Star.
London, England, 1826-10-19 00:00:00

SPLENDID FETE AT MOSCOW.

Moscow, SErr. 11 (25), 11326.--Although three
weeks have elapsd since the coronation, we are still in
the midst of revelry and rejoicing, and fetes and balls
follow one another in quick succession. There was one
given lsbt night by our AmbAssador Extraordinary, the
Duke of Devoishire, which, for splendour and effect,
has surpassed all the others, and therefore I shall send
you some account of it;

The night was cloudy, and favourable to the advan-
, tageous display of the brilliant illumination which
lightened up the side and front of the magnificent house
where his Grace resides. So great was the blaze of light,'
that the %hole of the dark horizon over a third of Mos-
cow was made visible, and this was produced without
there being any overabundant quantity of lamps, for
there were none too many. and all harmonized and con.
tributed *to the general effect. Indeed this was the great
merit of the who!e of the decorations and ornaments,
both inside and out ; there was nothing too much—no-.
'thing overcharged; all was in keeping, if I may so
speak, h,ici zs it should he.

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The west end of the house can be seen well from the
Kremlin, and other elevated spots in the city, and this
accordingly was the part most illuminated, and the
initials of the King of England were placed in a con-
spicuous part of the building.
On entering, and mounting the stair, the eye met,
above the first landing-place, a well executed transpa-
rency, with the initials of the Emperor and Empress.
Then, proceeding onwards, you found ranged in the
anti-roods the upper servants of the Duke, in their rich
state livery of blue and gold ; and on passing through
them, you arrived at the door, from whence stood, in
two irregular lines, all the attaches of the Embassy,
leading up to his Grace, who, in a splendid uniform,
stood there to receive his guests.' There was Marmont,
in his Field Marshal's uniform, wearing sill his well-
merited orders and stars, with his Staff and Aides-de-
Camp, in all the showy variety of the French uniform;
the Prince of Hesse Homburg, the Austrian Ambassa-
dor Extraordinary, in the uniform of hiScountry. In
short, the Representatives of all the Crowned Heads of
Europe, with the American publican Minister, and
the Envoys from Georgia, Persia, and other countries
of the East, who, in their,Asiatic costumes, served to
complete the variegated and brilliant assemblage.
About nine o'clock notice was given of the approach
of the Imperial Family, when his Grace, accompanied by
all his suite, descended to receive them. The Emperor
wore a scarlet uniform, the evening dress of the regiment
of Chevaliers Glides ; the Empress (led in by the Duke),
a robe of crimson-coloured silk, richly ornamented with
diamonds and pearls : she had a necklace of diamonds,
with a row across the shoulders, of superior size and
beauty, most of them appearing half an inch in diame-
ter, while strings of them of inferior magnitude were
entwined ,amongst her hair. Then came the Grand
Duchess, with her husband, Michael, the brother of the
Emperor: she was in white, with a great many gems
set in diamonds, and had her usual arch look and play-
ful smile.

The m2sic now struck up, and the Duke led the
Empress itAa polonnaise, followed by the Emperor and
all the most distinguished persons, through the suite of
apartments into the ball-room. Here all was arranged
with elegance and good taste.—This room, about sixty
feet long, and fifty in breadth, was lighted up in the
centre by some two or three hundred wax lights, placed
in a single row, in a circular chandelier covered with
roses, and suspended from the lofty ceiling with airy
lightness, and almost by imperceptible means ; while
round the sides, and in each corner, were chandeliers,
giving forth a mass of light that was reflected from
the walls, which were of a white colour, like polished
amble. The eye rested with pleasure on the taste-
fully simple ornaments of these walls. On one side
were the united initials of the Emperor and the Em-
press, formed by wreaths of red roses ; on the oppo-
site will was traced, in roses, the letter G. with the
number IV. giving the initials of our own illustrious
Sovereign; and On the third wall, the letters N. and A.
detached, 'hewed the separate initials of the Imperial
Visitors. A wide open space between columns led into
an additional room. A temporary building, of which
the sides were covered with a light red coloured dra-
pery intermingled with white, tastefully arranged, and
lemmas of red roses over a white ground, ran round,

and adorned the columns. At the extreme end from
the ball room, yet distinctly visible from all parts, a
recess was formed, where was placed a full length per•
trait of the Emperor, in his Imperial Robes, painted by
Dawe, the English Artist, and an excellent likeness.—
The unexpected :sight of this picture was quite a coup
de theatre. It was known to few that the Artist hid
been employed by his Grace, and the Russian Nobility
were wholly unprepared for the view of this portrait of
their Czar, the first, and the only oae, they could see of
him in his Impirial dress. Their surprise and admira-
tion was unbounded. a Quite gallanteri e fuel ion
gout:" exclaimed the women ; while the adroit and
respectful Courtiers expressed their approbation in
tolerably audible whispers. Cettainly nothing could
have been better imagined. It was the prettiest com-
pliment that could have been paid.
Quadrilles and waltzes followed. In the former the
Empress danced with the Duke of Devonshire, having
for their sit-a-vis the Grand Duchess and Prince Charles
of Prussia. Between twelve and one o'clock the supper
romp was thrown open, a long and spacious gallery,
where upwards of five hundred persons sat clown at
once to supper. There were clime tows of tables, over
which some thousand tapers shed a brilliant light, be-
sides a separate one, in the form of a cirscent, for the
Imperial Family, with some of the first Ladies of the
Court, and the principal Fo:eign Ambassadors. This
table was placed on an elevation, a few feet above the
level of the floor, at the end of the gallery, in a kind of
alcove, richly and tastefully hung round t% it•t a drapery
of crimson and green coloured silks. From her seat, at
the centre, the Emptess could command a view of all the
other tables, with their decorations, and the superbly
dressed persons seated there, in long and beautiful pe,.
spective. The most magnificent part of these decorations,
assutedly, was the gold and silver plate belonging to his
Grace, which, for massiveness and beauty, is here alto.
gether unrivalled. The Russians were particularly
struck wi:h this patrician treasure, as the accumulated
wealth of several generations. It is needless to say, that
the supper was all that could be wished, offering in
profusion every thing that could please the eye and
tempt the appetite, with all kinds of wide in unlimited
abundance. The Emperor himself never sits down to
supper,. aqd he stood near the table of the Empress,
conversing in the most affable and familiar manner with
those about him. The Duke of Devonshire, with his
attaches, also stood all the time.

After this splendid entertainment, the dancing re-
commenced with fresh spirit, and the Emperor and
Empress did not depart till -three in the morning. The
Grand Duke Michael and the Grand Duchess remained
half an hour later. At five o'clock, a second supper, or
rather breakfast, was served; even after which, I under-
stand, the unwearied votaries renewed the dance, Prince
Charles, with his vivacity and amiability, being the
chief promoter; and the gay revels did not close till
Itearly seven this morning.
Besides the aitachis nt the Duke's Enthissy, Lord Morpeth,
Lord W. Russell, Mr. Fane, Mr. Grosvenor, Mr. Townsbend, Cap-
tain Clifford, R.N. Mr. Cavendish, and Sir Alexander Mallet; there
were present of our countrymen, Mr. Dishrriwe, with Mr. Jerning.
ham, and Mr. Kennedy, and the Lord Vilcoant Stormont, Lord
William Montague, Honourable Mr. Talbot, two Generals, Sir P.
Belson and Swaine, with four °rifler more Englishmen, of whom I
chanced to be one. There was one of the Duke's suite, the Hog.
Robert l).indas, who, although recovering fast from a severe illness,

/as not ye•t strong enough, it appeared, to join in the festivity.
The politician should approve of this fete, fat it was admirably
well cakukted to please and gratify the Russians, and they are loud
and unanimous in its praise. It was much superior to anything of
the kind given at Paris, after the French Coronation; for we bad
byre such a variety of costume and splendid uniforms among the
men, and such a prodigious display of diamonds, precious stones,
and elegant dresses among the Ladies, that tire Parisians were as-
suredly outdone.