| Show LONDON IN 1772 it was considered a bolso to turn cattle j into a ballroom can any one tell me anything of the city y rooms aud the assembly rooms ou the surrey side i c south wark about the year 1772 the social sido cf tho city about that time is curiously difficult to get at satisfactorily for instance when catherine hulton went to london in 1783 being then 27 years of age sho went with a certain mr J woodhouse and his mother they called for her at in tho evening tho gentleman being dressed in a suit of palo blue franch silk spotted with pink and green tho coat lined with pink fiill his hair in a bag a white feather in his hat a sword by his sido and his ruffle and frill of fine point lace this seems very splendid at the assembly the men acro chiefly in dress coats meaning probably of blue or pink silk like that of mr woodhouse uso those who acro not wore cloth coats trimmed with narrow gold lace with waistcoats of silver tissue and the hair in a cue with curls flying out m each side of the head the other ladies were covered with diamonds the subscription to the city assembly is 3 guineas there are subscribers and lato nights the sub are the first people in tho city the rooms aro lighted with wax the branches for tho candles tho ams for tho tea and coffeo and tho baskets for the cakes and macaroons macar are of silver I 1 want to know more about this assembly As regards tho surrey assembly all 1 can tell you about it is that tho room was on tho ground floor and that on a certain night the opening night of the season of 1772 whilo the dancing wis at its height somo wag threw open tho front door and gave admission to a droye dro ye of boscn which began to run about in a most terrifying manner somo of the men drew their swords valiantly others tumbled down the ladies fainted and fell over the men caps hoops tippets handkerchiefs were lying all about the floor and tho oxen bellowed and ran about threatening with their horns what would have happened one knows not but the sprightly mrs hanniver presumably a lady connected with the supper department coming from the with bub for the gentlemen hub is defined by webster as a strong malt drink snatched from the master of the ceremonies his did the M C on tho surrey sido carry a as a wand of office aud with so much spirit belabored the horny tribe that they fled incontinent when the company gathered themselves together and picked up what they could being horribly dishevelled dishevel led amid the general wreck hoops gone wigs r pulled dresses torn they proceeded I 1 suspect to refresh themselves with the sprightly mrs stimulating bub I 1 any ono will tell me more about this assembly I 1 shall be grateful sir walter basant in ancen |
