Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-06-03
BRITISH LUXURY.

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PRINcE REGENT's FETE
This grand entertainment took place
last night.-At about ten o'clock the
whnls OF Pail Mall WAS crowded with
carriages and mobs, aud CaVlton- houss
began to receive its nno!e conpau! -
The scene that presented itself TO US
was trsly splendid, and We had the OPP.
pouunitv Of sscing most Of those who
congratulated her Majesty the prece"-
ing dav. exhibiting, IN the habllImcnts OF
the evening, their charms III most
pleasing kind Of variety
The decorations Of the house differed
very littlc from those hici were lavish
ed upon il when the lasi Ecte WAS gwen.
We conld observe no difference bat
what the difference of the season render
ell necessary. The utilitY of the various
arrangements was as oorIons As their
elegance. and nothing could have been
more admirably pianhed than gallery
from the Throne-rosm 70 the Gothic
Conservatory, throngt, which, when sup
per was ready, the Prince, her Na]eSiy
the Processes, and lew al the most
distinguished persouagcs passed. by
this means thev arrived at the head OF
the table without being in the sligh,es
degree iuesmmoded The crowds were
so iramensc, that though in so polished
al assembly there was not much confu-
sion. the heat was occasionally almost
inlolerable.
The r.o,ns thrown open for the re-
ception of company were the throne
room, ball room, circular dining room,
drawing room. the two blue vei'et
rooms, aud the Eve anti-rsoms, compo-
slug the grand suite. The dfaper'es
were magnificent to an extreme degres.
The tangings and canopies were OF blue
sind crimson velvet, enriched With gold
fringes, and various ornaments oil massy
geld. II Siabad the Sailor bad look
at this abode, the glitter of his ifs'aglna-
ton wosld have been increased, and ne
could have spoken of palace, raised by
tho art Of FAIRIES, and sas.efraneons
dwellings, which received light tFom
nothing but diamond, with ten times as
much fuency, for the sight supplies
more opportunities for the energy oil
description han all the other sesses.
He might also have spoken Of beauty In
It's GREATEST perfection, 81 blue eyes biat
ewes, hazel eyes, and ths innumsrable
grace.. which ne are willing TO Suppose
belong to those who combine pretty Ia:
COS with high rank The girandoles, &
candelsaras, the Ottoman's sofas, ana
console tables, appeared as ifthey sprung
at The call of some eastern magician, x
the melton of the company, in the midst
Of these miracles Of art, gave Us an idea
which IS utterly Undesirable. We OBJ
served n nevelty in ol;s OF the rooms
The carved Gothic side-boards, which
have blcr in preparation some time Tor
this occasion, were fer the first time ex-
hibiied they were covered with scarlet
ctoth. embroidered, and upon them
We're laid n,atchIcss services ut gold x
silver.gii, plate, Illuminated by caadele-
bias and tripods Of the most costly or
molu. The company repaired to the
supper rooms, when supper vas an
nounced, which were the conservatory,
and the dining.room on the basement
story. At the head oithis conservatory
was placed the Princes table, at which,
as we have said before, he appeared sud-
denly, without having mixed with the
greater part of the guests. This table
WAS elevated on platform about six
inches from the ground, and there was
long rengc Of tables extending trem 1t
to the Princes hed-cbsmber. All those
tables we're covered with gsla or silver
gilt plate, and the supper was the most
exquisite in the forms of the food and
the delicacy of IT, we ever beheld A.
mopgst the company were all the Prin-
cesses, the Royal Dukes. the Archbi-
shops Of Canterbury and York-in fact
almost every character of distinction IN
town.