eight o'clock in the morning
He made some remark to the General and when the singing began , turning his eyes towards the stage , he glanced at Frau Brühl , who , sad and thoughtful and more beautiful than ever , was looking with contempt as if the whole world was a matter of indifference to her . The King 's birthday , the seventh of October , was celebrated at Hubertsburg Castle . Augustus III was very strict about maintaining the etiquette of the court , introduced by the Queen . The whole court was gorgeously dressed at eight o'clock in the morning , waiting in the large hall for the King , whose custom it was at this hour to attend Mass. . All the men wore orange-yellow uniforms , but as they were going to hunt immediately after breakfast , they wore jack-boots . Emerging from the chapel , the King and Queen , and everybody from the court who wished to please them , repaired to the so-called Rubenstein Cross . From there the hunt started , and the King rode after reindeer which had been brought to the spot for the purpose .