Worcester daily spy., 1860-10-20

snow-iakes from their end of the hall, with
such charming enthusiasm as touched and de-
lighted every beholder."
THE BALL.
The grand ball given by the Bostonians in
honor of the Prince OF Wales, came Off on
Thursday evening. They had that magnii-
cent theater, the Academy of Music, for ball
room, with the Melodeon for a supper room.
Ii WAS an admirable arrangement. The thea
ter was painted aud decorated in the richest
and most artistic style. We quote the Adver
tisrr -
Carriages began to arrive as early as y
o'clock, By an excellent plan they passed IN
file up Washington street, and having left their
occupants they were dismissed for the night,
! and passed on towards Boyston street. AT
| one time during the evening the line OF car
riages in waiting extended from the Academy
! down Washington as taras School street The
crowd about the entrance OF the Academy was
! exceedingly large. A large area was kept
clear before the building for the carriages.
| The prince alghted, with the Duke OF New
castle and Lord Lyons, at twenty minutes past
| ten o'clock. Carriages continued to arrive for
| some time after that. For the most part, all
was quiet and orderly. Two or three ladies
tainted while on their way 10 the ball room,
and one lady had a fit, from which she soon
recovered. The excitement that agtated the
minds Of the young ladies as they prepared to
| enter was very great and betrayed Itself in
flushed faces, bewildered looks, and dlsar
ranged dress Carriage after carriage arrived
and rolled away, till before the last had come
a new line had begun to be formed, TO receive
the departing ones. AT twenty minutes past
ten, Gilmore's band played another tune, and
this was hardly finished before expectation
was gratified by the appearance OF the prince
in his box. Zerrahns orchestra struck up
Lindpainters grand festival overture, and
the prince remained standing IN the front OF
his box, with Lord Lyons at his left, and the
Duke OF Newcastle upon his right just when
the general silence was becoming embarrass-
ing, Lord Lyons fortunately overturned large
case OF flowers which had been standing upon
the rail of the balcony, and this accident caus'
ed great mirth within the princes box, and
| furnished a topic OF conversation for the whole
assemblage."
The Boston Courier gives the following &C
count of the dancing =
'Now much curiosity was manifested to see
who would be the fortunate lady who should
| have the honor of opening the ball with the
| prince. There had been some inquiring on
This point, and we know something about it,
but we have not time at this writing to give
the explanation.
Mrs Frederick w. Lincoln, Jr., the mayors
wife, was the first partner. The quadrille
commenced and scene of indescribable ex.
citement ensued. There was hardly any dane
ing on the floor. But a vast mob, we'll
dressed, well-behaved mob, a gentle mob if
you will, but still mob, enclosed about the
SET and kept gathering it in, in a smaller circle
4
to turn partner,
They did not pinch the prince, as was done
in New York, but they jostled him, and i'm
peded his movements to such degree that
they might have been called anything else
with as much propriety as dancing. While
this was going OH upon the floor another ex
citing scene was transpirlng IN the gallery.
! Ladies, with their protectors following after,
| hurried up stairs i'll focks nor did they stand
much upon the order of their rushing up, SO
that the object could be gained-that OF OBJ
| tanning satisfactory view of the princes
dancing. When the second dance was
called, there was much speculation as to who
| wuald be the probable partner of the
prince. Mrs Banks, the governors wife,
was selected, although this was not in
accordance with the programme. In the
| third dance-a waltz-the prince had for
partner a daughter OF Mr.. Everett
| This waltz was the most curious dance ever
seen upon a ballroom floor. There might
have been space enough, heaven knows, but
| the room LETT for the walters was down to a
small triangular space about twenty feet i'll
| length ON its right angle. 1t was like waltzing
ing in cage, with thousands of spectators to
witness the feat. After this experience in the
center of the ball room, the prince tried the
stage end and here met with better success as
to room."
The ladies who were selected to dance with
the prince were the following =
| l. (Quadrille.) Mrs Lincoln, wife of his
honor, Mayor Lincoln. 2. (Quadrille.) Mrs.
| Banks, wife OF his excellency Governor Banks.
3. Waltz Mrs. Wise, wife of Lieut.. Wise,
L, s. n, and daughter of Hon Edward Ev
erett. 4. (Quadrlle.) Miss Fanny Crownin.
shield, daughter OF Geo. Crowninshield, Esq
5. (Lancers) Miss Susan Armory, daughter
OF Charles Amory, and grand-niece Of Lord
Lyndhurst. 6. Polka Miss Carrie Bigelow,
daughter OF Hon. George Tyler Bigelow, chief
justice of the supreme judicial court. 7.
(Quadrille.) Mrs. Chckerug, wife OF Col. 7.
E. Chickering. s. dancers. Mrs, Ritchie,
wife of Harrison Ritchie, major Of second bat
TALON OF infantry 9. (Galop.) Miss Lombard,
| niece of his homer Mayor Lincoln. 10. WALTZ
| Miss Fannie Peabody, daughter el Geo. Pea.
| body, Esq, of Salem. II. Nancers.) Miss
Kittie Fay, daughter Of the Hon. r. S. Fay.
L. Miss Mary Crane, daughter OF Alderman
| Crane.
lie also danced afterwards with the follow
ing ladies : Miss Lily Fay, Mrs Frank Chick
ering, Miss Hatty Appleton, Mrs. l. C. Bates
and Miss Nelly Gage.
The prince and his suite, leave to-day for
Portland, where the royal squadron is waiting
to receive them. Yesterday they visited Cam
bridge and some other places He will stop
in Portland only a few hours it being his pur-
pose, or rather that OF the Duke of Newcastle,
his monitor, to sail Immediately for England