Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-02
THOMAS COOPER. M d.
w +. DESSAUSSURE,
COmHliitee OF Correspondence and Communication.
HIGH LIFE

Eigh, closely printed columns Of lie liverpool aler-
cnry of the ioh Of Oct occnrird wuh ,iescrip-
ton of grand fancy ball, Masquerade which inu!.
place the Town Hall in that civ AZ The close nf
great musical festival, which engrossrd much of tc
week, and the proceeds OF which appropriated
rs CHARITY. The festival consisted az oriiorns con-
certs and balls at which The whole amount colec ted
Tor charitable purposes was nearly 6 600.
Al The concluding scene on Friday night, " hrl is
said 10 have surpassed any of the mdsnue'ades OF the
British metropolis IN former times ms persons,
sisling of all classes and professions, noh.cnien,
bishops, and other cergymen, soltiirrs, LAWYERS,
physicians, chants and people oi every other de
cripon, were resent, and played such parts suii-
ed their tastes and hnnors. Among the rest, a.
serve the names Of several American gestrmen.-
MI Hudson, of Schenectady ia this state, personals
/ ed well dressed SpaniaTd and major Gamble of
Washington city, an Indian chief Some idea may
he formed OF the variety and OF the character
| assumed from the following string of allitersrions
embracing he whole alphabet. From more sper-
nc detail gren afterwards, there appears Ia he liulc
or eXaggeraii0n for The sake of rounding ont the
| catalogue. Here" snys the hlercury," mingling
IN the dance, promenading conv eisine seen,
abhots, Aigerines, aniIquares, and angels batrns,
braSo"s, bariisters and beauties clowns cour,irrs
and caphs dukes, Danes and dowagers; ensigns,
esgnires and cyclists; farmers, fairies and flower
girls Grecians, gossps, Germans aud gardeners 4;
nussars, higanders aud Hintioos Indians, infants
and Icelanders Jews, japanese and jokers kings
and Kamschat,Iaes lawyers, lords, lovers, ladies
and laplanders MAYORS, magistrates and mandarins;
nabobs, no'les and Neapolans officers, outlaw ard
oddities peasants, priests and pirates qneens, qua
kers and qirInuncS robbers, Romans aud racers !;
Spaniarts, sailors aud shepherdesses Taias turks,
tyrants and Tyroese Insurers and U,opians Ver' :
i'ans, villagers and villains warriors, woodncp and
waFdrIs youths and yeomen ;gzealos aud Zsalan-
ders."
Time wonld fail rs, it worthy of the attention
OF readers, TO enumerate the splendid costumes
and various tastes nj The performers ~ this grand
pageant, winch seems 10 he revival Of An obsolete
custom. we cannot neglect TO mention however,
that MIR. MDowal, editor ofihe Liverpool Advertiser,
IS represented having effected his entrance AZ
10 o'clock precisely. He appeared in the appropriate
costume of the Tnikis secretary, for the purpose of
recording the proceedings Of he night in his journal
OF next morning and is said 10 have sustained his in
ieI!eciua character with gres, truth an,kideliiy tie
retired about o'clock, to describe The spleniour
and beauty, and variety Of the scene but unfurru-
pately he was found about in deep sleep, the re-
cording pen moving even then mechanically in his
fingers.
Al one O'Clock in the morning the company hsg,n
TO retire and al two the comfortably
,hInned. The several amnsements were kept up with
much spirit until o'clock, after which Mr.
Hutchinson, who personated The speaker of the house
OF commons the orders of the day having been dis
posed OF, adjourned the house, sine die.
so they do things in England ". Y. Statesman