The Washington herald., 1912-08-24

was bought for the Tower Of London for
245 guineas.
At Empress Hall, Earrs Court. on the
evening Of July IL. the herald Of the
tournament proclaimed:
Know ye that the ordinance. statutes.
and rules made by John Tiptofte. Earl
Of Worcester. constable Of England. by
King Edward the Fourth's commandment,
at windsore, the q May. 1856. and COM
manded to be observed and kept In all
manner of justes of peaces royal. with
in the realme Of England. In the 18th year
of the reign OF Queen Elizabeth. be OBJ
served
And the knights assented. 10Y! Oy!
Oy-'
But the Elizabethan triumph in the Pian-
tagenet ritual, though further removed
in years, approaches nearer In spirit to
this one of the third year Of the Fifth
George That was a game to Tudor Eng
land. The present one Is a game to mod
ern England Two reasons were respon-
sible for this decline Of chivalry from
reality to play. One was the Reforma-
ton, which changed a devotion to woman
hood that had been bound up with re-
ligious alteration The second reason was
the invention OF firearms. which lessened
the use of the lance. Tilting formerly
was very dangerous and took years TO
practice.
The ballet de crevaux was a triumph
as an intricate feat of horsemenship. Re
membering that a musical ride takes six
to eight weeks to become perfect as a
performance. 1t was remarkable how well
that ballet went OF.
Sixteen couples. knights and ladies. adj
vance noiseiessly across the vast floor.
which has been spread with soft depth
Of sand and tan. They draw up in line
before the dais of the Queen Of Beauty
(viscountess Curzons and salute, the
and pay homage to each other. and the
dance begins. Part I is somewhat in
quadrille style with four sets Of fours.
Part II is a complicated kind of grand
chain. in which the participants may well
congratulate themselves that they have
the experienced coaching OF Maj. King.
Of the Horse Guards. who has drilled 50
many musical rides
The puzzle Of the comparative docility
Of the military horses. borrowed for the
occasion. and which were unaccustomed
to side saddle and riding habit skirts. is
explained by the fact that any horse
trained to carry q sword and rifle Will
take a side saddle.
The background for the tournament
was decidedly austere. A Norman keep
at either end, turreted walls all around
Decoration was furnished alone in the
costumes OF the participants. and the
arena was encircled by an audience in
fancy dresses Of every description. a ver-
table carnival of color. A note of great
richness was struck in the purple and
gold canopy. tufted with plumes. of the
Queen of Beauty. Here were seated Lady
Curzon, tall, fair. slender. and lovely
in white velvet. brocaded with silver and
a velvet mantle of deep turquoise,
surrounded by her ''waytinge ladyes."
conspicuous among whom were Miss
Muriel Wilson. gowned in orange and sill
yer and a soft pale shade Of emerald
green.
Other beautiful dresses to be noted as
the mounted dancers ambled and cara
coled were the gowns of the Marchioness
of Londesborough, whose choice was
deepest peacock blue and gold; the Mar
chioness Of Stafford in peacock purple and
gold brocade; the Countess Of Rosse in
brown covered almost entirely in a gold
design. braided with steel and having an
under-petticoat OF steel worked with gold.
and black cloak lined with orange Wis
Castlereagh was all In rich pure
white. Lady Sarah Wilson had selected
for her equestrian dancing dress black
ticoat. Innings OF cobalt blue shot with
gold. cloak lined with steel satin. sap
phire ornaments. Lady Gwendoline Spen-
in orange and gold with
claret brocade bordered in velvet of the
same struck a gorgeous note, and Lady
Rosemary Leveson-Gower in blue satin
braided with gold. and Miss de Trafford
in gold and light blue was charming to
see.
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started the revels, then trumpets sounded
and the actual tournament began by the
into the felde of Joursui
wants edward Marsh. Michael Wemyss
Hugo Charteris. Lord CRANKY, the herald
and martialrs men followed, each OF
these last bearing his judges banner
Then the Judges. every one carrying his
stan. and impersonated by the Earls of
and Talbot, of Essex. of
Dudley. G.C.B., and Maj. Gen. Brockle-
hurst. A page either side. Guy Laking
esquire Of the knight martial of the lists
and Kings armorer, entered. who has
given invaluable help In this special Ca
pacity on the committee. Finally, the
Earl Of Lonsdale. the knight marshall
his warder. and attended by
his servitor and two henchmen. closed
the 'commynge in."
Again a 'fanfarouade" and with much
pomp and splendid retinue entered with
procession OF the Queen Of Beauty with
twelve ''Waytinge Ladyes'' on palfreys.
led by henchmen. They dismounted op-
posite their gallery and withdrew to it.
Next came the procession Of the prin-
cess errant-Princess Henry OF Pless-
splendid in white and gold with pale blue
Princess Piess. wife Of a German gran
dee. has been responsible for getting rep
Of foreign chivalry to par
ticipate. They were truly q brilliant and
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Stretltz
Prince Christian OF Greece also rode in
the princess Grants train, and Prince
kinsky, the latter a martial figure In
his underdress Of white and gold. white
coat lined with emerald green, black sa-
bles. and diamond and emerald orna-
ments. Others Of the foreign contingent
were the Duke Of Berwick and Alba.
Count Elsten, Count Lynar. Baron Won
and Prince Bentheim. Prin-
cess Pless was attended by Countess Zia
Torby-a daughter Of the Grand Duke
Michael of Russia.
With great show of heraldry then ad-
vanced fhe procession Of the six knights
Of blood and name" having great de-
sire to serve their ladies and saying they
will joust at the tilt against all comers."
Each knight had his banner and device.
Henry viscount Crichton's motto was
God send grace" the Duke Of Mari-
"Fiel pero desdichado;" the
Earl Of Craven's. ''Virtus In actione con-
sistit;" the Baron Tweedmouth's, "Ad-
vance with courage" Lord Ashby st.
Earl Compton was "Je ne cherche gum
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