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  Lord Chamberlain - LoveToKnow 1911
It comprises a lord chamberlain, a vice-chamberlain and treasurer, equerry and the various ladies of the royal household, a groom and a clerk of the robes.
' In the reign of Queen Anne, Sarah duchess of Marlborough from 1704, and Elizabeth duchess of Somerset from 1710, held the combined offices of mistress of the robes and groom of the stole.
They are usually the daughters of peers or the wives of the sons of peers, and formerly, like the mistress of the robes and the ladies of the bedchamber, habitually assisted the queen at her daily toilette.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Lord_Chamberlain   (889 words)

  
 Spa Robe -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Mistress of the Robes is the senior lady of the British Royal Household.
Mistresses of the Robes to Queen Anne, 1704-1714
Mistresses of the Robes to Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1736-1763
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/135/spa-robe.html   (1690 words)

  
 Mistress of the Robes (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mistress of the Robes to Queen Alexandra, 1901-1925
Mistress of the Robes to Queen Mary, 1910-1953
Mistress of the Robes to Queen Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 1937-1990
mistress-of-the-robes.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888   (435 words)

  
 Definition of Robe from dictionary.net
Master of the robes, an officer of the English royal household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes.
Mistress of the robes, a lady who enjoys the highest rank of the ladies in the service of the English sovereign (when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her robes.
To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as, fields robed with green.
www.dictionary.net /robe   (192 words)

  
 Mistress of the Robes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
3 Mistresses of the Robes to Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1736-1763
Acting Mistress of the Robes: Elizabeth, The Duchess of Bedford
Acting Mistress of the Robes: Anne Emily, The Duchess of Roxburghe, and Anne, The Dowager Duchess of Atholl (jointly)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mistress_of_the_Robes   (561 words)

  
 The Disciples of the ancient Blood
According to tradition, the robes worn will contain a hood/cowl which is to be worn during the hours of daylight, these hours being taken up with walking within the dwelling grounds (or a suitable, isolated location nearby) for at least three hours together with such diversions as the Master or Mistress will arrange.
The Mistress then removes the robe of the Opfer and begins to raise his secret fire with her lips, while the Master gestures to the congregation as a sign for them to remove their robes.
The Mistress then touches the crystal with her hands visualizing/intoning the aim/intent of the Calling, ad libitum according to the frenzy/energy generated in the Temple.
users.skynet.be /theriomorph/dotab/ona/bbospart3.htm   (6847 words)

  
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Baphomet is regarded as the archetype of the Mistress of Earth, and the Bride of Lucifer.
It is the duty of the Mistress to find among the Temple members someone to fulfil this role, although she may delegate this task to a female member of the Temple, the person being chosen by the obvious experimentation.
The Mistress places her hands on the head of the Master and the Master says:) It is the protection and juices of your body that I seek (The Mistress opens her thighs, and the Master drinks.
www.satanservice.org /theory/blkbksatan.txt   (14940 words)

  
 Great Performances . The Queen's Jubilee Gala: Live from Buckingham Palace . Book Excerpt | PBS
Elizabeth enters the Abbey in "Her Royal Robes of Crimson Velvet, hemmed with ermine and bordered with gold lace, wearing the Collar of the Garter; on her head a Diadem of Precious Stones" (Barker 1976:164).
She stands and is dressed by the Mistress of the Robes and the Dean of Westminster.
Emerging from the Chapel she wears the Robe of Purple Velvet and carries the Sceptre with the Cross, and the Orb.
www.pbs.org /wnet/gperf/shows/jubilee/coronation.html   (2021 words)

  
 MySA.com: Fashion (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jan Meadows is Mistress of the Robes for the Court of the Classic Silver Screen.
Jan Meadows, Mistress of the Robes for the Court of the Order of the Alamo coronation, holds trains worn by her daughters in previous Fiestas.
Jan Meadows, Mistress of the Robes for the Court of the Classic Silver Screen coronation, holds trains worn by her daughters in previous Fiestas.
www.mysanantonio.com.cob-web.org:8888 /salife/fashion/stories/MYSA042706.14P.Mistress_Meadows.cdc4d47.html   (1126 words)

  
 Royal Insight > September 2004 > Mailbox > Page 1
The senior lady of the Royal Household, the Mistress of the Robes, usually a Duchess, is responsible for arranging the rota for the attendance of the Ladies in Waiting upon The Queen.
The position has its origins in the reign of Elizabeth I, when the Mistress of the Robes had charge of a queen's jewellery and clothes, especially her Robes of State.
By the late eighteenth century the duties of the Mistress of the Robes were largely honorary, and the care of the Queen's clothes devolved upon the Keeper of the Robes and her staff.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/page3398.asp   (618 words)

  
 S E V E N - Slavery Notes
Dress to please the eye of the Mistress at all times; certain apparel must only be worn while in Mistress' home, while robes will suffice in public.
Kissing, cuddling, sexual contact, or anything the Mistress may interpret as a sexual display is forbidden without explicit permission.
The slave is encouraged to elaborate, but submission and the Mistress' pleasure should be the slave's primary concern.
www.freewebs.com /tendrils/slavery.html   (335 words)

  
 Who Was Who
Governess to Princess Elizabeth in childhood, and Mistress of the Robes and Chief Lady-in-Waiting to Elizabeth as Queen.
Custodian of Princess Elizabeth during her imprisonment at Woodstock in the reign of Mary I. She was a mistress of Henry VIII and had a son by him, Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond.
She was also a mistress of Henry VIII, and married William Carey, a gentlemen of Henry's Privy Chamber.
www.elizabethi.org /us/who/a-m.html   (3083 words)

  
 Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Attendants
They were the Mistress of the Robes, two Ladies of the Bedchamber and four Women of the Bedchamber.
The Mistress of the Robes is the senior lady of the Queen's Household.
Their duty was to assist the Mistress of the Robes, and carry Her Majesty's 20-yard long train of purple velvet during the procession and recession.
users.uniserve.com /~canyon/qecoronation.htm   (1632 words)

  
 Yvonne's Royalty Home Page: Queen Victoria's Coronation Attendants
Almost immediately and for a few short weeks afterwards, appointments to her Household were made, including selecting the Mistress of the Robes, Ladies of the Bedchamber, Women of the Bedchamber, and Maids of Honour.
Queen Victoria noted in her Journal that the young women were "all dressed alike and beautifully in white satin and silver tissue with wreaths of silver corn-ears in front, and a small one of pink roses round the plait behind, and pink roses in the trimming of the dresses".
As Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Sutherland was responsible for the accounting of expenses incurred by the Queen for her clothing, including the robes required for the Coronation.
users.uniserve.com /~canyon/qvcoronation.htm   (2492 words)

  
 Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Gown
The make-up also had to look just as suitable with the crimson robe the Queen was to wear on her way to the Abbey and look equally good with the purple velvet robe she would be wearing on the return journey.
The robe, often incorrectly called the Parliament Robe, is a crimson velvet mantle edged with ermine and two rows of hand-made embroidered gold lace and gold filigree work.
The traditional design of the robe was modified so that the robe would be narrower in width at the shoulders and show the splendid Coronation gown to advantage, whilst, at the same time relieving the Queen of some of the mantle's weight.
www.fashion-era.com /coronation_dress.htm   (3206 words)

  
 24 Kiefer Sutherland
The Duchess of Sutherland had succeeded to her father's lands in the year of her marriage, and on the 21 October 1861 she was created Countess of Cromartie in her own right, with a special remainder which ensured the title would never merge with her husband's Earldom of Sutherland.
She served as Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria from 1870 to 1874.
She served several times as Mistress of the Robes to her great friend Queen Victoria, a post which was later held by her eldest daughter Elizabeth Georgiana (Duchess of Argyll) and her daughter-in-law Anne (Duchess of Sutherland).
www.breadlike.com /pages7/0/24-kiefer-sutherland.html   (1442 words)

  
 Day 5: E.T.A. Hoffmann's Mice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
They assembled in their robes of state; some of them on white palfreys, some in crystal coaches.
The mistress of the robes told all she knew, and the king resolved to take revenge on Dame Mouserink and her family for eating up the fat which ought to have been in the sausages.
The privy council was summoned, and it was resolved that Dame Mouserink should be tried for her life, and all her property confiscated.
www.castlearcana.com /christmas/day5.html   (1197 words)

  
 The Good Earth Book Notes Summary by Pearl S. Buck: Objects/Places
It is the Earth God and his mistress.
They wear robes of red paper, and on a good New Year, they are given new robes.
Later, in order to make his uncle and his uncle's wife powerless and 'undesiring,' he and his son devise a plan to give as much opium as possible to the couple.
www.bookrags.com /notes/ge/OBJ.htm   (982 words)

  
 Gondor and Arnor-Kingdom Chronicles--7554   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Dame Nancy is the long-time editor of Beyond Bree, the monthly newsletter of the Tolkien Special Interest Group of American Mensa.
His Grace, the Duke of Minhiriath, Lord Great Steward, has issued a Proclamation, dated 16 Cerveth 7554 / June 1, 2001, promoting the hereditary office of Mistress of the Robes to the status of a Great Office of State.
The promotion of the Mistress of the Robes will leave the Dukedom of Numenor as the only one with no associated hereditary Great Office.
home.mchsi.com /~numenor/jrrt/chronicles54.htm   (381 words)

  
 Charles HOWARD (1° E. Nottingham)
After marriage she became one of the ladies of the privy chamber, succeeding in I572 to the office of first lady of the chamber, an office as exalted as any that normally could be given to a female subject.
Besides being one of her mistress's constant personal attendants, she acted as mistress of the robes, supervising the Queen's enormous and expensive wardrobe and keeping watch ayer the treasures taken out of the jewel house for the Queen's use.
It was Lady Howard who received and accounted for the jewels, chains, bracelets, gold toothpicks, forks of agate and gold- whatever could be considered jewelry or plate-that the queen received from her courtiers at New Year's.
www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/CharlesHoward(1ENottingham).htm   (1829 words)

  
 The Scandinavian Royals Message Board: Re: Norwegian Court   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
There is no functioning "overhoffmesterinne" (mistress of the robes) at the moment, and without a horse stable there is no hoffstallmester, but if you compare Norges Statskalender 1906 with that of 2006, you won't see many differences.
--Previous Message-- : : --Previous Message-- : It is a pity because I think it adds : something : extra to a royal court: chamberlains, : dames-du-palais, mistress of the robes, etc. : : We are only talking about one function at : the palace which has been renamed from : "Hoffdame" into : "Protokollsekretær".
There is no functioning : "overhoffmesterinne" (mistress of : the robes) at the moment, and without a : horse stable there is no hoffstallmester, : but if you compare Norges Statskalender 1906 : with that of 2006, you won't see many : differences.
members3.boardhost.com /scandinavia/msg/1161593058.html   (419 words)

  
 The Black Book of Satan: O.N.A.
Should the Master and Mistress wish, the energies of the ritual are then directed by them towards a specific intention.
The candidate is usually sponsored by an existing Initiate, and this member accompanies the candidate of the test of fidelity which the Master or Mistress of the Temple specifies.
    It was one of the duties of the Master and Mistress to guide their pupils along the difficult path toward magickal mastery, and to this end 'internal magick' was employed, this system of internal magick being gradually extended and refined over the centuries.
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 Royal Insight > June 2005 > Mailbox > Page 1
The senior lady of the Royal Household, the Mistress of the Robes is responsible for arranging the rota for the attendance of the Ladies in Waiting upon The Queen.
The importance of her position increased under a Queen regnant, when she presided over the Office of Robes.
Throughout the reign of Queen Victoria, the appointment was a political one, the holder changing with changes of government.
www.royal.gov.uk /output/page4279.asp   (962 words)

  
 Mistress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Mistress, the feminine counterpart of master, may mean:
An old-fashioned term for the lady of the house, especially one who is head of the household
Mistress (band), a sludge metal band from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Mistress   (137 words)

  
 The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
In the mean time, the Queen rising from her devotions, having been disrobed of her crimson robe by the Lord Great Chamberlain, assisted by the Mistress of the Robes, and being uncovered, shall go before the Altar, supported and attended as before.
Then the Queen arising, the Robe Royal or Pall of cloth of gold with the Stole Royal shall be delivered by the Groom of the Robes to the Dean of Westminster, and by him, assisted by the Mistress of the Robes, put upon the Queen, standing; the Lord Great Chamberlain fastening the clasps.
Then, assisted by the Mistress of the Robes, and attended by the Lord Great Chamberlain and the Groom of the Robes, the Queen shall be disrobed of the Robe Royal and arrayed in her Robe of purple velvet.
www.oremus.org /liturgy/coronation/cor1953b.html   (4766 words)

  
 Sutherland
The Duke was married to Lady Harriet Howard, daughter of the Earl of Carlisle Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria.
The Earldom of Cromartie, which had been forfeited after 1745, was revived in 1861 in favour of her as only daughter of John Hay Mackenzie of Cromartie, whose ancestors had inherited the estates, including Castle Leod in Strathpeffer, from Lord MacLeod.
Anne, the first Countess was Mistress of the Robes to Queen Victoria and later married the Duke of Sutherland.
www.fortunecity.com /bally/leitrim/147/sutherland.html   (1196 words)

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