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The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness
·
Florence Hartley
151
"The
Princess
of
Hesse-Darmstadt,"
says
M.
Mercy
d'Argenteau,
an
ambassador
of
the
last
century,
"having
been
desired
by
the
Empress
of
Austria
to
bring
her
three
daughters
to
court,
in
order
that
her
Imperial
Majesty
might
choose
one
of
them
for
a
wife
to
one
of
her
sons,
drove
up
in
her
coach
to
the
palace
gate.
Scarcely
had
they
entered
the
presence,
when,
before
even
speaking
to
them,
the
empress
went
up
to
the
second
daughter,
and,
taking
her
by
the
hand,
said,
'I
choose
this
young
lady.'
The
mother,
astonished
at
the
suddenness
of
her
choice,
inquired
what
had
actuated
it.
'I
watched
the
young
ladies
get
out
of
their
carriage,'
said
the
empress.
'Your
eldest
daughter
stepped
on
her
dress,
and
only
saved
herself
from
falling
by
an
awkward
scramble;
the
youngest
jumped
from
the
coach
to
the
ground,
without
touching
the
steps;
the
second,
just
lifting
her
dress
in
front,
so
as
she
descended
to
show
the
point
of
her
shoe,
calmly
stepped
from
the
carriage
to
the
ground,
neither
hurriedly
nor
stiffly,
but
with
grace
and
dignity:
she
is
fit
to
be
an
empress;
her
eldest
sister
is
too
awkward,
her
youngest
too
wild.'"
THE
THEATRE--Here
you
must
wear
your
bonnet,
though
you
may
throw
aside
your
cloak
or
shawl,
if
you
desire
it.
Your
escort
will
pass
to
your
seats
first,
and
then
turn
and
offer
his
hand
to
lead
you
to
your
own.
Once
seated,
give
your
attention
entirely
to
the
actors
whilst
the
curtain
is
up--to
your
companion
when
it
is
down.
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