The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-20

all that fills their Imagination with
childish recollections. This is the
principal reason why Tuesday nights
ball at the Austrian Embassy was SC
successful, apart from the inimifabie
grace and manner of eceiving of the
Princess de Metternich. As bali
it was inferior to the British En-
bassy's fete; as sight it was superior
as music, no one ever heard band
such as that which Strauss himseli
conducted; as a whole, Lady CONVEY
ball maintained it's character OF beng
the finest given in Paris Tor years.
| The rooms of the Austrian Embassy
being somewhat small, a ballroom
had been built in the garden, with
| glass walls. which enabled the
visitor to look into the garden, and to
witness the magnificent sceneries
prepared there. To give a fair idea
of the effect produced by the illumin-
ations outside, the electric lights play
ing upon various statues OF white
marble placed In some shady grove,
and throwing back. as it were, into
the ballroom, the light which they
| received-the waterfalls in artificial
grottoes, lighted up with lights OF
various hues-the little silvery brooks,
| flowing in the midst of palm trees and
herbs of every kind, each ripple re-
fecting a silver lights next to i'm
possible. The ballroom was lighted
by huge chandeliers, made like i'm
mense flower baskets, and filled with
every kind of exotic, wax-lights sur
rounding in profusion each of the
nine baskets Z From the tea room we
passed into two supper rooms, which
in reality were only tents put up in
another part of the garden. La one
of these tree threw its foliage as
shade over. a whole set OF people
fortunate enough to sit under its COW
err. AT eleven the Emperor and EN-
press arrived, and were met by the
embassy au conapiet. As soon as
they had arrived the ball room was
opened, with the band playing : Par
tant pour la Syrie." and the entrance
of the royal cortege; the Emperor
walking in with the Queen of the Bel
gians, the Empress with King Leo
pold H., the Prince of Prussia with
the Grande Duchess de Leuchtenberg,
the Princess Royal with her brother
the Duke of Edinburgh whose de-
pdrtur0 IOI MaIScllleS Is uXeu IOr
Thursday evening Then followed the
Princess Mathilde, the Princes Mu-
rat, the Due and Duchess de Mouchy,
the Ambassadors of England, Russia,
Prussia and Turkey, the Corps piplo .
matique, and the suite of the Royal
personages present. The Empress
was dressed Ia yellow. Her headdress
was rather overcharged, and she APP
peared more fatigued than on the
night of the British Embassy ball.
The Belgian Queen looked very
we'll. and her stately appear
ance gained for her the admira-
ton of the old Faubourg, who had
been invited, and had answered the
invitation. Notwithstanding that the
card informed them that they would
meet Napoleon LII. and his Consort.
The Princess Royal looked remarka-
bly, well, and her kind, good and
bright cOuntenance excited the admit
ration of all. Her quiet English man
uers and dignified department were
brought out III charming relief There
was a considerable number of beau
ties, semi beauties, gone-by beauties
and coming beauties. Among the
first, one may mention, of course, the
three Paris deities-de Mouchy, de
Gallifett and de Portales-Madame de
Courval, Madame de Balleroy, and
Mrs. Ronalds; and among the last,
Mdlle. de Grammont and and Mdlle.
de Gretty. The cotillion began at
half past three O'Clock and actually
lasted till near seven. One of the fig
ures consisted in giving fans to the
ladies, on which were Inscribed the
words Ambassador DAutriche, %
Mai, as Renaissance of the fete,
the honors of which were so admirably
done by the Princess. She was all to all,
looked after everything with an en-
ergy and withal a grace quite unpar-
alleled. There were two supper
rooms on the first floor for the Impe-
rial party. and as soon as these were
open the three others on the ground
floor for simple mortals were like
wise opened. But if everything was
charming, the music was ideal. Often
were waltzes and polkas cheered and
encored during the evening. The or
chestra had been located in the
shrubbery, and to see twenty or thir-
ty German heads peeping with all the
curiosity of children at the display of
beauty, artificial or otherwise. watch
went to and fro before them was quite
amusing. That orchestra no one Who
had the good fortune of being pres
ent at the Metternich ball last Tues
day will ever forget. It was a real
fete, a real success, due entirely to the
organizing mind of the Austrian Am
bassadress. i hf@ -'7.3
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