The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-03-26

N buckingham palace must first
find some one to present her.
This lady must be personally
acquainted with and responsible Tor
any whom she presents. though at the
same time the acquaintance may be
of the most perfunctory order.
For instance. the two may not have
met until the day they attend the
court, but in spite of that the lady un-
dertaking the presentation will, in
way, know all about the lady pre-
sented, and will have made all In
quiries as to her antecedents. etc.
Did she fail to do so the consequences
might be very unpleasant. and she
would certainly not be invited to court
again were it to be afterward dis
covered that she had presented some
one not entitled to the honor.
Having secured an introduction to
some lady of position, the next bus1-
ness is to beg of her the favor of pre-
sentation.
This granted, the lady presenting
writes to the lord chamberlain. board
of green cloth, st. James palace. ex-
pressing her wish to attend at forth
coming court, indicating the precise
date-if the dates have been an
nounced-and giving the name and
other particulars of the lady she
wishes to present.
II the latter be unmarried, her IA
ther's name and occupation (if any,
must be given, his address, that of his
property III any). and SO on. by no
means omitting to state the national
ity of the family.
One often has to wait for an answer
The lord chamberlain may wish to
prosecute inquiries on his own &C.
count. and the application may or
may not be followed by invitations.
Each lady, when applying. has to
state whether she wishes to attend
the first or second court OF those
about to be held. but 1t is not expected
that any applicant should ask permis-
sion before Easter to attend one of
the courts held in May.
Nowadays no one is allowed to
present more than one lady in addi-
ton to her daughters or daughter-in-
law.
she will receive the necessary cards
from the lord chamberlain's Office:
but II any circumstance should inter
fere with her being able to present
herself on the date arranged, she can
make her excuses in writing to the
Lord Chamberlain, who will, If pos
sible, and should she wish 1t. transfer
her name to the list for a future
court in the same season.
The invitations are always for 10
p. m, but most of the guests have al
ready arrived and are In their places
by that hour.
The unaccustomed visitor some
times wonders how she will know ex
actly what to do when she gets to the
palace, and feels rather troubled lest
she should be guilty of some solecism.
But she need have no fear on that
score. From the moment she alights
she will find every step of the way
made smooth. Her cards In her hand.
she is guided by gorgeously-uniformed
officials to the cloak room, and. having
left there her outer wrap. she Is con-
Quoted by other officials up the grand
staircase, always banked with beauti-
full growing flowers and bordered with
tall palms on either side.
Arrived at the top, she hands her
cards to one of the group Of attend
ants, and is conducted to an ante
chamber, where she awaits the mo-
ment of her presentation.
Peeresses are led to the ballroom
and conducted to their seats there, but
all who are to be presented. whether
on accession to title, on marriage, or
merely as debutantes, remain In ante
chambers till the presentations begin.
They miss the sight Of the process
sion of royalties entering. OF course,
but have an opportunity OF seeing 1t
retire later in the evening.
Courts are not now held in the
throne room, as in Queen Victoria's
dav but in the beautiful ballroom Of
Buckingham palace.
At about 1O:30 the royal family en-
ters, preceded by many officials in
brilliant uniforms, the latter all walk
ing backward with slaves and wands.
The king wears a field marshafs uni
form and the Ribbon Of the Garter,
with other orders. The queen, always
exouisitely dressed, also wears the
Blue Ribbon of the Garter and other
orders, among which her own Danish
"a deep carnation red) usually ap-