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VGW(RI.768.023
23 Jun 1768:13 (111)
Dublin, April 19. Yesterday evening the Countess of Moira
gave the grandest ball that ever was known in Ireland, or
perhaps in Europe, for richness and variety of dresses, and
all of the manufactures of this Kingdom, by which many
thousands of poor people have had employment. Some of the
poplins were gold and black striped, and other silver,
flowers, &c. which were greatly superior in show to any
silks ever imported from China, Persia, India, or any other
country. The variety of shapes and dresses cannot be
described; the ribbands, gauzes, laces, and flourishing
work, exceeded all imagination. The blaze of jewels and
diamonds worn by both sexes, made the most glittering
figure, and could not be equalled by any lustre, except the
brilliancy and beauty of the ladies. There were 600
nobility and gentry present on this occasion, and the supper
after the ball the most elegant ever known before in the
Kingdom.
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