A little practising was tried, to get them in order.

Then Esther was called for.

Daisy submitted.
Hamilton Rush was made magnificent and kingly by a superb velvet mantle and turbaned crown--the latter not perfect, but improvised for the occasion.

For a sceptre he held out a long wooden ruler this time; but Preston promised a better one should be provided.

The wooden ruler was certainly not quite in keeping with the king's state, or the queen's.
Daisy was robed in a white satin dress of her mother's; much too long, of course, but that added to the rich effect; it lay in folds upon the floor.