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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



not all arrived till near one. They 

 were received at the grand en- 

 trance by the Prince's equerries in 

 waiting, who conducted them to 

 the suit of temporary rooms in the 

 garden. The first of these was a 

 tent, decorated with plate-glass, 

 and white and rose coloured dra- 

 peries. This tent led to the large 

 new polygon room, which mea- 

 sures 120 feet in diameter. Each 

 side of this spacious room was 

 groined and supported by fasces, 

 ornamented with flowers : from 

 these arose an elegant umbrella 

 roof, terminating in a ventilator, 

 decorated with large gilt cords, 

 and painted to imitate white mus- 

 lin, which produced a very light 

 eflFect. The walls within the 

 groins were decorated with mus- 

 lin draperies and eight large plate 

 glasses, round which the draperies 

 were elegantly disposed. In the 

 centre was a garland of artificial 

 flowers in the shape of a temple, 

 connected by a very large gilt rope 

 from the roof; this was used as an 

 orchestra for two bands. The 

 floor was chalked with elegant de- 

 vices in compartments for twelve 

 sets of dancers, radiating from the 

 centre to the pillars at the sides. 

 This room was illuminated with 

 twelve glass lustres with patent 

 lamps. From the centre of each 

 groin was suspended an antique 

 alabaster lamp. 



Immediately opposite to the tent 

 of communication with the house, 

 was a similar tent, in which were 

 tables for tea, coffee, ices, and 

 fruits of various sorts from the 

 royal gardens. To the west of the 

 polygon room was a spacious co- 

 vered promenade, decorated with 

 white draperies, and ornamented 

 with rose-coloured cords. In this 



were four recesses, lined with mus- 

 lin draperies ; at the end of this 

 spacious apartment, a Corinthian 

 temple presented itself, terminat- 

 ing with a large mirror, over which 

 was a brilliant star, and the letter 

 W. in cut glass. In front of the 

 mirror was a bust of the Duke of 

 Wellington, executed in marble, 

 by Turnerelli. It was placed on a 

 verde antique column, and formed 

 an attractive and appropriate ob- 

 ject from the polygon-room. From 

 each side of this temple, which 

 terminated the promenade, extend- 

 ed a spacious supper-room, orna- 

 mented with regimental silk co- 

 lours belonging to the ordnance. 

 The communication to these two 

 rooms was closed until supper was 

 announced, by folding doors, con- 

 cealed by a white drapery. From 

 the east of the polygon-room ex- 

 tended another spacious promenade, 

 decorated with green calico drape- 

 ries. In this apartment were in- 

 trod uced allegorical transparencies. 

 The first of these transparencies 

 represented the ' Overthrow of Ty- 

 ranny by the Allied Powers ;' the 

 second, « Assembly of the Powers 

 for the General Peace ;' the third, 

 * Arrival of the Allied Princes in 

 London ;' the fourth, ' Arrival of 

 the Allied Sovereigns in Paris;* 

 the fifth; ' Passage of the Allied 

 Sovereigns from France to Eng- 

 land ;' the sixth, 'Agriculture in 

 England ;' the seventh, ' Victory 

 and General Peace !' the eighth, 

 ' Commerce of England ;' the 

 ninth, ' Union of the Seine and 

 the Thames with the Ocean ;' the 

 tenth, « Military Glory ;' the ele- 

 venth, ' The Arts in England ;' 

 the twelfth, ' Emancipation of 

 Holland.' 



Beyond the apartment which 



