. St. Nicholas [serial]. ;|^«RR53Gmj5^ By Zitella Cocke. Boys and girls may suppose that royaltydoes not condescend to accept Christmas giftsfrom subjects, but it is true that powerful sov-ereigns have often received these expressionsof loyalty and affection with very genuine plea-sure. Queen Elizabeth doubtless enjoyed herChristmas gifts as much as any boy or girl ofthe nineteenth or twentieth century, and didactually hang up her stocking every Christmaseve. Indeed, the first pair of silk stockingsever worn in England was received by herMajesty as a Christmas gift. On Christmasday, 1561, the
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ;|^«RR53Gmj5^ By Zitella Cocke. Boys and girls may suppose that royaltydoes not condescend to accept Christmas giftsfrom subjects, but it is true that powerful sov-ereigns have often received these expressionsof loyalty and affection with very genuine plea-sure. Queen Elizabeth doubtless enjoyed herChristmas gifts as much as any boy or girl ofthe nineteenth or twentieth century, and didactually hang up her stocking every Christmaseve. Indeed, the first pair of silk stockingsever worn in England was received by herMajesty as a Christmas gift. On Christmasday, 1561, the Archbishop of Canterbury gavethe queen forty pounds in a red silk purse, anda lady of the court gave her four pounds in arusset silk purse, and Elizabeth carried aboutboth of these presents for several days, showingthem to the courtiers and ladies in waiting. Onthe same day John Betts, a pastry cook, senther a pie made of quinces, with which Eliza-beth was so delighted that she presented tohim two spoons of solid gold.
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