The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-14 00:00:00

The page wore the livery of the King of France.
In the Spanish Quadrille, conducted by the Countess
Goanville--
. _ .

The ladies wore black silk dresses, with black Spanish
veils; the dresses trimmed with gold lace and pink coloured
rosettes; the under dresses were of grey damask, ornamented
with grey and gold fringe.
The gentlemen were in black velvet, ornamented with
gold, and all wearing the order of " Calatrava," embroidered
in red silk, upon the coat and cloak; grey silk stockings,
black velvet hats, with red and yellow feathers.

The page wore the livery of tile King of Spain.
Each Quadrille then singly advanced to the Throne and
tendered its homage to the Queen. When all the Quadrilles
had saluted her Majesty the Ball was opened by the English
and Scotch Quadrilles dancing together.

The next dance was thit or the French and Spanish
Quadrilles.

The four National Quadrilles baying danced, lines were
formed by

Ladies of the English and Scotch Quadrilles,
Ladies of the French and Spanish Quadrilles,
who advanced to the Throne and made their reverence.
The Gentlemen of the National Quadrilles formed in like
manner, and having advanced to salute at the same moment,
all retired by the door leading to the Picture-gallery.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert were conducted to the
Ball-room, when the Countess of Wilton's Quadrille was
formed as follows :
Lady Geraldine Somerset Earl .:f•
Lady Harriet Herbert Lord Newark
Lady Frances Hay Lord Dungarvan
Lady Elizabeth Egerton Hon. Edward Stanley
Hon. Mary Barrington Hon. Edward Russell
Hon. Harriet Montagu Hon. William Scarlett
Hon. Magdalen Montagu Hon. E. Lascelles
Miss Anson Mr. Robert Chyo
This Quadrille having danced, her Majesty led a Polonaise,
the whole of the company following two and two.
The Countess Grey's Quadrille (the Rose Quadrille) was
then formed, and danced by the following ladies and gen-
tlemen : _ .

Lady Alice Lambton
Hon. Louisa Cbarteris
Miss E. Seymour
Miss Bulteel

Mr. Arthur Russell
Mr. E. T. Stanley
Mr. Damer
Mr. Grenfell

Hon. Miss Ellice
Hon. Miss C. Ellis

Mr. Wyndham
Lord Ribblesdale

Lady Charlotte Elliot
Miss Grenfell

Hon. Mr. Stonor
Captain Crichton Stuart

Miss Talbot
Hon. Miss Vernon

Lord Bury
Hon. C. Hardinge

Dliks Mary Barrington

Lord Ingestre

Hon. Miss Cavendish

Earl of Powis

Lady Augusta Bingham

Lord Eliot

Lady Jane Hay - Colonel F. Seymour
Lady Elizabeth Hervey Mr. Meynell Ingram
Lady Augusta Hare Sir Michael Shaw Stewart.
The introductory dances having been performed, the gene-
ral company prepared for the usual dances. Among them
were noticed the Prince of Leiningen.
His Serene Highness wore a coat of black velvet, the cuffs
of gold brocade, edged with gold lace, the skirt of the coat
and the cuffs ornamented with gold buttons. The waistcoat
of gold brocade. The breeches of black velvet with gold lace
down the sides. The stockings of red silk, and the gloves
ornamented with gold fringe. A gold baldrick supported a
sword mounted in gold. The hat was edged with gold lace
and was encircled by white and red feathers placed alter-
nately. Bows of orange ribbons were placed on the shoulders
and also tied the breeches at the knees, and the shoes. His
Serene Highness wore the Star of the Order of the Garter.
The Duke of Wellington appeared in the military costume
of the period of scarlet and gold, the breeches edged at the
bottom with gold and lace. His Grace wore the riband of
the Most Noble Order of the Garter round his neck, and the
George suspended was formed of diamonds.
The dress of Lady Fanny Howard consisted of a train and
boddice of rich white satin, lined with black velvet, and
looped back with amethysts and jewels, the boddice and
sleeves fastened over a fine lawn chemisette with amethysts
and diamonds. A girdle of diamonds. The petticoat of
peach-coloured moire antique, :trimmed with fine old point
lace, headed with pearls and black velvet. Head dress,
pearls and diamonds twisted through the hair.
Lord Foley wore the uniform of the Captain of the
Gentlemen Pensioners of the time :- A coat of 'scarlet
cloth, richly embroidered with gold down the front, and
skirt. The cuffs of blue velvet, richly embroidered in
gold. The breeches of scarlet cloth, fastened with white
silk scarves at the knees. The baldrick of scarlet cloth,
magnificently embroidered in gold. White satin riband
shoulder knots. The shirt sleeves double drawn and
trimmed with scarlet ribands. A beautiful collar. Wrist
and knee ruffles of point lace. Black velvet hat and plume
of white ostrich feathers.
Lord Ward wore a crimson satin mantle, faced with white
satin, laced round with the handsomest broad gold lace. A
doublet of imperial blue velvet, trimmed with broad gold lace
and puffed with white satin. Blue velvet breeches, puffed
with white satin and laced down the sides with a double row
of gold lace and trimmed with crimson ribands. Crimson
velvet baldrick, lined with crimson satin and richly embroi-
dered with gold. Blue velvet hat, with plume of white and
crimson feathers looped up with jewels.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge wore the
uniform of a cavalry officer of the period—scarlet faced
with gold lace, with blue breeches ornamented with gold
lace, and tied at the knees with bows of red riband. The
baldrick nearly covered with gold—buff boots, and a brown
hat with a red feather, the former looped up with a gold
button. . _ .

Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister, wore a remark-
able costume, being the dress of a Russian Ambassador of the
year 1660. It was composed of an upper kafetan of green
velvet with bars of gold lace and gold buttons in front, and
an under kafetan of silver cloth, having in front a double
row of flowers exquisitely embroidery in colours with a deep
border of gold embroidery on either side. The sword was
mounted in gold and green velvet, and was suspended from
a sash of crimson and gold. The cap was of green velvet
turned up with Zibelin fur, fastened in front with a large
diamond ornament having a very handsome ruby in the
centre— the boots of yellow Russian leather. his Excel-
lency wore both the Jewel and the Star of a Russian Order
of Knighthood set in brilliants.
The Baroness de Brunnow wore a costume of great beauty
and magnificence of the Louis Quatorze style. The train
was of dark red velvet, trimmed with gold tissue, striped
with satin, and looped up is front on each side with bows of
gold lace, having pearls inserted in the middle.. The boddico
was of gold tissue, the stomacher covered with diamonds,
rubies, sapphires, and also with turquoises of the largest
size. The petticoat was of gold tissue, with a broad band in
front reaching from the top to the bottom and covered with
the same precious stones as the stomacher. A single row of
large pearls formed the necklace. The Baroness wore, as a
headdress, on one side a rose of the same colour as the train,
and on the other side an ornament of diamonds and other
precious stones.
count Wielhorski, Secretary of the Russian Legation, wore
a dress of the Secretary of a Russian Embassy of the period,
an upper kafetan of white" terry velvet ornamented with
gold, and an under kafetan of crimson satin also ornamented

with gold.
La Comtesse Koucheleff (a Russian lady), appeared in the
Russian Court costume of the period. A train of cloth of
gold, looped up in front with white and gold spotted net.
The boddice of the same material, ornamented with gold em-
broidery and diamonds. The petticoat of white and gold
spotted net, the front ornamented with bars of gold em-
broidery. The Countess wore on her head the Russian Kako-
chenick of gold cloth, with two rows of large diamonds round
the top and also round the bottom, with a long hanging veil
at the back of the same material as the petticoat, fastened
in the hair with an aigrette of jewellery.
The Duke of Norfolk, Master of the Horse to the Queen,
appeared in the unitorm of General Monk, Master of the
Horse in the time of the Restoration. The mantle of crim-
son velvet, magnificently trimmed with four rows of bars of
gold plate lace, faced with silvered watered tissue, lined with
white satin, and fastened with gold cord and tassels. The
doublet of silver watered tissue, puffed with crimson satin,
trimmed with gold buttons and gold gimp. The trunks, or
petticoat breeches, of silver watered tissue, trimmed with gold
gimp and 100 gold and silver buttons, and also with crimson
satin ribbons. The baldrick of crimson velvet, richly em-
broidered with gold in a must elegant pattern and beautiful
workmanship. The baldrick was also fringed with gold.
A pointlace collar, with wrist and knee ruffles to match. A
buff felt hat, trimmed round the edge with bows of crimson
ribbons, having a gold button in the middle of each bow;
the plume looped up with a splendid jewel; the sleeves of
the doublet being short, not reaching below the elbow. The
shirt sleeves were bound and trimmed with riband.
Lady Mary Wood (Lady of the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer) wore an Imperial blue demi-train of the richest
satin, ornamented with loops of pearls with bows of riband
of the same colour. It was an open dress, showing a petti-
coat of white and gold Indian brocade. The sleeves large.
and full slashed in front with gold Indian brocade, and
trimmed with pearl and point lace. Butlons of bishop's
lawn to the elbow, finished with a ruffle of the richest point
lace. Corsage en point, and the stomacher ornamented with
diamonds and pearls, Berths of point lace. Gloves trimmed
with pearls. Shoes of white satin, trimmed with bows of blue
ribands and pearls. Headdress of blue velvet, with pearls
twisted in the hair, and ornaments of diamonds and pearls.
Her Ladyship-wore at the back of the head a gossamer veil.
The Marchioness of Ailesbury appeared in a very brilliant
dress at the head of her quadrille of blue satin, trimmed
with silver and gold brocade. Across one shoulder her Lady-
ship wore a band, in the manner of the riband of an Order of
Knighthood, covered with emeralds and diamonds.
Messrs. Coote and Tinney's full orchestra was stationed in
the Throne-room, and, after the introductory Polonaise, per-
formed to the English and Scotch Quadrille, a new Set, en-
titled " The Royal Stuart Quadrille," founded on popular
tunes in use during the reign of Charles 11., and arranged
expressly by Mr. W. H. Callcott. For the second set (the
French and Spanish) the music was composed for the occa-
sion by the Earl:of Belfast, entitled, " Les Mousquetaires
Noirs." The Band was conducted by Mr. Charles Coote,
and included the following soloists, viz.: - Messrs. Richard-
son, Lazarus, Macfarlane, Baumann, Champion, and Prospere.
The following quadrilles, waltzes, &c., were performed:—
QUADRILLES.

Pearls of the Opera ...
Meudelssohn ... ..
L'Enfant Prodigua ...
Cherbourg ... ....
Vive Paris ... ...
Constantinople ...

... Coote.

... Tinney.
... Musard.
... D'Albert.
... Tinney.
... Coote.

•••
WALTZES.

Traume auf den Ocean
Pavilion ... • • •
Dew Drop ... ...
Donna Sabine ... ...
Faust ... ...
London in 1851 ...

• Gungl.
• Tinney.
D'Albert.
• Henrion.
D'Albert.
• Coote.

POLKAS.

Sontag ...
Katinka ..
Les Amis

Alary.
Strauss.
Tinney.

14, 1851.

taffeta, beautifully embroidered in coloured flowers, laced
with gold lace, with gold buttons. The mantle was of crim-
son velvet, with a border of white satin, having on the border
a beautiful pattern of SS. in gold. A buff hat and ostrich
feathers

Mr. Tomline were a ruby-coloured velvet mantle, doublet,
and breeches, slashed with ruby satin, and trimmed with
silver and point lace. The baldrck of porcelain blue velvet,
very richly embroidered in dead and bright silver. Black
velvet hat, with ruby and white feathers.
Lord Overstone's dress was of ruby velvet, with mantle of
the same, faced with white satin and gold plate lace; the
doublet and trunks trimmed with gold gimp. The baldrick
was of orange coloured velvet, trimmed with gold. The dress
finished with a beautiful set of Houiton point lace. The hat,
black velvet, with ruby and white feathers.
_

Lord Redesdalo wore a light blue coat of the period, trim-
med with gold ; white velvet trunks trimmed with blue
ribands ; the baldrick was of white velvet, trimmed with gold;
a black velvet hat with white ostrich feathers.

Lord Broughton wore a Spanish dress, and Lieutenant
Morgan wore a dress of remarkable elegance, as did Sir llugh
Campbell, the Dnke of Leeds, the Chevalier Bunsen, M.
Van de Weyer, the Marquis of Breadalbane, &c. The Lord
Chaucell,,r wore the dress of his office, and many military
officers adopted the military costume of the period.
The invitations to this brilliant fete numbered between
1,400 and 1,500. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and
Lady Dover were prevented from attending in consequence
of the illness of the Right Hon. W. S. Lascelles.
A State supper was served at the usual hour.
The following had the honour of receiving invitations:—
His Royal highness the Prince of Wasa, his Serene High-
ness the Prince of Leiningen, his Serene Highness the Prince
and of Saxe Weimar, the Belgian Minister and Madame
Van de Weyer, M. and Madame Bartholeyns de Fosselaert,
the Bavarian Minister and Baroness de Cetto, the Argentine
Minister, Captain Moxeno, the Russian Minister and
Baroness de Brunnow, Count Wielhorski, the Sicilian Minis-
ter,
Chevalier Canofari the Hanoverian Minister, the
Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen, Mdlle. and Mdlle.
Theodora Bunsen, Count Perponcher, Baron Langen, M.
de Bethmann Hollweg, the Brazilian Minister and
Madame Marques-Lisboa, Mr. J. I. d'Amaral, Chevalier
Pinto Peixoto, Chevalier de Souza Lisboa, Chevalier
de Albuquerque, the Danish Minister and Countess
de Reventlow, Countesses Hilda and Malvina de Reventlow,
Count Reventlow Criminil, the Swedish Minister, Baron de
Geer, the Costa Rica Minister, the United States Minister
and Mrs. Abbott Lawrence, Miss Lawrence, Mr. J. Bancroft
Davis, Colvel T. B. Lawrence, the Bolivian Minister, the
Spanish Minister, M. J. T. Comyn, Mr. M. Diary, Mr. J. de
Urbiztondo, the Sardinian Minister, Count Corti, Marquis
Oldsini, Count de Gropello, the Greek Minister and Madame
Tricoupi, Mr. N. Lidorikis, the Nicaragua Minister, the
Turkish Minister, Prince A. Vogorides, M. Paul Musurus,
Zia Bey, M. Edouard Zohrab, M. Dilaver Effendi, the Tus-
can Minister, the Saxon Minister, M. Adolphe Keil, the Aus-
trian Charge d'Affaires, Chevalier de Reyer, Count Gusta-
vus Batthyany, the Peruvian Charge d'Affaires, Count
Valle Reistra, the French Charge d'Affaires, M.
Jules de Saux, M. 0. Sampayo, M. Ferdinand
Dervien, the Portuguese Charge d'Affaires, Chevalier and
Madame Pinto de Several, M. and Madame de la Figaniere,
the Netherlands Charge d'Affaires, Mr. T. F. May, the
Mexican Charge d'Affaires, Mr. C. S. Nobarro, Baron C.
Dupin, le Due et la Duchesse de Luynes, M. Frederic
Barrot, Count de Kergorlay, M. Sallaudrouze de Latnor-
naix, Colonel Morin, M. Edmond Verrier, M. Octave Sal-
landrouze, M. Seguier, Viscount and Vicountess Hericart
de Thury, M. Scherer, Baron Stieglitz and Baroness Stieg-
litz, le Capitaine Shestakoff, Dr. Hamel, M. and Madame
Gabriel Kamensky, le Capitaine Lisiansky, M. de Lode, le
Capitaine Boutakof, M. Grenier, M. Jules Garnaert, Baron
Mertins D'Ostin, M. de Rossins Orban, M. de Poncelet,
M. Quetelet, M. and Madame Adolphe Simonis' M.
Edouard and Madame de Boilley, M. A. Demanet, Hon.
Ashbel Smith, Lieutenant Parrott, Mr. Edward Riddle,
Mr. Charles F. Stansbury, Colonel Van Alen, Miss Kim-
ball, Mr. James Lawrence, Hon. Mr. and Miss M'Curdy,
Lieutenant Caldwell, Mr. de Buschek, Chevalier de Burg,
Lieutenant Fliess. Captain Count John Harrach, Captain
Uchatius, Count Possenti, Captain Baron de Scholl, M. de
Viebahn, M. Schafhautl, M. Howard de Sanders, Count
Suminski, Baron and Baroness de Llunoldstein, M. de Her.
mann, M. Charles do Kuchler, Colonel Michaels, Chevalier
Macri, M. Massart, Colonel Von Bechtold. Viscount de Be-
nagazil, M. Coppens, M. Chandellon, M. Fr. Feddersen, Ba-
ron de Friessen, Count Koucheleff Besborodki, Count Gre-
goire Koucheleff, La Comtessa L. Koucheleff, Countess del
Montego ( Duchess de Penaranda), Countess de Faba, M.
Thayer, M. General Baron Nahuys van Burgst, M. de Steen-
berghe, Baron de Tuyll, Baron and Baroness de Vershner,
General Baron D'Omphal, Le Chevalier Lenusi,:Don Ramon
de la Sagra, Mr. Tottie, Nubar Bey, Resuf Bey, Thsan Bey,
Mehemet Bey, L'Amiral Moustapha Paella, Lieutenant-
General Djemaladdin Paella, Hussein Effendi (Mufti,, M.
Emon de Fetzer, the Governor of the Bank, and a long list
of the nubility and gentry.