Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-15
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ment, which eliminated on Friday evening at
the royal ball. The historians of the occasion
are enthusiastic and voluminous in descrip-
tons of the incidents OF these royal days and
nights. The sedate and sober-minded World
gives the following account of the appoint
ments" OF the Academy of Music, prepare
tory to
THE PRINCES BALL.
Over the stage they have thrown tent'like
pavilion, beneath which, if necessary, the
twelve tribes of Israel might have encamped'
The tent glitters with glossy sheen whch
at first sight resembles silk; the TACT Delhg
that ii is composed of baser fiber. AT the re-
mote extremity of the high pavilion is dais
of two steps one less than that on which stood
the bedstead of that elaborate monarchical
mountebank the fourteenth Louis. There Is
something feryent in the luster which this
scarlet, clad dais reflects. The light quivers
and palpitates upon it as if, in anticipation of
| the royal tread, the senseess fiber had grown
| hot with the flush OF fever. That which was
a sickly green blotch of distemper paint this
morning discloses itself now as a glimmering
| perspective of foliage at the extreme of which
lies against the horizon castle dwindled with
distance, on which the moonlight rests Be-
fore the rush begins, it may be that we had
better station ourselves near the dais, and
look upon the effect of the falling spray of
light shed from those winking jets that bound
like rosaries Of gems, the circles which sweep
above us till they reach the dome. The in
tensity of the light is empowering. In add-
ton to the usual number of Jets, long semi.
circular sweeps OF flame, from numerous shad-
ed Jets, glitter and re-fash till the perspec-
tive is SO flooded with light that its detail
is lost. 1t is a relief to turn to the
less gittering phases of the royal carnival
| five look out into the foyer, carpeted with the
richest crimson, we shall see portrait, of the
size of life, of her most gracious majesty the
queen, copied from Sullys admirable picture.
With exquisite taste and judgment this work
has been placed that any satisfying view of
it is impracticable. The ghost OF a smile
glimmers from the face, evoked possibly by
the one winking gas jet in the vicinity the
rest is in shadow. On either side of this royal
portrait are two exquisite paintings, represent
ing the French and German schools which
have but lately been received here. The
| French picture is one of the chef dOuweS of
| Troyon, a translation of dewy morning land
| scape into this assemblage of glittering arti6-
cialites. bringing the outer corridors, alter
nate vases filled with flowers, with bronze stat
uettes of oubjects sacred, protane, and neither.
They are ornamental, but not appropriate.
Moreover, they occupy room for which sturdy
men and fair women will be gasping anon. The
outer corrodor closed in, and decorated with
flags, is cOpously embelshed with policemen
They walk to and fro, and regard the gather
ing crowd upon the opposite side of the street.
upon whose faces falls from some weird cleo
trio light in the vicinity glare which makes
them livid, like the faces of men long drown
| ed, with staring open eyes, with the negligent
lisnessness of men thoroughly accustomed to
crowds, and knowing generally no good Of
| them.
THE OPENING FIAsCo.
But while we have been prating thus the
guests have gathered They are passing
through the many corridors in gttering cas-
cades. The long, wide reach of flooring is al
ready surging sea of life. Movement to or
fro, except with the swaying tide is impossi-
BILE. How dancing is to take place here is the
most reconcile OF mysteries. There is no
time, however, at present to think OF that fri
volity, for the band has just struck up " God
save the Queen" an indication that the arri
val of the prince is imminent A small yellow
curtain is drawn from a side door al the re
mote end Of the stage, those assembled on the
floor rise unanimously upon tiptoe, enter the
awaited guest, closely followed by his suite,
who range themselves on either side in front
OF the dais when
CRASH!
An unpleasantly audible report a few pros
center of the stage, and conviction flashed
upon the average minds that the floor had
broken in. A few naval officers, men accus-
toned to action, plunged wildly in the direc-
ton OF the fracture, seized the loosened boards,
and with superhuman vigOr succeeded in I'M
covering space as large perhaps, as small
bedroom, disclosing blear sinister intersec
ton of mangled ratters, and some dusky twi-
| light mysteries of those depths to which stage
heroes sometime descend through trap doors.
| This shocking interruption to the festivities of
the evening, just on TIE verge of pleasure,
was restored, and everything was going more
merrily than any marriage ball room event,
will be likely to give our distinguished visitors
most untavorabe impression of the solidity
| of our institutions. The cause of it. it is well
to state, was not the frailty of the temporary
flooring, but the weakness of the permanent
stage on which it was erected. One of the up.
rights joists which rested upon the unSupport
ed stage, crushed through the thin boards,
which caused the whole structure to cave in.
1t was a most fortunate circumstance that
dancing had not commenced when the acct
dent happened, or the consequences might have
been very serious.
WHOM HE DANCED WITH.
Then there were two disturbed and dreary
hours of repairing. Just as the iron tongue
Of midnight was tolling twelve, the royal baron
and his suite were once more ushered i'll and
took their places upon the dais at the foot of
the stage, Lord Lyons standing upon the right
OF the baron, and the Duke of Newcastle lean.
ing upon the arm of Gen. Scott in front, Mai.
Teesdale's handsome countenance looming up
behind his lordship. Lord Renfrew smiled
good naturedly, and looked around upon the
gay scene with a rather quizzical expression
on his fair features. Mrs. Morgan was now
introduced to Lord Renfrew, and then his ex-
cellency, the governor; after which Mr. Peter
Cooper assumed the responsible post of master
of ceremonies and, mounting the dais, re-
quested the crowd to dispense so that dancing
might commence. But excellent as Mr..
Cooper is at many more important things, he
does not shine as a Beau Nash, and his urgent
requests to the "siken wonders" which sur.
rounded him, had not the least effect upon
them. Everybody was determined to see the
prince dance, and this could not be done at a
distance. Two or three gallant military off
GERS in epaulettes next essayed to clear space
large enough to admit of quadrille being
formed, and at II. Is the feat was accomplish
ed the prince led out Mrs. Gov. Morgan, and
the first quadrille was commenced, the yiS.a MS
OF Baron Renfrew being Miss Wood, Ia niece
OF his honor the mayor,) who danced with
our distinguished fellow citizen, James w. Ge
rard, Esq, Prince John Van Buren,, Mrs. Ma =
Jor Van Buren,, Col. Scott, Lord Lyons and
Mr.. Wentworth Gore, (son of Mrs. Gore, the
novellst,) Mr.. Schermerhorn, and Mr. Ruther-
ford, had the happy privilege of dancing in
the same quadrille. There were two or three
other sets formed, but there was little dancing
except IN the royal set. When the quadrille
CLOSED, the royal party promenaded round the
room, Lord Renfrew smiling good naturedly
and evidently regarding the unfortunate break