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ing so eminent for the station , character , and talents of the individuals comprising it . May it behold many such , and may we live to enjoy the pleasure of recording them 1 MASONIC BALL AND SUPPER AT NORTHAMPTON . —It cannot have escaped the recollection of those readers of the " Review" who were present at the Provincial Grand Lodge , held at Northampton . several months agothat a hint was then thrown out by the metropolitan visitor
, , Dr . Crucefix , that some effort should be made to conciliate the lasting favour and approval of those fair creatures , who are by " no mortals " more adored than by " Free and Accepted Masons , " by inviting them to participate in the fascinating pleasures of Terpsichorean pastimes . A pledge was then given that the suggestion should not be forgotten , and nobly have the Masons here redeemed their promise . The Brethren of the Pomfret Lodge and the Lodge of Merit united for that purpose ; and from
the profuse manner iii which they issued invitations , brought together one of the most numerous and delighted assemblages ever witnessed in this town , to do honour to the natal-day of the Grand Master of the Craft . The suite of rooms belonging to the George Hotel , which even on ordinary occasions , from their chasteness of internal embellishment ,
pleases the eye of the spectator , received on the evening of the 26 th of January , an additional charm from the skill and taste displayed in their decoration . Amongst the most conspicuous of these efforts , we may notice the judicious mode in which the conservatory , through which the company were conducted previously to entering the ball-room , was arranged with evergreens , exotic plants , classic figures , & c . To the stewards conducting this truly elegant entertainment the highest praise
is also due , for their appropriate introduction into the salon-de-danse , of a variety of Masonic banners and other emblematic devices , beautifully and accurately executed , and displayed in a manner that gave increased brilliancy to a scene to which Nature and Art had each so lavishly contributed . The dulcet notes of a fine band enhanced the pleasures of the evening , and kept in active motion the fair and sylph-like devotees of the dance . About four hundred and fifty individuals flocked beneath
the banner of amusement which the Masons thus hoisted so gaily ; but of the f ' te , at its zenith , we shall not attempt to give anything like an adequate description , inasmuch as we could not , were we to make the attempt , supply any thing but an imperfect sketch . Fair . woman—the choicest portion of creation—shone here in all her resplendent innocence and beauty . "Here , " it was remarked by a youngrhymster near us on that happy evening ,
" Beauty ' s eye , most eloquently bright , Sends down its greeting to the Sons o' Light . " In addition to the numerous elegant costumes observable amongst the bevy of "fair women" assembled " amid the glittering throng , " the rich paraphernalia of the order , comprising the Provincial Purple and the Craft Blue , together with the splendid Apron and Scarf of the Royal Arch Degree , formed a beautiful contrast to the flowing robes of the LTouris by whom they were surrounded . Bro . Ewartthe
much-, esteemed D . P . G . M . —through whom a dispensation had been obtained authorising our Masonic friends to wear the " clothing" of the initiatedwas present , and appeared to be much delighted with the rational gaiety which prevailed . About one o ' clock supper was announced , and never did the Messrs , Higgins more honourably sustain their characters as
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Provincial.
ing so eminent for the station , character , and talents of the individuals comprising it . May it behold many such , and may we live to enjoy the pleasure of recording them 1 MASONIC BALL AND SUPPER AT NORTHAMPTON . —It cannot have escaped the recollection of those readers of the " Review" who were present at the Provincial Grand Lodge , held at Northampton . several months agothat a hint was then thrown out by the metropolitan visitor
, , Dr . Crucefix , that some effort should be made to conciliate the lasting favour and approval of those fair creatures , who are by " no mortals " more adored than by " Free and Accepted Masons , " by inviting them to participate in the fascinating pleasures of Terpsichorean pastimes . A pledge was then given that the suggestion should not be forgotten , and nobly have the Masons here redeemed their promise . The Brethren of the Pomfret Lodge and the Lodge of Merit united for that purpose ; and from
the profuse manner iii which they issued invitations , brought together one of the most numerous and delighted assemblages ever witnessed in this town , to do honour to the natal-day of the Grand Master of the Craft . The suite of rooms belonging to the George Hotel , which even on ordinary occasions , from their chasteness of internal embellishment ,
pleases the eye of the spectator , received on the evening of the 26 th of January , an additional charm from the skill and taste displayed in their decoration . Amongst the most conspicuous of these efforts , we may notice the judicious mode in which the conservatory , through which the company were conducted previously to entering the ball-room , was arranged with evergreens , exotic plants , classic figures , & c . To the stewards conducting this truly elegant entertainment the highest praise
is also due , for their appropriate introduction into the salon-de-danse , of a variety of Masonic banners and other emblematic devices , beautifully and accurately executed , and displayed in a manner that gave increased brilliancy to a scene to which Nature and Art had each so lavishly contributed . The dulcet notes of a fine band enhanced the pleasures of the evening , and kept in active motion the fair and sylph-like devotees of the dance . About four hundred and fifty individuals flocked beneath
the banner of amusement which the Masons thus hoisted so gaily ; but of the f ' te , at its zenith , we shall not attempt to give anything like an adequate description , inasmuch as we could not , were we to make the attempt , supply any thing but an imperfect sketch . Fair . woman—the choicest portion of creation—shone here in all her resplendent innocence and beauty . "Here , " it was remarked by a youngrhymster near us on that happy evening ,
" Beauty ' s eye , most eloquently bright , Sends down its greeting to the Sons o' Light . " In addition to the numerous elegant costumes observable amongst the bevy of "fair women" assembled " amid the glittering throng , " the rich paraphernalia of the order , comprising the Provincial Purple and the Craft Blue , together with the splendid Apron and Scarf of the Royal Arch Degree , formed a beautiful contrast to the flowing robes of the LTouris by whom they were surrounded . Bro . Ewartthe
much-, esteemed D . P . G . M . —through whom a dispensation had been obtained authorising our Masonic friends to wear the " clothing" of the initiatedwas present , and appeared to be much delighted with the rational gaiety which prevailed . About one o ' clock supper was announced , and never did the Messrs , Higgins more honourably sustain their characters as