The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-04

the Etiquette OF Acceptance. OF Conduct Upon
Arrival. OF Reception by Her Majesty. ana
OF tho Tnbie-An American She Liked.

OF tho Tnbie-An American she Liked.
Prom the chicago Record.
Those persons who have the honor to dine with
Queen Victoria receive a note which reads some
thing like this:
1.-THE Lord Steward is commanded by her
Majesty to invite Mr.. Carter II. Harrison
to dine at Windsor Castle on Saturday, the
twcnty.sevonth of November. eighteen hundred
and ninety.seven. at nine o'clock I. NJ, and to
remain the night"
Enclosed with the invitation. which is written
with a pom in old-fashioncd script upon a large
card. is a smaller card, which reads:
"Paddington Station, 5:1o +. NJ. Please hand
this to tho guard"
1t is customary and necessary to respond NJ
once to an invitation from the Queen. and all
other engagements must be cancelled. Nothing
but serious illness Is considered asuficiept rea-
son for declining to obey her commands, and
they are not issued to sick persons. Before the
lord steward sends out one of these invitations
he takes care to ascertain whether the person to
whom 1t is addressed is in England and able TO
accept. The proper form for acceptance is:
mr.. Carter II. Harrison accepts with great
pleasure the invitation of her Majesty to dine
at Windsor Castle at nine o'clock on the even.
inE OF November twenty.seyenth.
O'clock on the afternoon Of the dinner the guest
presents his card to the station master or one Of
tho kuhEub, u u . obIoIlOu W u bpCClhl u pChI-
unusual Sns iuSarlSnce. sometimes when there are
ao na%9SS ar SrG E sssomp snsEs b B. S q Sasc and l 1sSin;;
by maids: and tho serTants have their own
the aaIefes. rains occupies S'c forty minutes, and
usually an hour. The distance Is twenty:foup
on three g fpotm s1a' s y other there s tnS E%est' o 5na t eSe
man 10 told off for each guest. takes charge OF
l his 1u s}tsE b, es' or ss hin r t. t. b hi ! iSsTi Snt,i rp nd
or she 10 safely aboard tho train for London the
next morning. The entire party travels dead.
head he a. end the expense is charged to the minister
The lord steward receives the guests as they
apartments. which include a sitting room, a
bedroom, q dressing room, end a bath. When
t tsnd f%sss is e E l Is not an soes IL aiSay proper q %"l 70 l ln Ss,
thhe he rsel as the best they b ys Ssni ,od MsT hd Majesty on e !.
ments on the dot and expects her subjects to do
the same; II a guest Is ever late he or she 10
royal presence. No matter what his rank or in.
fuence, he never receives another inv tation to
the habit OF admonishing guests as to the neces.
s try Of So being sS dressed > Soi n time affsr tb haiey a haEe fa anS
have no excuse for tsrdiness.
Precisely at a quarter before Of ore 2 LADY in waiting
e eer,s en- tne ia sp %nitiee at G' tSoS io of a ee s%enil em%H
guest. to escort them to the reception room and
present them to each other. Each gentleman 10
pleasure of taking to tho table. and is properly
introduced. He Is also shown on a diagram the
preliminaries are over the %portieres that hide
the second reception room are brown back to
with his gorgeous staff Of officers. standing
beside a stout, %red-faced little woman.
chair anG ''} BY Oh her 'h Side cage are 81 qsuallss grew tMo s' or
three princesses and maids Of honor. and often
one or NOR more t OF her J sposos or sop rs nj Wr,o me nf
their rank and pass before her Majesty. who Of
fers her hand to them and mnrmurs a few pleas
o~t xrNrIo 1nun1 athinnto nlNvnva kipQ The
seams on the back OF her white glove, but she
does not like to have Americans do so, because
vogue in our. country. Therefore, when she
withholds her hand from an American guest il
Americans are usually informed in advance by
their attendants of this popularity, and are
There is no time for conversation. Only a few
words are exchanged. Her Majesty, usually
asks Americans about the health OF the Presi.
dent or event in the United. states she may al.
ing current events. Sometime she invites q
guest 10 take a seat beside her. which is q mark
OF unusual distinction that was conferred upon
Mrs. Grant when she and the. General were vis-
Ting Windsor years ago. and Upon Mrs; John
When those in the party have all passed In
review they proceed in the same order TO tho
until the Queen enters on the arm OF one Of her
sons, or sons-in-law, or in their absence on the
arm Of {, a ! maid of h p r. Slnc,i is s fhiw wssr ar wI;is
gloves. II in gray. black gloves, She carries IN
ebony gold headed cane, Usually two East In.
her and wait upon her at the table. Before her
Majesty takes her seat one of The court chNp.
guests, but has n small round table at the end
Of the room near the door, and seldom has more
daughters. or the senior maid Of honor or lady
in waiting; This is due to her Maj1sty,s feeble
h hSd an,e she s Sim ou st b safr@.,s the e e sD%s s'fh% "rs
half finished. Nor does she take the food thno
Il t,.s served ed to n,o than for q f SsT Ips ,n1n and s'T feh'
roast beef or mutton, with n salad and sweets.
She drinks no wine. hit takes a little
the main table n long French dinner Is
served Of ten or twelve courses. There Is a
with military precision, His livery isa scar
let dress coat with brass buttons. trimmed with
bDnt al the seams. White six stockings, and
patent leather shoes with gold buckles. Iho
iEaHies must ! be cut in a Certain way. American
gentlemen and other commoners must wear
S SsSis, fH.s STs.eSas, oq sisek w yiiF .to stlh iSw; snG
The table service is gold plate purchased by
lars It is large enough TO dine 100 persons. but
more than forty are seldom invited. It is said
th" + t Ror FGIa at a Ieas sil Sfo. 6 R5S. .co o. T Greaf chests ss',
OF 1T are never used. This belongs to the G6ov.
borne Houses belong to the queens private
estate. Among the decorations that lnvarianly
| appear upon the tnDlc at Stnte ulThtTs VI wv
immense fagons OF gold set with precious
stones that were captured from the Spanish
armada at the time Of Queen Elizabeth. and
n famous wine cooler that was presented TO
George ~. and is said to have cost $4,000.
often occupies the centre OF the table. 4 pea
cock made OF gold and precious stones Is a favor
ite OF the Queen. 1t was made in India and pre-
scented 10 her on the occasion Of her fftieth
anniversary. Another of her favorite orna-
monts ia a tigers head of gold with immense
rubies for eyes and diamonds for teeth. 1t also
| came from India and was a jubilee gift.
II her Majesty is feeling well the guests ma
her in tho drawing room when they retire IRON,
the table. and there Is usually y programme" or
| music for their entertainment, which she thor
onghly enjoys. Sometimes she nsks = guest to
sit by her side. md kn9wa pretty American
Tomato wav for half an hour one evening, and
| whom she kissed on both cheeks as she retired
at the close Of the evening.
IT hone TO see Won again. my dear: snid me
Queen OF England and The Empress Of India.
shall send for you TO spend a day with me very
soon, and want you all to myself and sure
enough she did and the young Yankee dGnsri
- III. ~, n,ann IL do u llt lTbN1