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60 formed from glasses of red, green, and blue cocoa-nut oil, with tapers hanging against a bank of tropical verdure. The committee of arrangements must have expended a very large sum in the preparations, and all to the best advantage. Better taste was never exhibited in any ball-room in America.

Introductions, over, the band seated in an alcove struck up a lively air and the dance commenced, Gov. Cueva leading off with Mrs. Frederick Seward, and Mr. F. Seward with the beautiful and accomplished wife of Mr. Oetling, the Consul of the North German Confederation, the most perfect type of the pure Spanish beauty I had seen thus far in Mexico. The ladies, wore little jewelry, but were dressed richly and in excellent taste, and the gentlemen were all in black, with white vests and white kid gloves.

After midnight the banquet was served in the gallery; the tables which were loaded with every fruit, fowl and vegetable of this wonderfully prolific tropical clime, and with flowers and wines ad libitum, extended entirely around the gallery. After the substantials of the feast were disposed of, Acting Gov. Cueva arose and addressed the assembled guests and Mr. Seward in the following language, as nearly as I am able to translate it: The State of Colima, of which I have the honor to be the representative, in order to celebrate the brief visit to this city, of this illustrious guest, who humbled the proud diplomats of the Cabinet of Napoleon III., desires through me to manifest its appreciation of his friendship and admiration of his conduct. Undoubtedly thou (apostrophetic) art the Genius of that Democracy who marked the line "Thus far!" to the aggressions of Monarchy! The wrinkled forehead, and wintry hair of Europe, cannot marry with the tropical ardor of Young