ited at the Tang-tzu in full robes of cere many, and his visit to the Empress Dowager the same day should be made with similar ceremony and be accompanied with music, When receiving the New Year's congratulations in the T'ai-ho Tien the Emperor should wear court dress, but whether, when he ascends the Throne, the congratulatory addresses should be read and the music played is a question which the memorialists would respectfully submit to the decision of H.M. the Empress Dowager.
'VIL.—As regards the wine, meat, ingots, paper cash and all other articles required for performing the sacrificial rites on the first and second occasions, as well as at the removal of the remains and at interment, these are points to be arranged by the Board of Rites in accordance with the custom usually followed in the case of a Prince of the first degree.
'VIII.—Whether the Emperor's name should be inscribed on the Elegy and the Epitaph is a point on which the memorialist can presume to offer no suggestions und respecting which they would humbly solicit the instructions of Her Majesty the Empress Dowager. The characters for "Prince Ch'un" should be elevated two spaces above the column in all documents submitted to the Throne.
12th January.
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