Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-22


The PrInee-Sf- wales Ball In Boston Csrent
Crush and Confnsion-The Ladies with
wboni His Royal HiGhness Danced.
OF the Prince-of- Wales Ball at the Boston
Academy on Thursday evening, Of which
mention has been made in the Pass by tel
egraph, the Daily Herald of that city gives
this description;
A few minutes after ten the Prince arrived,
and was received by Mayor Lincoln and
party in the reoeption-room. After mo-
ment or two he was conducted into the boz,
and spent FIVE minutes surveying the brill
liant scene.
The affair opened something like that in
New York; for all the committee being anx-
ious 10 speak TO the Prince, and leaning for
ward to do so, crash went large vase of
flowers, scattering its contents over the
Prince. There were profuse apologies but
the Prince was laughing so heartily that he
could not hear or speak.
As the party entered, one Of the bands
two were provided-struck up long FAM
tasia, which ended somehow with God Save
the Queen" The party then moved through
the crowd. which opened before them, and
proceeded to the rear of the marquee but
the crowd so pressed around that they could
not form a set, and they proceeded to the
center-room, where two sets formed, the
Prince opening the ball with Mrs. Mayor
Lincoln, who was dressed in white, with
wreath and trimmings of natural flowers.
The first dance was quadrille, and Captain
Gray and Mr.. Ware, of suite, danced in it.
The crowd was very great, and curiosity
seems no less great or more restrained here
than elsewhere.
The second dance was also a quadrille;
Mrs. Governor Banks was the Princes part
ner.
The third dance waltz, the Prince danced
with Mrs. Wise, daughter of Edward. Everett
and relative of Governor Wise of Virginia.
The next, the Lancers, the Prince danced
with Miss Crownlngshield, daughter Of the
eminent lawyer.
Mr.. George Upton made himself conspicu-
Gus by trying to clear a space for the dancers,
and at the conclusion of the Laneers asked
the Prince to take a walk. The Prince re-
| piled that he would walk about and return
to the same spot, in order to mislead the
crowd. The device was not successful, how
ever. Yankees are not to be caught by such
lodges.
In the next dance, quadrille, the Princes
! partner was Miss Emery, grand niece of Lord
| Lyndhurst.
The next polka, the Prince danced with
Miss Bigelow, daughter of the Chief Justice
Canadian officials abound, and many of the
The dresses of the ladies are superb, but
in consequence of the crowd, do not appear
to great advantage. Many of the fadie.
came only in evening dresses, not intending
to dance.
There were two entra. Ses to the supper
room; both front the first tier, and neither
very wide or easily accessible. The Melodeon
Hall, occupied, singularly enough. by q
Roman Catholic congregation, was taken foI
! fhn fbnra hafpo M ma
about the theater large enough for the pur.
pose. The room is not very large, but ha
gallery running around il, in which is
fine organ, and at the further extremity is
raised dais. Upon this dais the table for thu
Prince, his suite and the committee was set
A small divan was placed upon this dais bu
all the guests were obliged to stand whilt
eating, The woodwork of this hall was re-
painted in white and gilt, and extemporC
chandeliers, of style unique, but inelegant
were suspended from the ceiling, and con
sisted simply of gas-pipe, with five or 81,
barners extending out, like the arms of
fire-work star, and without any relief o
decoration.
The tables were elegantly furnished an
decorated with flowers and a large mound o
flowers was placed at the entrance to tn
room. Upon the gallery were placed divans
afording accommodation for about one hun
dred and fifty persons and these, of course
were reserved for the ladies. The table
were set with raised shelves, and were aglit
ter with gilt and cut glass. Wax candle
were placed upon the Princes table
Wreaths ofevergreens were suspended arouRC
the galleries. Altogether the appearance o
the little room, with its high ceiling, pur
white walls and well-furnished tables, wa
very handsome, in spite of the absence Of tn
somewhat gaudy glare and glitter which dis
tinguished the ballroom. ....