New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-01
An American Lady Abroad.

OF all gossiping travellers and critics of for
eign society aud usages commend US to
shrewd and accomplished woman Of the world.
They see a host Of interesting little facts which
men have no eyes for and relate them in e.
piquant, rafting way which might drive mss-
culne pen to desperation One Of these charm
ing gossps has suffered The National fnte!i-
genoer to print extracts from her letters TO her
family, written while in Europe, from which
we take the following description Of what the
fair writer saw at ball given to tho Queen BY
the City Of London:
TIE Life Guards lined the way; Gentlemen ushers
Sleris Aldermen and the Lord Mayor, IN full robcs o
State preceded her Black, white and goti sticks the
Mareulses of Westminster and Breedsbrne bowed
baek ward b.ore her the hall ringing With loyal sc
camstions every curtsying profoundly a., leaning
on the arm of Prince Albert bowling gently and srs
cously ~ all her MAjety paced % the throne circle
In front OF herwss kept clear and had capitol place
from which TO take In tbs gorgeous coup d@M Inc va
vet end satin and plumes OF the city iies the blazing
coronss and Jewels OF the court dresSes and uniiorm
aud the flashing scooutremeDts u the Guards formed
dazzling picture No Drawer show need you wish 70 500
than o crowd Of English nobility la fai dress among
them The greatest In tho sndsiesrnen WARRIOR, and
superb women. cluVtered, this occasion, around
their fair young sovereign.
The Queen clSth Of GOLD uunfnfo WIN ihcc snu
ieyel, with necklace earrings. George and Garter hu
wreath OF small red peoples and wheat shsayes issesed
in with large diamonds; love Of lace handkercnhi.
end bouquet Of prepostefus size he Duchess oil hens
sat on her night and the Duke oil Cambridge stood or me
Left OF Prince Albert who. la full uniform, looked ~
Ia ndsome the hero prince OF fairy tale Near mo
stood the Lord Mayor, most interesting person
age of me. from youthful Imagining Of M
DaWef ana general magnlcen ana indeeh w u'"s
ssmblsye there net o Landowner more ds'anee.
stately gentleman than his worehip; stred ~ very ncn
] al FflsC
sud cher insignia II cice he will do hi creoh 10 ths
kpshibood with which OF course ne 10 10 be inveNrc
Put | opened ny eyes very wide when So" hin
Ls,,I 10 the Queen several times merely 10 al q"s
80, The re,uIt OF one Of those old world postnres
yrr & at her Msjesty and the Prince stooa Up ec's
va. torn ed aud the company shFs nseo ~ ne os'y1s
her 10 curtsey thsir homage From the eephs ~ inc
tnss Md and very grace lilly were their salufs
go rs,nrned Lu. from tie swkwerdncss u the ciil
.1,e apuaTeptly not knowing whether ~ kneei, and
,lHa9 over each other In their confusion united win
r esgerness 20 gaze the royal party. the
40 nely ridiculous that even the Qeen and Prince
could rot refrain from isnghing-ra,her too openly.
however. for good tssse shc surely couin nN wan W
se NJ kind yet her good people must have felt mos-
tfsd.
They sftrwsrd made the circuit Of the sasesnt bali
roomS that all might have bow, and on returning -
the thru Court quadrle wa. formed in front Of her.
Just the a young very Tall and rather handsome.
10 full uniform, swung hiDsef through the circle. With
that extraordinary movement peculiar " En2lehnee.
and IN the moss free and easy shook hands with
tie Queen Is wa. the Prince Of Ssxe Weilnar,
ntxon Of Inc Queen AMI who has been educated in thu
country being Colonel IN Britlsh regiment The Duke
of Canbrfge (wnO h . goodlookn1 black bafed per-
SOD graceful by any means and apparently hndnS
tbs very good world to hive IN led Of with The aar'
ehioE cas- OF Dou gla-Re Princes Of Badens pretfy
German blonde. rssy dissinet however, from ths
Engh.h cut Of sornplexoD.
| Opposfe 20 them was the Prince q sake Weinaf.
with The Marct onees Of Ayissbury but could tins beau
tf dsti. ss creature With mssses Of exquisite aSen
curb be the pcrson Of me sensseH 'se9se II Chee.
such i the contrast affected BY Engshwonen in Morn
ing and evening dress day and night certsiSly are
not more unlike You could no more form an hes ~
her csronee from my description than Of the Tes.l'e
for II wouldske far more jewels than esn DC lona :
America to form this ornament sort VI ssown eS'.
pg he head hssh and pointed, Sormc easeiy o. 'ns
Inense di.monds; bs: neeL.ee s ~ .iah 49,
ord., And rhs vas only oas Of the ete:sns psrures
for the xarehOsss Of ws.smis.ss, Dss ss % ~, ~,
felix and many others hsA on sepsfsso s, ~ ys..s y
Wellington u uossdly hsndsome-ta ''sssy win , re-
folds Of black hair. which her diamonds s'i'esea W.
ia the qasdys,e vss the mos. famed unmarried ''sa