DOI Heft:
July to December, 1848
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16547#0034
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QUEER QUADRILLES.
AN anything be more ridiculous than
getting up quadrilles with all
sorts of fantastic names, with-
out any particular applicability
to the subject of their title?
Such a fashion has lately grown
up, however, amongst the no-
bility. At the Spitalfields Ball
there were the " House of
York" and "House of Lan-
caster Quadrilles," but there
might as well have been the
House of Waterloo, consisting
|s§^ of elegant young couples of
^xn\\ ladies and gents from Halling,
S^,N Peakck, and Stone's; or the
HfeO House of Coburg Quadrille,
©tatiti Haurtcf) at ^ungerfort.
Every addition, however humble, to our naval
resources, must be of considerable interest at the
present time, when "the stormy winds (of
politics) do blow, do blow, do blow," like a
regular, or irregular hurricane. Every English-
man must feel anxious to prevent the bellows ot
foreign rebellion from blowing up a domestic
breeze, and consequently the slightest augmenta
tion of our marine force is an affair on which to
congratulate our countrymen. With these views
of patriotism swelling in our bosom and trying
the strength of the buttons of our waistcoat, wc
may ■ be supposed to have gone with intense
emotion to witness the launch of a new coal
barge at Hungerford. The craft was one of the
tautest we were ever taught to look upon, and
, her tonnage (of coals i amounted to exactlv
supported by the matteurs at twen)v She had been built for the Wallsend
dames de comptmr from that ; ^[(; and her fi?lire.head which consisted ol
well-known establishment. Ihe L CQrrect trait of Fa1[E (after j0NEs) blowing
Quadrille of the Kings and a trumpefcMtei; Harper), was a work of art
St W W^TV^>-ir~' mam&m m&mS?^ QueenS °{ T"n?la , r\g u t,iat ™uld have d™e credit t0 aDV carving-knife
iHik^tSV' -;^IHl2aB^^^ appropriately included our old The ]aunch wag a ed To take place ofl
^fcfcJflA . j w^^lli^^^' . . tne,lul, ,',,,".)R ,llf' ^axon u,10n- Huneerford, and when we arrived at the spot we
^^^■■S^"*^^ " * B arch from xlegent Circus, hay- „ found Youtli af f he hd ^ pleasure at thf
. , lnn for his partner the fair prmv» ^0 gar n0{)nnpr 0f Middle-age at the oars,
Swan, as she was familiarly called-the long-necked and beauteous Maudl, ot well-known d obstinacy at the marlin-spike, both making a
loveliness. _ .. , , _ n , ... 1 desperate endeavour to " shove off," though the
The lied and White Rose QnadnUe was intelligible enough : but the Lace Quadrille must ^ wag . ineffectua, At lengtb at a
have been something yery remarkable. U e cannot conceive an an- ace quadrille ; but perhaps iveQ gi f the • „ craft was unJaced from
the description had reference rather to the material of the dresses than to the mode of wearing her sf and gll ■ beautifully away, she
them The Book-muslini Bolerowould hare had a pretty effect, and the Flounced Fandango gilded into the mud with a splash that shed its
would have been no doubt delicious for its breadth and boldness. If there was a quadrille of influence over all the bvstanders. At this
ace why should there not have been a quiet little Reel of cotton, or an entire Ball ot worsted ? moment tbe scene was ^ excitin!r for there
s\ e hope to see these novelties introduced at an early period. was scarcely a dry eTCj or a dry footj or a dry
coat, or a dry bonnet among the whole of the
surrounding company.
The name was to be given to the gallant
vessel by Miss Matilda Johnson Jones,
who broke a bottle of ginger-beer against the
prow, and christened the craft the Tidy 'Tilda.
The cheers of the spectators at this moment
were absolutely deafening, and when the crew
struck up Rule Britannia, the Captain singing
God Save the Queen, and an adjacent organ-boy
playing Marble Hulk, the struggle of alternate
emotions was too much for anybody, but particu-
larly for a policeman, who happened 10 be present,
and whose stentorian " Move on ! " rose high
above the din, like the voice of iEolus soaring
over a concert of halfpenny whistles in a thunder-
storm.
The Tidy 'Tilda being now firmly embedded in
the mud, a cold collation was served up to the
company on board, who partook of shrimps and
the other delicacies of the neighbourhood.
Dancing then commenced on the gunwale, and
was kept up till a late hour—the amusements
of the day being varied by naval hornpipes,
allusions to "dear eyes," "swabs," and "land-
lubbers," wilh the other customary peculiarities
of the nautical character.
In the course of the afternoon the company
retired, apparently very much dissatisfied with
t lie proceedings of the day. A vote of censure
was passed upon the Jack-in-the-Water, and
replied to with a volley of stones by that indi-
vidual. A few speeches were made, but, it was
impossible to catch their tenor, as the speakers
all spoke at the same time; and on our reporter
attempting to take notes, he was ducked with
vehement rapidity.
Domestic. « Here's Miss Bradshaw, Mum, has just come ; she's gone up-stairs Mum "
Angelina. "Oh, very well—I will_"
DOMESTIC BLISS.
■Edwin. « Bradshaw ! ! Who the deuce is Miss Bradshaw ?'
An
OEaR
class against class.
Angelina. "Oh, it's nothing of consequence, dear-Shall I give you some more tea,, Mr, Osborne, in his admirable speech, said, "If
A'rfW* « Yfs • who r« Mm. -n , „, you set class against class, the most frightful
Ltumn. Yes blt who is Miss Bradshaw? Why cant you tell me who Miss
■eJradshaw is ;
Aw/zlina. " Law ! If you must know, it's—it \s—the—th' Dressmaker !!!!!!"
collisions must inevitably ensue." Upon hearing
this, Mr. Hudson exclaimed, " On my word, it 's>
precisely the same on a railway ' "
QUEER QUADRILLES.
AN anything be more ridiculous than
getting up quadrilles with all
sorts of fantastic names, with-
out any particular applicability
to the subject of their title?
Such a fashion has lately grown
up, however, amongst the no-
bility. At the Spitalfields Ball
there were the " House of
York" and "House of Lan-
caster Quadrilles," but there
might as well have been the
House of Waterloo, consisting
|s§^ of elegant young couples of
^xn\\ ladies and gents from Halling,
S^,N Peakck, and Stone's; or the
HfeO House of Coburg Quadrille,
©tatiti Haurtcf) at ^ungerfort.
Every addition, however humble, to our naval
resources, must be of considerable interest at the
present time, when "the stormy winds (of
politics) do blow, do blow, do blow," like a
regular, or irregular hurricane. Every English-
man must feel anxious to prevent the bellows ot
foreign rebellion from blowing up a domestic
breeze, and consequently the slightest augmenta
tion of our marine force is an affair on which to
congratulate our countrymen. With these views
of patriotism swelling in our bosom and trying
the strength of the buttons of our waistcoat, wc
may ■ be supposed to have gone with intense
emotion to witness the launch of a new coal
barge at Hungerford. The craft was one of the
tautest we were ever taught to look upon, and
, her tonnage (of coals i amounted to exactlv
supported by the matteurs at twen)v She had been built for the Wallsend
dames de comptmr from that ; ^[(; and her fi?lire.head which consisted ol
well-known establishment. Ihe L CQrrect trait of Fa1[E (after j0NEs) blowing
Quadrille of the Kings and a trumpefcMtei; Harper), was a work of art
St W W^TV^>-ir~' mam&m m&mS?^ QueenS °{ T"n?la , r\g u t,iat ™uld have d™e credit t0 aDV carving-knife
iHik^tSV' -;^IHl2aB^^^ appropriately included our old The ]aunch wag a ed To take place ofl
^fcfcJflA . j w^^lli^^^' . . tne,lul, ,',,,".)R ,llf' ^axon u,10n- Huneerford, and when we arrived at the spot we
^^^■■S^"*^^ " * B arch from xlegent Circus, hay- „ found Youtli af f he hd ^ pleasure at thf
. , lnn for his partner the fair prmv» ^0 gar n0{)nnpr 0f Middle-age at the oars,
Swan, as she was familiarly called-the long-necked and beauteous Maudl, ot well-known d obstinacy at the marlin-spike, both making a
loveliness. _ .. , , _ n , ... 1 desperate endeavour to " shove off," though the
The lied and White Rose QnadnUe was intelligible enough : but the Lace Quadrille must ^ wag . ineffectua, At lengtb at a
have been something yery remarkable. U e cannot conceive an an- ace quadrille ; but perhaps iveQ gi f the • „ craft was unJaced from
the description had reference rather to the material of the dresses than to the mode of wearing her sf and gll ■ beautifully away, she
them The Book-muslini Bolerowould hare had a pretty effect, and the Flounced Fandango gilded into the mud with a splash that shed its
would have been no doubt delicious for its breadth and boldness. If there was a quadrille of influence over all the bvstanders. At this
ace why should there not have been a quiet little Reel of cotton, or an entire Ball ot worsted ? moment tbe scene was ^ excitin!r for there
s\ e hope to see these novelties introduced at an early period. was scarcely a dry eTCj or a dry footj or a dry
coat, or a dry bonnet among the whole of the
surrounding company.
The name was to be given to the gallant
vessel by Miss Matilda Johnson Jones,
who broke a bottle of ginger-beer against the
prow, and christened the craft the Tidy 'Tilda.
The cheers of the spectators at this moment
were absolutely deafening, and when the crew
struck up Rule Britannia, the Captain singing
God Save the Queen, and an adjacent organ-boy
playing Marble Hulk, the struggle of alternate
emotions was too much for anybody, but particu-
larly for a policeman, who happened 10 be present,
and whose stentorian " Move on ! " rose high
above the din, like the voice of iEolus soaring
over a concert of halfpenny whistles in a thunder-
storm.
The Tidy 'Tilda being now firmly embedded in
the mud, a cold collation was served up to the
company on board, who partook of shrimps and
the other delicacies of the neighbourhood.
Dancing then commenced on the gunwale, and
was kept up till a late hour—the amusements
of the day being varied by naval hornpipes,
allusions to "dear eyes," "swabs," and "land-
lubbers," wilh the other customary peculiarities
of the nautical character.
In the course of the afternoon the company
retired, apparently very much dissatisfied with
t lie proceedings of the day. A vote of censure
was passed upon the Jack-in-the-Water, and
replied to with a volley of stones by that indi-
vidual. A few speeches were made, but, it was
impossible to catch their tenor, as the speakers
all spoke at the same time; and on our reporter
attempting to take notes, he was ducked with
vehement rapidity.
Domestic. « Here's Miss Bradshaw, Mum, has just come ; she's gone up-stairs Mum "
Angelina. "Oh, very well—I will_"
DOMESTIC BLISS.
■Edwin. « Bradshaw ! ! Who the deuce is Miss Bradshaw ?'
An
OEaR
class against class.
Angelina. "Oh, it's nothing of consequence, dear-Shall I give you some more tea,, Mr, Osborne, in his admirable speech, said, "If
A'rfW* « Yfs • who r« Mm. -n , „, you set class against class, the most frightful
Ltumn. Yes blt who is Miss Bradshaw? Why cant you tell me who Miss
■eJradshaw is ;
Aw/zlina. " Law ! If you must know, it's—it \s—the—th' Dressmaker !!!!!!"
collisions must inevitably ensue." Upon hearing
this, Mr. Hudson exclaimed, " On my word, it 's>
precisely the same on a railway ' "