, 1870-08-01

From the .sesr York Etfntn1 {htt.
Our LONDON correspondent sends the fol-
loving account OF What il called in English
society. garden party" recently given 1t
Holland House:
Garden parties arc al the rage in London
inst now. The Prince OF Wales las taken the
beausiIu1 villa formerly the property Of the
late Duke Of Dcvonehire, 1t Chiswick. add hAa
description. Lady Holland has also begun
rinilaf festivities At her famous mansion At
Remington. which has for nearly two ceutu-
res been the eceue Of some Of the most brill
iant social reunions in Europe.
Tie first OF series OF four took pl4ca On
the 9Th instant, when seyen hundred guests,
including the cream OF intellectual, political,
and fashionable London. assembled to enjoy
4 peI!ect summer afternoon beneath the ce-
daIs where Addison and Nscaulay loved to
hold forth.
There Is really nothing in the London aes-
son better worth the seeing than "a bresk-
fast." ~ eome oll-fashione1 folks still term
euch party. It Holland Houss. Sud-
denly turning out Of IN ugly street lined with
grimy houses you dud yourself driving up \
maneion i,eelf' which is unquestiouabiy
"vaat and venerable" stands out before you,
/ monument OF stately age
Entering spacious COURTYARD, the gue=t
presently passes into ntstely ve1dbule, and
finds himeeif in the presence Of tie mistres.
|
| and grace rarely attained By English ladies'.
| unless thes have had the benefit Of being in
continental society. Proceeding onward, to
make Way for the reception Of some new azr1-
val, the visitor finds himself Ut the great gar-
| den entrance, where his ere ia delighted with
N expanee Of velvet Lawn. such IA We seldom
zee out Of the Brisiah Isles, adorned With n1a-
ies,ic ce1a1s. ...-.
This, in the earlier part Of the afternoon, is
the RENDEZVOUS. ana here. seated or standing
$~ fLH h ira
ladies and gentlemen in London il thei1
b1Arest Attirc-for every one is ''io full
feather" on these occasions.
After the first hour this visitors begin to
ssunter through tho flower garden, gay with
the e1quisitely kept pasteues. toward Anothel
hundreds OF seass, while in the orange
In you find ices aud confectionery. up
on which al the ekin aud science q
N Italian confeetiouer has been exhausted
II We take glance around We shsA see msn'
men and women whose names are familiar T.
| ua. The sho1t, keen-1ooking tnan, who ia jus
! tipping diuinutiye glassfal Of champagne
! is 3Ir. Harvard, Of the Quarterly Rerie.c. wh
{ wrote '' The Art Of Dining" sud is as c7tica
about matters g1stzoaocnie as about matte.
literary: presently yoo will sec him talking I
Lady Clauricat1le. one Of the ablest women i
q LenGon, cnly daughter of the celebrate
+ George Canning.
d i brilliantly .sttired Young lady, whose A
| pchf2nce etr1keH ron ~ " ont OF kne coumon.
il Lady DiAna Dezucle1k, who has Ne
ri CIV! mes blood 10 her veins, for she ls siss*
u nf The Duke Of St. Albsns. Just beside be
IN charming, cool-loohng summer COSTUME
il Lady Mayo. wife Of the popular Siceroy I
India, who is spending her summer IN En-
y land instesd OF undergoing the awelteris
:, heat OF Bengal.
y "How do you do, Mr. Love" ,"ssys sora
ae body by Us, and the Right Hon. Chancellor
Ct the Exchequer winks and bushes, for his ey
DO not take kindly to the 1ays Of the san-
III he turns to reply 10 his accosiez.
- That is Mr. Dslanc, the editor Of tho 7t7''
who Is talking 80 condden.ially to Du:hcs
n. and that little n1an With 80 animated nann
.ot is Count Sttxelec6, who has had n e1tf=f
II d,ua1y experience OF Life from Australia
N Ireland, for he Eas one Of tho pioneers
Australian gold.6naing, 1N1 foremost
N, lief distributor araid the horrors OF the IT
famine in 1877. He is famous d;ner-o
-, | and has the ent7ee in nn,oberless 6oo4 hoas'
~. ~, Yet The Counts early aniecodeuts al' naea
ca mystery.
There IL grand muster Of the Corps DIP
r~ nrtque: yoader i. Madame d dApTon1
litc wife Of tho Austria Minister, uhu. tsne 10
Iud traditions Of tho ricil cour Of Vienna, 81
{ Is the selecteet Of sslect halls. al. Motley
,eA talking - sayaut. and his daughter y