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BG.762.017
21 Jun 1762:11 (377)
London. April 15. . . The entertainment given on Monday by
the Lord-Mayor at the Mansion-House, was in every respect
sumptuous, elegant and magnificent. The ball at night was
opened by the lady mayoress and the Earl of Errol; and the
room where they danced being lightened up after a new
manner, the appearance of the ladies there, was uncommonly
brilliant. The minuet given out was a la Martinique; & in
the desert, which was most curiously ornamented with palm-
trees & festoons of flowers. Upwards of three feet high,
was a representation of the Island of Martinico, with the
British Fleet riding in triumph round it; and at one end a
large man of war, completely rigged and arm'd, all in
pastry, with a hat de la touche of the same materials,
pulled off in reverence to the British flag. The first
course at dinner consisted of 600 covered dishes from the
kitchen alone, exclusive of the pasties and other eatables;
and the whole number of dishes sent up is said to have
amounted to upwards of 1000.
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