Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1835-04-18

80 Hno Doalsy's Hieossy.
DnAN ~ TliE 18TH AND l7Tn I
> CENTURIES. |,
Dusis1 slsis period. ths wealth. ssd ter
siossial pssssssUn. Of some Of the aoS'iiy !
60 assadess had become en'rmoss. In /
ebsces, sgrie.lture - said have been re- !;
eeselv ieineed b de too minute sobdivn-
- q is6ssi,ances. But in Spain total !
pydiGsset ssil VssvsiIed ~ ihs sssss- |
cnonb century. sBY the nssyosazo, e. spe
e. ~ eaeajll - eldest bora of family |
s,,oeeo6ed % The whole inhesitanee, on
eeo1lsies e Transmitting il, o. deceess.
49, asi undimssished 70 the heir. !
Thsso woso G0ssent sorts Of may osszos
~ ssoo de sueeessi0o vas sesirieted eei
9ale deseondanss: but - The chief tam'- J
- q he esaRdees, Il opsDsd TO hears |
tale % he sai;sss u males, who thus
eSea ssae.esrrsd ,hsis ample possessioosi
80 booses not les oP,slent. while The COL
haas.l bsapeAes sf their own, after -
xnaisins i state Of indigeace 4 ohscuss'
q. 4 jesssh died away and were sosGoe
-. The lsxsry and expenses q tho
ayne6ees. who we're possessed Of ihis ~
1890 wealth. wsrs productive q little
SAvsssaee, o. perhaps were even injurious
9 ~ 41aie ard sshcs classes OF ~ com
e,seity. Tia late jiminsssdo = epis >"
0saapia Ass bsen attributed y some soI
- ioesoAss II silver plate used Sos house.
~ psspoes. In Spai"s the ssos"ens
auesiieies Of gold and silver hssPed ON the
cs1eSesrds of The Crest, Withdrew much
L11;ea from circulation. Almoss every
sehle family could boast o. IN ancestor
vko had teen yscer,y in Mexico o. Fssu'
- = suaps oshes region Of the m's.es. Be-
rss.l s,asdees. Il . SAID, had i2OO dozen
u silvos dishes, ssd ~ many plates, ana +:
esAleass vas thought vesy III prov.'eo
who hsd .eos 1T least 500 dozss u dishes,
1900 dczes Of plates.
These were generally ragged On eaoe-
aDous and lofty sidsboaras, 70 which TIE
aep;.ls assembled by silver steps. The
aboboosd e the Duke oi AlbuQaosqus had
loy eeevSV euo0Dss, sa6 WesON-As~
Ati>
~ oi6dls Of the 18th century, six weeks
wsss fully occupied in weighing and TAX
~ soventosies of the guld and silver ves-
81. But tho chief expenses ofthe gran
iosD consisted IN their eqnipsges and ret
jouc. Their coaches and carriages were
,saeruus aad muni6cens, and the mules
- hosses BY whish they were drawn beau
sifsl.
When . gs.ndae vas offended ~ the
Cur, IL vas The custom, ~ = sort Vt def'-
asee, Ia exhibit himself daily in the streets
sfllsdnd, in splendid eqvipagc, asd ac-
cosnpsnied By an immense rst'nue. The
pradigious numher Of those setainess caI-
~ shs sesvidsmbre, y ho we're maintained
10 every great household, E'rmed srrious
ssd eve, suxmensins evil in Spain. 'Whep
seveos msn Dies SAYS Madame d'Auloov
Nh had one hundred sosvenss, bis son
: tseos III - f.and in tho house without
pueiinv any sway. Whes the motheT dies
~ owu dssshssr, OF her dsushsss-io-la~,
ssass into her service all the female DO
mssiics; end this custom hollis to the
ESussh gesssa.inn, Coz they ara never dis
missed. Sometimes, howevsv, they are
pat insS neiglsoSsnx hosssrs, where they
eeeoevo thoss rstinao Or allowances. They
eono oCiea Ia the principal house, Lost y
is rather In show that they ars not dead
than 70 pssfosm any service.
IL sent tn visit IT,. duchess Of Ossuna,
who u \ very :'cat lady, and was amaz-
Cd 20 80 ~ snsny waiting women, tos eve
~ suom was full Of them. asked her
INV many she h.A. She toll me that now
sbe had only three hundred, but that very
lstsly sAe had ave hundred more. 4 mas
Oss vas not allowed 10 sasike OF inflict .
t)pw upon any Of hss ssrvnn's o. pages.
1hoeo vas not scullron IN tho hOssse-
HILL but considered himselfa hijalso, and
diseace. BIT i, vas held quite psopc'
end easrsct fes . sssser TO run say Of hin
1easssies through the body, il gentle
uaa-liks msnnsr, with . Sapies."