, 1860-10-09
The Prince At tho Grand Cincinnati
Hall.
TEE FIRST AMERICAN D&LI

Col Pike, proprietor and manager Of the
Opera House here, owner Of $100, 900 worth Of
real estate, besides many magnificent diamonds.
and great man generaIy-wbo made his in
mense fortune By keeping fashionable drunk
erJ, whisk! aalocn-osgsnzed = reception
the crowd hardly recognized tho Prince when, st
10 o'clock, he arrived. The Prince and his party
were all dsessed in full evening cos ume, black
pants. coats aud vests, and Vure those tests Of
complexion, white neckclotha. Upon their ar-
rival the party were conducted to the Court
Primes was submitted to him. Tho steward
then conducted the guests to one Of tho private
boxes, and after brief inspection Of tie coup
d'9a, several couples taking, meanwhile, an
old fashlored promenade, the band struck up
Strauss Jubilee" and the Prince opened The
bill With Mra. Pike, tbs Wits Of the giyer Of the
ball. The honor Of dancing first with the
Prince was, OF course, conceded to M1s. Pike,
and the other ladies who we're the subsequent
partBers OF his Highness, were selected By tho
committee. ANYTHING ore cold, formal and
funereal could not xellbe imagined The dAn.
GERS, embarrassed that the i CURES vera not
called ont, as il usuAl here, walked thrpu ch tho
figures hesitating gly aud axkwardlT. The Pfinee
appeared i'll at ease, couldn't tell What to do
wl'h hls hands, and mAde several sWkwAsd
blunders. 4 gronp collected around the dan
GERS to watch the Princess movements, and
there was no conversation, no life, no jollity.
At the clote of the tedious qu2drille the Prince
escorted his partner 70 her husband, and then
ssemed more lost than ever, txeedling his
thumbs helptessly before bin, and standing, in
his usual manner, with his head bow6h, as if
with Tho weight Of his future crown.
Tho ne1t danee Was performed upon the par
quette. Miss Groesbect, Washington bells,
Princes partner. Ths leader Of the band now
called ont the figures, and this relieved the
people, but did not help the Prince, who looked
wonderingly at the individual who shouted ont
"Fo1ward tWo," and couldn't for ths life Of
him, imagine what it was all about. The ladies
iinguish him completely.
The q1adr1lle being over, Mias Hilton wAs in
troduced to tho Prince. The band struck up
| waltz, but MISS Hilton could not waltz, md The
Prince, fefusing to take another partner, waited
until the next quadril1e, which he danced with
Miss Tay lor, Of Newport, Kentucky, .he1e, being
| many hen1uckians present during this dance
the Prince recovered himaelt somewhat, but
still seemed overcome with the vehemence with
which the leader shouted ont The figures. Uni.
TersAl remark v.s excited by the persistence
With which Canadian gentleman thrust him.
self inso the Princes SCI 1t erery dance, even
to the finals, 10 the exclusion Of Americans,
who were rcry desirous to dance with thu
Prince.
In the next qusdrille Al American couple
stationed themselves to dAncs cis-o-ris With The
Prince and Mics Helen AcGreeor, Of Auburn.
Up to this time The gentlemen Of .hs Princes
suite had taken this pos,tion, and now the
Prince beckoned ts one Of these gentlemen,
who It first did not take the hint, but afterwards
up with his partner, and placed himself direct.
| II in front ot the American couple, who were
obi ged to retire. Abe last dance the Lsneera
the Prince danced with Misa Hilton, ind the
calling Of figures VS. omitted Some life had
been Infused into tho party BY this tine, and
both thu Prince and the company generally
seemed to eojoy tho affair highly. There VA
no suppsr, however, aud At half past elaven tha
Prince and sni:o left, ehsezsd by the crowd 4,