KITCHENER REBUKED.
WORE! THE WRONG TRO USERS
A little incident which occurred at the court ball given in honor of the Kaiser has just come to light m London, and has caused much amusement at the expense of Lord Kitchener, that gallant soldier, who cares very little about etiquette and who is not a carpet knight, appeared at the ball wearing semi-military trousers, strapped down over the slices. He bad not been m the ballroom more than ten minutes when a court official approached and whispered: . „ “I am afraid I must inform you, my lord, that you are improperly dressed, tt must not occur again.” Lord Kitchener then learned that court etiquette required that all field marshals must appear at all State functions in full dress, that is, in buckskin breeches and top hoots. Lord Kitchener was so annoyed that he got away as soon as possi&le without his early departure being noticed. King George, who has an immense admiration for Lord Kitchener, would have passed over the mistake if lie bad noticed it, but he did not.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3294, 12 August 1911, Page 7
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