Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-08-20
I.ONIlON- Inne 10.
Mr.. ANN mrs suknIDAN's

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This grand ents rlainment commenced
yesterday. with The CHRIS, eniog Il Mr.. /.
Sac ridan's iniAn; scr, aud BIZ. Il Sccu's
inian, daugh's,. The ceremony was per.
fn' med by me Rev. O.. Cannon, chaplain
To No Roya! bigbres, tie prince OF
Wales. The sponsors for master She,i-
dan ware the fighi honorsbl. B'inslsy
SheridaD, proxy for his ROYAL h!ghness
lhc rricce OF W ales, aud the countess CT
sIrs,mo, elaEd.
Dinner was served in the grand dining
parlor. The table was laid Tor So. In
The Centre Of the frame wo.il was mos,
5ead,ilul gO.d CHASED vase, at the top of
which was placed ,h- prince of NEa!es's
cofcnet, surmoun'ed by the plume, with
ire motto, 50 Ich d'cu," en- The blue gar.
ter. ri the top, crown. The ground
~orI. OF the frame was painted in the most
beautiful devices. b. Sha3ckarl.--i the
c4t.ge of one Of the side. boards, was the
can, prcsen,ed 10 Mr.. Sheridan by the
Tobago company. D;nner was served
IL he most elegant slyl,' under The di-
r. clion of Mr.. Waidron and Mr.. Scri
veneer; amongst ,hc ccmpany III dinner,
were
Tie Countess Of Westmorciand, VS..
count and riscountes, Ho&ick, Mr.. and
lady Elizabeth NVni,bread, lord advocate
OF Scn;&Bd, hon. Eerkely Craven, MIR.
ard Ms. Bouveri>. col, Graham, Mr..
W;!not, NJ. and Nlrs. n. Osle, MIR. and
Mrs. III. Sc3.., and .tr. and Mrs, i. She
riuac.
Twas in The arrange inr The even.
ing, tta, The taste and fancy OF lac fair
hostess were peculiarly displayed. The
entrance hal! WAS converted iu;o mos.
elegact conservatory, and flied with The
most beauifui scrubs, lemon and orange
trees, intefsper-ed with gr.en lamps,
which had a delightful eiitci.
The hall and grand staircase were CO.
.~erUh win SCARLET cloth the landing
places were elegant figures, bearing pa
tent lamps; The suit of~drawng rooms
that commands view of the thames
Che; IN number) we're decorated w,,h
feetoons Of flowers, and lighted by Gre
can lamps, suspended in the centre of
The room numerous convex lusires were
placed ~ different parts OF the spar,-
nents; in the iirsl room were some beau
,iiui paintings, and in The order or the
room we're elegant gold siards, Bearing
beautiful iostres, with wax-lighs; the
h2or chaiked, representing 2nyrsi in The
centre, and al the angles were isUrel bran
Ches. The middle drawing room was APP
propria,ed for his royal hisliness the
prime of Wales and his party the third
room was in corresponding style Of eie
sance, and led 10 beautiful Turks sh ient,
which was erected 10 the gfand gallery,
ever The arch the entrance 10 this tent
was decorated VIII white diapery, con
Fned By wtea h., Of llowers, over which
was suspended CRESCENT, in vafiegated
lamps; i'll the centre was pillar, cncir
cled wi h @rea'hs % HJgers and varipgat-
ed lamps; at the TOP Of The piliac vas
placed his royal highnSss The prince OF
w less crest, with ;hree white plume
al he end was placed large mirror, f. ;
iOoned 'ouUd with flowers; here table
was laid for SO for supper ard when the
whole Of this elegant sIit of apartments
were thrown open, il fotmsd a most beau
hsul and elegant fromena e; ,wo rooms
towards he court were also Sc, out for
supper, the fist, which is the breakfast
room, was very elegant the window
curtains OF lodIen muslin, wi h pink dfa
perry, decora'ed with fesroons Of flpwers,
and lighted by Grecian lamp, and dia.
mond cut lustre, with crescent, with
row Of vsriegaied lamps along the cornice
of the above; uudsr the alcove was an
oval table Tor eight, in the front Of this
table, another Tor ,hirly-six. H. the ad
joining room, which was ~ the same style
Ut elegance, tie drapery WA orange CO
Tor, looprd with punches Of blue roses,
horse shoe table was set cut for lhfiy-s=
rn. Fables for one hundred we're laid
out, afer the bail, in the { oct drawing
rooms.--Thc grand library was appropri.
ated for dancing; the Aoor vas astcfuily
chaked wnh the princes plume IN the
cenrr, AMI 90 E'ruscan border, with lau.
rel branches az The argles.
FRANCE.
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