|S'nt Maur. | |
|St. John. |Sinjin. |As regards christian and |
| | | surname, but as St. John |
| | | when applied to church |
| | | or locality. |
|Seymour. |Sey'mer. |Accent on first syllable. |
|Strachan. |Strawn. | |
| | | |
|Tadema. |Tad'ymar. |Accent on first syllable. |
|Tollemache. |Tollmash. | |
|Trafalgar. |Trafalgar'. |Accent on last syllable; as |
| | | regards the peer of that |
| | | name, not otherwise. |
|Tredegar. |Trede'gar. |Accent on second syllable. |
|Tremayne. |Tremayne'. |Accent on last syllable. |
|Tyrwhitt. |Tirritt. | |
| | | |
|Vaughan. |Vorn. | |
|Vaux. | |The _x_ sounded. |
|Villbois. |Vealbwor. | |
|Villiers. |Vil'lers. | |
| | | |
|Waldegrave. |Wal'grave. |The _de_ not sounded. |
|Wemyss. |Weems. | |
|Willoughby D'Eresby. |Willowby D'Ersby. | |

CHAPTER X

PRESENTATIONS AT COURTS AND ATTENDING COURTS

Courts are now held in lieu of Drawing-rooms by Their Majesties the King
and Queen at Buckingham Palace, and at which Presentations to Their
Majesties are made.

These Courts are held in the evenings at ten o'clock, but the hour at
which the company should commence to arrive is intimated by the Lord
Chamberlain in the notice issued of the Courts to be held.

Two Courts are usually, but not invariably, held before Easter, and two
more after Easter.

Ladies who have been presented at Drawing-rooms and Courts, held during
the last two reigns, do not r