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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 18, 1792
Page
2
A vivid catalogue details numerous court gowns and coats in velvet and satin, richly embroidered with silver, gold, and colored foils. Names of ladies and gentlemen, including Lords and Dukes, are paired with elaborate fabrics, decorations, and festooned trims, highlighting the era’s sartorial splendor and courtly taste.
A fragmentary description lists Lord Wallinghan in a yellow and blue spotted velvet coat and breeches with a white satin waistcoat richly embroidered in silver and colored stones with pink ribbon. Charles Bundure described in purple and green striped velveteen with embroidered white satin waistcoat and sparing spangles.
Nobles awaited birthday suits from France but Dover officers kept them safe in the City House. English manufacture wins praise as gowns from Spitalfields and Bond Street outshine French imports. The Duchess of York and royal family attend a nine o’clock ball with minuets and country dances led by the Prince of Wales, with crowding making movement difficult.
An ornate description details a purple Englis broad cloth coat lined with white satin and heavily embroidered in gold, a white satin waistcoat spangled with silver, and a caramel velvet ensemble for the Prince, richly adorned with brilliants, coloured foils, and mosaic work.
The illuminations were chiefly confined to her majesty's tradesmen and the subscription houses at the west end of the town, notably those of White's and Paulusen's.
Report describes a Court of Directors meeting at India House with departures for Madras and China. Captains ApriecartH and Woon leave for Bengal and other destinations. Earl of Bisson and Stewart are named in discusses about maritime duties, finances, and potential entertainments.
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