The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-11
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SIri Ills buildiuS-much the hneSt ana
TO-" In tho world-was filled 10 lis utmost
n,r,c;ty by the wealth ana ta>h'oh ., 49,
don thousands Of those present ns'nS !"
court dress, and prcscnt'ns, u"ucf VIC s n"
,,reds OF ra<elcrS which >h,"e ~ w. "e e'.',
S;rc ,,,yc suns. an effect WHEN. III inc 'At''
,orminclocv Of the reporters, L e"" u"'s
.s' ''' as INDISPENSABLE. looked
uDon the scene from Nh ''"' i 49,.
~ ,;,w and the best was from inc Top.
Iooking down thence, the whoie ''i'ci'u,'
.,n,r ana wallis. seemed 10 be hung with
49, W., r;,h oriental drapcry; the scrolls
o,d colorS of which. after gazing moment
In,n- wore found 10 bc anima'ed-to he
.rn,;,ion on and ladies arrayed in all the pur.
,ls .,d cold which wealth can Sccure-and
t,;rly >himmcriug with the light OF gems.
When tie royal party entered. about 1h'r'f
in number the vast mass arose, the organ
hrok, forth. the thousand OF performers rose
1,n-ons army Of female singers III whitc
md line. another in red and white
The toIdstream band, with lis biare
of brass. the vast orchestra WIN
its strings, and the forty drummers III bear
skin cans rcrched along the wall i'll balco-
maud The national anthem OF Russia rang
on, a. If 4 hurricane had been employed 10
rtter il. The music was OF the big k'nd,
no, very classical, but full OF the thunderouS
Da,ionaI Ais, and cloritied with The hailell'
iak chorus and fine Russian chlirch ail-
1b,m. The Gar stood rs one amazed. Inc
Princess of Wales on one side OF him, us
daurb;cr on the other. and decorations all
around. he looked like the hero OF some me
operl gaining his apolheo>l> Win chorus
ot talies 10 celebrate his praises. For some
time, now. Queen Fashion bus dictated
= different costume Tor ltdles from
That winch Queen Victoria cNaciS, bul
last night the English Court prevailed ana
Gec0'ctce dresses were general. Slii'' is Il
general, the case. the dresses became hlele
and more low bodied rs the eye wandered ~
the boxes Of the aristocracv, ana lheh tEe
nobility, ranged near tie three royal boxes
Un;jt al lrrglh in the latter the ladleS, ac'
cordin. 10 the whispers among the mldule
cIas.cS. ">e,mrd 10 have nothing ut all on
when they sat down." The Duchess OF Ediu-
burch is not pretty at a day show, but she
has a magnificent bust. which comes out with
q lavish display in evening dress. This lady
and the Princess Of Wales were raised mo
kind Of rivalry as 10 dress by the critical
crowd. The Duchess wore tiara OF large
diamond stars, aud 4 necklace OF diamonds
falling in double curves. ana the Irlhcc>s OF
Wales had her hair stuck all over with dla-
mond stars and a necklace OF us large dia-
mondS as ever were seen. BOTH iadles nau
their low corsage tringed with diamonds.
The dress of the Duchess was of blue silk,
with lace trimmings worked down in fern
leaf patterns on the front of the skirt the
Princess of Wales had on sort of dark
claret-colored silk, with great deal Of lace.
1t was a moment OF triumph for the Duchess.
and she c. uld uot-did not try to-conceal
the chi!d-Eke joy with which she was TILED.
Her eyes sparklcd, her bosom rose and sank
with the quick respirations, and she turned
now TO chat with her father and again with
the Prince of Wales on her left, and fancy
could not have told whether the last piece
sung was from "Tannhauser or Ernaui."
Prince Arthur was seated on a back chair
cbattering with q remarkably pretty lady he
Lad discovered in an adjacent box.
When we lett the building, after II
O'Clock, the street presented an amazing
sight. 4 dense mass of people stood as L
wall in irort of the Albert monument, and
as the royal carriages with their drivers and
foo'men, gorgeous in gold embroidery,
drove up one after the other. the crowd
shouted. screamed, roared tor each object of
their admiration as he or she emerged, the
most lusty acclamation being for the
Princess Of Wales. How strange must
seem 10 that delicate little lady the
outcome Of her fortune, since she and her
sister Dagmar-now tue Crown Princess
OF the two greatest European nations
lived. nay. worked in poverty in the
Seclu>ion of Danish farm. There were
double lines of splendid carriages stretching
for near half a nile on the kensington road,
and line of cabs stretching much further.
1t was almost in vain, however, for those
who emerged from the building to get to
their carriages, and anywhere along the
street might be found ladies in evening dress
searching the long line Of the vehicles
much to The delight of the outsiders if not to
their own. However. it was a soft, balmy
evening, the stars shone brilliantly, and
none OF them are probably any the worse
to-day for having participated in an occasion
as brilliant, one may safely affirm, rs any
that has ever been witnessed III any capita
OF Europe.