Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-28

The APprOachiBg Marriage of Queen
Christfna,s Dnughter-Appearance of the
Betrothed Princess-GossiP About the
Interesting Event. fli
The London Court Journal says that the
approaching marriage of Queen Christmas 5
daughter-which is to take place in few
days at Malmaison, in the vicinity of ST.
ClOud-is one inducement for as speedy a re-
moval as possible The deep mourning of
the Empress; combined with other reasons,
render it advisable to withdraw from a scene
of festivity which so nearly concerns the
royalty of Spain. The young princess is
considered the flower of. Queen Christmas
flock. She is IN her twentieth year; of soft
atd delicate appearance, unlike the other
daughters, who are dark and pigIdnte. She
has always been regarded as the pet Of the
family, being the youngest, and the most ad
mired Of all, There was great gossiping
going forward for some time concerning a
project of marriage between the young lady
and the King of Sardinia-a design which
Queen Christinahad cherished for her second
daughter, who married, some time since, the
Prince del Drago.
This young lady had attracted the Kings
attention on the occasion of his Maiestys
visit to Paris, and left the place $50 say his
friends) most seriously smitten with her
beauty No sooner was the fact known at
designs upon his master, Immediately dis
patched emissaries to Paris, not to prevent
the marriage-of course not--but. better
still, to provide more suitable and more
immediate match. Thus is diplomacy ever
bent upon the courteous and steady adjust
ment of the rights of its protsges. The
Queen, however, in the consciousness of her
own power of intellect, and in that of her
daughters beauty, fought manfully with
hOth uaanOno for Soma TINA. and n t-oo rnt
till Her Majesty Italian relatives-nwho even
then had strong suspicion of the ultimate
designs of Victor Emmanuel-recommen
Her Majesty's application 10 the Pope upon
the subject Of the partial introduction pro-
nounoed against Sardinia, that the spell was
broken. a.. ..., .r. -
AT Rome, the young Princess became so
much surrounded by enemies of Sardinia, so
enveloped on all sides by friends of the other
party, by advice from the Cardinals and in
functions from His Holiness himself upon
the subject OF the danger in which she stood,
9that the Prince del Drago could obtain a
hearing. Since that time the heart of the
King had never healed from its wound in
spite of success, and victory has been in
duced to plead in favor Of an alliance with
the younger and fairer daughter of Chris
| tina; but times are altered now. What was,
| FIVE years ago, the most intense desire of the
mothers soul, is no longer worth a thought,
and unhesitating preference has been given
to the young Spanish nobeman--faithful to
his religious principle, his birth-right, and
bis caste-over the King who has betrayed
them all. 20 1903 .--. ''"
The appreciation Of Rome and Vienna OF
Naples and Madrid, has been earned in COM
| sequence, and the first testimonial of the
feeling has been manifested in the presents
which have been received from all Sides
] the happy occasionbeing evidently regarded
as reception of the second family of Queen
| Christina into their royal mothers caste.
| The Queen Of Spain has sent the most mar
yelous canopy Of lace, to be held over the
| Prince del Drago during his marriage with
| Queen Christmas daughter. 1t is of the
kind of which not more than half-a-dozen
pieces yet reihsin, the thread of the pattern
never having once been Joined through the
whole work, which proves that some other
instrument than the needle must have been
in use at the time at which it was made.
This peculiar fashion has caused it to be
called harem lace, from supposition that it
must have been originally made by the ladies
in the Moorish harems.