New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-08
THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.
MILLINERY.

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Of eeeoIous thonga esihty dgDity, tsey may bs wen
enough in Their way, aod toaotessars. Bo, tae,. A..
even ieIe traDrpirDg, before whose potent glitter
sueb feeble vsbities cesse D, shine Couse mn =
the Princes coming, there as sicial ueri.iug- yhi,h
quicken tho news Of Fashionable Washington vit,
unwonted thrills Agitation unprecedented b.kss IN.
VAT an sen tive circle. ID zoe ANYBODY AK xb,
Nobody need AK Why for ia It no. known thu, 4. ii.
onor and ecidcaOn Of the royal guest ente ,ain,n,,
of cose py,tery and seca-ion 70 be shared bv onlv
come oderste hundr de- in order at the pr,siseD,,
Housel And "a i; not deot tie swee. ssclas;on
and mild mystsry aforesaid mat be forbidden joys Z,
the anxious bot mott orougtly worthy Thousands who
zone The less burn to att n them Are there not wild
extremes If woe and gladness tbrobbiogs Of triaaph
az paDes Of poignant envy Does not city Dalpi-
ate with the PAS iona'e doubts and fears and hopes
! Id fuuies # feminine nature, and are there not
tIeets fol- Of sorrow and Who'll avenues oIkesosst .
ousyl We'd, Then, who shall say that suoh ofn II
popular capice 10 go dead s'asoo Of calm this has
been til now, has 10, the frat and highest claim upon
I the attention of an eager world Here, now The
sbarpest syasm that Warrington has for long tine
Known Within he limi ed circle of the elect tbs ex-
cemertr of the d,aw groom supren e. There lie
8 gtam Of glossy and culigatsi ,lish, and vivid
snse Of far-reaching millinery pervades the Presidsn
iisl precincts.
See how il was last evening at the reception given
by the Pr, sident and Mics Lane. Toere were ssysn
hundred Iesp ctaby emmett persons who were invited
and no took exceIep care 10 be present. or c,urs
then there were at least thousand emineDty
peetabs persor who were invited, and could not
set invited, VIII, in Consequence, failing in al
ceavors fad peevsb things aud muttered appropriate
s,dct ons against the consuming social sins Of exclu
syeness an iDs,Tu,able privacy. FaOcy sigma zing
g reunion Of seven huncTed psopls "a affair Of phi
yacy. Certainly itlook.d ab ut as public event az
Jingle mausion could afford opportunity for It was
sirikDgly brilliant, too. doubt whether any Assem-
blsge Of equal nDmbsrs in any capital ud have Of
fersd more sa,i.tyiDg view. The hundred rs-
fponded h their test presence 10 the complainant of
special tclecon from the da ilusly expectant several
housands AZ O'Clock the bslis Of the WhiSe Hou.e
we're lustrous wh piofusion OF the most expensive
sppurtenaL ces that the toilet knows The secondary
element of beaaly, moreover, not absent As tbs
President enteIei bland aud stately be smied with
part cuaIly intelligent cOmPlacence at the admirable
result Of bic choice puckng Of just the desirable seven
hundred The contingent wIato Of the suubbed thou
sands had no prospec i've terror for him. To this COM
plexi Of hardihOOd can man come wno for four
Ii i al wrath, however is one thing and social wrath is
another. TIE President il a of courage. knew
it when he smiled The Prince, too, had his chance
Of MAJ ifes,iDg little courage That was evident
when he stood bravely FORTH supported by Mics Lane
and the Presid, Mt TO receive remorseess food Of IN
Productions and sautstons tuuneed thr ,ugh Dr. Jones,
and to answer them with becoming sasvity. For a
while, this ceremony was purued in tbs Red Room.
The Prince theD stepped upon the balcony to watch
the fire works without, Miss Lane accompanying him,
with conversational views. The President expanded
irto the Eas. Room. The company scinil.'ed, aud
shct CLEANS Of smsll.talk 1t rssplsnden. COM
Iauy. The masculine mind was nlled with We upon
the subject Of the decorative gores that seemsd 70 in
und-te and swsmp the There hints OF tho
real expe6spcy or presenting 10 detail reviews Of the
exterior a6ornmeLts Of the best know guests. The
of utter ignorance ss TO the tecbOics Of that
create ct Of eaIths may mysteries, the female toilet
not admitted &c valid. The suggestion shat the
only notes to be taken notes Of admiration Wac
Iebul ed indicating undue levity and rejected.
Scraps Of intelligence cards and bill ct envelopes,
appeared. The needed information declared sup
Piled Renewed appeals set in. And 80, under pro-
test but for the sake of Washington which pines for
pc sonaity Lin. at individual aspects Of the most
distinguished of the company shall be given.
Beginning with the head. The President vas in full
evening dreis but gloves. None Of the gentle
present did. That have been assured lie point
of Importance. The Prince appeared in black, with no
decorations excepting the ribbon and diamond-star
Of the Order of the Garter TIE Duke of Newcastle,
think had no deco atoms. Earl st. Germans wore
the ribbon of the Bath. The Foreign Mioistsrs were
IN plain cothesa sufficient indication that the recep-
ton was not look upon 10 any way as affair Of
State. All wore their orders excepting the Austrian
Minirtsr Hul,euann and Lord Lyons.
Now, with timid pen and qniverpg nerves, to the
ladies. Mics Lane f'st Her dress was of wbi'e
muslin, looped with pink roses and small bauches of
wheat. Her only jewels diamonds and pearls 10
her bair cnsonh flo and wheat tufts were wfea,hed
Conspicuous by her position hostess, she sustained
the distinction with much grace and easy elegance.
Often her was Mis- Buchanan, another niece Of
the Pre'ident, Of whom only know that she was in
blue sk and that much interest hung upon her hair
from the fact that unlike that Of any other lady pres
cent i, turned back after tue manner Of the En-.
press and decorated with wrath of white eh .nile
Likewise nearly associated with Miss Lace, wa, her
OWE resident gu.st, Mrs Ellie niece Of the la,e Vice.
President King. She wore goeen grape with huted
ruies and tunc of lace Her hair was srrayed in the
zane spirit Almost all the Nivss of the members Of
The Cabinet We're vi'ible. Mrs Toucey was in blue
waered elk with l'ces and had svple flowers 10 her
! air. Following her usual cue om she wore 10 esel.
~ MIS-. Thompsons dress was pelrlcolosed silk,
covered with black lace ard glittering diamonds.
Mrs. Cobb wore corn colored silk ami Mrs. Black
with her daughter, Mrs. Skunk one of the most pro-
Iounced diyiotes Of the evening, wore white. Many
ladies whote brightness is of all fame in Washington,
were specially obvious. There was Mrs. Shdsll in