There was a grand _fete_ and _dejeuner_ at Airslie, which was pronounced by the connoisseurs in such things to be the most _recherche_ of the season.

But few, comparatively speaking, were the guests, though some had ventured to travel twenty miles for the purpose; yet all was elegant.

The day was lovely, and with the bright sunshine and cloudless sky, added new charms to this fairy land; for so, by the tasteful arrangement of gorgeous tents, sparkling fountains, exotic shrubs, and flowers of every form and shade, the _coup d'oeil_ might have been termed.

Musicians were stationed in various parts of the grounds.

The dance was enjoyed with spirit on the greensward, when the heat of the sun had subsided into the advancing twilight, and the picturesque groups, the chaste and elegant costumes scattered about, intermixed with the beauties of inanimate nature, added life and spirit to the picture.
It was an exciting and yet a soothing scene.