Lord Granville in Paris - 10 July, 1828, at night

from Letter from Lady Granville to her sister, Lady Carlisle, 11 July 1828, page 24:

Granville went to the signing the contract at Princesse Bagration’s* last night. The trousseau was étalé like an illuminated bazaar. Fireworks, bands of music and dancing! Crowds of people.

 

*[Editor's footnote] Princess Bagration married Lord Howden.

cite as

Henrietta Elizabeth [Harriet] Leveson Gower, Letter from Lady Granville to her sister, Lady Carlisle, 11 July 1828. In F. Leveson Gower (ed.), Letters of Harriet Countess Granville, 1810–1845, 3rd edition, volume 2 (London, 1894), p. 24. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1538581920294 accessed: 25 April, 2024

location of experience: Paris

Listeners

Lord Granville
diplomatist, Politician
1773-1846

Listening to

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Music at a wedding celebration performed by Bands

Experience Information

Date/Time 10 July, 1828, at night
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private

Notes

Harriet Leveson Gower's sister, Georgiana Dorothy Howard, was titled Lady Morpeth until September 1825, after which she was titled Lady Carlisle.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Wed, 03 Oct 2018 16:52:00 +0100
Approved on Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:54:42 +0100