The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-29 00:00:00

THE COUNTESS DS PERSIONY'S FANCY BALL.

(From Galigassi.)

A magnifioent fancy dress ball was given on
Wednesday night at the Hotel of the Interior, by Count
and the Counter de Persigny. The fête commenced at
midnight in order to bring it within the Mi-Careme, and
almost immediately after the splendid rooms were Mod
with a crowd at the very highest personages in Paris—
ministers, manhole, members of the diplomatic body, and
the elite of the fashionable world. The various suites of
apartments were dazzling with lights, flowers, and the
richest hangings, and a long temporary gallery
constructed outside in the garden, and rearing
along the whole northern facade of the hotel, enabled
the thousands of guests to communicate with the
various saloons without impediment. The Counter de
Penigny, In a most ingeniously-devised costume repreent-
ing a winter's night with flakes of snow, and the count in a
domino, rtoolved with most perfect grace the guests at the
entrance into the long suite of rooms. The Princess Anna
Murat was dressed se • Neapolitan, sod the Princess
Christine Bonaparte as a Myosotis, her dress being covered
with blue flowers. The Countess Walser** wore • gipsy
costume of blue and crimson satin, and the count a Venetian
domino. The Counter de Korey was • Pierrette, white
satin and blue buttons ; Muse. Alphonse de Rothe.
child appeared as a Rabe of the time of Louis XV.;
sad lime. Gustave de Rothschild in • dress covered with
ivy fed marguerites, sprinkled with emeralds ; the three
daughters of Marshal finnan appeared, one as • bee,
another as a Boot& huntress, and the third in a dress
sprinkled with red camellias; lime. Magnin, jun., was in •
modern Greek deem; lime. Pereira represented an angel ;
Mine. Edinger in • harlequin dress of red ►nd black ; Mae.
Emile de Girardin appeared as a marquise of Louis XV.,
followed by a pegs, and holding a lofty parasol ; and Moe.
Leopold Lehon in • dress covered with cherries. Primes
de la doscowa wore the dregs of • Beare, chief of
mercenaries in the middle ages. Prince de Demideff wee
in the costume of a marquis of the ancient court, wearing
in his land cravat the famous Stacy diamond. Count
de Luteroth wore a dress representing Gamblieg
one-half red velvet, and the other black (rouge-et-noir),
with • girdle embroidered with playing-cards, pieces
of gold, and bank notes, and having at one side • full purse
and at the other au empty one. MM. Octant and Baudouin
appeared as Don Quixote en horseback, and Bench* Pains
on his us. A penal, whose was we could not learn, wore
a costume representing on one side marriage, aid on the
other widowhood. Notwithstanding that there were two
admirably-arranged ball-rooms, with Strauss's orchestra
playing their most inviting music in one, there was but
comparativelylittle dancing, the spectacle of the splendid sad
most original costumes bong infinitely more attractive.
Two spacious rooms, fitted up as salon. de ronrersstio•, wen
during the night constantly occupied, and it was even said
that an illustrious personage appeared there more than
once in • black domino when going through the rooms.
Every kind of refreshment was (unbind in preludes,
there being a maguifirently supplied buffet open the whole
night, fed • regular sit-down supper at separate tables after-
wards. The variety of this splendid fête was endless, and
morning found the guests as they were retiring, still doubt-
ful whether they ought most to admire the splendour of
the entertainment, the beauty and elegance of the ooe-
tumes, or the exquisite grace and urbanity with which the
Count and Countess de Persian did the hewers of the fête.

Hsu MAJESTY'S Tresaritz.—We understand that
Madame Guerra.lla has accepted an engagement at this
theatre for twelve nights during the forthcoming sesame
and that she will make her first appearance early in May as
Elvin, in the Puritani.
The drama of The Golden Knife, which has been
written by Mr. Pechter, in conjunction with Mr. Edmond
Yaks, and in which the former intends to sustain the pejo-
ilia pert, will probably be produced at the Princess's
Theatre in the course of the Easter week.
Mr. Richard Redgrave, R.A., awl his brother,
M. B. Bedgrave, who has acted for years as the hononuy
secretary of the Etching Club, hare been engaged for some
time in preparing the materials of • history of the &Auk
school of painting.
Mr. Madam's water-glass picture "The Inter-
view of Wellington and Blucher," fully described by us is
November last, was to-day thrown open to she public.
Sir James Thornhill's celebrated altar piece at
Weymouth is about to be restored.
The Society of Antiquaries purpose having an
exhibition of antograghs of remarkable and eminent pen-
sons on the 3rd of April. The City Corporation will Con-
tribute Shakespeare's autograph, and those of many nOt
bilities will be lent for the emossioo.
A correspondent says :—" Is the City of London
going to take no steps whatever to mark its muse of'
munificence probably unparalleled in history? Suppose the
Lord Mayor were to call • meeting to consider the best
terms in which an address of thanks to Mr. Peabody could
be drawn up. Will ao one sign a requisition to that effect:"
We (dthencetim) believe the government will offer
Garibaldi left Mho worn ahead to death by no opposition to Mr. Babe Cochrane's motion fora select
the incessant and really importunate attentions of whit be committee to inquire into the state of the public buildieg,
has been the object. He said that he had newer been so erected by parliamentary grants within the last twerp
thoroughly exhausted by a week's hard fighting as by the years and also of the homes rented for the public service
Perpetually succeeding emotions of the last few days. Some and to inquire whether, by adopting more coinprehereirs
of his admirers have even gone the length of carrying off plans of building, greater public convenieoce, greeter en."
articles of clothing belonging to him, es well as cigars, nomy, and unity of design, may not be attained.
walidsg-stickaducifer matches, ice., leaving others in their TES VoLorerassa.—A deputation waited upon
place. Even the horses that drew his carriage, and which Sir George Lewis at the iparesee yesterday for
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wen not his own, were fed with dainties, caressed, and purpose of representing the advantages of a royal ow
Wm kissed by the people, in the wild exuberance of their
joy- patriots to inquire into the present state of the rebuttal
fares, and her Majesty's government have consented 10
Mgr. Prantioni, Archbishop of Turin, has just issue a commission for that purpose. The deputatios
died, aged 73, at Lyons, where he had resided for several the result of a resolution unanimously agreed to it
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years. meeting of members of both houses of parliament, held
Numerous losses have lately taken place of Yes- Tuesday last in one of the committee-rooms of the HMO
rids laden with grain from New York, Montreal, and Phila. of Commons, anti consisted of the following gentlemen
delphis. It appears from a return made up at Lloyd's The Duke of Marlborough, the Farl of Shaftesbury,
the
that between the Ist of September, 1861, and the lst of Peri of Chichester, the Earl of Lauds, Lad Oreriwo,
Faenary, 1862, 29 vessels from these ports, with cargoes of Lord Brumley, Lord Henniker, LP., Mr. A. Black.
about 500,000 bushels, have been lost, chiefly abandoned at M.P., Mr. A. Mills, M.P., Mr. G. W. Hope.
sea, and it is supposed that this total does not represent Phillips, M.P., the Hoe. A. Kinsaird, Mr. brig'
sews than half of the actual number. The canes of the sun, LP., Mr. Bess, M.P., Mr. A. W. Itioglakes
disasters is believed to be defective stowage and consequent M.P., and Mr. Dredge, M.P. Lord Ellenborough
let ths pumps, prevented by illness frogs bring present at the interview.