ES - Precedence
Arabella de Montacute
ladyarabella at hotmail.com
Wed May 27 12:23:02 PDT 1998
lolroflmao - Arabella
>From: "Axel , Jeanmaire & Diane Remes" <remes at flash.net>
>To: <elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG>
>Subject: Re: ES - Precedence
>Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 12:55:34 -0500
>Reply-To: elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG
>
>Arabella:
>
>As others have said, I've never felt insulted by someone omitting my
title,
>or calling me "My Lady" instead. If I cared terribly I would have said
>something. In many ways I am the worst offender, and poor Zara Zina is
>lucky if I don't call her Vicki at events - truly the WORST faux pas.
I can
>hardly call the kettle black on this one.
>
>From: Arabella de Montacute <ladyarabella at hotmail.com>
>
>
>>
>>
>>>As to the, what do you call someone with multiple titles, that one
gets
>>>awkward, and various peers have different preferences. I prefer to
be
>>>called Mistress if I'm functioning as a Laurel (like when I was
running
>>the
>>>Frugal Garb Comp. at Springfaire)
>>
>>I usually introduce you to others as Mistress, especially when they
are
>>asking about garb and the time period you do so well.
>>
>>and Your Excellency when I'm wearing my
>>>coronet. I dont' usually expect my friends to use titles, except
under
>>>formal conditions, like in court.
>
>>I didn't know you felt that way, I wish you had said something
eariler.
>
>I don't wear it very often, either.
>
>>But that gets back to that familiar thing I was talking about.
>>(Arabella logs her file folder brain to call Jeanmaire, Her
Excellency,
>>when she has her hat on) It's really hard when you have a close friend
>>who has a hat to remember they have a title and may like to be called
in
>>such a way.
>>
>>On the other hand, I don't remember you introducing yourself as
Mistress
>>or Her Excellency during the Thunder Buns Competition. LOL!!!!
Wouldn't
>>have been to proper I guess! HEHEHEHEHEHE!
>>
>
>I almost never introduce myself in that way when I'm sober, why should
I do
>it when I'm toasted out of my mind? As for judging the competition, I
have
>seldom had so much fun judging so much talent. Truly the Arts &
Sciences in
>this kingdom have reached a new high. (Or a new low.)
>
>Sincerely,
>Jeanmaire
>
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