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MG-A(G.762.011
17 Jun 1762:11 (893)
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;' and
in the desert, which was most curiously ornamented with
palm-trees and 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 rigg'd and arm'd, all in
pastry, with a hat 'de la touche' of the same materials,
pull'd off in reverence to the British flag. The first
course at dinner consisted of 600 cover'd 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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