 The ruby ring was made for her little finger instead of the fourth, on which the rubric prescribes that it should be put. When the Archbishop was to put it on, she extended the former, but he said it must be on the latter. She said it was too small, and...  The Victorian Half Century: A Jubilee Book - Page 11by Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1887 - 114 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Greville - Great Britain - 1885 - 464 pages
...should be put. When the Archbishop was to put it on, she extended the former, but he said it must be on the latter. She said it was too small, and she...bathe her finger in iced water in order to get it off. The noise and confusion were very great when the medals were thrown about by Lord Surrey, everybody... | |
 | Arthur Martin Wheeler - Great Britain - 1886 - 402 pages
...should be put. When the archbishop was to put it on, she extended the former, but he said it must be on the latter. She said it was too small, and she...bathe her finger in iced water in order to get it off. The noise and confusion were very great when the medals were thrown about by Lord Surrey, every body... | |
 | Arthur Martin Wheeler - Great Britain - 1886 - 402 pages
...should be put. When the archbishop was to put it on, she extended the former, but he said it must be on the latter. She said it was too small, and she...over, she was obliged to bathe her finger in iced water.in order to get it off. The noise and confusion were very great when the medals were thrown about... | |
 | Scotland - 1886 - 424 pages
...on, she extended the former, but he Raid it must be on the latter. She said it was too small, an<l she could not get it on. He said it was right to put...she was obliged to bathe her finger in iced water to get it off.' (Vol. I. 107). One incident which happened during the ceremony is specially deserving... | |
 | 1887 - 468 pages
...on the latter. She replied that it was too small, and that she could not get it on. The Archbishop said it was right to put it there, and as he insisted,...bathe her finger in iced water in order to get it off. One curious custom was observed by the Duke of Norfolk, who, as lord of the manor of Worksop, holds... | |
 | John Rusk - 1901 - 458 pages
...on the latter. She replied that it was too small, and that she could not get it on. The Archbishop said it was right to put it there, and as he insisted,...bathe her finger in iced water in order to get it off. One curious custom was observed by the Duke of Norfolk, who, as lord of the manor of Worksop, holds... | |
 | John Rusk - Great Britain - 1901 - 526 pages
...on the latter. She replied that it was too small, and that she could not get it on. The Archbishop said it was right to put it there, and as he insisted,...bathe her finger in iced water in order to get it off. One curious custom was observed by the Duke of Norfolk, who, as . lord of the manor of Worksop, holds... | |
 | John Rusk - Great Britain - 1901 - 526 pages
...on the latter. She replied that it was too small, and that she could not get it on. The Archbishop said it was right to put it there, and as he insisted,...the ceremony was over she was obliged to bathe her linger in iced water in order to get it off. One curious custom was observed by the Duke of Norfolk,... | |
 | Charles Greville - Great Britain - 1902 - 448 pages
...should be put. When the Archbishop was to put it on, she extended the former, but he said it must be on the latter. She said it was too small, and she...bathe her finger in iced water in order to get it off. The noise and confusion were very great when the medals were thrown about by Lord Surrey, everybody... | |
 | Edward Potts Cheyney - Great Britain - 1908 - 830 pages
...should be put. When the archbishop was to put it on, she extended the former, but he said it must be on the latter. She said it was too small, and she...bathe her finger in iced water in order to get it off. The noise and confusion were very great when the medals were thrown away by Lord Surrey, everybody... | |
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