THROUGH SWEDEN. 
being the birth-place of a great enterprize. Foreigners who have 
been invited once to the king’s private fuppers are, for the moG 
part, honoured with a general invitation. The king ufually feats 
himfelf between two ladies at a corner of the table. At Elaga 
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, Gran¬ 
gers were alfo occafionally afked to dinner; and it was un- 
derGood 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 Swedifh gentleman mull at leaG 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 diGinCtion. The 
two princeffies give, each of them, a fupper once a week, to which 
Grangers once admitted have, as at his majeGy’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 reG of the company are 
perfons of low extraction, that have neither the education nor 
rank ot gentlemen. GuGavus 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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