. Eight journeys abroad. COMING OUT OF CHURCH AFTERTHE CEREMONY THE RETURN TO THE CASTLE the middle and the priest made some address and then heheld the Evangels for each of them to kiss and then ended with some fine music and they marched outagain between the lines of people and the band playing. They then received all the villagers in the great Hall and^ave them sherry and cake. After lunch we all retired to 397 EIGHT JOURNEYS ABROAD rest for the dinner, to be at six oclock. I wore my jet eveningdress for the first time, much I fear to the scandal of the twopriests present. None
. Eight journeys abroad. COMING OUT OF CHURCH AFTERTHE CEREMONY THE RETURN TO THE CASTLE the middle and the priest made some address and then heheld the Evangels for each of them to kiss and then ended with some fine music and they marched outagain between the lines of people and the band playing. They then received all the villagers in the great Hall and^ave them sherry and cake. After lunch we all retired to 397 EIGHT JOURNEYS ABROAD rest for the dinner, to be at six oclock. I wore my jet eveningdress for the first time, much I fear to the scandal of the twopriests present. None of the other women had real eveningdress, but some had low linings and mine looked very wellwith the gorgeous uniforms of the men. General Camerer was magnificent in full uniform coveredwith orders, among them the iron cross. The others all had abeautiful order hung from a red velvet sort of yoke which lay. SCHLOSS AND CHURCH, HOHEXSTADT below the collar and then strings of orders across the leftbreast. Count Adelmann and Baron Briisselle also had twogilt buttons at the back of the waist which they wear nowinstead of the big golden key, as Chamberlains to the Kingof Wiirtemburg. The Baron has been everywhere in Europe with the Kingand told me many interesting experiences as he took me todinner. The Count and Countess sat side by side in the middleof one side of the table and opposite them the General with 398 GERMANY, SWITZERLAND AND AUSTRIA his Aunt, the Baron Briisselle and myself came next and theother members of the family, and then village functionariesand the priests. None of the neighbors were invited as therewere 21 people at table as it was. They used the celebrated service of Marie Antoinettechina with tiny blue flowers made at the factory she estab-lished near Paris and which only existed a very few years,so it is now very rare. There are two pieces of it in the
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