Masked Balls in London.
Masked 'bails are- bewhiirfg very•fashion* able-ia Itfnddft.' Qhwtifrthe toost ; Bueoessfm given thisY season was .that, by Lady Marian Atford, .which, was a moat extraordinary affair." The.Princeand Princess of Wales wweiftwe, 9pd every one ( ",i"n Tp prevent miitakeV-ili had *be'en • krrangea .' thjat Btortijed.wofiieh-ihliuld tfeairiledfeatheft ; ini ladies white ones ; bat.no made for distinguishing married men, so that some really melancholy mistakes occiured';"Since'the men"" all wore do'minoes which hid the 'face. IS/" mpre than one instance it-was reported that' | .wives flirted ..with; each othqr unwittingly with great' ardpur tul, supper t'im* f came ahd masks were removed, when-disclosures-''of great interest took place, ' and.sundry.,sa<rqastjc.-remarks were made;. . On j the whole the .ball prove/i ropr'eagreeable, to, the' hostess thaii to some of the guests.' The season in London-was brought to a close With one of .the: most attractive entertainments we have ever had to chronicle. We refer to" the*' fancy dress ball of their Royal Highnesses the-Prince and Princess of Wales, given at Mjarlborough House on a recent evening, tb about 600 guests.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 265, 27 October 1874, Page 3
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172Masked Balls in London. Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 265, 27 October 1874, Page 3
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