The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-28

SOUS OF men ana SHOWS what stun they
are made OF. and therefore the manners
of men of the fifteenth century when mar
rying or trying to marry indicate very
fairly the refinement OF society at that
time.
The ladies OF her majesty's household
says the New York Press, are numerous
and Of varying rank, as might be expect
ed. The Duchess Of Buccleuch is the head
OF the Office of robes, her title being mis-
tress of the robes. All payments relat-
ing to the robes are made from her office.
she having groom and clerk at her bid
ding. At drawing rooms she stands be-
hind the queens chair, as well as at the
state functions. and by royal command.
AT all other times she is not required to be
in waiting.
The waiting-or ladies of the
bedchamber, to use their full title-are in
the lord chamberlains department. Eight
ladies' are selected from nobility, and their
waits are spread over the current year.
Only one of the eight ladies Is I'm waiting
at a time, each wait continuing a fort
night. There are four extra ladies of the
bedchamber, but they do not go into watt
ing save at court pageants and by royal
command. This appointment goes to
ladies who have formerly been ladies' of
the bedohamber, but have resigned for va
rious reasons
zach lady-in-waiting has a private sit
ting room, at Windsor, in which she NAV
receive her relatives and friends. In adj
dition, there is handsome suite of apart
ments for the use of the household at
large, including a noble-appearing dining
room, in which luncheon and dinner are
served for the ladies and gentlemen of
the household
lady-in-waiting does not enter the
queens presence unless summoned. One
of the pages of the backstairs informs her
that her presence Is required, and she goes.
She may have to walk by the side of her
majesty's chair in the morning or accom-
pany her on a drive in the afternoon, and
she usually dimes with the queen, but does
not sit with her sovereign at any other
meal
There are eight bedchamber women.
They have nothing to do with the roval
bedchamber now, although they used TO be
required to look after It. The maids of
honor help the queen In her private CORE
spondence, sometimes read to her and
make themselves generally useful always
in lady-lilxe way.
In addition to the officials already
named, there are the keeper of the privy
purse, waiting, grooms-in wait
Ing, gentleman ushers, masters of ceremo-
MES, pages, yeoman, master of horse
equerrtes, grooms, master Of hunt, super
ittehucHe VI inc Toydl news, ana hum
dreds of others, each with his particular
place and each extremely Jealous of his
dignity The queens household is an
awesome thing, in p6mposity as well as
numbers.
AS rule no one Is received in an ex-
elusive Mexican home unless his social
caste is equal to that Of the family he de-
sires TO visit, and then he must needs no
presented and vouched for by a friend I'm
whom the household has implicit conf
dence," writes Edward Page Castor Of
"A Pair Of Lovers In Mexico" in the Feb
ruary Ladies' Home Journal "A sutton
therefore, is not admitted to the residence
OF his inamorlta on her invitation alone
for the portero, in charge day and night of
the great doubly-bolted zahuan giving en-
trance from the street 10 the inner courts
of the house, Is under instructions 10 adj
nit no one except by order OF the parents
Of the senorita whose audience Is being "a
eagerly sought. The young gentleman
may earnestly pound upon the massive
brass knocker for hours, seeking admit
lance, but his knocking will not avail. So
he and the lady OF his choice must do their
distant love-maling In the public view and
hearing until such time as the stony ma
rental heart shall have melted sufficiently
to grant him admission 10 the family
circle. Inside OF the domestic citadel Tho
lady meantime warmly pleads the cause of
the unhappy one without. extoling his
and the many other good quali-
ties which she has proved her faithful adj
mirer to possess. The day IL at last VIC
.oriously carried. by one means or another.
and the lovers are allowed the privilege
Of the parlor; but they are never left
a.