a suitable territorial title.

Ludwig ran an exploring finger down the columns of a gazetteer. There
he saw two names, Landshut and Feldberg, that struck him as
suggestive. Combined, they made up Landsfeld. Nothing could be better.

"I have it," he said. "Countess of Landsfeld, I salute you!"

Thereupon the Court archivist was instructed to prepare the necessary
document:

"We, Ludwig, King of Bavaria, etc., hereby make public to
all concerned that We have resolved to raise Maria von
Porres and Montez, of noble Spanish descent, to the dignity
of Countess of Landsfeld of this Our kingdom. Whilst we
impart to her the dignity of a Countess, with all the
rights, honours and prerogatives connected therewith, it is
Our desire that she have and enjoy the following escutcheon
on a German four-quartered shield: In the first field, red,
an upright white sword with golden handle; in the second,
blue, a golden-crowned lion rampant; the third, blue, a
silver dolphin; and in the fourth, white, a pale red rose.
This shield shall be surmounted by the coronet of a
Countess.

"Be this notified to all the authorities and to Our subjects
in general, with a view to not only recognising the said
Maria as Countess of Landsfeld, but also to supporting her
in that dignity; and it is Our will that whoever shall act
contrary to these provisions shall be summoned by Our
Attorney-General and there and then be condemned to make
public and private atonement.

"For Our confirmation of the above we have affixed Our royal
name to this document and placed on it the seal of Our
kingdom.

"Given at Aschaffensberg, this 14th of August, in the 1847th
year after the birth of Christ, our Lord, and in the 22nd
year of Our Government."

This did not miss the eagle eye of _Punch_, in whose columns appeared
a caustic reference:

"The armorial bearings of the new COUNTESS OF LANDSFELD, the
ex-_coryphee_ of Her Majesty's Theatre, have been designed,
but we think they are hardly so appropriate as they might
have been. We have therefore made some slight modifications
of the original, which we hope will prove satisfactory."

The suggested "modifications" were to substitute a parasol for the
sword, a bulldog for the lion, and a pot of rouge for the rose. Were
such an adjunct of the toilet table then in