I believe I forgot to tell you that
the Gay World at Bath and other
parts of England seem very fond of
white rosed Buttons, plaid or Tartan.
Some of the very HorsesHorses' Furniture
is so, so you see what a humour
prevails. I have been since I came
here been lately two or three Times
at the Play, and what invited me
most was to see a New Dance call-
ed the ScottsScots Dance consisting
of about 20 Lads and Lasses
dress’ddressed after the Highland Fashion.
The Scene represents a very roman-
tic rocky or MountanousMountainous Country
seemingly at the most ^distant view you
behold a glorious Pair (which far
surpass all the other Actors) sitting
among the Rocks while the rest are
dancing below among Groves of Trees,
some also are represented with their
Wheels a spinning; all the while the
Music plays either Prince Charles’s
minuet, or the Auld StewtsStewarts back
again. At last descends from the Mountains 1228 (1228)
Mountains the Glorious Pair which
to appearance is a Prince and
Princess, then all the other Actors
retire on each side while the Roy-
al Youth and his FavoriteFavourite dance
alone so fine, in a word that the
whole Audience clap their Hands
for Joy: Then in a moment the Spin-
ning wheels are thrown aside and
every Lad and Lass joynjoin in the Dance
and jirk1 it away as quick as possible
while the musickmusic briskly plays Over
the Water to Charlie, a Bagpiper
being in the Band. In short it is so
ravishing seemingly to the whole
Audience that the People to ex-
press their Joy clappclap their Hands
in a most extraordinary manner
indeed. By this you’lyou’ll have an Idea
of it, if you have not heard it be-
fore; but in order to save the Op-
portunity of CaptCaptain Dick who I am
told is just a going I write in such
a hurry that I have only Time to
say that I am with great Respect
to y.oyou your Family and all Friends
that know me