ten o'clock
Even to this day it is remembered as the great ball . As Claudia had determined , Vourienne superintended the decorations of the reception , dancing , and supper rooms ; Devizac furnished the refreshment , and Dureezie the music . The élite of the city were present . The guests began to assemble at ten o'clock , and by eleven the rooms were crowded . Among the guests was he for whom all this pageantry had been got up -- the Viscount Vincent . With excellent taste , Claudia had on this occasion avoided display in her own personal appointments . She wore a snow-white , mist-like tulle over white glacé silk , that floated cloud-like around her with every movement of her graceful form .