The New York herald., 1879-12-11

the prOceedings WITH ridlcuIe no better pan cUuIu
have been adopted; but the joke may become little
too serious to be pleasant before the parties are
through with II.
POLO FESTIVAL AL BRIGHTON.
GRAND GATHERING OF BANK AND FASHION AT
THE ROYAL PAVILION DESCRIPTION OF FANCY
DRESS BALL OF THE INTERNATIONAL GUN
AND POLO CLUB.
from the Brighton Gazette. Nov. 27. 1871
The Roval Pavilion. the picturesque and quaint
palace of George w.. Wednesday night the
scene Of perhaps memorable and eventful q gath
erng Of the leaders of rank. beauty and fashion as
ever assembled to do honor to the festivities held
there in the days when royal presence and magnia-
cent Court wont to give the fullest support to
all the gayetes and amusements Of Brighton sea-
of the last century. In every sense OF the word
the sixth annual fancy dress ball OF the Interna-
tional Gun and Polo Club. or. TO give the event its
proper title, the Polo and United Counties Hunt
Ball. WIS ~ brilliant and decided a success as its
most ardent well-wishers could have desired. The
polo ball. though Intimately associated with Brigh
ton is very far. indeed from being local but
notwithstanding this it has come to be regarded.
and Justly SO, par ezcslLencs the most
important feature of the season. and. in
deed. ball without its parallel In the
world. Various reasons and details have helped to
build up the success of the polo ball. When the
International Gun and Polo Club. some six years
since, selected Brighton one of the many locals
for its sporting operations. fancy dress ball such
as the distinguished one we have under notice-in
fact. ball under sporting auspices-was unknown
in the town. For a time. however the movements
OF the club in the Sussex district confined
trely to the amusements Of the sterner 1t was
tlv mi in in md has bee
so since. Any one who has witnessed the stir
ring scenes of the tournament given 1T the fire.
quent reunions Of the club in Preston Park. the
citing polo matches &C.. needs no telling how the
prestige Of the international has been maintained.
and it is only q few months back that the grounds
above referred to might have been crowded by
thousands to view these fashionable equine and
other sports. With such keen sportsman His
Grace the Duke Of Hamilton as the president. and
long list OF some of the most noble and influential
personages in English and Continental society az
Stewards the club could hardly fail to take tho
prominent position it now holds. 1t used to be said
in France regarded events, tetes. &C.. of unusual
magnifcence that 1t ld Condo. and in the same
sense might such term DO we'll applied to all that
is undertaken by the International Gun and Polo
Club.
BEAUTY AT THE BALL.
Each succeeding year has seen the p 10 and hunt
ball attended with increased patronage and support.
The hunt ball. the anxlously awaited county ball.
the club dance and public ball are here centred in
e.
ticuar section has its large body OF representatives
the fact that many OF the diplomatic circle
yearly lending the ball. not only its nominal sup
port, but actual presence. speaks volumes for the
very important hold which the event has among the
haul ton Such notable personages US HIS Exceliency
the Turkish Ambassador. Musurus Pscha the Ger
man Ambassador. Count Munster; the Austro-Hun-
garian Ambassador. Count Karolyi and many others.
have done much to raise the polo ball tar above rhe
level OF any other fancy dress assemblies. Among
the lady it may here be stated that
the Princess Malcolm Khan the Baroness de
Penedo Mile. Musurus the Countess Marie Minis
ter the Countess Karolyi Her Grace the Duchess OF
HamiIton Her Grace the Duchess of Manchester,
the Countess OF Egmont the Countess of Scar
borough. the Marchioness Camden, the Viscountess
Combermere Lady Vincent Corbet, Lady Alexina
Coventry. Lady Ashley, Lady Airey Lady Seymour.
Lady Pocock Lady Murray and the Hon. Mrs. II. W.
Petre, with almost as many more whose influence
in the county and elsewhere Is very great-the ball.
may be expected evoked the keenest interest aud
that they were perfectly satisfied with and appre-
slightest doubt. The contingent who represented
the polo department embraced all the best players
of the country. Tho crack regiments. such as the
Fifth Royal Irish Lancers. Twentieth Hussars. Third
Dragon Guards, Fourth Hussars, Second Dragon
Guards. Royal Horse ARTILLERY. Royal Horse Guards.
Eleventh Hussars and the Sixteenth (Qucen's) Lam
GERS, now quartered in the town, were well repre-
sentedof course the Sixteenth in particular as they
were on the spot
The scene in the reception room was most
brilliant. There was magnificent show Of fancy
Dress brilliant uniforms and elegant costumes de BAL
The beauties OF every court in Europe. from the
Conquest downward, figured in the array; mythical.
and fiction must have been ransacked completely to
make up such strange Kaleidoscope assemblage.
Old Sir John Falstaif and Bluff King Hal-the latter
in the unpleasant position of seeing Anne Boleyn
(her of Cleves) and Catherine of Arragon enjoying
terrestrial pleasures at coequa period-Albanians.
Peasant Girls. Fairies. Mexican Hunters. Indian
Princes. New Zealand Chief. French Cooks. Fisher
Girls. Mephistopheles. TitanIa and Oberon; Romeo.
and OF course Juliet, Sardanapalus, the naughty
Semiramis, and hundreds Of others lent their will
ing help to bring face to face with tho most
aiu Of audf fh0 pn Eal fha nj n
world, is effectively described in the following
lines:-
There here is sSupa s,,,1 e, .svslry E, BY y night
where icy grots, fla shed with i prisma.ic light.
Rise on the dessr, Of The polished floor.
Ana ~ s sremr Ses
Delicious hooks and shady groves appear.
Anon there dreamy subtle strain
Like woodland murmurs on summer noon.
Are these the fancies of a hoatcd brain
S saseSs Ss aS .s s smoothly aS
Sare s oeond sas sns sso
To squire sweet Dolly Warden biandy stoopa
Choetaw Indian, all claws and scaips.
Guides sad ophciA; and after these
Come Bruins With peasanM. s, Of tho Alps,
Meso SnSS"d "d Lss ss sha
Who chats quite anably with Joan Of Arc;
And Cieopatra mystical and dark.
Each fcrny nook. each cool and shady grot,
Here lion . hearted +, Richard, flushed ssa hot.
Deitly he Yields the breeze 2. compelling fan,
Now last now slow. with Judgment sure anu nice;
His only care plump Albanian.
Who smiles her thanks and lemon lee
Loi whore tho Lancer, with n easy grace,
Relieves Undinc Of vinaigrette aud fun.
And helps TO raisc the veil Of hlmy lace
That hidos her lovelinoss from mortal man
And Mary-Mary famed for contrsrcty--
With silver bells ana shells OF cookies decked,
Listens to Fun with most pcrverse sobricty,
As though her sense of humor Fun had checked.
Sir Walter Raleigh hands ''thc cup that cheers,
But not inepriatcs" !" to bright 30 Peep
Perhaps to soothc hcr forgotten tears
About thc safety OF those crraut sheep.
That OUTLAW. Robin Hood anu Anne OF Cleves,
A Chinese Mandarin and Juliet,
Are drinking hook beneath the spreading leaves
With Quentin Durwsrd and French Soubrctte.
Here Time has burst his trammels for n night,
And lot the old years loose upon the new.