The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 14, 1864.

Caledonian Fancy Dress Ball,

This distinguished festivity, which for many
years past has successfully aided the cause of the
two great Scottish charities in the metropolis, re-
ceived its crowning honour last night by the pre-
sence of their Royal Higheesses the Prince and
Princess of Wales. The sister kingdom has al ways
enjoyed her fall share of royal favour, and no op.
portunity has been lost of tnanifeEting the interest
and sympathy felt by the CI leen in Scottish asso-
ciations. This gracious partiality has been tho-
roughly appreciated by all class: s in Scotland, and
not the least so by the many influential families
connected with the charities of North Britain.
There has always been an earnestness in the mode
usually attending ordinary
of conducting the Caledonfestivities of a like ian ball beyond that
cha-
racter. The ladies patronesses
have been such not
in name only, but in all good Works—some of their
number arranging quadrilles the effect and beauty
of which have frequently survived all other memo-
ries of the season, while some have canvassed for
support with such zeal and success as to have gene-
rally ensured very liberal contributions to the funds
of the Royal Caledonian
AsYlum and the Royal
Scottish Hospital. Such services were meetly ac.
knowleged last evening by the
gracious act of royal
favour above indicated, and the Caledonian ball has
now acquired that distinctive
pre-eminence which
meritorious management has well deserved.
The presence of the Princess:a-a
Wales afforded
opportunity for some variety of decoration. Willis's
Rooms are specially adapted for ornamental display,
and upon this occasion the general arrangements
were made subservient to the expression of a loyal
and patriotic sympathy for her royal highness's
Denmark took its
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of
the Royal
fatherland.
appropriate place The
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Standard of Great Britain, and the galleries and
Danish colours.
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object
weteefrtehedfreaspteivditywiwthasthaeptly
denoted by a
tasteful arrangement of the various banners of the
the apartment,
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wh e w
a sparlel walls
prominently
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introduced
in all the floricultural decorations.

The company began to set down shortly after
nine o'clock. Among the earliest were his Excel-
lency M. de Bille, the highly respected Danish
Envoy at this Court, who was accompanied by M.
de Quetade and Baron Goldencrone, accredited to
the Conference now sitting; and Baron Rosen-
crantz, M. de Krieger, and Major Kauffman, at-
tached to the Danish Legation, all attending the
arrival of their excellent friend and ally Margaret,
Duchess of Somerset, " vor hertzngende" (our
duchess), as they are prone to designate her grace,
whose warm-hearted sympathy for and services
towards Denmark have entitled her to all the love
and veneration she uas won. The duchess was at-
tired in mourning, but the Danish colours were
conspicuous in every part of her superb costume.
The Duke and Duchess of Buecleuch were among
the early visitors. His grace wore the uniform of
the Royal Archer Body Guard of Scotland. Before
ten o'clock all that portion of the saloon not reserved
for the Royal party and the fancy quadrilles was
well

The ladies and gentlemen engaged in the fancy
quadrilles, led by the Countess of Fife and the
Marchioness of Ely, assembled in the lower saloon
at ten o'clock, at which hour the ladies patronesses
were in attendance to receive and welcome their
Royal visitors. Pending the arrival of the Prince
and Princess opportunity was afforded for admiring
the exquisite toilet►tes of the ladies in these sets.
Lady Ely's quadrille was supposed to represent the
choicest flowers, baskets,of which formed the dis-

tirguished ornaments of white silk dresses of great
beauty. The ladies in the "Highland Quadrille,"
led by the Countcs3 of Fife, wore white bouillonne
tulle skirts, with tunics of white silk bordered with
tartan ribbond and edged with blonde, the belted
plaid being fastened over the right shoulder. Each
wore the badge of her family in the hair and the
tartan of her clan.

The boys and girls educated in the Caledonian
Asylum, with their juvenile band,
came at a guar-
ter to eleven o'clock. They had scarcely been mar-
shalled into their places when notification was made
of the Royal approach. Sir Charles Forbes, with
his lieutenants, Lord Stormont and Sir James Fer-
gusson, were instantly at their posts, and as the
Prince and Princess alighted they received their
Royal Highnesses with becoming distinction and
led them into the lower saloon, where the Duchess
of Wellington, the Duchess of Sutherland (Coun-
tess of Cromartie), the Duchess of Roxburghe, the
Duchess of Buccleuch, Margaret Duchess of Somer-
set, the Marchioness of Ely,
the Countess of Fife,
and other of the ladies patronesses were in attend-
ance to welcome the Prince and Princess. Their
Royal Highnesses were accompanied by Prince Louis
of Hesse and Prince Alfred. The Princess was
attired in white, with a broad sash of the Royal
Stuart tartan thrown over the shoulder, and fas-
tened
by an aigrette of brilliants. Her Royal
Highness's
composed of white
The Prince of Wales and his illustrious brother
head-dress vas
composed
flowers studded with diamonds.
and brother-in-law wore the
Royal Highness himself and Prince Cools adopting
the Royal Stuart plaid and Prince Alfred the Vic-
toria tartan' ti---ighland costume, his

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passed
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with the Dachess of Wellington and the Duch
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for the use of the Royal party.
was attended by the Countess de Grey, took her
seat in the centre; and the Prince of Wales declining
announced
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Lady Victoria Scott and Mr Grant Static.
Lady Caroline Gordon Lennox and Sir Alex.
Mackenzie.
Lady Alice Kerr and Bir Alex. Gordon Cumming
Lady Agnes Douglas and Sir Malcolm
Macgregor.
Lady Elizabeth Homo and Cameron of Lochiel.
Lady Anne Duff and Col.
Lady Muriel Campbell and Col. Farquharson of Invercauld.
Lady Alice Howard and Col. Fraser of Castle Fraser.
Miss Allen and Mr Macgregor.
Miss Cameron and Major Maclean.
Miss Moncrieffo and Mr Campbell.
Miss Cochrane and Mr Duff of Fetteress.
Miss Gladstone and Captain Forbes.
Miss Forbes and Mr Farquharson.
Miss C. Forbes and Mr Charles Hope yore.
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thisiie set orgeForbiN, of Newe.
were
exceedingly
tasteful and elegant. All tho gentlemen were in
full Highland costume.
The quadrille having been danced, Mr Ross, the
Queen's piper, and Mr Henderson, pipe major of
the Scots Fusilier G lards, came forward and played
the Marquis of Huntly,s Highland Fling and the
Reel of Tullocb, both of which were executed with
great spirit by the ladies and gentlemen engaged
in the last set. The Princess appeared somewhat
surprised at the exuberant style of some of the
Scottish gentlemen, and a casual observer might