Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-01-04
sAyos RoueH,

n BALL IN fLDpsHUE--A MEniCAH
WoMss. The Florence correspon-
dent of the Newark Advertiser gives
an account Of the grand ball on Mon
day, November 2lst, in The old his
torie palace Of the Poggio ImperiaIe,
(now Poggio Nationale)
At the bali, OF course, some effort
was made to carry out the demo
cratic system which has obtained IN
the government of the country 49,
The introduction of the change in
social Affairs Is thus decfibed
"The music how enlivening, The
dance how animated Int what
novel scene for Florence and IN n
palace ! Here the titled ladies If
the ministers and The legations are
dancing ON the same floor with the
wives and daughters of lawyers and
merchants. Not In the same set,
though. Oil and water weu't mix,
do what you will. yet. The noble
ladies are not condescending that
would be insultibg--they are aiIabls
and kind. Still, the pretty bprgsoi,s
prefers the ffeef freedom Of her own
set, like will seek like. Long hab.
u OF awe ut superlofs cannot be
shaken on In The dance
Zone hour after midnight, Baron
Hicasoli, chief Of the pro visioHal
government, arrives with his suit.
His appearance IL the signal for
the singing q pathetic hymn to the
adopted Gross of Savory, by choir
Of some hundred Voice in the great
hall below The hymns and musc
were composed Tor the occasion, but
the poetry is hardly worth transla.
ton, though appropriate and eiiec.
tive--as was also The music--fpr
the occasion. On making the tour
OF the apartinents--over fifty rooms
were lighted up--one heard Eng.
lish spoken everywhere; in fact, il
seems M If half that vast assembly
was composed Of English and Am.
orleans. Among the latter were
decidedly the bellies Of the ball.
somc newly arrived voting Ameri-
can beauties, who seem greatly 10
enjoy the admiration they excited.
Certainly most Of the beauty there
was Of the Anglo-SaxUn type.
"The Italians dauce better than
any other nation, even the French
admit this. The real poetry of mo
ton Is in every curve they make.
But the most graceful on this occa.
sioa were The young American re-
sidebts. who have learned TO dance
here, and add 90 the reGnment of
the Florcntine step the finer pro-
PORTIONS Of more delicate feet than
The fair natives can boast. IL Ia
NOT surprising, in view Of the mum
ber Of American beauties here this
season, that Italians should think
our country-women the abandonment
IN the world. When an Italian is
handsome a rare picture in these
days -she is surprisingly beautiful.
though always Of the national type.
Only at Venice does one 6nd the
Titan beauty of golden hair and
hazel eyes. No wonder that these
poetic attributes are 30 much ad.
mircd in Italy'
A PERSONAL AFFAIR. Some OK
citemept was created in aud about the
House Reporters Gallery to day, in
consequence Of The appearance there
Of the Hon Mr., Cobb, Of Alabama,
making rather particular inquiries for
che correspondent Of the N. Y. Tine,
That correspondent not being 10 his
seat, Mr.. Cobb waited for his appear.
ance some time, until IL was sscer
taiped that the latter was confined 10
his room by iudisposition. Mr.. Cobb
said he was sorry to hear Of his III.
ness, as be should have wished 10
have found him in perfect health,
and 10 the exercise Of all his powers
Mr.. q, then withdrew. From this 70.
mark aud from tie fact that Mr. Cobb
was armed with q cane il is sup.
posed that his purpose was a hostile
one, In consequence (it is understood)
Of an Objectionable personal notice Of
himself having appeared 10 the Wash.
ipgton correspondence Of the New
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