The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-07

genth<<SoSzs> <s but little held Tor remark. The
whole i. eeented mass Of gay and glittering uni
forms, the official, royal, and county services being
varied now and then by those of foreign powers.
Among these the uniforms of the cavalry Of the
Grand Duke Of Hesse attracted notice from its
soldierly and service-like character. OCCASIONALLY
toe, might he the court dress, par ercelece
gentleman who was neither in the militia, the yeo-
many, or the deputy lieutenant Of a county-a
pure civilian-in dress, which, after the lapse of a
few more years, may not improperly be termed the
costume OF the time Of George the Third. With
the exception of one or two of these coats being
composed OF velvet, there was nothing to relieve
this dress of any of its severe original formality.
The doors Of the palace were thrown open at one
o'clock, and long before the arrival of her Majesty
at St. James, the largest suite of reception rooms,
the tapestry chamber, and the ante room, were
filed, and in short time afterwards the staircase
and corridor were crowded In this state of things
the ladies had nothing else to do but to carry the
guard-room Of the Ye0men Of the Guard, where
they established themselves, and remained until
the passage of those who were before them to the
presence of the Queen, left them room enough TO
arrived at St. James's Palace from buckingham
Palace, with her usual punctuality, precisely at two
o'clock, and was received, on her arrival at the
garden gate of the palace, by the band Of the I'd
Life Guards, with the National Anthem.
The first proceeding after her Majesty's arrival
the reception Of the bishops in the royal closet
when his Grace the Archbishop of Can ,erbury, as
the spiritual head of the national church, delivered
on behalf of his Episcopal brethren and his own,
q congratulatory address on the suspicious event
which yesterday was set apart specially to celebrate,
and which was most graeiously acknowledged by
her Majesty.
The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince AL.
bert, surrounded by the Duke OF Cambridge, the
Duke aud Duchess OF Sake Coburg Gotha, the Duk,
Ernest Of Wurtemberg, Prince Henry of tn,
Netherlands, the Prince Of Leiningen, and Prince
Edward of Sake Wemar, then entered the throne
room, and took their station in front of the
throne.
Her Maesty's dress was white-the material
beau ful m hro VIII
trimmed with silver blonde, and ornamented with
diamonds. The petticoat was of white satin, with
tue and white satin ribbons The head dress was
diamonds and feathers, and wreath of blue corn
flowers In all the state receptions this year, the
Queen has generally worn some flower or blossom
which was either emblem of the season, or in
bloom at the time; and at this the last and crown
ing state reception Of the season, the blue corn
flower was worn by her Majesty, for this flower
not only worn as wreath for the head dress, but
also ornamented the train. Immediately after the
Queen had taken her station the doors OF the draw
ing room thrown open, and the representatives
of Russia, Spain, America, France, Austria, Bel
GUM, II olland, Denmark, Prussia, Sweden, Portu-
gal, Mexico, and Turkey, attended by their secre
tares and numerous attaches, approached and paid
their respects to her Majesty and his Royal High
ness Prince Albeit.
The Cabinet Ministers, Commander-in-chef, off.
Gals and state fur ctonaries, and all those among
the nobility to whom the Queen is pleased to accord
the privilege of the ntree, followed after the corps
dipcniattqus in paying their loyal and dutiful res
ptcbS 10 uer Nl5Jeslyj anu SO numerous was the
circle, that it almost announced to ordinary
drawing room. After these had retired, the ge-
neral company, till now crowded in the oater rooms,
were admitted to the presence of her Majesty and
her ilustrious circle
The reception altogether occupied two hours.
The iiluminati)ns on Saturday night, in honor of
her Majesty's birthday, were moro than usually
brilliant, and more houses than on previous ami
versari Of the event decorated with de-
vices al letters in variega:ed lamps and gas.
The club houses ut the west end of the town pre-
sented blaze of light the theatres were very
tasefully Illuminated the Polytechnic Institution,
the Coliseum, the Gallery of Illustration, Regent
street, had each their respective notices, stars and
allegorical representations. The tradesmen of her
Majesty also displayed their loyalty in the bril-
liaDcy of their devices, and altogether the scene
very brilliant The streets were crowded with
people viewing the spectacle for ra hours, the
concourse of carriages, and the mob of pedestrians
in some localities, almost blocking up the way
order was, however, well preserved, and it does
not appear that any accidents were occasionei by
the pressure.