The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-22 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING-H 00M.

The Queen held a Drawing. Room yesterday afternoon at St. James'
Palace. Her Majesty and suite in three carrilges arrived at the Palace
shortly before two o'clock.
The Guard of Honour was from the 2d Life Guards, and was on
duty with their fine brass band in the large Court of the Palace. The
band on their arrival played " God save the Queen."
Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms was on
duty in the State Rooms, and also in the Portrait Gallery and Presence
Chamber,

The Foreign Ambassadors Extraordinary came in State with their
numerous suites.

The Duchess of Kent came in State to the Drawing-Room escorted
by a party of Life Guards. Her Royal Highness was attended by Lady
Flora Hastings, Lieutenant-General the Honourable Arthur Upton,
Major-General Hill, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. J. H. Caradoc. Her
Royal Highness entered the Palace by the Colour Court.

Her Royal Highness's dress on this occasion was comi,osed entirely of
British manufacture.

The Princess Augusta came, attended by Lady Mary Pelham and Sir
Benjamin Stephenson. _ _ .

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester arrived at the Gar-
den-gate at half-past one o'clock, attended by Lady Georgians Bathurst
and Colonel Sir Samuel G. Higgins.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the
Princess Augusta of Cambridge, were attended by Miss Kerr, Baron
Knesebeck, and Colonel Cornwall.
The Duke of Sussex was attended by Lord John Churchhill.
Her Majesty was attended by the following Ladies and Officers of the
Royal Household:—The Marchioness of Lansdowne (first Lady), the
Countess of Mulgrave, Lady Lyttleton, the Marchioness of Tavistock,
the Countess of Charlemont, Lady Barham and Lady Portman, Ladies
in Waiting; Mrs. Brand, Hon. Mrs. George Campbell, Lady Gardiner,
and Viscountess Forbes, Women of the Bedchamber; Hon. Misses
Pitt (in Waiting), Spring Rice (in Waiting), Cocks, Cavendish, Lister,
Murray, Paget, and Dillon, Maids of Honour ; the Earl of Uxbridge,
Lord in Waiting; Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Otway, Groom in Waiting;
Colonel Wemyss, Equerry in Waiting; the Lord Steward, the Lord
Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Vice-Chamberlain, the
Treasurer of the Household, the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Clerk Mar-
shal; Colonel Buckley, Equerry to her Majesty; Master Cowell and
Master Cavendish, Pages of Honour in Waiting.
Her Majesty having taken her station in the Throne Room, the
Royal Family being on one side and the members of the Royal House-
hold in Waiting on the other, the entree company were introduced.
In the circle the following foreign presentations to her Majesty took
place:—

Count Gyeslai, General in the Austrian service, and Le Duc Vis-
conti, by Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador.
Princess Volkonsky, Lady of Honour to the Empress of Russia and
wife of the Minister of the Emperor's House, and Madame d'Obrescafl,
nee Scherimeleff, by Count Pozzo di Borgo, the Russian Ambassador.
The Marchioness Bocella, by the Marchioness de Brignole, the Sar.
dinian Ambassadress.

The Baroness Rehausen, by the Countess Sebastiani, the French
Ambassadress.

The Misses Warren and Mrs. Cabot, by Mrs. Stevenson, the Lady
of the American Minister.

Baroness de Lagos and Madame Sampayo, by the Duke de Palmclla,
the Portuguese Ambassador.

The Drawing Room was attended by their Serene Highnesses Prince
Christian of HolsteinGlucksbourg and Prince Ernest of Hesse Plrillipsthal,
the Austrian and Prussian Ambassadors, the French Ambassador and
Countess Sebastiani, Count Ludolf, Sicilian; Prince de Ligne, Belgian;
Count Strogonoff, Russian; Prince de Schwarzenberg, Austrian; Baron
Van de Capellen, Netherlands ; Marquis de Miraflores, Spanish; Prince
de Putbus, Prussian; General Count de Alten, Hanoverian ; Marquis
de Brignole, Sardinian; Count Gustave de Lowenhiclm (General-in-
Chief of the Swedish Cavalry), Swedish ; and the Duke of Palmella, Por-
tuguese, Ambassadors Extraordinary ; Countess Strogonoff, Russian
Ambassadress; Princess de Schwarzenberg, Austrian Ambassadress;
Marchioness de Brignole, Sardiniad Ambassadress; Baroness Van de
Capellen, Netherlands Ambassadress ; the Prussian and Wurtemburg
Ministers, the Danish Minister and Baroness Biome, the Bavarian
and Netherlands Ministers, the United States Minister and Mrs.
Stevenson, the Spanish, Sardinian, Grecian, Hanoverian, and Saxon
Ministers ; Baron Rehausen, Swedish Charge d'Affaires ; Chevalier Re-
bello de Carvalho, Portuguese Charge d'Affaires; Chevalier de Odelga,
Secretary, and Baron Lebzeltern, Attache, to the Austrian Embassy ;
M. de Berg, Secretary to the Russian Embassy ; Baron de Bourqueney,
First Secretary, and Count Forbin Janson, Attache to the French Em-
bassy; Count de Cruquembourg, Secretary, Count d'Aerschott, Baron
d'Hoogroorst, Count d'Andelot, and Captain Moekerke, Attaches to the
Belgian Embassy; Prince Kotschoubey, Count Strogonoff, and M. de
Beck, Attaches to the Russian (Extraordinary) Embassy; Count Erdody,
Count Bethlen d'lktar, Count de Grunne, Landgrave de Furstenberg,
Prince Alfred Windisch Graetz, Count Beldi, Count Festities, and Count
Musky, Attaches to the Austrian (Extraordinary) Embassy; Count
Bentinck, Attache to the Netherlands (Extraordinary) Embassy; Mar-
quis de Santiago, Chevalier de Jabat (Secretary), Count de la Cimera,
Viscount de PArrneria, and Colonel M. D'Ossuna, Attaches to the
Spanish (Extraordinary) Embassy; Baron de Seydlitz, Baron de
Gotsch, Baron de Krassou, Baron de Schoenfeldt, Count de Bernstorff;
Count de Hatzfeldt, Count de Pourtales, Baron de Bergh, and Baron
de Saldern, Attaches to the Prussian Embassy; Baron de Alten, Aide-
de-Camp to his Majesty the King of Hanover, and Attache to the
Embassy; Count D'Elvernoz, Marquis Durazzo, Attaches to the Sardi-
nian (Extraordinary) Embassy; Baron de Wedel Jarlsberg (Chambel.
lan of the King of Sweden and Norway) ; Count de Pouke (Aide-de.
Camp General to the King of Sweden), Count de Rosen (officer in the
Swedish Guards), Baron Charles de Bonde, and the Count de Kalling
(officers in the Swedish Guards), Attaches to the Swedish (Extraordinary)
Embassy; Baron de Lagos, M. Sampayo, and Chevalier Brandao, Attaches
to the Portuguese (Extraordinary) Embassy; and Lieut. Brandao, and M.
De Basto ; Emeen Effendi, Second Secretary of the Turkish Embassy,
accompanied by M. Salame, her Majesty's Oriental Interpreter ; Baron
Werther Secretary to the Prussian Legation ; Count de Romree, At-
tache to the Belgian Legation ; M. De Bille (Danish Minister to
the Hanseatic Cities), Baron Bertouch, Attache to the Danish Le.
gation ; and Count G. De Blucher; Messrs. Macedo and Paira, Se-
cretaries, and M. De Bivar, Attache, to the Brazilian Legation ;
Baron Bentinck, Secretary to the Dutch Legation ; John Van Buren,
Son of the President of the United States, Mr. Benjamin Flush, Se.
cretary, Mr. Richard Vaux, Private Secretary, and Mr. Henry B.
Livingston, Attache to the United States Legation, and Colonel
Thorn; the Duke d'Osuna, Marquis d'Albayda, Chevalier Munos,
Secretary, Chevalier J. de Sandoval, and Mr. F. Painpillo, Attaches to
the Spanish Legation ; Count de Cigala, Count Revel, Secretary to the
Sardinian Legation, Chevalier de Paiva Pereira, Attache to the Portu-
guese Legation, Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, Marquis and Mar-
chioness Trioulzio, Count and Countess Greppi, Count Eugene Ziehy,
Count and Countess Zichy Ferraris, Count de Flahault, Count de
Banneville, Baron du Cluzeau de Clerant ; the Lord Chancehior,thc Cap-
tain of the Honourable Corps of the Gentlemen at Arms, the Captain of
the Yeomen of the Guard; Viscount Combetmere, Gold Stick in Wait-
ing; the Master-General of the Orillrance, Mr. Backhouse ; Under-
Secretary of State, Major-General Sir nen ry Wheatley, G.C.H., Keeper
of her Majesty's Privy Purse, the Master of the Ceremonies, Sir Samuel
Spry, Lieutenant, and Sir Thomas N. Reeve, Standard-bearer of the
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; Sir Edwin Pearson, Lieu-
tenant, and Sir George Houlton, Ensign of the Yeomen of the Guard;
Mr. Rich, M.P. Groom in Waiting; Sir George Carroll and Sir Moses
Montefiore, Sheriff's of London and Middlesex ; Sir John Ps chell,
On waiting), Hon. Captain Poulett, and Captain Dundas,
Naval Aides-de-Camp to her Majesty ; Colonels Sir Adolphus Dal-
rymple, Sir Robert Gardiner, Lightfoot, C. 8., and Brotherton,
Aides-de-Camp to the Queen; the Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk,
of the Closet in Waiting; Mr. James Curling, Clark of the Cheque of
the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms; Mr. Ellerthorp, Clerk of the
Cheque of tb,e Yeoman of the Guard; Major Hyde, Assistant-Master
and Marshal of the Ceremonies ; Mr. Samuel Hancock (in waiting) and
Mr. John Parker Nuttall, Exons of the Yeomen of the Guard ; Captain
Pech:ll, R.N., Equerry to her Majesty the Queen Dowager; Hon. Cot.
Caradoc, K.H., Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent;
Colonel Richardson, Royal Horse Guards, Silver Stick in Waiting ;
Lieut.-Col. Sir Frederick Smith (of the Privy Chamber), Hon. Captain
Courtenay Boyle, R.N., and Capt. Green, Gentlemen Ushers in Waiting;
the Queen Dowager's Solicitor-General.
Amongst the general company were Mr. George Frederick Dickson,
Consul-General for the United Provinces of Rio de la Plata. The Draw.
ing.room was the most brilliant of the season, being attended by a mote
numerous assemblage of the Nobility and Gentry than usual.

LADIES' DRESSES.
HER MAJESTY.
A handsome English point lace dress, over white satin, the body and
sleeves splendidly ornamented with diamonds and lace ; train of rich
figured pink satin (of Spitalfields manufacture), elegantly trimmed with
point lace, and lined with white satin. Headdress, a diadem of dia.
moods, feathers, and lappets.
H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT.
Dress of rich white satin, trimmed with a gold lama flounce, and
releve with a bouquet of gold flowers; train of magnificent ponceau
and gold brocade, of Spitalfields manufacture, lined with white satiP,
and richly trimmed with gold blonde, and ornamented with diamonds.
Headdress, plume of feathers, blonde lappets, and diamonds.
H.R.H. THE PRINCESS AUGUSTA.

A rich blue brocaded satin dress, with deep blonde flounce; sabots
and berthe of blonde; a rich satin manteau, lined with gros de Naples,
and trimmed with blonde lace. Headdress, an elegant blonde toque,
with ostrich plume, blonde lappets, and diamonds.
11. R. H. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE.
A rich white satin dress, handsomely trimmed with Brussels lace;
a magnificent train of silver tissue, richly embroidered in silver; a
splendid stomacher and girdle of sapphires and diamonds. Headdress,
plume of feathers, Brussels lace lappets; ornaments, a profusion Of
sapphires and diamonds; necklace and earrings to cerrespond.
Duclicss of Bocemnrcii.—Court stress, composed of tulle, and a
tunique, embroidered in gold lama, and fastened with camelias and
banquets of diamonds ; train of rich Pompadour satin, brocaded in gold
and mixed bouquets, lined with white satin, and trimmed with god
fringe ; body and sleeves richly ornamented with gold blonde; diamond
stomacher and ceinture. Headdress, plume of feathers, and gold blonde
lappets, intermixed with magnificent diamonds.
DUCHESS of ROXBCRGIL—Costume de Cour, composed of a dross of
rich white satin, trimmed with a superb deep blonde flounce and bora
of ribbon ; train of rich lilac figured satin, lined with white satin,
and trimmed with blonde, body and sleeves richly trimmed with blonde
and blonde chcrusse. Headdress, blonde lappets and tiara of diamonds.
Dueness OF HAMILTON.— A superb Brussels lace dress, over a satin
I slip, cnrsa geet manchett, ala Maintenon, richly trimmed with Brussels
lace; mantilla and ruffles of the same, with a Sevigne of pearls and dia..
monds ; a Court train of rich mais satin, lined with white satin, and ele.
gantly trimmed with satin ribbon, tulle, and flowers. Headdress, hand.
some white ostrich feathers, Brussels lappets, pearls, an diamonds, witb
necklace and ear.rings to correspond.
THE MARCHIONESS or WELLESLEY.—Train of black gros de Naples,
covered with crape, and trimmed with jet ; crape mantilla and sabots ;
black crape petticoat over gros de Naples, trimmed, en tablier, with bou-
quets of jet. Headdress, feathers and crepe lisse lappets, ornaments, jet.
MARCHESA DE SALSA.—Court dress, composed of figured tulle,
trimmed with blonde and ribbon; body and sleeves richly trimmed with
Chantilly blonde ; train of poplin, richly brocaded in gold lama. Head.
dress, plume of feathers, blonde lappets, and a magnificent suit o,
diamonds.

COUNTESS STROGONOFF.—Russian costume, composed of silver tissue,
brocaded with gold, enriched with diamond.; body ornamented with
diamonds ; train of tissue to correspond, trimmed with rich sable fur.
Headdress, chapeau Ituste of blue yob et, enriched with diamonds.
COUNTESS OF MULGRAVE.—COurt dress, composed of a tulle dress and
tunic, richly embroidered in gold, with a flounce to correspond ; train of
Irish tabinet, brocaded in green and gold bouquets, lined with white
watered silk, and trimmed with gold fringe ; body and sleeves richly
trimmed with gold blonde. Headdress, plume of feathers, blonde lap-
pets, and brilliants.
COUNTESS GREY, OF GROBY.—Dress and tunic of tulle dentelle,
tastefully decorated with marabouts and mends of sattin ribbon, and
bordered with silver lama ; bodice and sleeves to correspond; mantilla
and sabots of elegant blonde; train of splendid white satin brode lined
with satin, and trimmed with a garniture composed of silver lama, rib-
bon, and tulle, tastefully arranged, and surrounded with blonde.
COUNTESS METANA.—A white aerophane petticoat over white satin,
gracefully trimmed with blonde lace, pearls, and marabout feathers ; bo-
dice and train of apple blossom, satin trimmed to correspond. Head.
dress, feathers and blonde lappets, ornaments, pearls, and amethysts.
Ms.scinoNnss OF TAYISTOCK.—Costurne a la Chuteauroux ; train of
rich mauve veloars des Irides, elegantly trimmed with point lace; body
and sleeves of the same, with superb trimming of point lace; skirt of
magnificent point, with superb flounce of point lace, over rich white
6ati'l
feathers slil),elegantly trimmed with the same. Head_dresss, ostrich
and lappets of point, with profusion of costly diamonds.

Ewe regret that our want of space to.day precludes our giving
dresses of the remainder of the ladies present ]