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FORTIA’S TRAVELS IN SWEDEN. 437
blue-fhot ribbon, faftened from the right fhoulder to the left fide, and a filver plate on
the left fide, on which is engraven, IHS. with a crofs above, furrounded by the three
crowns of Sweden. The chain is formed of crofles and heads of cherubims alternately.
The Knights admitted wear the plate without the ribbon until the period of their
inftallation. 4
The Order of the Sword, This order confined to the military alone, is divided into
three claffes, exactly in the fame manner as was the order of St. Louis in France: the
ribbon is yellow, edged with blue, and is worn from right to left; the plate on the left
fide is of gold. The crofs reprefents on one fide the arms of Sweden, and in the midft
a fword upright. On the reverfe, a {word run through a crown of laurel, with thefe
words, Pro Patria. The reigning Sovereign has inftituted a fourth clafs, to which
none are admitted but in the time of war; it requiring the companion propofed fhould
firft have gained a victory either by fea or land as commander in chief. The King
himfelf could not obtain this diftinction but by the fuffrage of the army, and Gufta-
vus III. was unwilling to affume this honourable order before the third campaign, al-
though he had well deferved it previoufly ; he ftood in the lift for reception only ac-
cording to the date of his pretenfions. ‘This order is worn, (by fuch as have no other
than the {mall crofs, and wear it in its place,) en /autoir, on the neck. ‘Thofe who are
decorated with the large ribbon, wear a {mall filver fword on the left fide, fuch as wear
the plate, have two filver fwords below, crofled. The cafe is the fame with the Knights
of the Seraphim, who moreover wear the cordon croffed at the neck :. the number of
Knights of this order is not limited for either of the claffes.
Order of the Polifh Star. Thisis a civil order, defigned for the reward of minifters,
ambafladors, and other perfons employed by the government. It is divided into two
clafles, Commanders and Knights; the former wear a grand white crofs on the breaft,
faftened to a black ribbon, and a ftar embroidered with filver on the left fide. The
Knights have only the fmall crofs, faftened with a black ribbon to the button hole: the
number of the order is unlimited..
Order of Vafa. This was eftablifhed in 1772, by Guftavus III. It is intended as a
diftinétion for fkilful artifts, merchants of merit, and perfons employed in mining, ma-
nufattories, &c. The Knights wear a golden fheaf, (the arms of Guftavus Vafa,) fuf-
pended from the neck with a green ribbon, of that colour to fpecify that this honour is.
{pecially intended for the encouragement of agriculture. The Grand Croffes, which
are four in number, and the eight Commanders, wear a large green ribbon from right
to left, and the plate on the left fide, or the ribbon by itfelf. The Marquis de Mira-
beau was made a Grand Crofs at the firft inftitution. of the order, and was not replaced
until 1791. The two firft clafles are obtained. at once, without pafling from the third,
of which latter clafs, few are promoted to the-others.
Ceremony of the 13th February, 1791. In commemoration: of the two victories of
Fredericfhamm and Svenkund, on the 15th. May and gth June, 1790, the King ordered
a medal to be ftruck, defcribing the number of fhips taken from the enemy in thefe
two engagements, in order to decorate therewith the officers who were prefent. The
fuperior officers (of the ftafF) wear it fufpended from the neck, as-well.as the King’s
aides de camp: the other officers, of a {maller fize, at their button-hole ;. each faftened
toa gold chain. In order to make this ceremony the more {plendid, the King, in the
uniform of the navy, (blue waiftcoat and breeches,) entered the chapel with the fame
train as follows him on the moft folemn occafions. He feated himfelf in a filver chair,
‘railed to fome height upon a number of fteps ; befide him was the ftandard, or oan
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