Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-22
The Young Queen of Portugai-ua
ria PIN.

Turin correspondent of the London Times
thus describes the wedding festivities of Ma
ria PA, the young Queen OF Portugal, ac-
count OF whose marriage has already appeared
ia the papers:
The etiquette Of the Court of Sardinia, such
as IL was up to very late epoch and such as il is
still kept up that the House OF Savory il at
the head of demora lized Italy. i something that
could scarcely be conceived or believed in other
civilized nations. Imagine that the King. his
Queen, IL he had any. and all his family. are not
at liberty 10 speak at their balls. concerts
ceptions. 10 any person not Immediately belong
ing To their established Court set among the
uses, and even among the representatives OF tor
eign States they are expected TO take no notice,
utterly to ignore. in fact. any person oil eiAer
who may happen 10 come near 10 them, II they be
below the rank OF Envoy Extraordinary or Min
lister Plenipotentiary. exceptions being only occa
sonally made by a great stretch of condescension
in favor OF Minister Resident.
From the moment the amlabIe Maria Pia came
under the management OF her new subjects she
acted just like "A Princess freed from the spell of
malignant enchantcr. She had kind word, "A
smile at least. for all who were presented In the
evening, when the serenade aud illumination
sembied the whole of Turin IN one vast motley
crowd before the Palace. the newl made Queen
was led by her Portuguese attendants 70 the hal
tVhl VI tue iADNH AFfuofls anu There StAtcl IN
state, white robed. beieweed, behowered. with
high diamond crown-a genuine Queens crown
the present OF her future husband. on her
brow. the delicate orange blossoms gracefully in
terlacing with the brightest gems OF the diadem;
for two or three hours the timid Princess
the girl OF sweet fifteen, made 10 exhibit herself
to those hundreds OF thousands OF pairs of eyes
Ia the spendor of those m riads of lights in the
strains OF nspIriting music, In the thunder Of
many throated popular ncclamatons-there she
sat throughout that long ordeal, serene composed,
every inch Queen, beautiful. In that moment,
With her native grace and modesty with incipi-
ent, instructive, half conscious happiness.
Towards eleven o'clock she Withdrew from the
balcony. and. late IL was. she went through
the ceremony OF the presentation of all those Ia
dies whom the late sovereign Queens OF Sardinia
admitted To their acquaintance. aud those. of
course who at home among the members
OF the Portuguese Royal family. Some OF these
charmed their friends they came home with
their descriptions OF the lovely Queen; with that
on her head with that pale fairness on her
cheeks. with that low, musical, half faltering
voice with which she informed them that "the
room was rather hot" she won the hearts of all
present. She lookeS very Madonna such as
Italian devotion loves 10 bow TO. such as artists
like Montegna delight in painting Candle light,
however powerful, has wonderful effect towards
the Improvement oil female cOuntenanceS, soft
ening features. shading Units. toning and blending
so as To harmonze what is dissonant aud recon
Cling what is Earring. No one could say last
evening that Maria Pa was anything but lovely.
Little favored by nature as these Princesses of
Savoy, it must be avowed are at their BIRTH they
seem to improve as they advance through their
teens, SO that even the Princess Clotilde, whose
beauty nobody dared to praise very loudly. Mt the
time of her wedding in 1889. has been found
really good. looking, and positively charming
during this her first visit TO her paterna home.