Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-12
RICHMOND, July Z, ls43.
A BEAUTIFUL FOOT.

am too ardent worshpper of beauty all its various
ramihcations and Developments be nsensibe 10 the
charm OF wcll.turned foot and ankle; but not
aware OF their intrinsic value TO the possesso their
paramount Importance the public till taught it by the
following incident.
At the time Of one Of my visits to Rome there was
young Traseyerna girl by the Of Blanca Vital; who
constantly attended other of the artists studios as
n0deHo She was extremely handsome, and like Sterne's
Maria, "of the finest order Of human forms" I should
pronounce her figure fnuess, and her carriage and
haviour had something irresistible about them that she
was general fayoriie.
The chief point Of attraction however, was her foot and
ankle 80 exquisite they, that the "Queens own"
OF Ewes own WILL could have surpassed their
delicate finish and perfect proportion The sculptor raved
about hem-io him their rarity made Observation-Disclosures
m may venture 20 sacrifice gullantry TRUTH must 50
nest pas Ia that the Italian shine though have
seen some splendid exceptions to this sweeping sentence
against their temnayes Biancas therefore were in as
high request as Cartwright himself and kept a ledger Of
appointments, in which, you desired introduction you
had to book yourself a full fortnight beforehand.
ii seemed that this girls general beauty had created
great turore among the young Of her grade in
society tins individual grace had excited i'm the schools
TO high pitch had been carried that many very ser
conflicts and already taken place among the rival asp
rants TO her favourable notice The neighbourhood Of her
abode Of eud and frequent violence
and length happened that young suitor whom zeal
ousy had singled out rs the ayOured swain fell by the
defous seto. The police who had long most
looked upon the Roman Helen little better than public
nuisance hereuPon denounced her TO the authorities as tine
oDu EXETER Of all the misrule in their disct and 80
S"vutu inc nucf WIN ceraln spteul additions OF their
own, that poor Bianoa foot ankle aud oil were peremptory
/ ordered TO quit Rome in eight and forty hours.
The news soon spread, and among certain set the death
OF the Pope himself would have caused 1.-THE Of the
commohon. Per baeeO, what rushing in and out Of the
booking othce-what cOnsternaoniwha Indignation al
tho injustice Of the senenoo Rome toorod on the verge
Of an arscal rebelon-there talk Of doubling the
| guards az the various gates.
Thecy was still" the foottbe foot all felt giants in its
cause the tames among them owned is magis influence
/ and sprung EEK pede, Hercuem.r
~ length, however, rage gave way a sober view
OF the case Some Of the elders arrived and the meeting
by degrees became deboratve After much discussion
u was determined that quiet and peaceabe course was
| the most likely TO succeed.
No time was Lost: respectful petition the Vicar. Gen
eral (o Apostolic forget his tte) was speedily drawn
up, gavey praying his Emnence revoke the heavy SEN
icncc o Punishment and "rcstoro to Rome and the fine
ars the only good foot and ankle be found pn he,
oahs" Tins was most oxtonsiyoly signed-by Thorwald
son, Cammucni, NOV no morc.l Gibson, Wyatt, Severn
Eastlakc, myself, and host Of others.
am happy to say the venerable Vicar was not insonsa
tho prayer granted; Blanca suffered 20 foot il ea,
here and thereP and the blocking ocor resumed s bus
ness under the most favourable suspces-From the Auto
biography Of scuptor"-an unpublished MS