The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-10

or al who surround hor Apropoa Of the Princess III
my Observation but which believe 70 DO perfectly true
Of English sailor belonging TO ship In the river, VIII
Mon last stationed himself on the whic
tho royal procession was 70 pass with British flag which
10 insisted spreading the ground for his princess
drive over He could not DO persuaded that she ha
into town the night before and then at the palace
bnt the horses SHE'D at tho unaccustomed object Ia
their path, its removal had to DO insisted upon.
To return 10 the ball room. fear there Is Cour,
circular published in Konigsberg that the world
Tor tho present remain In ignorance with respect To the
brilliant toettes last night displayed The ladies present
were few however. compared to the men;
Most OF them stationed themselves 10 the boxes Of the
theatre the front OF which very pretty draped and
adorned, while gilt figures at intervals pported Of
leaves and blossoms appeared ths semcrce Of ladies' at
times two or three deep Thus they had an excellent
view Of the ball. and especially Of the stage, and from
below themselves easy and agreeable to Contem.
plate The majority Of the dresses were white.
As TO the mon they were one mass Of uniform. Every
body In this country SO ms TO have uniform. Decidedly
II military nat0n and loves to look solderly. Even
the riagabcsitre literally knights proprietors OF
estates, the country squirss Of Prussia, have. .
pear in martial attire, with epsulets big enough for
generaln-chief There were military uniforms Of oil
and sundry countries, and diplomatic and consular
and broad ribands that perfectly dazzling
Tho plain black coat and white the exceptions
to the
One curious study the catalogue Of modern orders Of
knghthood would have found fine field OF observation In
last nights ball room.
tn0 VARIOUS OI9tln&uB0e0 OF IOrelgu-
ers who were gazod upon with curiosity and interest
the Duke Of Magenta occupied prominent place. The
French Emperors Envoy Extraordinary has here,
- you arc aware In style becoming the ambassador OF
nation whose government has no occasion TO fear par
liamentAry criticism OF extraordinary expenditure His
carriages his plate chests (flled with new table ser
vices, manufactured for tho occasion in all haste by
nowned Partisan articers) his lveries, his horses his
aids de camp and attaches, his acts and running foot
TO the number Of several d0zens) his ballroom TO
be built at Berlin and for the instruction Of which ella
borate materials and hun reds Of workmen have arrived
there from lars-all these things have supplied the
Prussan papers with wondering and admng paragraphs
for weeks past know not what the Konigsbergers
pected the Marshal to be like but think they have been
rather disappointed in his appearanoe-not that 1t Is
otherwise than agreeable but because they perhaps had
pictured to themselves the hero OF that bloody fight by
the eno OF sterner countenance and stalworth
mould. II is re'atod, too, that some Of the moro
naive Of tho Ksnigsberg ladies surprised he
was not sttired in the color that bears his
name, instead OF In tho dark uniform he last night
regret to have to state, for the information OF
Mr. Smith Oh ien that the closest inspection did not
suffice TO discover the smallest sprig Of shamrock
among the adornments and insignia Of the Mcmahon.
The royal party remained for considerable tmo ut the
ball
Towards ten o'clock tho curtains that masked tho
greater portion OF the stage drawn back and dis
closed a well PAINTED view of the kings favorite resi-
denco OF Babesberg nerln-a delicate attention
the part Of the managers Of the festival which evidently
pleased his Majesty, and which he cordially acknow
le lgcd In front Of the painting, which was OF the
ture OF theatrical scene and completely hued up tue
back Of the STAGE clusters Of candles lit up stump
supper which their Majestiss and select party
sat down. The evenings arrangements were excellent,
and in every respect the ball went on extremely we'll