Almack's London
A suite of assembly rooms in King Street, St. James's (London), built in 1765 by a Scotchman named Macall, who inverted his name to obviate all prejudice and hide his origin. Balls, presided over by a committee of ladies of the highest rank, used to be given at these rooms; and to be admitted to them was as great a distinction as to be presented at Court. The rooms were afterwards known as Willis's, from the name of the next proprietor, and used chiefly for large dinners. They were closed in 1890
- The Madame Almack's is a cocktail from 67 Orange Street in Harlem. The bar's address was also the final address of Almack’s Dance Hall, an African-American-owned bar that flourished in the early.
- This debut Regency novel is a sprightly, amusing tale of manners and romance. Completing her third unsuccessful London season, overweight and overemphatic Lucy Saint-Clair seems unlikely ever to.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Countess Lieven
A suite of assembly rooms in King Street, St. James's (London), built in 1765 by a Scotchman named Macall, who inverted his name to obviate all prejudice and hide his origin.
Almack's Historical
Related Content
|