 the King has determined otherwise,' for having seen my Duchess riding in the park a few days ago in a habit of blue faced with white, the dress took the fancy of his Majesty, who has appointed it for the uniform of the Royal Navy'.  The Mariner's Mirror - Page 227edited by - 1927Full view - About this book
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1832 - 610 pages
...red and blue, or blue and red, as these are our national colours. [We have come to them at last.] " No," replied his grace ; " the king has determined...ago, in a habit of blue faced with white, the dress scheme chiefly to the patriotic munificence of the present King, who has not hesitated to strip the... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Sir William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero Baron Ernle, George Walter Prothero - 1832 - 634 pages
...red and blue, or blue and red, as these are our national colours. [We have come to them at last.] " No," replied his grace ; " the king has determined...ago, in a habit of blue faced with white, the dress scheme chiefly to the patriotic munificence of the present King, who has no' hesitated to strip the... | |
 | 1846 - 728 pages
...the King has determined otherwise,' for having seen my Duchess riding in the park a few days ago itf a habit of blue faced with white, the dress took the...has appointed it for the uniform of the Royal Navy*. (evidently that just mentioned), and appointing in its stead a uniform (fully particularized) for the... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1838 - 474 pages
...these were our national colours." " No," replied his Grace, "the King has settled it otherwise ; he saw my duchess riding in the park a few days ago, in a habit of blue faced with white, which took the fancy of his Majesty, and he has ordered it as the uniform of the Royal Navy ;" and... | |
 | 1838 - 596 pages
...these were our national colours." "No," replied his Grace, " the King has settled it otherwise : he saw my Duchess riding in the Park a few days ago, in a habit of blue faced with white, which took the fancy of his Majesty, and he has ordered it as the uniform of the Royal Navy," and in... | |
 | sir John Barrow (bart.) - 1838 - 492 pages
...these were our national colours." " No," replied his Grace, "the King has settled it otherwise ; he saw my duchess riding in the park a few days ago, in a habit of blue faced with white, which took the fancy of his Majesty, and he has ordered it as the uniform of the Royal Navy;" and in... | |
 | 1838 - 460 pages
...No," replied his grace, " the king has settled it otherwise ; he saw my duchess liding in the paik a few days ago, in a habit of blue faced with white, which took the fancy of his majesty, and he ordered it to be the uniform of the royal navy ; and in... | |
 | British Archaeological Association - 1847 - 472 pages
...attend the duke of Bedford, and being introduced into an apartment surrounded with various dresses, bis opinion was asked as to the most appropriate. The...has appointed it for the uniform of the royal navy.' " It is remarkable, that for this regulation we cannot trace any order or board-warrant at the admiralty,... | |
 | 1924 - 566 pages
...the Duke of Bedford, who told him that the King, having seen his wife the Duchess, riding in the Park in a habit of blue, faced with white, the dress took the fancy of his Majesty, who appointed it for the uniform of the Royal Navy. Blue and white have remained in use to this day, except... | |
 | 1893 - 536 pages
...these were our national colors." "No," replied his Grace ; "the king has settled it otherwise. He saw my duchess riding in the park a few days ago in a habit of blue, faced with white, which took the fancy of his Majesty, and he ordered it to be the uniform of the royal navy," and in... | |
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