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King George's Ridiculous Plan to
Destroy "American Frivolity" and
"Sober Down"
His Court
by Reviving
Ceremonies That
Impose All Sorts
of Barbarous
and Indelicate
Duties on
Quoen Mary May Evan Weare Another
Bayeux Tapestry. Here the Artist Gives a
(Hint of How the Picture of the KingVj Of
ficial "Grower" in Action Might Be Woven.
thes Nobility
London, Aug. 8.
THE Ring and Queen of England
havo embarked on a great
campaign to restore medlqeval
court ceremonies and to discourage
(frivolous modern social customs.
King George attends to reviving
ancient ceremonies, -while Queen
Mary sets her face against such
modern innovations as hobble skirts
and tango dancing.
The royal policy is directed more
or less against American hostesses
who are at tho head of everything
that is ultra-modern in English so
ciety. It is know'n that Queen Mary
strongly disapproves of the giddier
American social leaders. Tho re
cstnblishment of some, anclenf court
customs will, it is believed, entail
duties which will make American
heiresses shrink from marrying
British noblemen, or from appearing
at court if they havo already mar
ried them.
Our lively, up-to-date American
peeresses under this reactionary sys
tem may be required to pcrfprm all
sorts of primitive barbarous duties
and to stand about the court in
"Anglo-Saxon attitudes" as "Alice in
Wonderland'' expressed It.
How could an American gir reared
in tho lap of luxury endure having to
stand ready to horid-the Queen her
clothes when she gets up In the
morning, to taste her food before It
is sent to tbe table, to sit under the
table with the crumbs and bones,
perhaps, and to perform many offices
which would be even more embar-
rasslng to a sensitive person than
any of these things I
The King has begun by restoring
eome of the ancient ceremonial con
nected "with the installation of
Knight of tho Bath. The Order of
the Bath ranks next In ago and
dignity to tho Order of the' Garter.
The Garter is conferred solely on
account of the rank of the recipient,
while the Bath is given to dis
tinguished members of the army, navy
and civil servloo for services ren
dered. It was founded in 1390, and
Its earliest members were kplghts
who had returned from the East, and
there became familiar with tho pleas
ant custom of bathing, which, before
that, was .hardly known in England.
The Knights of the Garter have a
beautiful chapel at Windsor, where
each has a stall, and where their in
stallations take place. Tbe Knights
of the Bath have had no chapel nnd
no adequate ceremonies for nearly a
1 hundred years. King George has had
restored to them for this purpose
the beautiful Henry VII. chapel In
Westminster Abbey, which they for
merly used.
In the ancient ceremony of Installa
tion, as described by Frolssart, each
ntw knight was undressed and placed
in a bath prepared by the icing's
barber, who received the candidate's
clothes as n tip.
The knlgbt wan removed from the
water with the words, "May this be
an honorable bath to you," and
placed, wot and naked, to dry on a
bed without curtains. When he was
dry he was. arrayed in a monk's robe
nnd conducted, barefoot, to the
chapel by "two of the gravest knights
about the court."
In the chapel he offered a wax
taper to God and a penny in honor
of the sovereign, and was left on his
Iknees in prayer till tho following
morning, when, after being clothed
in rich apparel, "long green coat, the
sleeves whereof were cut straight and
furred with miniver, with great,
(hoods furred In the same manner,
'after the fashion used by prolates,"
he was led into the presence of the
King, his sp rs hanging to the hilt
,. of his sword.
The King, after girding on tho
knight's sword, bade him kneel, 'and
with his own sword struck him on
the right shoulder, saying, "Arise,
Sir John," -or whatever his namo
might be. When the knight had
arisen the King embraced him, say
ing, "Be thou a good and true
knight!"
The new knight was then taken
back to the chapel, where he offored
hla eword at the altar. On leaving the
chapel ho was met by tho King's
cook with a chopper, who demanded
his spurs. Tho knight had to re
deem them with money. Every
article of his clothing was claimed
by tsomo official of th,o court in
similar fashion. Whenever the knight
disgraced himself tho King's cook
was ordered to chop off his spurs.
A bath was last used at the Installs,
tlon of a knight in 1010. The ancient
ceremony has been partly restored by
King George.
Many existing court offices, such as
"Mistress of the Robes," "Lady of
the Bod Chamber," and so forth, now
held by British Duchesses and
Countesses, originally required their
holders to perform the services in
dicated by the titles. Queen Mary
would revive the ancient duties as
far as possible.
How would that dashing American
girl, the Duchess of Roxburgher for
merly Miss Goelet, like to stand by
the Queen's bedside early on a Win
ter's morning and hand' Her
Majesty her clothes as she required
them?
The character of these personal
services may be Judged" from the fol
lowing passage from Stow, the
famous old English chronicler, de
scribing the coronation banquet of
Katharine of Ynlols, Queen of King
Henry V.
"The feast was. great, with all
princely services. The Queen sat at
table, and at the right side of her
chair kneeled tho Earl of March,
holding a sceptre in his hand; tho
Earl Marshal, kneeling on the lefl
side, held another, and the Countess
of Kent sat under tho' table- at her
right foot."
Can you Imagine 'that lovely little
American peeress, Lady Decles,' for
merly Miss Vivien Gould, sitting un
der tho royal table near tha royal
feet?
Down to the time of King
Henry VIII. a "whipping boy"
was kept for each of the
younger boys in the royal
family. When the Prince of
Wales misbehaved himself
the whipping to which his
conduct entitled him was
oestowed on this boy.. It
would have been unthinkable to whip
the King's son.
Tlie office of whipping boy -was
considered a very desirable one for
a young gentlemnn of goodMfamily.
If It were revived perhapsxour
American Duchess of Marlborough
would' like one of her two sons to
take tbe position!
On great public occasions a woman
of rank performed tho offlco of
"Herbstrewer to tho Queen." Hor
duty was to strew aromatic herbs to
protect Her Majesty from tho strong
odor of the faithful commons.
Still more peculiar was the offlco
of "King's Crowcr." This dTgnlflea
functionary had to crow like a roos
ter by the King's bedside at every
hour of the night during Lent The
custom was only discontinued in the
rolgn of George II.
Another functionary, known as "the
King's Head Holder," had the privi
lege of holding His Majosty's head
when His Majesty was seasick.
There were corresponding offices of
a somewhat different character con
nected with the Queen's person.
Kissing was Indulged In much mora
publicly and promiscuously at court
in former days than at present Tbe
King, Instead of merely receiving the
bbelsances of debutuntos, kissed
them heartily on both cheeks. The
chronicler Stow tells us how thor
oughly King Henry VIII. observed
this custom. Whether Queen Mary
will permit the revival of this, in
teresting fashion remains to be seen.
Lady Decles, Formerly Mies
Vivien Gould, Whose Sturdy
Americanism Would Refuse
to Accept Any of the Humil
iating: andJRidiculous Offices
That King George and Queen
Mary
Propose
to Inflict
Upon
Their
Courtiers.
"When Queen Catherine of Valois, wife of Henry V., dined,
the Earl of March knelt at the right side ef her chair hold
ing a sceptre, tho Earl Marshal knelt at tho left holding
another and the Countess of Kent eat under the tablo at
her right foot. 'Imagine that lovely American Peeress, Lady
Decies, formerly Miss Vivien Gould, sitting under Queen
Mary's Table J" Another Bayeux Tapestry Suggestion.
V, fVs
Perhaps the most unpleasant of tha
many duties required of the earlier
Kings of England by tradition wna
the practlso of touching diseased per
sons to euro them. The King's touch
was sirpposed to bo a specific euro
for scrofula, which was then called
"tbe King's ovll," and it was also re
quested by sufferers from many
diseases. Consequently a bonovolent
King was called upon to lay his hands
upon a swarm of filthy people suf
fering from cvory Imaginable dis
ease. Several Kings probably met
their death through lufoctlon ac
quired in this way.
Tho chronicler Stow gives the fol
lowing remarkable account of the
laying of hands on a sufferer as prac
tised by King Edward tho Confessor:
"A certain woman, married, but
without children, had a disease about
hor Jawes, and under her cheeke, llko
unto kernels, which they termed
akorues, and this dlseaso so cor
rupted her face with stench, that she
couldo scarco without shame Bpeako
to any man. This woman was ad--monlshed
in her sleepe To" goo to
King Edwnrde, and get hlni to washe
her faco with water, and sheo shoulda
bee whole.
"To tho Court sheo came; and tho
King hearing of this matter, dis
dained not to doo it; having n basin
of wator brought unto him, hco
dipped his hand therein, and washed
tho womanne's face, and touched tho
diseased placo; and this heo did
often times, sometimes also signing It
with the slgno of tho Croaso, which
after heo haddo thus washod it, tha
hard crust or sklnno was (softened,
and dissolved; and drawing his hand
by dlverB of tho holes, out of tho ker-
nels came little wormos, whereof
they wero full with corrupt matter
nnd blood, tho King still pressed It
with his handes to bring forth tho
corruption, and disdained not to
suffor tho stench of the disease, un
til heo hadde brought forth all the
corruption with pressing; this done
heo commanded her a sufficient al
lowance every day for all things
necessary untill she haddo received
porfect health, which was within a
wooke after."
Men and women of high rank
waited upon the King and Queen at
table. At some periods they stood
behind tha royal chairs, while ul
other times the King even requires
them to servo him kneeling. W
read this curious account of how the
food was served at the coronation
banquet of Queen Anne:
"Tho Lord tho Server, with thi
Lord his assistant, went to the
dresser of the kitchen, whoro the
Master of tho Horso to Her Majesty,
as Sergeant of the Silver Scullery,
called for a dish of meat, wiped the
bottom of the dish and likewise the
cover within and without, tools
assay of that dlsb, and covered it,
then delivered that dish and the rest
of tho hot meat to tho Gentlomea
Pensioners, who carried it to the
Queen's tablo and placed thereon Jft
was by tho Lord Carver, with the help
of tho Lord tho Server and his as
sistant." Theso menial services had thelf
compensations, for after a royal ban
quet ono noblo lord would claim all
tho silver, another all the furniture,
another all tho wine left, and a gal
lant knight would not disdain to ask
for all tho meat not consumed.
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quaint ceremonial connected with the installation of Knights of the Order of the Bath." Bayeux Tapestry Style.
My Secrets of Beauty
By MME. LINA CAVALIERI, the Most Famous Living Beauty.
No. 232-Savlng the Beauty of Your Mouth.
DID you know that an artist can tho prlco ho charges. Spme of the
make a woman's portrait look worst work I have known has been
n .. .. v , dono by a very workraanllko high-
ten years younger by tho pr,ced 'man whQ prldes nImMlf on
simple expedient of lifting tho cor- DOins the fastest worker in all New
ncrs of her mouth, or make hor as York.
muoh older (which, of course, he Dr. Murphy, the great Chicago
never does) by drooping them ever aurgepn, hearing a younger Physician
so little? That lndicatoa in a way boasting qt the Bpeed with which he
how important the mouth Is. performod major operations, re-
Oh, tho sins of omission and com- marked: "An operation is dono
mission that nro perpotrated in our quickly enough when U . is done
childhood against tho mouth mostly right!" This Is equally true of den
through neglect or stupid caro of tlstry- Your dentist should be not
the teeth. Tho Hps and cheeks can moroly a "tooth carpenter," but an
only be beautiful when they are architect of the "Jaws," which in
shaped and sustained by a full and volves considerable deliberation,
even set of teoth. - All Hps should bo red, more or less
If thero are gaps in the row or If rod' never , to ed nor too pale,
some press forward and others back, Tno a'rt ' tho attractive woman con
llko soldiers out of line, then you a,8ts ln ascertaining and realising
cannot poslbly be the possessor of a iUBt 10111 exact noto ot roslneas
pretty mouth, and therefore, no mat- wn,ch a"rees best with the general
tor what flatterers tell you, you aro coloring of the face, and which com-
not a. pretty woman. pletos it, dominates it, without ex-
Of course, regulation of tho teoth nggeratlng it.
should bo dono in childhood. It is Ma.ny use a "rose omade" to
unpleasant for tho child, a source 1118110 1,D" rod; But the pom-
of irritation to its nerves and an out' adeB usually aol& are by no means
ragoous strain on tho pooketbook of Bate- For this reason it is well to
tho parents, but it must bo dono. know now to make one for yourself.
For some roaaon regulation of child- and then you aro certain that It con-
ren's teoth costs beyond all excuse tains nothing caustic or Injurious,
or roason. It is a little specialty of IIore ,B tho formula for ono whlclJ
Us, own, but it requlros loss kriowl- Is. oasy to preparo and which I use:'
edge and Intelligence and skill than ot awoet almonds.. 125 grammes
any other brauch of dentistry. White wax 60 grammes
The neglect ot tho past can be Powdered alkanet .... 12 grammes
remedied to a groat extent by a care- N ' roses.. 12 drops
ful, conscientious dentist. Drldgo- To av0,d chapped Hps, never goj
work will span gaps and fill out out In Winter before you have pow
sunken cheeks and tho linos and dered the Hps with glycerated
wrlnklos which they Induce. Teeth starch. Tho rosy pomades also pre-
can be mado to meet opposing teotli serve the Hps from chapping. Herej
as naturo Intended, instead of pok- ,a R whito pomade very easy to maker
lng aach other out of their natural ftt home:
places, as is so frequently tho caso. Oil of Bweet almonds.. BO grammes
Be sure your dentist is a good White spermaceti ...... E0 grammes
one, and don't bo unduly impressed Virgin wax BO grammes
bv the speed at which ho works or Candy sugar 60 gramme,
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