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New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 575, 18 October 1851, Page 3

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On Friday, Mic I'Jtli Juno, the gioat (tic of the season, the t c >uern',s l,miyilii-> m,hd ball, took p'.nw will) .ill tli" m.ignifiiehoe of spli' kloiii (li.it siimc 1 }()() of (ln> l''n«;lisli .uiston i<y Mini million nies could lender in obedient,' to ioy.il commands. Tho costume was lh.it ol Ch.nlcs the Veooud's (on it ii 'id I line , on 1 > , with i ji.iliKilK e\e t" ti.idi', mmv uorc miidi'iii vimsi »ns ot I lie mat en.ils Imd ( >\ ci -.tone, woio 1 1 anil. m pom I lace, I lie Dukool JSloilolli, SpilaUield mlvim watered iismm*. 'I he costume w is wdl siippnit/'d, and ;;i,tvc olhuds eiiioied he.ntily into (lie di.uu.i <»l die-is — I, onl Campbi II ippeaicd as Chief Justice Halo, and Muon I'm Iw i|)|)i'(iinl us a lud^o ol the tune; the Duke of ftoilolk, iMnMci <>( llic H"ise, a< Genet il Monk, (Master o( the Hoi mi lo Km"; Cli.u les ; fhel)uU of Wellington in the st.iiiel iinifonn of Hie (lav; Ilio Duko ol < ambiidge .ii .1 ( n tJr> olliiot ; lluon I'.iunnow as a Russian anibassadoi ol loO; Aliss I'.itidctt (,'ontls ilis-l.iyi d, sunon, ol'ioi ointments, a bio.ul l),nid ol emi'Lilds and diamond „ worn m llic same iii.iniici us ,i |;eiitlcn>:iii's b.ildiic, ovci the light shouldot to the Iclt hip, wheiuit terminitid in a voiy lariro clasp of di.niionds, used to fnti'ii bide th'-diess, wind) opened in liont and (lis|il.i\cd the petticoat ; n bandeaux ol Luge single sloue liiilli.inis passed aoioss (he hack. [Mi-, .Tolwi lownley displayed a vory elegant co^ltuiio oi i lotli ol "old, dimmed with bows oi pmplo nbl)on and pearls." I ho Amcuc.tn Mnnsiei disph\<d a very bind omo diesi ol blue vdvet, nchly tmnined with ••old I'kc, a jiolilen Inldi ie, and fiscal lot velvet mantle. Ibe l\!:tidnoness ol Londondeny's co'itumo was e-c-cncdingly splendid, wcaiing, H is said, |cwoli woith C\ >'),<)()) A (Midle ol di mioutls, and .i diamond l)oidei oi herlhe on the lop of the coi wgo, wi'io among the p>olu-,e display on this ma^niln'ont dies*, which u?i-,'j| daik dim -.on velvet, the heul-diess was aNo peuilu., bern;; .i soil ol <ap oi coionet ol jewels. .Sir William and Lady ftlolesworlh bolh displayed very beantilu! ( u tuines , hei ladyship nKo won 1 a beautiful band of |euels' ,u ions the shouldei. 'Die national costumes 'of the. Tnikish Minister, his nltiiche\ tho I'nmc A. do Vogondos and lli.it of i\l. do Lodoiiln (a very beiiutilul (nook dies,--), piodiuod a threat ellect horn (hen sm^iilariiy m snob an assi nibl.'igo. Haron de Otto appealed m tho ('oint costumo of a nobleman ol tlio Bavaiinn (Join l oi llio pound. Sonor Isturil/,, tho Spanish Mn.islei, appealed in the cosUiiiuj of a nobleman of the Court ol I'iulip IV. of .Spain, composed oi blacli velvet, will) diamond oinainenH. His Kxcellenry Mussiiiiis liey, the Tmlvish Minister, wiis .iltued in (he costume of an (Mtoman ambassador of tho sovi'ni.enth tuiliny. Mi. llanuolt Davis, Secietaiy of the Legation of the I nn ted States, appealed as William Peiiii, founder of I'ennsylvini.'i, m ft Htrictlv* accurate. I luglish costume ol the year of tho Restoiation. 'Iho sjilendour and hulliant ('fleet of tho rnmumo of the fjenlloHK'it was leirmtkeil on nil sulc^ The jjl ulics wen-, of ( ouisc not lest in.i>;nilicont f but their drensf's dilleied loss iiom llio cosluino ol our own day. Tlio waving loailioi, the tray colouis, the flowing cm Is, and the -piimdul emlnoideiv, the yhshed hlucvcb and uifllos, llio (lultonitf slioninois ol m1)I)(»)8, and t 1 '" highly piclnro'-(|iio Imlilucs, ',■ ivi> ,i (olonr and vanety to the scene, stion»ly in contiaht with the usual sombre effect i>r< ilucert by (ho iiiiivcmhul bind, costume, usually worn by gentlemen at ball. Aiuoiitf tho most floj^ant and pictuiesque drcsht'S of the gentlemen h.ivo been noticed the lollov. in^. — • 'I he Duke of Wellington, ns a field Maislia] ni tbo tune of the Hestoiahon of Cbailes 11. Scnlet clolli dock coat, iiclily laced with double mws of nch embioideiod ijold lace ; whito sHin slashed slooves, Incod with tfold; ru h point lace oollai and infll"s , blue velvet ti links, with bioad {^old laced seams, .slashed with whifo satin point l.ice at Icrires ; cinnson silk wish, gold ta«M'lß, Rplcndid rich embroidered poltl swnid bell ovor rif^ht Hboubler. and blue nbbon of the Order of the (iaiterovei left should™, ; boots with jiomt laco, li.it with while and blue plumes. His CJiaco woio also (ho Older of the Goldnn Kieete lound bis neolf. The Duke was tho only <j;ent lonian at tho ball without tho (lowing lod.s of Uie'poiiort. I lie vi'lnnn lioio .ippeait'd only in bis own '^roy buifs, and tln^, m <. crowd of (till flowing iin<^leM, made him pie-(iminenlly dislin^mslu'd. The MaielnoneHS of Douio mid Lady Wolk'sley walked on each bido of him, both oi them magnificently diessed. l-oul VVdid woro a tumson s;\(in ln.mtlo faced with wlnto fiatm, laced lound witli thn handsomest biond »old lace; a doublet of imp.'irtl bliu> velvet; tiimmetl with bio-id laco, and puflod with while Bfitm ; bltxi M'lvot hi oet lies, pulled with while Milm, and laced ilm> n the side-* with a double iow of i^old laco, and tiimmed with cinnson iihboim , ( unison velvet baldtic, lined with iiimson s«tm, andndily embioideiuil with tfnhl ; blue velvet |„it, with plume of whituand uimsun foiitheiN, looped j)\) with jewels. The lli« lit Hon. Sydney Heibeit appealed as a Spanish nobleman. Ti^'lif 'itling iK !) black velvet vest, nd^ed will) j^oid, and full open '•locvrs of tho same; shut hontand Millies of voiy h iiidsomo point lace ; kilt and bieodies ol blade vdvet, ed^ed w ilh j;<dd lace and i ich sillc lusscls; sliorLdoakh iii^ui" from tho shoulder, of ii'-h inoiiPsilL Mead dies", lon» ban and Spanish h.it, lolovf tit tho Mdc with ostrich leathern; higli-heeled shoes with micklos and bows. Tho Uifjhl Hun. W. K. Gladstone, ns Sir Leolino Jenkins, a Jud^c of tlio lhj.jh ("emit of Admiialty in the nu^n ol ('li.iilos 11. The continue was diessed by i\h (iladstono exactly aflei il)O porliait, of which an eritfifivinu may bo .seen at^lLol l'niti of vol. fl, of llio collection ol Jlistmwul l\n hints jij the punt room of the Hiitish !\lu»( urn, Sir Kdwm Landseer appealed in fi plain (boss o? black Mlk, witb no doak oi mantle, and no sknts to the coat, with a li^ht, blue sen if worn lound the node, and han^injr | O w down behind. A gioy wi», nnitatme; j> ii 1 i.i 1 baldness. "There can bo no doubt (sa>s the costumiei) t hut this dross was sli icily historical." But wo must nol omit tho drobbes of tho Queen and Pi nice : Jler Majesty's lioad dicss was composed of a small diamond < rmvn placed on (ho top ol tb'. head, and a lnr^o omeiald set in diamonds with pouil loops on tho Bide oi il)u liphil. 'lhe ban behind wan phnlod with peinls. llei Ma|osty wore Le (hand llalnl <le Ctwr of the lasluou of Louis XI V., lnlioduced Iroin Finnco by (;hailch 11. The hknt of tbo dic-H whs composed of neb yiey watoiod hille, tiimmed with fjold and mlvor laco, and oinamcntod with liowh of lose-colouiod lilmnd (iistoned by biHpiots of diamonds. Tho front of the di obs wiih open, find tbo under sknt wn.s mado of < loth of i^i Id embroidered in a hhawl pattern in silver, hcollojied and tinnnied with silver finite. The glovoH «nd shocß wore oinbroidei od itltcrnntcly with loses und y/cii? 1 . de lis m {'old. Her Majp^ty woie on tho front of the body ol the diess four laige jiearl-shajiod cmcraldu of an immense value. His Ro>.il Highness the V\ nice Alboit was drossod in ft (oat of uch satin biocadod with gold and with n (jrcciiMpii';; thesleovps turned up with, crimson velvet, embioideied in j;old and mlver, with a. j)ink satin opjiulello upon the shoulder; a baldric of gold lac/ 1 , embioidejod with bdver, und edged with a lunge of pink silk niwl mlvor bullion, canted the swoid. Tho bloodies weie of cinnson velvet, with pmlf milin bovv.s and jrolil luce. Slod.ni^s oi lavender bilk. S.isli of white sillt aiul {<old finite. The whole of this droHS was composed of ma'ciials of Hntish lnanuluctino, and (liobrociidod Bilk foi tho coat, tho beauty of which could not bo sin passed in any countiy, w,i« completed in twelve d.'i^si horn the time of the. older Ihhiijj given. The bat was trimmed with gold, with white OHtncb foalheiH round il. 'I ho coni|)-iny bogan to amve about ni'no o'clock; but nefiily fifteen bundled inviiaMons had been sentout, and the Htioinn jioured in (oi two bouts. Heftne the oidinaiy dances, "nalional" dances woro danced by ([ii id) ilio p.u lies, each containing sixteen, in uniform drosses — Kujiliah, Scotch, French, and Spanish: — In (he English (|uadnllo, conducted by the Marchioness oi Ailosbuiy, ibe Indies woie thcasoil in blue silk diesses, with lose-coloured and gold ornaments ; the gentlemen in scailet, gold and blue velvet, Tho page woie tlio liveiy of the King of JOn^lunri. In thu Rcot( h (jiiadnllo, conducted by tho Aliuchionpsß of Stailbid, tho ladioß woie a very elegant riding habit of pale Ricon (a Hutu, ornamented with bows of pink nbhon, gipy hats, oinamentod with white and pink loiithoiH , the gentlemen woie in Highland costume. ! 'I he pnge m a Highland (liens of royal Stuait laiKni. In tlic Fronch tju.idnlle, u>ndticted by the (^omleHsc de Flahaut, tho ladies v^ole while sihn d lessen, with b/)w 40l li;;hl>)lui'iibbon. Tho undoi sknt oi cloth o! gold, tminiipd with silvei Inngp. 'lhe gentlemen won tho tinifoim ol " J.es ftlou'U|tiolanes Noun." Sen let co.its trimmed with silvoi. Ja< l.oti, oi daik bluo tinnmeil with silyei. Gold crosses oinamented with lleuis di lis, worn upon the t'bosl ,i ml bad.. Hod blockings, and tod leatbi'is in (he hat 'I lie page w oio tho livery ol the King of Fiam o. In the Spanish (piadidle, conducted by the Connies' (m.iuvillo, tint ladie, woie black Hilkdie se.s, with bhioli Sj i,m ish \< ils. 'i be d i esses dimmed w lib gold lat iiani! piiik-( olouii d losollfs. 'Iho un/lei di/ssos woio o •,'icy ditmask, orn.uiHinled wi'h giey and jrold fimge I Iho gerillcuati wei'j in black \tl\o(j oin.iiiieiili d will

1 gold, 'Hid .ill «i n in 1 ; iln' mll<m 1 1< I <if * t .I'ltJ t* i,' <*t.i - hioidi ii'ii in ird -illt ii|miii tli" (o,ii -:nil o!o 'It. finy sillt sli)( Ilini;-., l)l.)( li Vi'lvi I li.tli, v. Itli icd ,illd vel'f'N. /cilli. i-,. 'I lie ji.i^c uoie lli« liwij ol (In' king ot j Sjiiiin. Her M.ijrsry aftenwiids d.mred (lie Polonaise wit fi I*i i tit »* A'lnri, the J > 1 1 K t* ol ( >i mlir i<l ■ f*, find Pimto lulu, lid ol Sl\<« \V( 1111.11. 111-. J{o\.il III; lint's-* l'lllice Albeit sil-o d.moed v nit ill' 1 "ih lii'ss oi i\oildl!i. At ,i <lii.nK 1 ! p.ist t\u i lvcoVlo( X tin- (,Jiii ( (i md I'i.ik .■ Al!k it ucie condiKti'd li y tlio Al uqniH ol \u ,iniiiiis(<M (Loid .Stcu.iid) lo (lie Si i(i> l -ii)i])f'i > ruid mi i iiiiniii',' to tin-b.ill-roDin In*} Miji'sly il.nu ••«! v% ■ 1 1 1 tin i'niici' ol I (miihi^i'ii. Uy line c oi lock the li.ill-ioom \mis < lciicd ol ils o nv coiii|i'ui\ . home ot i lit* i.inisini> mt idcnis not iif>htl} belonging to tin* Court nmvMirii] li.vi 1 buon 10(01 (led - One o( (lie most. lUiiUMiij.- h'.iluic-. of th^ mo-,t in i^mlicent s|)ccl:ii le, nul ono wliuli contiibiiled m no liille di t<< it-. :; \H'\y si ml Us tapnl, w. is seem;; two inllliKlK'H '„i/.i'i;; M «'.v li oliici wit'i u xaci.it stue, mild Rome motion oi tone ol voice pioilut etl 'i sinlden >tco<>i}il}on, « ben a Inn --I ol snipnse, mill t'ne )O\i.il lau»li tint, lollou ed, in, ule tins indeed lluoiielioiil lli<evenni!; iin :ijit ,md In m.j ii'picsi'iii.ilioii of >iie " \lenv Mun.iicli." Jt was not till llie in»lit b.ul l.n ndv mud lli.it tlie fomp.my <>ol mlo (.lie b.ibit of ic'ieym/iny ibtMi li lends ,il oik c." 1 he o! lift doings of tlit' Com I litive lieon ot (lie n-ii'il r outine ( bin nftei , In l M.^esty's p itioii ■( ol llie l\o^.il Kxliibilnin, lulniii Opei.e, ami I'U'iuli I'luys \>i u\» p.n I ol lliu d.al^ annoiuiLLineiils,