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THROUGH SWEDEN. VES
being the birth-place of a great enterprize. Foreigners who have
been invited once to the king’s private fuppers are, for the moft
part, honoured with a general invitation. The king ufually {eats
himfelf between two ladies at a corner of the table. At Haga
no fwords are worn, though the gentlemen are otherwife dreffed
in their court uniform, which has been mentioned before. In
fummer, when the king refided for fome time at Haga, ftran-
gers were alfo occafionally afked to dinner; and it was un-
derftood that they were to pafs the day, and not to leave the
royal company till after fupper. In order to be invited to the
king’s table, a. Swedith gentleman muft at leaft have the rank of
lieutenant-colonel. Younger officers are fometimes admitted,
but this is a mark of very particular favour. At thofe private
fuppers no, formality is obferved even towards the royal family.
The queen and the princeffes ufed to take their places about the
middle of the table without any certain rule of diftincion. The
two princeffes give, each of them, a fupper once a week, to which
{trangers once admitted have, as at his majefty’s, a general invita-
tion. The pages who wait at table, at all thefe entertainments,
and who, as a badge of their office, carry a napkin under their
arm, are officers of the army: thefe only attend upon the. royal
family. The fervants who wait on the reft of the company are
perfons of low extraction, that have neither the education nor
rank of gentlemen. Guftavus III. was wont to difplay a great
portion of hilarity, conviviality, wit and humour, at his private
entertainments. He made it a point to obferve, notice, and
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