The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-27 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S STATE BALL.

Last night the Queen gave a State Ball at the new Palace.
Within a few days many distinguished Foreigners, not connected
with the Foreign Embassy Extraordinary, hgve taken their departure ;
but, although the Ball was without these stars, it was a most brilliant
one. The band on the lawn, owing to the unfavourable state of the wea-
ther, was dispensed with.
The marble hall was, as on former occasions, brilliantly illuminated.
and in the numerous recesses fragrant flowering plants were placed.
The grand staircase, grand saloon, oriental saloon, red drawing-roam,
picture gallery, yellow drawing.room, throne.room, &c., were thrown
open, and arranged in precisely the same manner that we have noticed
at the previous Balls given by her Majesty.
In the grand saloon, at the back of a haat bas placed for fser Majesty
and the Royal Family, were choice flowers. In this room M. Strauss's
band performed. The same arrangement was made in the yellow draw.
ing.room, where Weippert's orchestra was erected. On a haul bas the
Queen's chair was supported by six richly carved chairs of white and
god on each side for her Majesty's illustrious relatives.
At 10 minutes past 10 o'clock her Majesty, accompanied by her
august mother, her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe, the
Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis of Conyngliam, the Hon. Miss
Cocks, Hon. William Coropix, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, Hon. C. A.
Murray, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Lady Flora Hastings, Lady Caroline Bar-
rington, &c., entered the yellow drawing.room, when Weippert's band
struck up " God save the Queen." Their Serene Highnesses the tiered!.
Lary Prince and Prince Maurice of Nassau were received by her Majesty.
Shortly afterwards her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda
arrived.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince
George and Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knene.
beck, Colonel Cornwall, Hon. Miss Kerr, &c., arrived at half past 10.
The above members of the Royal Family were received in the vesti.
bule by some members of the household, and by them conducted to the
Royal presence. We did not perceive their Royal Highnesses the
Duchess of Gloucester or Duke of Sussex.
At 20 minutes to I I the Queen, followed by the above distinguished
personages, passed into the grand saloon or ball-room, Strauss's :'baud
striking up the national anthem.
A few minutes before eleven dancing commenced, her Majesty dancing
with his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.
AL Strauss performed some new music besides his usual admirt d
" L'Etelle," " Le bon Gazern," " Philomallen," &c.
Her Majesty returned to the yellow drawing-room at twenty minutes
past twelve.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta of Cambridge waltzed is
this room with the Hereditary Prince of Nassau.
In the next quadrille, performed in excellent sty'e by Mr. Weippert,
from Lucia di Lammermoor, her Majesty honoured Prince Maurice of
Nassau with her hand. Count Esterhazy had the honour of dancing
with her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe ; and the Marquis of
Douglas (son of the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton) with her Royal
Highness the Princess Augusta of Cambridge. Princess Sch werzen-
berg, Duchess of Buccleuch, and Count Beldi, danced in the saran
quadrille.
The favourite music performed by Weippert's band were quadrilles,
" Gems of the Opera," " Lucia di Lammermoor," " Birthday,” &c.
Waltzes—" Serenader," " Imperial," " Sydney," " Narcissian," &c.
Exactly at one her Majesty and her Royal relatives went to supper:
The uniforms were of the same splendid description as at the forme
balls, but we have not noticed till last night the Marquis of Douglas,
and the Earl of March appear in the costumes of their clans. The
Marquis of Douglas last night wore the tartan of the Hamilton',
and the Earl of March that of the Lennox. The noble son of the
Duke of Hamilton never appeared to better advantage than he did
last night.
Prince Esterhazy wore a magnificent maroon pelisse last night, and
the red riband of the Order of the Bath; a cross belt, scabbard, and-
spurs, covered with enormous brilliants.
Prince Jean Soutzo (son of the Greek Minister), as at the last balls
wore the picturesque costume of his country.
The dresses of the Royal Family were—
Her Majesty—A white satin costume, covered with a figured blond,
being ornamented down the front with geranium blossoms. Head-
dress oir flowers, with the centre of jewels. Her Majesty also wore
the purple riband of the Order of the Garter, with the star suspended.
from the left side.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent—A rich white satin dress,.
ornamented with flowers. Headdress of flowers and diamonds.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge—A white figured
satin, trimmed very plain, looped in the front with two pale roses. Head-
dress of diamonds and pale roses ; a necklace of brilliants, See.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia Matilda—A French satin
dress, with flowers and lappets of figured lace; necklace of diamonds,
and head-dress of the same precious jewels.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta of Cambridge—A pale
pink satin costume de bal, covered with a thin fabric, and ornamented
with roses. Head-dress of flowers. This was a remarkably neat dress-
Her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe--A white satin cos-
tume, richly embroidered with gold, trimmed with figured lace. Head-
dress, a circlet of diamonds, and a wreath of flowers. •
The dresses of Duchess of Sutherland, Duchess of Buccleuch. •
Duchess of Northumberland, Marchioness of Abercorn, and man,
other ladies too numerous to mention, attracted our attention by the
recherche description of their costume.
The following is as correct a list of the company as we could collect ,
from the "gay and glittering throng:—
Her Majesty, their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Sophia Matilda, Prince George
and Princess Augusta of Cambridge, their Serene Highnesses the
Hereditary Prince and Prince Maurice of Nassau, and Grand DOD
of Bavaria; His Excellency the Duke de Palmella ; his Excel'
lency Prince Schwarzenberg, Ambassador Extraordinary from Aue:
tria, and the Princess Schwarzenberg ; His Excellency Mambo
Soult, Ambassador Extraordinary from France ; his Excellency
the Marquis de Brignole, Ambassador Extraordinary from Sar-
dinia, and the Marchioness de Brignole; his Excellency Count •
Stroganoff, Ambassador Extraordinary from Russia, and the Countess
Stroganoff; his Excellency Baron de Capellan, Ambassador Extra-
ordinary from the Netherlands ; and the Baroness .7.e Capetian;
his Excellency Prince Putbus, Ambassador Extraordinary from Prussia;
his Excellency Count Lowenhielm, Ambassador Extraordinary trolls
Sweden; his Excellency Prince de Ligne. Ambassador Extraordi-
nary from Belgium; and his Excellency Count Allen, AmbassisPr
Extraordinary from Hanover. And the following Noblemen, attach
in their respective suites :—Prince Alfred de Windesche Galt:
Prince Furstenberg, Duke de Vicence, Marquis de. Mcrae'', C°"'"
Bentinck, Count Schonfeldt, Baron Krassow, Count Beldi, Count
Pourke, Marquis de. Bassano, Marquis de Dahnatie, Count ErdodY,
Count Pourtales, Count Alexis Stroganoff, Prince Kotchoubey, Baron
Vanner Duyn, Baron de Bergh, Marquis de Fayal, Count de Col'
quembourg, Baron de Saldern, Count Bernstorff, Baron de Warmes-
huysen, Count de Preslin, Prince Esterhazy, Count Pozzo di B-ago, the
Turkish Ambassador, Count Bohan, Count Flahault, Count J. Zichlt
Baron Bulow, Baron Brockhausen, Count Seufft Pilsach, Count Ester'
hazy, Baron Citte Von Uckerman, Baron Gersdorff, Count and Countess
Sebastian!, Count and Countess Ludolf, Prince Michael and Princess
Soutzo, Prince Jean Soutzo, Prince Nihcolas Esterhazy, &c. ; Duke
and Duchess of Sutherland, Marquis and Marchioness of Aber-
corn, Duke of Wellington, Duke and. Duchess of Somerset, Duke cud
Duchess of Roxburgh, Marquis of Douro, Marquis and Marehiones°
of Londonderry, Earl and Countess of Albemarle, Earl and Countess of
Jersey, Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, Earl and Countess of
Kinnoull, Lord Burghersh, Viscount and Viscountess Torrington, Earl
and Countess of Uxbridge, Earl and Countess of Verulam, Lady Merl •
Grimston, Duchess of Northumberland, Earl and Countess of Munster,
Viscount Jocelyn, Earl of Minte, Duke and Duchess of Buccleuells
Duchess of Bedford, Lady Georgiana Russell, Earl and Countess
of Chesterfield, Earl and Countess Delawarr, Lord Leveson, Lord
Villiers, Viscount and Viscountess Canning, Viscount Castlereagh,
Lady Mary Stephenson, Countess of Carlisle, Lady Elizabeth Howard,
Lord and Lady Saltoun, the Misses aser, Earl and Countess
De Grey, Viscount and Viscountess Hawarei.en, the Misses Maude,
Lady Elizabeth West, Sir Robert Gordon, Count and Countess
Zavadowsky, Marquis and Marchioness of Bart.elemy, Viscount
Folkstone, Lord Foley, Honourable Miss Foley, Earl and Countess
Craven, Madlle. d'Este, Madlle. Soutzo, Kadlle. Flahault, Duke de Re-
gina, Lord Loftus, Lady Catherine Cavendish, Earl of Coventry, Earl of
Shelburne, Earl and Countess of Sheffield, Lord and Lady Stuart d°
Rothsay, Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Hon. Alias Stuart de
Rothesay, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Lord Hill, Hon. Miss So.
morsel, Sir Charles and Lady Bagot, Miss Begot, Countess Stanhope,
Lady Ashley, Lady Francis Cooper, Lady Willielmina Stanhope, Lord
Forrester, Lord George Loftus, Lord and Lady Poltimore, Sir Rufane •
and Lady Anna Maria Donkin, Lord and Lady Howard de Walden,
Lord and Lady Cowley, Hon, Miss Wellesley, Earl and Countess
Grosvenor, Lord Alfred Paget, &c.