The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-06
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the 18th ult, the first State Ball of the season, al
Buckingham Palace, to which party of Sll were
invited. The Picture Gallery, Green Drawing room
| Saloon, State dining room, and Promenade Gale
! ry, were opened for the reception. The Queen
! wore dress of white Grape white silk, tive
founces, the upper one lonped up with bouquets OF
| white lilacs and chrysanthenms, ornamen:ed with
diamonds. Her Majesty's headdress was formed
CT wreath of white llacs and chrvsant theums
ornamented with diamonds The Princess Alice
wore white Grape dress rich glace silk, trim
med with bugles and white roses, and a wreath of
white roses to correspond. The Duchess of Cam
bridge wore black glace silk dress, trim
med with black tulle, and an over-skirt of deep
black lace A stomacher, necklace and earrings
of pearl and diamonds. The head.dress was com
posed OF pearl tiara, black feathers and black
lappets. The Princess Mary, of Cambridge wore
a white tulle DRESS festoOned with large bows of
white mauve ribbon and fringe, and covered with
a silver tulle veil. The body to correspond A
stomacher of pearls and diamonds; necklace and
earrings, pearls and diamonds. Head-dress a
wreath of lilies of the valley and mauve velvet
leaves with diamond ornaments. The Princess of
Leiningen wore white tarlatan dress over white
silk, trimmed with white convolvulus entwined
with diamonds. Weippert's band of thrty-six
musicians, conducted by Mr.. John Weippert, was
In attendance in the orchestra.
The PRINCE OF WALEs.-The Prince of Wales
came up from Oxford on purpose to attend the ball
and danced away as if he thoroughly enjoyed it,
ample space, OF course, being preserved for the
Prince and his attendants. There was no particu-
lar novelty IN the way of costumes among the
dresses worn by the ladies.
The DREssEs.-The Duchess of Beaufort. the
Dow. Duchess, and the Countess Howe we're in
black, though the dress of the Duchess was relieved
with sprigs of diamonds. The Minister from Swift
erland, and the Minister from the King of
Naples, made their first appearance at the State
Ball at Court. The Minister from Switzerland
appeared in black Court suit enlvened with steel
buttons, not very happy combination perhaps,
but still the wish and intention were manifest
Hos l.-l,s -
ly. The Prince and Princess of Wadeck and
Pyrmont, were present. The Prince wore dark
blue uniform with large silver epaulettes and an
polhtments, and was decorated with the insignia of
an order OF one of the Ducal Houses of Germany
The Prince and Princess are but newly arrived in
TINS country, and have brought their four Young
children with them. These Princesses have been
IormaHy introduced to the Royal Juveniles of
buckingham Palace, and a system of visiting is
now established. Sir John Bowring was another
notability present
The JEwELRY.-There were some magnificent dis
plays of Jewels at the Ball. and some exquisite spe
cimens of lace worn. Madame Musurus the wife
of the Turkish Ambassador, wore three beautiful
lace point founces over mauve with white lace
berthe to correspond; and the Baroness de Cetto
also displayed a double skirt of point lace appa-
renty of enormous value; and list of dresses of
this character might be extended almost Indefinite
ly. The Baroness de Brunnow wore white tulle
dress, ornamented with bars of cerise velvet en-
chdtedne; but novelty in dress there was positive
AMERICANS PkESENT-The United States Minis
ter, George NJ. Dallas, Mrs and the Misses Dallas
and the Secretaries of the Legation; Mr.. and Mrs
John Bigelow, Mr.. William Everett Mrs Wash
ington Jackson, Miss and Miss Ellen Jackson Mr.
W c. Rives, Jr.
THE QUEEN's LEvEE.-The Birthday Drawing
Room on Nav 18th, was a remarkably brilliant one
and the weather had influence in preventing the
arstocracy and upper circles of society paving their
respectful homage to her MAJESTY on her natal dav
DISPLAY OF DGAMoNDs.-The display of iewelry
at the receptions of her Majesty is amongst the
most remar kable sights and must strike STRANGER
to the country giving the precedence to Eng
land over every other land for the wealth which
has been, from time to time, bestowed on her fair
daughters by generous hands Of relatives, remain.
ing heiroOms in the family. At the drawing
room, amongst the most resplendent in iewelrv,
we noticed the Duchess of Northumberland who
wore tiara of diamonds of the most costly char
acter, nearly three inches in depth: the Duchess
also displayed superb necklace of single stone
diamonds OF great size The Duchess of BuccIeuch
had a complete suit of emeralds and diamonds; the
largest emeralds about the size of half
crown piece, and were worn on the bust The
Duchess ot Wellington had fine tiara and neck
lace of single stone diamonds. The iewelrv con
sisting of diamonds and emerads. worn bv Lady
Wenlock, Lady Hunter, and Lady Caroline Bur
CESS was very fine. Mrs McGare displayed
beautiful necklace of large sapphires set with dia-
monds Vscountess Fielding diamonds were very
fine, and arranged on light blue velvet which en-
circled the head, the neck, and corsage. Orna-
ough had a deep bandeau of diamonds around the
head, which set in the pattern of the Grecian
fret. She also displayed some remarkably beauti
tul ornaments The Countess of Dalkeith's suit
was OF very large turquoises, set with diamonds.
The necklace, head.dress and cOrSage were par
hcularly noticed. The diamonds of Lady Lindsay
and Mrs. Merritt were extremely beautiful The
Duchess of Roxburghe's diamonds and rubies were
very fine, and Lady Caroline Burgess emeralds
were remarkably large. The Marchoness of Lon
donderry's diamonds were magnificent, consisting
of tiara, stomacher and necklace. The Duchess of
st. Adams wore particularly beautiful diamond
necklace. Baroness Brunnow had on a large East
ern head-dress of velvet, studded with Jewels
The Baroness Meyer de Rothschild wore a splendid
diamond head ornament in the shape of diamond,
large diamonds forming the centre circle and
diamond ornament at the back of the head, with
three immense drops hanging on the brow; also
splendid pearl necklace, consisting of three rows
of immense size, with large sapphire and diamond
and pearl drops.
LADIES DRESSEs-THE QUEEN-Wore a train of
white ribbed silk, trimmed with ruches of Grape,
white roses, and white buges; the petticoat white
Grape over white silk, trimmed to correspond. Her
Majesty's head-dress was composed of a diadem of
opals and diamonds white feathers, and white
Grape veil.
THE Princess ALICE-Wore train of rich white
crystalline silk, trimmed with tue and bows of rib
bon; the petticOat Of rich glace silk, bouilons of
tulle dotted with bows of ribbon. Her royal
highness wore wreath of lilies of the valley and
camelias as head dress: ornaments, diamonds.
The PRINCESS MARY OF CAMBRIDGE-WOre a white
mOire train, lined and bordcred with pink trimmed
with Mechn lace, boquets of flowers, and silver
cord; the petticoat of pink glace silk, covered with
putfings of Grape, and handsome tunc of Brussels
lace; the corsage to correspond; ornaments, pea's
and diamonds. Her ROYAL Highness wore as a
head-dress diadem of diamonds feathers and sill
tulle veil
Princess EDWARD OF xE-WEIMAR.-Train OF
rich rose more Gothique, lined with taffetas,
trimmings of and white tulle bOuffants caught
wit hunchps nj nd whi
with berthe of fine old guipure lace tulle
draperies; bouquet of pink and white roses;
taffeas petticOat covered with Grape, the front
tabier with and white Grape ruches and
punches of rOses tunics of fine old guipure lace,
caught back with tulle scarves and roses. Wreath
of roses lace lappets and feathers; diamonds.
Mrs. SCHENLBY.-CO de cour composed of
a train of mauve taffetas lined with silk and
trimmed with tulle, blonde and bouquets of white
cressantanse; corsage to cOrespond skirts of white
tulle over glace silk, very elegantly trimmed with
mauve and blanche flowers bOquets of white
cressantaues and mauve cressantanes. Couture of
ostrich feathers and lappets; parure of diamonds
Miss sSCHENLEY.-COstume de cour composed of a
train of pink tafetas d'ltalie, lined with silk
trimmed with tue and pink and white roses; skirts
of pink and white tulle over glace silk very ele.
gantly trimmed with pink and white roses Couture
of ostrich feathers, appets, and flowers.
GARIBALDfs OFFICERS Steele publishes a
letter from M. Ricciardi containing some interest
ing details of the seven officers, who under Carl
0aidI, command the CdccldtOrl dele Aipi. La Masa
is known through the brilliant part he took in the
insurrection witnessed by the city of Palermo on
the 18th OF January, lS4S, and also through his
having taken part in the war of Independence as a
Chief over some Sicilian volunteers. He contrib
uted also to the defence of Messina against the roya
troops, in the month of September, lS48 During
his exile he published few political and historical
works, one of which account of the events
of which Sicily was the theatre in 1916 and 1919.
Carini, who is also Sicilian, got up regiment of
cavalry at Palermo during the reyOu tionary neriod
of l84S and l649, and when the revolution broke
of Sicily, but also that of Italy, by his French and
italian ReuieW, which appeared at Paris until the
commencement of 1859. Stocco native of Gala
bria, is well known and very popular in that part
of the Neapotan kingdom. In 1S49, he was one
of the trustest and bravest lieutenants in the in
surrection OF the Caabrias, and he esrecally gave
proof of his bravery and skill the 9th of June
during that combat at long odds between Agitola
and MAZDA, that lasted nearly twelve hours and in
which from four to five hundred Calabrians were
seen fighting advaDtageously against nearly all the
troops commanded bv General Nunziante, which
troops would have been utterly defeated had the
other Calabrian chiefs come up to the aid of StOc
CARROLL is the brother of one of those glorious
volunteers who were killed last year in the war
against Austria As soon as be heard of Garibadis
plans, he came here in haste from Pavia, and it
his own mother who, still in mourning
for her eldest son, presented him to the General
and as if she had done nothing vet, presented to
him the sum of thirty thousand francs! | can tell
you that traits of this kind are by no means rare
with us, especially of late and truly such case
does not furnish the least plain proof of the com