The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-01 00:00:00

COURT ANb FASHION.

On Tuesday, the Queen and Prince Albert, accom-
panied by the Prince of Leiningen, and the royal family,
and attended by their usual retinue, left Claremont for
London. The Grand Duke Constantine of Russia was
presented to the Queen by Lord Palmerston, and had an
audience. in the evening Prince Albert dined with the
officers of the Scots Fusilier Guards, and afterwards at-
tended, in company with the Queen, the performances at
Her Majesty's Theatre.

On Wednesday the Queen had a dinner party at Buck-
ingham Palace. The company included the Duchess of
Kent, the Grand Duke Constantine, the Hereditary
Grend Duke and Duchess of Saxe Weimar, the Prince of
Lucca, the Prince of Leiningen, the Duchess of Suther-
land, &c.
On Thursday, the Queen held a drawing-room at St.
James's Palace, in celebration of her birth-day. In the
evening, the Queen and, Prince Albert attended the per-
formances at Her Majesty's Theatre.

THE QUEEN'S BIRTH-DAY IN LONDON.—On Thurs-
day the Queen's Birth-day was celebrated in London with
the usual rejoicings. Part of the Foot Guards were
inspected by Prince Albert and the Grand Duke Con-
stantine of Russia, in St. James's Park. In the evening
the public buildings, club-houses, and many private
dwellings were illuminated. State dinners were given in
honour of the day by most of the cabinet ministers and
great ministers of state.

THE ROYAL VIS7TO CAMBRIDGE.—It is now gene-
rally understood that her Majesty and the Prince Consort
will arrive at Cambridge at an early hour on Monday, the
sth of July, and will remain till Wednesday afternoon.
It is likewise believed, if not indeed ascertained as a posi-
tive fact, that the Duke of Wellington will likewise honour
with his venerable presence the august ceremony.
A formal invitation has been sent by the Queen to Me-
hemet Ali, who is said to intend paying a visit to England
next year, if the state of his health and affairs will allow
him to leave Egypt.
LADIES DRESSES AT THE DRAWING-ROOM.--Her
Majesty :—Dress of white tulle illusion, trimmed with
ruches of tulle and gold blonde, over a white satin slip ;
train of gold and white brocade, lined with white satin,
and trimmed round with ruches of tulle and a wreath of
honeysuckle ; body and sleeves ornamented with gold
blonde and diamonds. Head dress, feathers, gold blonde
lappets, wreath of honeysuckle and diamonds. The
Duchess of Kent :—Court dress, composed of a rich blue
and white brocaded satin train, lined with white satin,
and trimmed all round with Brussels point and bows of
ribbon ; dress of the same brocade, with a tablier of
Brussels lace, fastened on each side with bows of ribbon
and diamonds ; berthe of Brussels point and stomacher of
diamonds. Plume of white feathers, Brussels lace, and
tiara of diamonds. The Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Saxe Weimar :—Court dress, composed of a Brussels lace
train, over white satin, trimmed with Brussels lace and
bows of white satin ribbon ; Brussels lace dress, over
satin, with lace flounces ; tablier of lace and bows of
ribbon ; berthe of Brussels lace, and stomacher of dia-
monds, with pendants. Her Royal Highness wore the
Russian Order of St. Catherine, with the badge and star,
the ribbon fastened on the shoulder with a magnificent
bow of diamonds. Her Royal Highness wore a superb
tiara of diamonds, and a smaller one at the back of the
head, to fasten the plume of feathers, and lappets. The
pearls and diamonds worn as bracelets were magnificent.