Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-20

courtiers bent low. Suddenly the slirill
voice of the queen broke the dignihed
silence. What she said was startling,
yet the well-trained courtiers kept their
countenances as IL made of marble. The
queen was very angry.
"Oh, Charlottev' she cried, ''you have
forgotten my garter!"
Miss Knollys gave one glance, then
rushed up stairs. In a few minutes
she returned breathlessly, bearing in
her hand the broad blue ribbon of the
Order of the Garter with its flashing
diamond star. The queen was invested
with this. the carriages were quickly
entered and the procession started--10
minutes late.
Because this IL Miss Knoliys' only
known mistake much has been made OF
II.
By no means the most valuable but
certainly the most interesting collection
extant of personal mementos OF sover-
eigns and other royal personages Is
owned by Charlotte Knoliys. Begin
ming with childish gifts she has received
from her hosts Of personal friends
among the great ones OF Europe regu-
larly on her birthday and at Christmas
for "A years, presents from flowers and
signed photographs to golden and jew
eled treasures. This collection will
make a museum of priceless heirlooms
lOI kNhcllyh
COLLECTION OF MEMENTos.
Take 1t all in all, Miss KnOlly's po-
sition at court Is unique. A. duchess Is
mistress OF the robes, marchionesses
and countesses are LADIES of the bed
chamber, countesses and baronesses are
bedchan1ber women and daughters or
belted earls are maids of honor And
yet over all these Charlotte Knollys,
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practically rules. She is not alone the
personal attendant OF the queen, but
also her closest companion and friend.
At state oeremonials she has to give
way TO those OF higher title and Is far
in the background. but when one only
Is In attendance on her majesty that
one Is Miss knollys.
She has her apartments quite close
to those OF tho queen everywhere the
latter goes. To describe one suite of
apartments is, excepting SGndringham,
10 describe them ALL
QUEENS BEDcHAMBER.
AT Buckingham palace tho queens
bedchamber Is an immense room. 1t
is at least 20 feet high and has eight
great windows on one side alone. There
is not much furniture In it-at least
the room Is so big that II looks barely
furnished. In the center OF ono side
ia the great bed. Alexandra Is stick
Ter for royal etiquette and pomp,and In
stead OF the modern brass bedstead still
has the old-fa shioned carved mahog-
any AFFAIR OF the kings and queens OF
past ages. The bed Is very high-so
high, IN fact, that cushioned step runs
around It by which one gets In and out
II has canopy and tho royal arms
In glitterlng gold on top. Silken cur
tains, IL need be. cover It entirely. The
- l..l. d.
done In n dull green, are also on huge
scale. They ure a dressing table in
front OF one of the windows and two
wardrobcs with great plate glass doors
and rows OF drawers. Each wardrobe
IL fully 10, feet high and dozen feet
In length.
OTHER DETAILS.
on one side OF the bedchambcr Is an
other ROOM, the walls of which are lined
with ssimiar wDrdrobes. A door from
this room leads into the kings suite OF
apartments. On the other side OF the
bedroom Is an ante-room or small
square corridor. The nearest door in
this gives entrance TO her muJestys
bathroom, a superb little apartment
done In marble and onyx with silver Mt
tings. The further door leads into the
queens own particular boudoir, done In
rose pink and moss green. the walls
covered with silk.
Another door out Of the bedroom
leads into another apte-room furnished
with lounges and chairs ranged round
the walls. II IL very large room and
mirrors line ono wall II Is the walt
ing room for the ladies. maids of honor
and others In attendance AZ the mo-
ment on the queen,
KNoILYs' SUITE.
The door from this room leads into a
wide corridor, known as tho queens
corridor" It " here that the suite OF
rooms allotted 70 Charlotte Knollys is
situated. There IL bedroom, sitting
room bathroom and dressing, or ward
robe room Each room Is OF good size,
| and IL ~ suite that "a princess would
ordinarily occupy In fact, right across
the corridor Is the suite, similar In ey-
.ry way, OF Princess Victoria, tho only
unmarried daughter OF the king.
From Miss Knollys'. bedehamber thers
is a little private passage directly into
tho queens apartments, and also a
single line private bnzzer telephone,
CHARLES BYNG-HAl.L,