The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-22 00:00:00

THE LATE

At the Drawing Rooni, -among the most resplendent
in jewellery, we noticed the Duchess of Nortfiumber-
land, who wore a tiara of diamonds of most costly
character, nearly three inches in depth ; the Duchess
also displayed a superb necklace of single atone diernotas
of great size. The Duchess of iinccleuch had a com-
plete suite o emeralds and diamonds; the largest
OrnelAcis were about the size of a half-crown piece, and
were worn on the bust. The Duchess of Wellington
had a fine tiara and necklace of single stone diamonds.
The jewellery, consisting of diamonds and emeralds,
worn by Lady Wenlock, Lady Hunter, and Lady Caroling
Burgess, was very fine.

Mrs. M'Garel displayed a beautiful necdclace of large
sapphires, set with diarßond,c; "diaolintess, Fielding's
diamonds were' Very one, and arranged .on light blue
velvetOiliieh encircled the head, the neck, and corsage.
Ornaments were in keeping. The Countess of Yar-
borough had a deep bandeau of diamonds round the
head, which was set in the pattern, p the Greotatt fret: '
She also displayed acme reinariably beautiful orna-
ments,- The countess of Dalkeithl-suite was of very
large turquoises, "dd with diamonds. The necklace,
head-dress, and corsage were partieularly.nOticed. The
diamonds of 'Lady Lindsay and 1,t,,V4' Iliorriti we're
extremely beatiti*
'The Ple)iesi. diamonds and rubies
werevei fine, and Lady Caroline Berg
eS-4 elPeral4l
were remariFahly law, The. Marol4o/lesa p uucictu_
derry's dianrodeit \VW naa.gßitle*Ot cousisting of tiara,
stomacher, and tleviclace, The Duchess of St. Albans
wore particularly beautiful diamond necklace. Baroness
Brunnow had on a large eastern head-dress of velvet,
studded with jewels. The Baroness Meyer de Roth--
child wore a splendid diamond head ornament in shape
of a diadem, large diamonds forming the ce
c4.01e,
and a diamond ornament at the Tracks of the head, with
three immense dv,plst the browalso a
oiifisting.. of; thee rows~
immense splewlid pearl neelslac!!
slit iv- iih'lai„oke aaPPlikc. 0*(4141c1, and
r'l •
pearl drops:'
whose jewellery was
The few amop,g 4 many
remarkable, will give warranty to the assertion with
which we heralded this resume of treasures, it semis
not very complimentary to let vlealtlA take precedence of
beaut7,o4 it 4, worePa the 1101G3 of some of
three vkh,pnl they grace, null—though there are Court
beauties still among them—give them the matronly
right of precedence. The first blush of beauty is with
the debutantes of the season, as a consequence of youth.
To single out some seems invidious, and we might -4
accused of want of courtly respect, were NK.e not
,armed
with the reply that the brae are made 4,lll?jeet of
praise and fame, sko the f0r,..-who4 name ill ever.
couple esca,P9 the OrittAbie
poto4y. At hazard anon„ the heauties of
w.e cite as we savi., truly lovely Miss Solienley,
resented At the lust Drawing-room, was
a*.ed is pink awl white, Miss Baring, the daughter
of Sir V. Baring, was one of the belles of the Drawing-
room. The Misses Gladstone, the daughters of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, are remarkably beautiful
young ladies. We may mention with the same respeot-
fill homage for beauty, that we heard frequently
expressed around us the names of the daughters of the
Countess of Dunmore (the Ladies Murray), the Misses
Rushout, Miss Shepperdson, Lady Florence Paget; but
our list we see would become too extended were we to
pursue these pleasing reminiscences.
The costumes were most beautiful, but nothing very
strikingly novel was to be remarked.—Curt ,iodrgal•