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brother, the Duke Of Genoa, whose
tall, slender form moves pliantly to
the graceful evolu,ions of the waltz,
and whose quintescencc of smiles
and gentle words are lavished on tile
diamond. dcckcd danes of his broth.
er's Court, as freely as if it were not
the double expressed oil Of royalty.
In short, the handsome Duke -
though no less courageous on the
battle field than in the ball room
"does up" all the softer services of
the crown with ineffable condescen.
sion, saying all sorts ofamiable things,
though always so dividing his ia
vors that his fair-haircd Saxon Dutch
ess need never be jealous.
The Queen an Austrian Prin.
cess, daughter of the late Viceroy Of
Lombardy-is, in beauty and queen.
liness, match for any sovereign in
the world. Never shall we forget her,
as she first rose before us at pre-.
sentation, as vision of Juno, with.
out the hautcur of the Olympian
Queer tall, full, digni6ed, gracious;
a profusion of black, glossy hair, par.
ted en- bandeau under her tiara Of
diamonds; large, soft black eyes;
good, though Tot cl,iselcd features;
teeth unsurpassed by her pearls;
arms that adorned the brilliants that
encircled them: the movement of ma
jcsty; the smile of goodness; the
spotless toilette of white g.acc silk
train and skirt the same embroider-
ed in silver sheavcs, the whole form
ing tout ensemble, which realized
the faircst ideal ola Queen. Nor is
this all: Victoria hcrselfis not more
a model wife and mother, than is
the Queen Of Sardinia: would that
her female suhjects-lik like those Of
the English Sovereign-wcre as 10y
al to her domestic virtues, as to her
regal rights!
The young and pretty Dutchess Of
| Genoareceives the courtly homage
.tspaid stojhcr with dignifed grace !, and
issa much n ssaYq itc. With tho las
dies as her ductii- spouse.. This IS
a living compliment to her amihbili.
4 ty; for hen the wife of hand.
some prince is popular among the
aspirants for royal favor, she must
be something more than an ordina.
ry jewellcd princess.
The Queen dowager--widow of
Charles Albert; maintains all the
"pomp and circumstance" of her &C.
tual reign; and so much of flial
fidelity has the king that the rich.
est apartments in the palace are
still reserved for his mother; hers is
the most imposing of the State car.
riagcs, drawn by six black horses,
with as many footmcn and outridcrs,
sparkling in the crimson and gold liv.
cry of the court: though she herself
but dlmlnutive type Of royalty and
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ble institutions, aud humiliating her.
self to wash the filthy feet of Ger.
tain bcggars in holy wcck--hcr
meckncss does not in the least dim.
inished the splcndcr of her suit. This
may be only the effect of long habit
as she lives very retired; has nev
er appeared at court entertain
ment since the death of the late king
and always receives in black vel
vet train, her maids of honor wear
Ing the same. SO devoted to hel
happiness is the young queen, that
for the first year of her reign she
would not wear the crown Jewels
least it might remind the queen dow
ager that from her the sceptre had
departed; and xhon the king insisted
that she should put on these insignia
of majesty, she still Eesitated, unit
assured by his mother that so far from
reminding, it would crafty he,
pride to see the beauty Of her dau Oh
ter,ln.law heightened by the bril-
liants that had only shamcd hel
own unquccnly looking brow.
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