Show English orders queen alexandra Is the lie only onix woman boman who lias has been made a knight and even in her case cabs there has never been any actual dubbing no order to which women were nvere eligible in england existed until when the blerot oi victoria and albert was established it is composed of 0 four classes classe sonly only members of royal families being eligible to the first two the third class are all the fourth all ladles the order was apparently confined to friends of queen victoria and no appointments if point ments have been made in this reign the tha order of the crown or of india is given to women who have been associated with work in india either themselves or through their husbands |