New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
DURING THE QUEENS REIGN
SOME CHANGES IN SOCIAL LIFE SINCE
HER MAJEsTY's ACCESSION.
la w., T., r,ho Ntratoonth Century.

progress the literary achievements. or othei hiieg
Of who saw the Coronation procession from Lord
Carringtons house in Whitehall which e Exists WITH
the great Duke of Wellington from Wamer Chufcn
younger 1 Who may be noting
the changes 1,a nat have crept almost hpc''e'''
on one occasion, when present with contempt
rary at pretty little play at the Princess rs, fi"nJ
the out-of-dae costume of the hero. and won;
dered why he was so dressed. Cast your mn ,d
yoS will find that G that was the you used
10 dress at that time" And 1t was true A par 81
the sides and buttoned under the foo with broad
straps of the same material the boots OF ,in
w.is " rllngtons. wnlcn were sine qua non WIN
of fashion in those days coat SO nigh vi .ne
collar that the back Of the nat rested b on bsc of the
brm to prevent the rubbing or tne peaver' -, ' Iii
hats were NOT then invented The scarf never fold
ed less than twice round the neck IKE wa.e' ' GU;
yers low and was ornamented with two pins Joined
with gold chain. In the evening WE WIZ and a
waistcoat Of 1fowered or brocaded silk Black rou-
sers fastened by straps under patent nver light
colored kerseymeres nankin As latf
1862 Lord Derby insisted upon his sons a,"S odd
ing chapeau bras for opera hats had not been m
vented always carried under the a wnd do have
dreamed Of leaving his hat in the hall of the house
where he was calling or dining reign Peers
drovl down to the House OF Lords In full dress VIII
Their orders s and R6%d ana who ded in 1885, being
h %f 10 do 90 LORD Stanford recoeStea sesns
h Rc roha me down 10 the House Of dressed
in tights and black silk stockings ana DIsr asnn 'r ar
Tended in boots and breeche his red coat parsy
hidden under what was called 20 Su wear them was
SH r s We5e Excise well
II Lyndon d s sScl1y v wsG NOT %0tf 'ns that
be- Sers ms down. to- to the M Speaker DEM n
hats and sh 9Ss fSas
duties on bicycles In ANYTHING na' j., ru ss1 find ali
charming sporting book pT1s nc brown rock coats
and high hats.
THE FASHIONABLE "HELLS'
The glory of crockords had departed be 6Smed
70 London in ISL and Mace Bat ST. James,
, %as " fn Of hfa 5nasn hs Tree
sanSa being %or 5as 0s s
mutes standing At the door lis It h srue ne il $50
e r .li1 not GO go 10 church this morning For IN
those and later days pagsanry ans door
the week hearses with black pumes Of
black cloaks and gloves. and long nat nf the
mnrner TO the deceased and hatchments-prop
spelled. achievements-hung over the ooo' '
Mr. Bandere the old proprietor Of Brooks r Cs ers
rccoeced VIXEN the packs OF caT1s us cars are not
called for at all except sometimes on the occassiC h
rubber at the meetings OF tes t ons whist With
ten points to a game was still played: ana now sod
am told that even short whist Is oe'nS se Mist
at the Portland and TURF CLUBS ny D''"e' "'
Early in the reign people at large country and
no woman ever walked with her husband ex atIp
bras sous bras. Friends always wa'kea da bis entry
and the country neighbor always made das
into party arm-in-arm with his wife ana dads nnsr
Now the fashion has disappeared exSeRt Of indis
and there has sprung up an odlous ndpit VI Ii"'I T.,
eliminate handshakng morning amd eyef fashom
and out Of on sns 10 each
The MA 90 where he is to sit at dinner wonder Why
the 6odsr spirits OF Risen in revolt against this
Interference with individual liberty OF ch0'ce WHO"
uT Iadv Grenve once remarked that in her younger
nobody in polite society esr bey had
be pTincipa topics Of conversation and II SO o.
ciey was then vIgant IN ignoring all aIius fsr IN
na
of stocks and shares and have lved 10 see uIo
enE house from pocket at dinner
a sample bundle of silks to show how cheapiy ''ey
cVG Great ee changes in dinners occurred during the
fores Formerly large turbot with req SoDns
party: saddle Of mutton at the head Of the theta table
which carved by the host: ana Sou ppidd G
was necessity and led to various conventional r nsInh
compliments to whether me hostess OF heT I nels
tell Of chicken being launched on his lap ana t, Tne
with sweet smile SAYING YOU'D you d kito
and Two bottles of champagne in silver coolers the
able was complete The champagne was only hand.
I'd round after the second course. and was drunk
IN b0m%opathic doses out OF small tubes Of glass
which contained little but froth Lord Ay a,,ne
you might well expect us 10 drink our wine out
of thermometer After dinner the cloth was airi re-
m9 ase9 my table The bishop Of oxford Guides
b0iy orders but as he did not like drinking much
himself. he always kept by him bottle OF toast
and on one sSs, @ne he WoS ay
Piled "A little of Your Lordships bottle, II you
LAM Ia ko ny
his butler Blu; now the good old habit Of the master
him has passed away: yet in the early days of tho
reign 1t was so much the fashion tnat %ne nra tne
H no Vine. she replied do You expect drink it
II was at Lady Sydney's hospitable table in Ceve.
land Square that | gained my first experience or
what was then called diner a la russo, when the
vlands were carved off the table, and the fruit and
probably flowers, on the cloth, which was not
removed after dinner-tea always following coffee
MAKING A NIGHT OF IT."
Thanks to the introduction by the Prince Of
Wales of smoking after dinner, wine drinking Is
Incredible The late Lord Clanwiil:am told me of
occasion whea he had Gned at Tiends ya
for those days-at o'clock: When they at last
T% ord cram ihn aD; lung S his
the hayakers comins into the field rL II ~on nd
consulting his watch he found 1t was. $50 The
haymkes were to work ,b brGm on ths
occasion when host put 10 bishop who was din
ing with him the ordinary formula ',Will Your
Jordship have any more wne?' the Bishop replied
in a solemn voice. THANK you. not ill we have
drunk what We have before us."
When [ first entered the Admiralty a boy.
about every three weeks the chief clerk used to
come into the room where sat with 'jabot
frilI' and entirely dressed for the evening, and say
MIR lessee / shall not be here tomorrow for |
am going to dine out tonight And this was not
meant as a Joke. but considered quite natu-
raj thing At other times j. II. Jesse, who was my
immediate chief used TO tell us stories e, too well
ford and Charles and Frank Sheridan. which
would now be impossible Imagine such an occur
renee as this: "A mad party their way
back from dinner "bear-hghting' in Pail Mall. One
of the party threw Frank Sherdan's hat over the
area rails At that inauspcious moment a bishop
issued from the classical portico of the Athenaeum
and i'm an instant his hat transferred to Frank
Sheridan's bend and the others. making common
cause with the bishop. vainly pursued the thief
amly went down to his clerical duties at the Ad-
mil In he ecclesiastical hal