The National Register.
London, England, 1814-07-24 00:00:00

JULY St•

On Tiitir.day night the Mince Regent gave a superti Fete r.
Field AI dr.inal the I)nke 111 Welliugtois. On the. occasion the tea,
pi.tary erection. ss, tilt Raids ll* 0 Carlton House, which have ne
po 10.1 in pat patatio vier,• used for the &Ist time ; and the %vista:,
of the canes tninse.ent exi•iinted a splendour and tuagnificeoce %shier
bas,e pi ote-itiy tit vet wren exca Ord ill this country.
I i r tVellington ,sppeared in reginaeotaba, wearing 0 •
b I isi.ignia ttf tile various orders with which he Inc: been h.
and of course wa. the grand attraction of the night. 01. l
0' Ole tri0110nIr) tooms. ah.o, was wholly dt voted to the display o!
mina; y trophies, among winch were the col. urs of his Grac'e's re
gi the standard of England, and other ary decorati-n,
Nor was the navy, the b''lwark and glory of 11,itain, lie:fleeted,
an opposite room!) isig fitted up with naval trophies, and ,propriate•
device..

Besides the principal branches of the Royal Family, there were
present the For.dgat Anciassaelots, the Ministers, the great Officer-
et State, a peat slimmer of Fmeighers of rank, and a nunierow>
assemobege of the nobility and persoeis of distinction. From the
Mimeo.* of officers who were present, many of whom had -erred ire
the Penindtla, the entertainment assumed the appeal ance of a mili
tart fete ; unit they might amount in all to between 1800 and '2OOO.
There were 2500 persons invited.
The weather proving favourable, the gardens were brilliantly it
ltintioated, and afforded an agreeable? promenade. Abont three
o'clock in the morning a shower of rain fell, hut it was too slight
to prevent their being frequented. The facade of Carlton House,
and the court yard, %ere also illuminated. The company began to
an ire at nine o'clock : but they had not arrived till near one. They
were received at the grand entrance by the Prise's Eqnerries in
waiting, who conducted them to the suite of temporary rooms in
the garden. The first of these was a tent, decorated with plate
glass, and white and rose coloured draperies. This tent led to the
large new polygon room, which measures ITO feet in diameter
Each side of this spacious room was grained and supported by faces
ornamented with flowers: limn these arose an elegant inubtella
roof, terinieating in a ventilator, decorated with large gilt cord.:,
and painted to imitate white muslin, which produced a very I:ght
effect. The walls within the go oins were decorated with sonslit,
draperies anti eight large plate glasses, round which the draperies
were elegantly disposed. In the centre was a gaeland of artificial
flowers in the shape of a TeMple,connerted by a very large guilt rope
lons the roof; this was used as an orchestra for two bands. The
floor was chalked with elegant de.iees in compartments for twelve
sets of dancers, radiating from 'the centre to the pillars at th•
sides. This room was illintiissetted with twelve glass Instres with
patent lamps. From the centre of each groin was suspended an an
tique alabaster lamp.
Immediately opposite to the tent of communication-with the
house, was a siudiar tent, in which were tables lot ti•a, entice, ices,
and It wt 4 of vat ions .orts front the Roya; gardens. Ts, the west o'
the pi.lygon room was a spreimis covered promenade. decorated
with white deaneries, and ornamented with rose coloured cord:.
jet this were tour recesses, lined %kith muslin drapvries ts the en,ll
et this spacious apartment, a Corinthian tro.i,lc pre•enteil
terminating with a lar:te mirror, over %%Wei; %c.o. a brilliaot star, anti
the letter W, its cut gla•s. lu feoist tit ii.c.mirror wWI a 6114 of the
Duke of Wellinet,n., executed in marble. by Turtierelli. It tea.
places, nil a virde all kill(' column, ate) fortrird an aitraetive and
apri4ll)! Sate tohjtet trims the pistyron room. From each st le of this
Temple, W1i;S•11 le•rimpost.ll the promenade. ektetolvil a Cp;seinllS
pip leer room, eiroasiteotell with reg;inenta! silk cumin belonging to
the 01(1o:slice. The eotntonsiie,ition to these two rooms was closed
tt::t:I strew r was antionnesql, hy fOld:ug *hews cooceale I by a vs
draper,. From the ra-t of the polygon room es.% oiled another spa
scions proicenade, 4,roratett visit _tri draperie.. its this
te,sas talent were susr:i.oleed allegorical telissparencics. The first of
Cite •e iramipiretsete4 represented t c Overthrow of Tviaissiy Its
the. Allied row ers ;' the .eeond. ' Assembly of the Power- for the
tlsctrc•r.rl Peace the third, Arrival nt the Allied l'ti..ces in
Losaloss; the font-tea, ' Arrival of the Allied Siive..eismc its
'the fifth, ' of the Allied Sovereteitit flints Fro's, In Fo'
hunt j. the 0;14 It. ' Aerie-Worm iu laieland ;* the sa vs 'ids. • V.etoe v
tief,t•ial I', art ;' the Comnserce of Ess-i.and ;* the
smolt, Unto's of 'tie Stylise at. I the Tinsices mitts the ; the
teutl. 4 Al iniwk. rainy ; ttsc eteventle, • Tire Arts in En,finisd ,
tw Ifth, Eala, rip:aeon of 114,1 i
. -
ih-woad the an.irtepeni co. tained.thew trausparepeeir4 tea.
An allow:. in different esren.lat fortued with hostel branches,
as dubious of victory,. and decorated isith rare stud beautiful ptauts