Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-11-13
GRAND BALL AND SUPPER ATTHE .ro,yN
HALL. IIyEYNOOI - -

The most splendid entertainment of this Kind ever
Witnessed IN Liverpool was given OH Thursday las,
lnonlas Layiand, Esq the Mayor of this borough
Cards oil invitation had been extensively issued 10 he
principal iamiiies OF the town and eighborhood and
nIaart iuoo persons were present. Amongst many
C ,ner uis'ingushed individuals noticed the
Sountess OF Derby, Lord Stanley, Lady Mary Stan
icy, captain Phibbs Hornby, and several others or
'he same ia'niy, tho whole of the KnowsIey parry n
nio !, TO fourteen Lord and Lady Combermcre,
Murray and family Sir John Hilton. Of Chess
or John Iobin +. Booiic Wilbr;,l,am. ESQ. M p
and family Joseph Birch Esq. Nj. p. General Beck.
w WI admiral MURRAY MIR. MIS- and Mis-. Egerton.
oil uTes'ord-ilail Colonel and Mrs Egerton of Tar
porley the Rev. Rowland Eeerton Wa,burton and
ms son, of Arcy Colonel Freeth and The staff of ,b
district Col. Hodge and most OF the officer, oG the
-9um regiment, now Wing here.
lhe Company began to assemble aI,o,,t nine o,,ocl
anu continued TO arrive in succession for two hon,
aI'erwards. On ascending the grand staircase. thew
received at the first door by four gentlemen TO
whom THIS office had been delegated and bv them
conducted 10 the Mayor and his lativ who Stood M
'he he'ih OF the first drawing ROOM The fine militia
y band OF the 29th stationed on the landno nj
e, s.s, ana entertained the company, as they
'e'cu,"itn select pieces Of music, wazes mar ches
%e; me dancing commenced about eleven o clock
a,,u .he baii was opened by Lord Stanley and Miss
,eahcote daughter ofthe Rev. Samuel Heathcote, the
hector OF Walton, and niece of Sir Thomas Uc,,I,
cote, Bart. oil Hursiey Lodge Hampshirc The great
ea-rooni, with very full and well arranged hand.
was appropriated for country dances and aHadrilles
another Of
was set part exclusively forquadrles The
wasoccnPled rs card room the three drawing rooms
were ieit Tree for promenadcs ; and the dnin,l room
was hed up Tor retreshment, previously to the OPEN
ing oi The supper rooms below. The refrcshme MS
consisted OF great variety of fruits and
ry, with an abundance OF the lighter French vines
such as sotcrne, Vim de Grave, &c. and the tables,
we're decorated with n beautiful coIlec,or of II, ~
choicest exotic and dollhouse flowers and pjants
The upper-rooms below were thrown omen NJ one
e!ocR, ana, on entrance, presented coup Doll,
which even nose who were the most accustomed 10
such spectacles declared was most striking and no.g
nihcent. The great court room had been e,,;reIu
hooreu over tor the occasion and the windows were
very ne'y ana taseiully fitted up with white draperv
ihu decorated with ornamental flags The great side
door was lett open, and communicated across the p.
sage 10y "A rlSta, with the lesser court room or Nav
or Office, which was fitted up in like manner SO that
.he eye could take in the whole a single view The
tables were adorned with the superb gilt candcabras
used mt the Mayors tables and with n number of al
egaht triangular epergneS, fruit stands Constructed
after an antique model and finished so ms tn have ali
the appearance oifrosed silver. At one end of the
prncipat table appeared large real3 vine branch.
Proiusely hung with lunches of grapes and auparent
~ growing out of a silver vase. The supper which
was cold, comprised every delicacy of the season
MnIch labor and expense could possibly procure in
ciuunS every variety OF game, immense number of
inc finest Holsters, &c. The fruits consisted of near
~ oOOO peaches and nectarines 1900 lunches NJ
grapes, estimated to weigh nearly quarter of ton
iUO pine apples, from two TO four hounds v.;,ht c.c
and 10 melons, besides other fruits The cI,mp,;ync
winch was very choice, and of which the onsmptioi
was great beyond I'LL calculation, was so cfcctuaIly iced
ast present mostdelightlu and refreshing
The company went down to supper in three divisions
and by that means perfectly accommodated
Alter supper, dancing above, and conviyiay below
were resumed with augmented vigour, and the as
semby did not dispense ill nearly five o'clock in the
morning, delighted beyond expression with the varied
enjoyments OF the evening. Notwithstanding, The
coseness Of the night, the rooms were so eoctuallv
yentiiated that inconvenience was felt from the
heat
The display of beauty, elegance and fashion was.
oil course, too splendid for TO particularzc any
attempt at which, where the objects of arlmiration
were so numerous, would be useless and invidious.
Many Of the ladies' profusely Ornamented with
diamonds and the rooms brilliantly light
cd, that every appendage and decoration Of beauty
appeared to the greatest advantage