Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-10-18
No. l35
From our Eveniag Edition |

ponseace OF our daily contemporaries furnishes various
details OF interest connected with this ceremony. We
have taken some passages FROM the letters in the Morn
ing Chronicle which appear 10 us to convey the most
graphic picture ct the peculiar character and speHdor
of the scenes descr bed. Writing on the Cd inst he
thus speaks Of the Emperors entrance into Milan
This morning Witnessed the truly magnificent and
right royal ceremony of the entry of the Ausriaa En-
peror into the capital of his Italian domuions The
sight was one unequaed, believe, Tor beauty with
anything that has occurred in modern times and could
be expected alone find rival in the aRceat days Of
chivalry and speador which may be said not merely
to have inflated but to have realised. There was but
thing wanting have brought back the mind fully
ofthese gorgeous which ancient chro-
ncles delight in depicting and that the absence Of
the ancient knights in all their heavy pahopy OF battle
prancng spon their mighty war steeds Bat that want
than compensated for by the presence of the
Noble Guard Of Lonbardy-ef those whom the Italians
themselves designate chevaers, noble and gallant
cavaleresci. and who have enrolled themselves as a
species OF body guard for the Emperor This maens-
phaanx of gentlemen constitutes troop ct officers,
for there privates belonging them and they
who performed that part in royal procession
which ksightserrant formerly sustained. They, in
their splendid uniforms of scarlet and gold. seen
with the plain and simple uniform which is
generally adopted in the armies of Austria, and with
their presence the procession Of today was made the
most beautiful thing have ever Looked upon, may
be asked, equal in attraction to that which was
| so recently exhibited in London refer now merely
to the procession, and must say, that think the pro-
Italy the advantage beyond that which
took place the coronation of her Majesty There
riches, solid property, shown IN Lon
don there finer horses and better carriages
but for beauty for taste, and for picuresqseness OF
| costume, Italy must clam the superiority. The pen
give very equa,e idea Of what the eye has wit
messed but from a slight sketch Of one two points
of the picture some notion may be gained of what has,
| a whole presented to the spectator"
The writer then goes to describe the broad and
lovely avenue Of trees from Lsreo Milaa, through
| which the procession was waited for-and eHds WIN
| this coup 4oil
&c thea person be supposed be standing in the
middle of the road he will find, whatever side he
looks frsihe regular line Of military formed before and
behind consisting Of a single file each side Of the
Tyrolese chasseurs with their half military, half civil
chapeaus decorated with few dark green feathers,
their blush grey tight uniforms crossed by
belts, and small slight muskes with short bayone,s in
their hands he may be opposite officer of the
same corps, who alone be distinguished from the
the simple. almost rustic uniform Carbohydrates by his
small cooked hat his sword and his Hessan boots edged
with silver; for the Tyrolese officer like ether officers
in the Austrian army, does not wear epaulettes. Be-
hind them there three lines Of the peasantry
the people from the town, ans where the and
women are iRtermixed. The wearing
small brimned high crowned, and topped hats,
not al all unlike that with which poor Guy Fawkes
is decorated 9Th November, while the very poorest
Of the women well as the very eldest, has her
| neck and her ears decorated with gold cross
and golden rings and her hair for those whose
hairs are white with age disdain cap, ornamenteds
SOME with q. instrument hko oliver skewer, and 9TH
with sort OF tiara Of mother o. pearl which comes
DECK OF TIE mead variety OF
points oil starting away from each other.
These ornaments Of the women the conical hats Of
the men, the nut brown complexioRs the black flashing
eyes OF both the bluish black hairs ofthe youss femsle
and the thick and cured musschies Of the men, are in
themselves aene curious picture TO gaze npon. But
then there is line with the people the enpSrary
pillars Of plants and of flowers and beyond them the
high and vercant poplar and outside the long ssd
seemingly eneess OF ladies and gentlemen, rising
tier tier, and filing the sight with every variety
| Of costume and Of lament and the with every
species Of from the tones Of the pure TIA
ian to the broken words Of the MILAN patois and the
cultural notes Of the loud spoken German; while above
all, and as climax to ALL 10 deep deep blue sky full
Of purity, Of light and he ahssch sky % Italy can
boast of. and which northern chimes des-
tined to behold. But with all this the attractions
OF the exhibition have terminated for in front Of the
spectator is that gate through which the Emperor u
about to pass. The gate 10 the Porte Orientae. Il
consists OF two uilings perfectly similar each other,
on each side OF the road and sufficiently large
tain each three four troops Of soldiers Each build
ing is composed OF white marble, froned with pillars
commerce, and plenty These high and lofty bulAings
although sixty feet ssunder, have been connected To-
gether by ensrmous awning Of white silk apparently
supported by gigantic female figures Of brass who
support the rsof with their uplifed hands, aad from
the side which looks towards The road well that
which fronts the city, deep and heavy tapestry Of
cloth OF gold is made TO hasg. On each palace, IL
may IT, not side Of the gate has been erected
staff. from which is huter the right a nagni.
6cent silk flag. which displays the air the Austrian
colours Of white and red and the left feat the blue
| and yellow colors Of Lombardy and Venice "-Londcs
paper.