Diplomatic Etiquette and CeremonialStanford University, 1934 - 310 pages |
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Ambas Ambassadors to France America's Ambassadors American arrived Arthur Sherburne Hardy audience ball bassador cards carriage cere Choate cial coach corps diplomatique costume Cour court dress curtseys dinner diplo diplomat's wife diplomatic corps Diplomatic Education door Eastern Embassy Emperor Empress envoy escort etiquette Foreign Affairs formal French gold Government Grand guests hall hand Homely Diary Horace Porter hour Imperial invited jewels John Quincy Adams Joseph Hodges Choate Khedive King ladies Legation letter Majesty master of ceremonies matter ment minis Minister of Foreign occasion official Palace Paris plomat Practice of Diplomacy precedence present President Prince Queen quette rank received reception Recollections Grave representative royalty rules sador seated secretary sent Side of Diplomatic silk Social Side Soldier and Diplomat staff stood Things Remembered throne tion ture uniform Washburne wear Whitelaw Reid Willson wives York
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Page 126 - And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment : and he saith unto him, Friend, how earnest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?
Page 7 - I went with his lordship through the levee room into the King's closet. The door was shut, and I was left with his Majesty and the Secretary of State alone. I made the three reverences; one at the door, another about half way, and the third before the presence, according to the usage established at this and all the northern courts of Europe...
Page 7 - The King then said a word or two to the secretary of state, which, being between them, I did not hear, and then turned round and bowed to me, as is customary with all kings and princes when they give the signal to retire. I retreated, stepping...
Page 7 - I was the focus of all eyes. I was relieved, however, from the embarrassment of it by the Swedish and Dutch Ministers, who came to me, and entertained me in a very agreeable conversation during the whole time.
Page 45 - The formalities of these court presentations are so trifling and insignificant in themselves, and so important in the eyes of princes and courtiers, that they are much more embarrassing to an American than business of real importance. It is not safe or prudent to despise them, nor practicable for a person of rational understanding to value them.
Page 39 - ... the audience, they could not see into the chamber. At length, on a signal being made, the Prince of Shinano began to crawl along on his hands and knees, and when I half turned to the right and entered the audience chamber, a chamberlain called out in a loud voice
Page 49 - They curtsy to the King, then to the Queen, and disappear in the rooms farther on. The Ambassadors (all in gaudy uniforms but me) stand near the throne — stand through the whole performance. One night after an hour or two of ladies coming along and curtsying and disappearing, I whispered to the Spanish Ambassador, "There must be five hundred of these ladies.
Page 7 - ... bowed to me, as is customary with all kings and princes when they give the signal to retire. I retreated, stepping backward, as is the etiquette, and, making my last reverence at the door of the chamber, I went my way. The master of...
Page 39 - He then lay down again, and I turned towards the Tai-kun, who gave me to understand my audience was at an end by making me a courteous bow. I bowed, retreated backward, halted, bowed, again retreated, again halted and bowed again, and for the last time. So ended my audience, when I was reconducted to my original room, and served with more tea gruel.
Page 38 - Mr. Heusken's dress was the undress navy uniform, regulation sword and cocked hat. Our route was by the same street that I have mentioned on my visit to the Minister, but we crossed the moat by a bridge that was about half a mile from my house. The gateway with the quadrangular building was precisely like those described in my Journal of the 4th inst.