Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-08-16
PRESENTED At COURT
Experience of an American at
an English Royal levee.
4 RAPID TRANSIT FUNCTION.

4 RAPID TRANSIT FUNCTION.
W Yves IN end Through s"d Out D.
sers Ne Rseiiy Realized Wha< AAS
Hatpsrsd-Ths Way his Difficulty
Aust . Costume Was Overcome.
A six foot American who had -
cure,, u .colnmani' to one Of tho Eng
lis!, royal lev's'~ recently fYSnd HIM
self IN n pretty prtslicament.
On his notification PAPER was the
hint thst ievre dress was indispensa
tle. In the guileless innorence of his
Democratic suui ihc American took this
(" mean that frock cOat and shiny
shoes would be called for.
He was In tue act of hsokinG over HE
best Outiit Of that natuIe when . moro
experienced friend ralsetl and caught
him In the act. The friend made haste
to Inform the niis;guhled Yankee that
levee dress involved elk stockings.
rutTieL sleeves. black sword and stAee
Items.
CONSERVATION ensued. II Continued
to ensue when owing 10 bib height ana
sirth No borruwable suit was disrov-
sre,l and no tniiOr could n found wbo
would make one before the next eStsr
noon. Al last q stage Ievee dsses woS
reuted frum His Majeety's thsaSse
where II had iono duly IN Tho tAse
| Of thr Dalu.iS"
After the ievss was over the Anfssi-
can confessed that he hardly knew
what had happensd. When be EsscAed
the palace 10 va 0est s1ryeooaea -
The ysousn Of IL gnasA. W. stnseeo
him upstairs WITH essoe AIsOotsA -
TIE course Of his Dsogsoss uoeeesD ~
| yeomen dlsappsago4 - ~ -
himself IN q 'aas - lesss -
guarsismen.
Again the srsss chaassA NJ Tswn
and Country. and thsO ~ . o6no q
royal footmsn and 1s1s Q laEUo s0pO
allied 70 Overlowing WttA o1u4nA
grncrala. diplOmstA pooeA eo0oooeS
lains, soldiers asA aalleso q 81 -
Rrces OF commissieaed NM an0 .
great host OF men attirsd IKE hinsole
In levee drcsa. Ous BY one thsy wsso
singled out snd ushere1 lnoo ~ roya1
presence In the adjoining room. Whess
st.od tie King suss0unded ~ ~ sslG
rhe WORK Of prsseatattoo wos -
rapid that the Anaossco0 0oooo haoeo8
cut and In anOthse room below -
knew what had happeaeA HI svse.
coat was on bib hoek - ~ 0oe
rapid. unysterious fasAisa. ~ -
next thspg be knew - waG sseseoe >
TIE courtyard. But - was actnoey
.-preseuted" and 70 sov tssovsg ~
fshis. OF eligible foe psaponAoleso q
any court In the world, DeovSoso - -
HAYES himself.
All this was preliminary - the Deoe
satatjou Of the name wife an1 GeooA'
ter at the drawing ruoO. Men ose ~
sented at the kinSs levssA an -
women undergo ths sauns ecoeol O ~
courts a. drawing rOo0s. vbaeo a.
By far the moro t0poaaag fUnetlsoA u
n probably no exaGeeratpa n ~ ~
every time . drawing reeO = heed
IiWOD n spent By thSNpsopss NJ =
b court
None but Q vssy Old haheans g -
eourt-and thsa che = nosee AooDU -
rank Of q countse0-Veo0 0eonO q
appearing 1t court b coGe1ns -
she had worn there be6ego.. II -
Of towers alone = one 1t ~ t0oee-
lance. II Il wese Mt Ter ~ Asow1na
ruoms the large norises couA ~ exiDG
Every wOman who 10 presented 90
. armed with . bouquet. whose ve1oe y
: at least q FOUND. and some q thsO az
worth ten times that sum. Thoo toesu
arr he bo"kmakers and TIE hosieo ~
the milliuers TO consider. % ~ sothmo
of the people who ieui carsiaSsA
Eulr,oSe there are 1t Q NJ e1ea0ese
500 people on the presentatIoo ase u
these every mothers daughter ~ ~
self photographed IN ~ coors -
tune. and London court pasotogepeEs
are notorious for their sti0 peiceA
st. James park On Tho aiset q
drawing room 10 hlIesi with Leo1oo'
ers who wander up and down The 100
bile line Of carriages stalled In the mais'
rs.crin. into the windows and cssocD-
!. ing III. costumes OF the matrooe soo
: their .icb,ltanie daug.terS. II -
;. Lr,,f.,.;r l,,.i .,..- OF tie popuIacs 70
= con-. ~. t!,o.. '%L ing for pf''sentauou
ne effects Of a.. .l.St. anu thefe In
lat = have TO 81 >.'iEe -! them oSss
au ,.v. srn'"c'ci - the gaza Of Lon
. ~ h"s do7ea
. eas>,am>A ~ Onno a.