Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-02-14

Gus and is said to cost $500, but. Of
course, is only worn upon rare occa
sions and may thus be kept for many
years. The salary of the sergeant is
$500 year and of the other must
clans 5000, although there are fees
whenever they appear in public. A
great ways up the social and cere,
monial ladder are the pursuivants
heralds and kings at arms, These
functionaries are of both popular and
historic interest. Their costumes,
which appear only upon occasions of
state, are gorgeous, old fashioned and
old. They are of the greatest i'm
portance, these officers who officiate at
the reading of war and peace declar-
ations at coronation announcements
and whose solemn announcements are
made over the graves of the illustri.
Gus dead. The heralds must be gen
tlemen skilled in the ancient and
modern languages, good historians
and conversant in the genealogies of
the nobility and gentry"
Armorial Grants.
| 1t is the duty of the heralds to grant
coats of arms and supporters to the
same to such as are authorized to bear
TIME. When no armorial devices be-
long to the persons applying for the
grant the heralds invent the same and
emblazon them in a manner in keep.
ing with the house which is to bear
them. For this work the heralds re-
ceive more liberal fees than fall to the
majority of the royal household. The
pursuivants, heralds and kings at
arms are now created by him. In
former days, when the kings at arms
were more important functionaries
than they now are, they were crown
ed with much ceremony by the king
himself. The present ceremony of en-
listment, as 1t were, consists of the
swearing in of the new officer by the
earl marshal. Wine is poured from a
golden cup, the title is pronounced and
the king at arms is invested with a
tabret of the royal arms, richly EN-.
broidered upon velvet, a collar of SIS
with two portcullises of silver gilt, a
gold chain with badge of office. The
earl marshal then places upon his
head the crown of a king at arms,
which formerly resembled a ducal
coronet, but since the restoration has
been adorned with oak leaves and
circumscribed according to the old
custom with the words "Miserere Mel
Deus Secundum Magnum Misericor-
diam Tuam." a-4
There are three of these officers, the
king at arms of England, the king of
the province south of Trent and the
king of the northern provinces. The
king at arms of England wears a man
tie of crimson satin as an officer of the
order and carries when in the pres
ence of the sovereign a scepter with
the royal arms upon the top. The
heralds go through similar ceremony
upon entering office, except that in
their case the browning is omitted
They are all military and civil officers
and the sword.
Earl by Virtue of His Office.
The Office of earl marshal is one
of the highest and oldest of the house.
hold. He is the eighth great officer of
state and is the only earl who bears
his title by virtue of his office The
lord steward is another of the sover-
eign's high functionaries. AS an en-
blem of his Office he carries white
wand, which on state occasions, when
the king is not present, is borne by a
footman who walks bareheaded before
the lord steward. The steward takes
this symbol of power directly from the
king and has no other formal grant of
office. Upon the death of the reigning
monarch the lord steward breaks his
wand over the royal bier and his func-
lions are at an end and all the officers
of the royal household discharged
The royal household is at present in a
chaotic state resulting from the per.
Torrance of this ceremony. The or
ganization of the household is one of
the first duties of the new king.
One of the picturesque features of
the court of Queen Victoria were the
presence upon all occasions of her two
pOhy 6hciho3 thN Oit NOiiipO5Su VI pen
stoned colonies and majors with dis
tinguished service records, who are
known as the gentlemen at arms"
and the other made up of noncom-
missioned officers and known as the
''yeomen of the guard" The yeomen
of the guard are popularity called
"beefeaters." A yeoman officer and
his men acted as guard and usher in
the great chamber on levee days and
drawing-room days, their Office being
to keep an open passage for the guests
and to usher distinguished guests to
the presence chamber. The usher
stands at the head Of the room leading
to the presence chamber with his
guard on either side of the door. When
persons of certain rank approach one
of the guards calls "yeoman usher" to
notify his captain Of the approach.
The usher answers by calling stand
by" and the passage is made clear.
Office for Titled Heads.
The captain Of the yeoman is always
a person Of rank, change being made
with each administration. His salary
is $4,000. He is an ex oficio mem.
Der Of the privy council, wears like
other officers of tha cornc n ,,,i1itar,,