the king as he arose from hs
Even queens held levees In Their I
rooms. but In their case the recti q
was delayed until the toilet was
tically finished. II need hardly y
that things are managed differs
now.
At last, after a lengthened wit
chatter Of hoofs ia heard, a roll D. t
riage wheels. and few bars q
national anthem announce thM <f
illustrious parsonage has arrived MI
the move does not come yet, An
sailors, great officials, and other 49,
make their bow, And not TIL thsl n.
finished Is the mass OF more eoi'--
place loyalty SGT In notion
The barrier of the pew neaftA X!
thronc-room Is removed, and Us &<1
pants file into the presence; <
umpties. those in the second pew l
into Il, and so on back uifVusa, ~
series Of rooms. all the crowd " RI ~
approaching the pefso.r s.t
ton of the dignity OF the cmpls
last comes the turn Of our HOWE >I,t
viii enter large room win ~ ~, t'i:t
across It, forming n barrier so w, MI
like that one sees on en,eis'
Crystal Palace, with a Hate y ~. Il1|t ,
Of the turnstiles; he VIII nhq
at last marching solemny u
fie with many others and
Tor n door at the top lcft-hani y |, /
of this room, .-.S
At this door stands q sentl.1,,.., 'fb,
her Of the Corps OF uen, n.i.s Al
Arms. and, passing him, one ens, N A III =.
thrDup-room. This is cerlAihp HlN& !,
very Imposing place. The Ioe@
very large, and at Its fartnu III n a
n chair with a red CANOPY " Il !,
In front of the throne, al tns n H. i
n low platform or step, 1aHIe ID a
lustrious parsonage. on w. a ||<t.ft
stand other princes IN o'vs' n - @
dence and on his rlsns AZ, ~ ~ ~
4 at o.
the whole forming nary III NJ .,'| D.
front of the throne, OF Nh'am X{f ~
Iuairinus parsonage is the os.sr W. n u
In the middle OF the room l,,ss I3|'''1. Z
~ snuprIies and other ai'vss,~el ii u O
Tho nrincea. and round this k,,.aa ~ a
the iinn of men as they npF'st W "A s
ionve the front of the throne i, tt,
ma ,vaitinr. or even pauslns ,atss q c
nm the lot of the room, iis's-,s & " b
an Tho heels OF the man ~ ~ 4 y " n ne
when YOU come to the n.e' IN y ~ y ~,
flcinls. who are OF cours, IN thi vi
hand OF those who come fxgie IA,
the card with your h"' "ana I'm
Il is given up. Your ,,rr ~ III III y,
from hand 20 hand, keepin'i IN n IL, q,
It's owner, Till II reachoh w, n aar "a "a,
berlnin, who reads our w III %,
no Nnu nppronch the prins III
nirectiv YOU are In isv,s, s,r I,
So, ,,,attc T., how. which tn' VA 81 ]I ~
ino,viedrcs, II you nic 81 Il. n. ~, "
known to him he oifers p sor II a
You pass on. making q riss ~ cc
Of the other princes, % .sl y ..fcf q
may be ave or six. VINO W ~ X ~, ,e,
hands II they know you. nellc vi !
all. You go down W. ID y <fk Of
case, aud leave the paln haR trtlt
consciousness that 70" Rg
court, ,. TIL OH
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