The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-29

Fish, &C. Hosiery, Gloves, &c
What charming piece of coquetry is the pretty
piquant little Princess (?) PIccoLoMN1! Every body
knows with what mastery skill and adrotness
Manager ULLMAN heralded her coming, and how
arch and winning were her ways on the stage and
in the concert room; but every body does not
know that our f'born Princess has recently
given vent to her gratitude, for the reception she
has met with amongst US, in delicious morceau,
in which, under the modest title of "a card" she
throws kisses to the sovereign people. This card,
or address, manifesto, or whatever it may be
called, might, could, would, or should have been
written-and probably was written-on rose tint
ed and gilt-edged paper, scented with pure altar
''from the Gardens of Gul," so coquettishy affec
tionate are the expressions it contains.
sob, bark OH hear how soft and cear'
is the language in which she addresses her ad-
mirers:
Before saying adeu to a public VIII ch has treated
with proverbal generosity beg permission express in
the best way offered me, the promptngs of my heart'
Anadmirable commencement. Brief sententious,
and to the point. In the next sentence the 'litte
Gladly" opens her batteries in the finest style i'm
aginabe:
81 came to this country so grand, so free, and so
charming in its youth and freshness with high hopes
which have been more than realiZed.n
There's fattery for you From the very
lips of "sweet seventeen we are gracious
ly assured, not only of the grandeur
and freedom of our country but of its
charming youth and freshness, and who would
dare to disbelieve the compliments of a PIcco-
Tho e 4 CI,at liz la
fore she came; but she thinks much better of it,
now that she is about to leave it. OF course she
has her reasons for loving it, and she gives them to
us in nutshell. Here they are:
"An artist who is satisfied is miracle. am a mira
Gle, then"
As a syllogism, we call that imperfect 1t
should have read thus Gan artist who is satisfied
sis a miracle. | am an artist, and am perfectly
Satisfied. Therefore, am miracle" We trust
that, as a reward for making plain what the Prn-
cess had so delicately veiled-her own artistic
meritS-she will condescend to forward to us by
Adams -prepaid-that most magnificent
of bouquets, which some adorer is destined to cast
at her feet when she makes her next appearance at
the New York Academy of Music. The next
stanza, shall we call t?-is in a minor key:
publc, or portion oil 1t, dis
appointed That is not my fault
The public would be very ungaant public to
say so. 1t may, indeed, have thought that Mana
ger ULLMAN's trumpet blasts were a little too So
norous; but the beaux yeur of MldcmoiseHs
atoned for all.
Perhaps the announcements side were too rose
colored'
Ahem well, yes But, then it must be con-
tessed, that we have usually shown decided pen
chant for fancy painting.
''Whie-perhaps-the denuncations on the other side
were too severe"
Let the "Three Hungry Frenchmen' and the
musical critics of New Orleans answer this mild
eXpostulation. Is it possible for them not to feel
some compunctions of conscience when they read
how modestly the PIccoLoMINI judges of her own
merit?
artist who does the best can in her humble way and
is proud to stoop for the smallest flower that may
thrown at her feet,
"There may be others who have the divine spark Per-
haps many Others approximate it nearer than ~
Then comes the passionate rebound of the en-
thusastic Italian.
Il love my art and devote my whole soul to it, only
ask the public to be fair You have been more-you
have been generous; and whatever may have
hereafter the "reminiscences my American tour will be
among the sweetest of my life's souvenirs
Think of it Hereis a PICCoLoMINI-whose line
age, when it was disputed by the ''Three Hungry
"Frenchmen," the astute ULLMAN verified by the re-
production of her passport signed by Grand
Duke of Tuscany, and presented it to the hungry
Frenchmen aforesaid, as bonnie bouche, and upon
whose genealogical tree hangs one Cardinals hat
and two Papal tiaras, speaking of treasuring up
t1,o ,i,,i- & L..
the sweetest of her fe's souvenirs. Who will not
put on yellow kids and cry ''Jrarai Jrauar' to
the sweet cantarice after that? What follows must
have been written between a smile and pout
81 would rather stay here than go to Europe one
even spoiled girl, and prma donna well-cannot
Always nave her own way; so must on the first Of
june
Well if It's true, It's pity. But we have al
ways been under the impression, heretofore, that
spoiled children, and prime dome, generally
managed to have their own way. We certainly
have met with some instances of the fact, but per-
haps, after all, they were exceptional cases. But
if the Princess really desires to remain amongst us
and who would venture to doubt lady's word
it is certainly great hardship that her incna.
tons should not be consulted in the matter Is there
not one among all our Sovereign people" who is
gallant enough to lay his crown and sceptre at her
feet? But the pilh of lady's letter gene
rally lies in the postscripts, and here, are two
paragraphs, which, it appears to us, ought by
right and universal custom, to have had P. S.
placed against them, on the left-hand margin of
the rose-tned billet:
"And, therefore, have written this in advance of nv
farewell performances, to thank the public whole
country land of New York especially for the favor
has been lavished upon
More than all this shall endeavor in the roles which
am to undertake for the first time here to show that
this previous favor has not been thrown away has
encouraged me to new exertons'
Then comes the grand finale, which everybody
will admit should have been prefaced by a
P. P. s.:
"And so salute you all. would be charmed to do 1t
personally; but the country large and the population
SO immense that really fear the time would not be
sufficient.
The public's devoted,
MARIA PIccoLoMINI"
We sincerely trust that our ardent young gen.
tlemen will prudently restrain themselves under
the temptation which this closing salute holds out
to them.