The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-06 00:00:00

GRAND STATE ENYERTAINIVIENTS

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge gave a State Dinner
last evening, at Cambridge House, to the principal Foreign
Ministers and their Ladies. The Ambassadresses came in full
court costume, and the Ambassadors in their respective uni-
forms, wearing their ensigns of knighthood. The party con-
sisted of the Austrian and Russian Ambassadors, the French
Ambassador and Countess Sebastiani ; the Ottoman Ambas-
sador, accompanied by Mr. Salame, her Majesty's Oriental
Interpreter; the Belgian Ambassador Extraordinary, the
Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Countess Strogonoff;
the Neapolitan Ambassador Extraordinary, the Netherlands
Ambassador Extraordinary, and the Baroness de Capellen ;
the Spanish Ambassador Extraordinary, the Prussian Ambas-
sador Extraordinary, the Austrian Ambassador Extraordinary
and the Princess Schwarzenberg; the Hanoverian Ambassador
Extraordinary, the Sardinian Ambassador Extraordinary and
the Marchioness de Brignoles ; the Swedish Ambassador
Extraordinary, the Por►uguese Ambassador Extraordinary
and. Duchess de Palmella; the French Ambassador Extra-
ordinary, Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister, and Viscount
Palmerston. After dinner the whole of the illustrious party
went to the Grand Ball at Gloucester House.

The Duchess of Gloucester gave a State Ball last evening
at Gloucester House, which was most brilliantly and nume-
rously attended. Her Majesty, the Royal Family and Foreign
Princes, the Corps Diplomatic, and several hundred of the
Nobility and Gentry were present.
The preparations for the fete were very extensive ; the two
drawing-rooms on the west aide of the house were appropria-
ted for dancing, the larger of the two, fronting Piccadilly,
was the principal room; on one side of it was an elevated
platform richly carpeted, in the middle of which was a
throne of crimson velvet richly carved and gilt, which the
Queen occupied between the dances. At each side of the
throne on the platform were chair of white or gold for the
Royal Family and Foreign Princes, and on either side of the
platform were seats for the Ambassadors or their ladies.
Behind the throne was the immense looking-glass extending
to the whole height of the room, and opposite to it, over the
mantel-piece, was another glass of large proportions. Both
glasses thus reflecting, a large cut glass chandelier suspended
between them from the middle of the room. Full length
portraits of George the Third in the Windsor uniform and
Queen Charlotte were hung on one side of the room, and
opposite to them portraits of George the Fourth and William
the Fourth, in the robes' of the Garter. This room is of
handsome proportions, and was brilliantly illuminated with a
number of branches with wax lights. The draperies were of
crimson and gold. Weippert's Quadrille Band performed here
during the night. The adjoining ball-room contains por-
traits of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester in
the robes of the Order of the Garter, of the Duchess of
Gloucester, the Princess Augusta, the Princess Sophia, the
late Princess. Charlotte the Duke of Gloucester (father to the
late Duke), and of the Princess Sophia Matilda. A very
large and beautiful Cabinet was placed in this room, filled
with choice and interesting articles of vertu, of gold. silver,
and porcelain, and also some beautiful china vases. The east
drawing-up was very tastefully and elegantly fitted up ; the
furniture was of primrose-coloured satin, beautifully embroi-
dered with flowers : a number of beautiful china vases and
several cabinets, curiously inlaid and ornamented, and filled
with miniatures, small busts, and other works of art, were
placed in this apartment, with portraits of George the Fourth,
the Duke of York, the late Dnke of Gloucester, and a half-
length of George the Third. The fourth room of the
suite on this floor—a small ante-room—was appropriated to
refreshmeuts—and contained a number of cabinet pictures and
miniatures.

The lower suite of drawing-rooms were fitted up with otto-
mans, sofas, and settees of dark crimson and gold in alternate
stripes, with gold fringe and draperies to correspond. The
walls were nearly covered with pictures, principally portraits
and landscapes ; among them is a picture of Wilkie's, " a card
party." The whole of the windows of the State-rooms front-
ing the Green-park were taken out, and the company were
enabled to pass from each suite into a conservatory, which ex-
tended the whole width or front of the mansion, and which
was erected for this occasion. The back ground was composed
of canvass, striped with red, suspended from above the upper
suites of rooms down to the bottom. It was lined with white
drapery, and the plants, the choicest that could be procured,
were arranged in ascending rows, having lamps introduced
among them, with considerable taste and effect. The roof of
each compartment was gracefully hung in festoons of ever.
greens and flowers. Tl,e effect of the Conservatory from the
rooms was extremely beautiful.
Tlic Princess Augusta, attended by Miss \%ynyard and Sir
13.2njantin Stephenson, and the Princess Sollia Matilda, at-
tended by Lady Alicia Gordon, arrived very early.
Prince Christian of Holstein (attended by Count G. de
Blucher) the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of Nassau, the
Hereditary Prince and Prince Maurice of Nassau, Prince
Ernest of Hesse Philippsthal, Prince Edward of Saxc Wei-
mar. the Duke tie l';emourc, the Duke of Cambridge, at-
tended by Baron Knesebeck ; the Duchess of Cambridge,
accompanied by Princ,.! George, and the Princess AtT,usta of