The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-01
APrince Mt a Bail.

good deal has been written By the corres
pondents following the Prince Of Wales. about I
the etiquette which Is enforced In the hall
rooms which II. II. II. honors. The follow q
from the Montreal correspondents OF the New
York Express, will be found interesting. par
ticuiarly to the ladies': h effa
His Royal Hlghness opened the ball by dan .
cling q quadrille with Mrs. John Young the
wife OF q member OF the Provincial Cabinet.
All OF MS partners were selected for him be-
forehand, OF cenrse, on account of their ran X or
connexions. The poor fellow had not even the
prfviiege OF going up to some pretty girl whom
ne liked, and asking her hand in the dance -
Some OF his partners were old, some were ugjy
some were taller than himself; most, however,
were suitable IN appearance They were
brought up and introduced To his Royal High
ness, aud as etiquette required them to remain
silent until addressed, aud his Royal II ie ehness
conld think of but little to saw to them their
position was often exceedingly awkward. A
red cord inciosed a space about as large as the
largest OF New York drawing rooms, and ont
side OF this his Royal Highness did not pass,
except TO go TO supper. few distinguished
personages only were invited TO dance within
the charmed circle, to join the Princes quad
rule, but the world Of outsiders gathered around
the rope like the spectators at q bear show
The Prince does not dance handsomely; he Is
rather constrained In his movements, as If
conscious that all eyes are upon him and at
one time he requested his noble attendants to
sacred crimson cord the isolation of dignity
became insupportable. In dancing waltzes
and other round dances, he never went but
twice round the circnit have described; he
gave his partner his right hand whenever any
other gentleman would do SO, and followed all
the etiQ uettes of the ball room tchiie dancing
Whan through, he bowed TO the lady, who walk
ed OF by herself, generally some eight or ten
feet until her friends came up to receive her
Then, OF course, they gathered round to con-
graduate The for tunate dancer; some of these
ladies refused to dance again during the even
ing, and others took off the glove which had
been rendered sacred by the touch OF roy
atty, vowinR never to allow it to come in
contact with less distinguished hands
The Prince was dressed in a short red coat
with broad blue ribbon, dark red trowsers
very badly made, (either dark blue or black, }
and wore patent leather beCts with spurs
He has very large feet, and in waltzing Is not
at all graceful, and gets soon out Of breath; he
makes constant use Of his pocket handker-
chief in the intervals of the dance, as if to
cover his lack of speech, and seems exactly
like very well behaved youth OF about six
teen, who had been very little in society, who
knew the forms which he was to observe, but
had not yet acquired much confidence when
with the sex. He had a recess from his work
once. of about five minutes, when his two lit
tie middle friends (boys of not quite his own
agel were allowed to talk with him, and the
only natural expression of genuine pleasure
have seen on his face was then apparent. He
looked as IL he were appointing to NY Kite or
20 on q tramp for birds next day, and doubt
not he would much rather do SO than follow
out the programme of the Duke of Newcastle
But the music struck up again, and the illus
trious descendant OF SO many kings returned
to his task; however he seemed to like to dance,
although he never smiled while engaged in it.
But, except when at supper, he was incessant-
ly engaged in this occupation until half pas t
four. When he left, the ball. Of course, was
soon over. -,