Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-09-29
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From Cbaml,r Journal.
A Peer into an Italian Interior.

A Peer into an Italian Interior.
lid uo, tire Of my lie 10 AncOnil, a' nv
friend, ia Florence had predicted There
va, something so quaint, 50 unlike anything
lt-J ever before known, IN the people
among whom found rys,'rarj ,hsy formed
such a ccu,rls, 90 tho busy, practical sphere
D., Which had been brcurb, ur, lha, ior the
SAX, Of novelty a'cue. should have been
-mu,,I a, the change hope, however, /
tat some better motive th,u mere curiosity
10 i-ters,t me- I had alaays fe'' symPa-
thv lor the Italians, and resented the injls.
cr.m,sate abuse with which % IS the fashion
90 as,a.l them. bot, until the opportunity Tor
rr-,rr1l observation now enjoyed. ! had
ro, u-1srs'noJ bow m,ry of their hti1rs
rrry r- ss-r .hsl io tE-rr erroneous sysism uf
marriage, tbsir detective method q clucalioo
s-l other s1c.lI cyI's-e,.ls - tcer'y roo'sd
,r1, twill require a complete uPhea,n- Of
th- "a sting framework ct soc.rty 10 DESTROY
urr t1r-u' Influence.
ltvrs ro, Iuo- before I va, enabled 20
- t1v rl'chc. were made OPP according TO
tbs ucsy urthcjoS system Cor The marriage
OF ths u.rcs Of o lady whom We often ,1v-
our .n'- rsrd who j.s'ked country walk,
90 mach-vas hsrc negotiated and We were
taTv informed cftbs progress ofafa.rs. The
yHsn- llf sss no, residing .1 Ancoa1, bot
10 M1-sratl. 'own about forty miles dis
u-l, and, being an orphan, ard 10, largely
jlscrsI. hsy esah'.shmer, had been mat.
,srcf considerable anxiety to her relations,
particularly 90 her grandmother, with whom
shc lived
'Coucg'glaie me- aid the conlrssl with
a bsamt0s hcc one morning. MANN, writes
me she has great hopes Of rs-'a0 fr cur
POOR Isoua
u am 'ev glad, in6eed, said my cousin
Lucy, vao Was aluays he chef sPolrs.
man, hs.a- ihe s'ls,, daughter u the house,
and Ola ssll,e and Pruien, turn which suit.
ca hsr mature age of oue-auj.tNcnly--'l am
y,ry glad. indeed, 20 hear this. and wha,
jr-s lsojia sayr
'Oh, she knows uo,h.rg about itye,; nam
nl .s making the necessary inquiries, and
VII then ssu's everything With the Young
maa's father. o'd Conts G--,ths brother
ofoIr cardinal here Up,o the prcseu, mo-
m-1'. a mutual freud, Who fr,, originated
the idea, has been the only channel Of com.
uuu.raurn.
And n your niece should 100, chance to
Ike htmr lsuccc',rd
Osr lu'e iricrd lifted up her ewes in as
,11.shmsn, as ,he replied Not Ike per-
sou her granjmamua approves Ofeour.e
she Will be pleased aod then rsyer.ng to
th- great topic OF in,ercs, on such occasions,
,se said n, a. ve hope, an will be soon
arranged, mamma vii have great deal to jo
Boz ordering ihe c5r-r5o Il Is TO bs a very
hlrtsons one. for the sposo's family are
h'ovn TO be very particular in such things
and, naturally, we, 7n our SIDE, DO 20, vi,h
20 eut a bod fgurc.
asksd her some ofihe details respecting
this sane correjo, or weddinc,out6t, and she
gave me lrs, Of such supplied Of linen and
every description Of wearing apparel, As ap.
rear'd sI,r1,aCaut in proporion to the
youn- hiy's fortune, which was only ~,
600 dollars (abo1t c2IoOl, an average dow
~ in this part Of Italy II the sum ascenis
- high as 90 1000 dollars, it is considered
large but in any case The cOrrcio has like
wise 10 be provided, alan expense often Of
5000 dollars tEiOo) ,or even upwards. This
outlay, however, = not tell, as a certain
Sum is always destined for each child from
Us infancy, and large stare, of linen and dam
ask ,able.ssrylces are gradually accomplished.
IN expectation " the great event The
creates, lnHary is perhaps displayed 10 petit.
coats, n.ght-dres.es, and such gear, which
are Of the fines, materials, oneu trimmed
With rch lace and embroidered, ana are to De
'''"''" 'y aIAtA "l tVAtIt "l taNW Al""' O."
10 fact, their number is 50 great, that it is
one Of the anIie,iss Of an Italian woman's
Tie 10 look aner her boards Of linen, and see
that al is keP, properly assorted and IN good
0rds-.
Nor is this ambition for handsome CORE
do con6ned to the upper classes, 1t /, shared
alike BY all, descending even to the hum
e.es' Peasan,-girl, SbO is scarcely out Of her
lsadinr-''ring before she thinks Of laying By
for this lOng-eOvsied possessi,n.
But return to The young lady whose fate
~aa icing decided. Two or three days ar
ter hsT aunt cane 70 announce tina, al was