Litchfield enquirer., 1853-03-03
VICTORIA AT GUILDHALL.

City It scarcely occurs oftcner than once in eight or ten years, and is con- sidersd to be an exceedingly grand event.
 An American lady who was present when last the court and city met, de- scribes the affair in very amusing man> ner m the National Intslligencer. The following passage is an extract from her na,rative:--
 No braver show need you wish to see than a crowd of English nobility, in full dress among them the greatest of the land, statesmen, warriors, and SUI. perb women, clustered. as on this occa- sion. around their fair young sovereign The Queen wore cloth or gold. trimmed with lace and jewels. with necklace, ear rings, George and Garter. as at the ope. "a: her wreath of small red poppies and wheat sheaves fastened in with large di- amends; love of a lace handkerchief, and boquet of p,eposterous size.- The Duchess of Kent sat on her right, and the Duke of Cambridge stood on the left of Prince Albert, who in full uni- form, looked as handsome as the hero p,ince cf fairy tale. Near the throne. stood the Lo,d Mayor. a most interes- ting parsonage. of course to me. from ;ho youthful imaginings o: his power and general magnifcence; and. indeed, tn that assemblage, there was not Q hanosomer, more dign;fed. stately gen. tlemau. than his worship-atlirsd in very rich dress, with flowing, crimson velvet robes. gold chains, and other in> signia of office. hs will do full credit to the knighthood. with which. of course, he is to be invested. But I op ensd my eyes wide. when saw him kneel to the Queen several times merely to ask a question:
 The result of one of these old world postures was. that Her Majesty and the Prince stood up..s ci,cls formed, and the com pany advanced in fife before her, to courtesy their homage. From the depths of the hall they rushed. and very grace> fully were tl,sir salu.ations returned ;i but fIom the aNkwardness of the city 1 ;;SG ;Ss;T s::..:.s:~::: gttra agEEiBg whether earnestness to gaze at the roySSsf in the scene so supremely ridiculous that even the Queen and Prince could not re> frain from laughing rather too openly however, for good taste. She surely could not wish to bs unkind, yet her people must have felt mortified. They Afterwards made the circuit of the adja. cent ballroom. that all might have bow and on returning to the throne, . court auadriIls was formed in front of her. Just then. a young man. very tall. and rather handsome, in full uniform, swung himself through tke circle, with that ex~ traordinary movement 60 peculiar to Esglishmen, and in the most free and easy manner, shook hands with the Queen. It was the Prince of Sax Wei. mar. a connection of the Queen and who has been educated in this county. being Colonel in British regiment.
 The Duke of Cambridge led of with the Marchioness of Douglass -nSe Pfin- cess of Baden---a pretty German blonde. Opposite to them was the Prince of Sax Weimer, with the Msrchioness of Ailss> bury. You could no more form an idea of her ,coronet from description, than ot the regalia: for it would take far more jewels than can be found in America; to form this ornament; . sort of crown covered the head. high and pointed, formed entirely of immense dianonds besides necklace, almost covering the shoulders, of eneralds. aA iach long. set with diamonds. And this was only one of the gli.sering parurss. for the Marchloness of Westminster, Duchess st Norfolk, and many others. had on sepa" rate fortunes. The MArehioness of Dou> | TO, daughter in law of the Duke of Well | lington. is notedly handsome-tali, stateN lly' with rich fnIds of black hair, in which
 her diamonds glitter like stars. In the ouadrille vas the most famed unnarrl'
 ed beauty of England, Lady Clemenlins | Yllliers, daughter of the Earl of Jersey She has classically cbisselled features
 deIicately pure complexion, large ligh
 eyes. and pretty brown hair. and is wha,
 ws should describe with our expressive Americanism, as exceedingly lovely bu
 really remember to have seen in Wash ipq.on. seversl of my own country wo'
 men who might safely contest with hs'
 the palm of beauty.
 As have told yon, there are but few
 pretty women but in cast of feature | figure. and carriage. they are vastly su ps,ior to Americans. The toilets. gen-
 erally. though so rich in material, are s'
 very dowdy, and 50 badly put on. tha one wondersif the race of French dres'
 sIng maids is extinct. Why. even He
 Maiesty's gown was abominably laced not meeting behind. In grace, especial. | Iy in dancing, think tbem not comPar- able to Americans. There were many
 distinguished names present. The E"r of Rosse is very mach like one of ou | N..L .AYG~msh GaFOlinA Ofmk0fA