Star.
London, England, 1827-05-17 00:00:00

TILE GRAND CALEbONIAN BALL.

Thic Ball, which too, plate at A LMACK.S, on Mon-
day night, was, as usual, one of the finest afectaeles
produced in the Fashionable world.
At bait-past nine the Great Rooms above, and the Banqueting-
kill below, were illuminated. and decorated with artificial Rowers,.
ge. About eleven Welk% the Roads a Chou were assembled to-
gether, with the Ladies Patronesses, in the last-named apartment,
and in waiting to receive the illustrious Personages expected—
namely, the Duke and Duchess of Cunene. Their Royal High-
nesses were received with Highland honours by the Duke of
• Awn% and six other Noble Caledonians. among whom was Mr.
lifacaoltatm, the Chief of Clanronaid, with the sword of the Pm-
/01r on his arm, preceded by that gallant veteran, Gen. &MA lILT,
the 42d Regiment, who acted as Master of the Ceremonies.—
The Duchess was dressed in black, with plumes of frathers and
diamonds; the Duke in his official habit, as Lord High Admiral
siliagland On ascending the staircase, the two bands above
(Row's and Cowart's) struck up God sere She ring."
Sloe after arrived the Duke of Sussex, in -full Highland cos-
none, and, we may add, we never saw his Royal Highness to greater
advantage.
. Then commenced the Quadrilles, by the young Ladles of "she
waiiirese," organised, and led by the beautiful Alias DRIMISOND
Beases.t.: there Were eight of • them, all uniformly dressed (lis
white), with hats a to Archon, the fronts turned up, and spangled
with brilliants in perpendicular stripes.
Precisely at midnight, the renowned Piper, from Gorden Castle,
and another of equal celebrity, preceded the boys, in the tartan and
phillibeg,..7.6 in number; they were ac.,ompanierl by two remarkably
handsome Highlanders, bearing the richly embroidered standards
if Scotland, the air, " The Campbells see coming." The procession
proceeded thrsiugh the apartments, and then retired, with the reel
of" Tialseleserams," in which the band of Gow accompanied the
dance which ensued. Then blusaan and Cottager struck up a new
figure dunce dfa &pigmies it was followed by the reel Kiss
Drionmond, #' Perth."
The Ropms were now crowded to excess, for le was now near
the hour of one, and still company continued to ; in has
the scene embraced the whole Fashionable World, and.fortned an
object too large. for the eye to lake in at nee view. Another
eduntaie whiebuttentled the vastness of the assembly was the ne-
ws-try compresalon by which the characters were rendered unable
russert tank powers. It contained all the-elements of the grandest
/taut tbAlissi ever exhibited, and till visitants possessing heart
and spirit, wanted Milia moFe enlarged theatre.
A long country dance," Miss &siert 4' Crest:3y," was succeeded
by German and Polonaise quadrilles.
prier pauses kc.
The Duchess of Argyle, in a black dress, bat, and Highland
plume of the most towering height, with a magnificent tiara of
diamonds; the contrast was great.
The Dcchess of Leinster, in &dress of white silk, richly spangled
with gold; hat of black velvet, turned up in front, and richly de-
corated with Williams.
The Duchess Dowager of Richmond, very superb, in a dress of '
gold embroidery and diamonds. Duchess of Mentrisse equally rich.
The Countess of Wemyss and Charted., in golden tissue, made
so almost matchless display of jewellery ; and, .with she above ex-
ceptions, could only be equalled by Mrs. William Camac, Mrs.
Coasts, and the Hon. Mrs. Hope.
The Marchioness df Stafford, Duchess of Athol, Countesses of
Reseberry and Moray, Lady Baird, and Lady Grey, all wore the

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Highland costume.
None assumed the plaid with more advantage than the majestic
ad beautiful Lady Eleanor Campbell.
Count Palatka°, a beautiful Grecian costume, splendidly embrol.
aired with gold and crimson velvet. The Countess de Palatiano,
Is a gold lama dress, with a profusion of diamonds.
Mita Marrie, a Vestal's dress of white satin.
The Foreign Characters were as numerous as could be expected,
and among them the following deserve notice :
The Hon. Mines Kenyon, in the costume of the Court of Bava-
ria; Mrs. Wyndham Lewis, as Anne Boleyn; Viscant Tumour,
and the Viscountess, in the aty'e of Charles the Fifth of Elpai• ;
Captain hlattin, a Noble Vvlitti4ll; Captain Underwood, an In-
dian Chief; Misses Howard, Keit., and Egerton Peasants of the
Pays de Verde; Captain Sinclair and Major Douglas, the exact
costume of the Court of 'rebetan ; Mr. Acton, in a most splendid
u the Grand Turk; Mr. Mills, in a full dress suit of the
Court of Lewis the Fourteenth; Hon. Captain Markham, at the
lead de pug of Tartars, in highly appropriate habits t Sir Harry
Verney, in a mat superb Spanish dress of white satin and gold ;
Miss Tower, Miss Moore, and Miss Hobart, in Swiss dresses, Sc-

computed by Colonel Dick.
There were also splendidly dressed—
The Hon. Mrs. Liddell, Countess of Mansfield. and the Ladles
Gresille; Lady Binning, Marchioness Cornwallis, Countess of Ux-
bridge, Lady James Hay, Baroness Stafford, Lady G. &most,
Lady A. Brudenell.

gnotroaxe.
Priaee Eatetharf, Hossar dress, blue; Prince Staablans
Pn-
tocke, in a superb Polish habit; Doha of Welaattios Plain')
dressed its his uniform coat as Colonel sr the let Garbs, with the
Orders of the Gantt and the Golden Fleece; Cared; Roche, a
Naval uniform ; Sir John Beresford, Colonel Fitaelarenee, Earl
Wilton, Viscount Morpetb, General Moisten, Earl of Talbot, and
Sir Henri Uotham, were cobn-militaire.

1131 COVET SUM&
Earl of Winthelsei, lir. Dalrymple, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Conning.
lam, Earl of Stamford, Lord Stafford, Lord Fordwieh, Sit Ale=.
Jobostone, Mr. Baldwin.
Among the otben in the Highland Costume were—
Sir Junes lirGrigot, Viscount Castlereagh, Earl or Errol, Sir.
John Sinclair, Hoss.M. Keith, Sir David Baird, Marquis of Load"
Lord Cawdor, Lord Ramsay, Lord Grey.

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Arran Mt :Eccentrics irredisdble to any clue were—
Gietkil, Arabs. Algerines ;Mr.Bontle Wilbraham was the a

striking among g Luce. Captain Holden also attracted moch
some In a rich Tunisian habit. One of the finest Greek dresses
was worn by Mr. Junes Gnold.
The principal ornaments were oak and laurel leaves; the latter
prevailed among the young and beautiful. Lozenges, arabesques,
fringes, sod draperies. But, what attracted every eye were twelve
luting Ladies, who, in the aster-part of the night, exhibited a new
ipadrille; they were dressed perfectly alike, s. e. in white satin,
MT trimmed with wreaths of ivy, laurel, and acorns; bead-dress,
&coronet of green velvet, profusely *domed with diamonds, and
ottenaclier of emeralds and amethysts. It was called s The Leal
quartile," and the idea of the whole was takes from one of Dry-
ares Poems.
la the midst of all the splendour and joy above, riot and coast.
404 prevailed below, in conseinsece of peruses attempting to
"dee the rules of the Lade Patronesses by not doming la Pro Per
swims. The Digit er,seed at Ave @Week milk a German Walt&