The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-31
Prince Hugbert's Marrtage-Toilets OF the
Bride and Other Royal Ladies.


Turin april ~ Correspondence the Londsn Times
The marriage of Prince Humbert, OF Italy, 10 mis-
cousin, the Princess Margaret, of Savoy, was
solemnized to-day in the cathedral. The best
place in The church for seeing was allotted to the
diplomatic corps. Ii was tribune or gallery to
the right of the front of the altar. The lines of
seats rose high the one above the other, SO that
all the persons there could see well and were
well seen. Opposite that tribune, on the left Of
the bridal party, was the kings gallery. 1t was
thought that usage and etiquette would require it
TO be left empty, but an exception was made in
favor of an infant visitor. In front Of the lofty
pew, alone quiet and childishy curious and inter-
ested stood a sweet little child of between three
and four years old, the son of the queen Of Portu
gal.
Next TO the kings gallery is q smaller one,
which the Princess Margaret had particularly re-
quested should be appropriated TO the use Of five
intimate friends and companions of her glrlh0od.
Much interest had been made In the most infiaen-
tial quarters to get seats In it, for 1t was one Of
the best places in the cathedral for seeing the
ceremony; but the princess was staunch in her
friends behalf, all other applications had been
refused, and accordingly the pew was solely
occupied by the two lovely daughters of the Mar
quis GhisieTi and three other young ladies with
their mothers and chaperons.
Your lady readers would naturally feel them
selves slghted and aggrieved if, in an account Of
a royal wedding, there were no mention of mill:
merry. While deploring my incompetency, will
do my best. The Princess Margaret, the bride,
wore white SILK dress ana ualn, emOrOl06reQ III
silver and tulle veil, also embroidered in silver,
over a diamond crown. She wore no orange bios
som. Round her neck were six rows of the most
magnificent diamonds, both for size and water,
that / remember to have seen. All the ladies
| were in ecstasies about them.
The queen Of Portugal had blue velvet train,
| trimmed with ermine and hanging from the shout
| ders. Her diamonds were also splendid.
The Princess Clotilde had bright green dress
and train, covered and trimmed with Brussels
lace.
The duchess of Aosts, being in deep mourning
for her mother, was all in white, without any
brilliant jewelry, but she wore some pearls.
The duchess of Genoa had dress and train OF
white and gold. In the diplomatic gallery the
men were numerous. the ladies few.
Mrs. Marsh and Nine. SOlvens, the dOyennes,
or sinior members OF the corps, were detained IN
| Florence by the state of their health. Nine de
Malaret is still in Paris The minister's wives
| present were those Of England, Prussia, Russia,
| switzerland and Baden. Mime. de Kisseleff was
in green and silver; Lady Paget in pink, with en-
| eralds; Countess Usedom in white aud gold and
| violet with diamonds. Considering the small
number OF ladies' the show of beauty was great.
Lady Psget, Nine. de Kisselef, and Mile. Mena-
| brea who is one of the prettest young ladies in
Florence, were greatly admired. SO was very
| magnificent diamond coronet, said to be worth
| 100000, worn by Nine. Austin Sacken, the wife
| of the Russian secretary of legation.
/ suppose people imagine that royal mar.
| rage is very different from any other marriage,
| but really, except that q good deal more money
il epent upon il and fuss made about it, the differ
ence is rather imaginary than real. There was
nothing extraordinary to day in the ceremony.
| The bride looked pretty and gentle and quite at
her ease, and the bridegroom looked smart and
his valet had evidently taken particular pains with
his hair. King Victor Emmanuel looked bluff as
usual, but we'll pleased enough. He did not seem
| particularly meved by what was going on, and,
indeed emotion is not much IN his line, nor was 1t
in any way called for on this occasion. As re-
| - Ell raI lnr nsrlry
| at her husband and smilingly at everybody, and
did not seem futtered IN the least. When she
came in she had one Of her gloves half on, and
she took it quite of and laid 1t on the cushion be-
fore her, aud began deliberately pulling on the
other. This little operation, and getting the
fingers well in and smoothing the creases out OF
the delicate white kid, took some time, and now
and then she addressed remark to the prince,
but che appeared altogether very cool and COM
| posed because she was perfectly natural and I'M
affected and artless.
She is much attached to Humbert, and II Is not
surprising if, after having been threatened with
| being sent to Wallachis, 10 become Hospoda-
ress and live among Boysrds, she feels relieved
and Joyous at becoming the wife OF her own cou-
sin with the prospect Of remaining always in her
own country and becoming some day the queen.
When she got home to the palace, in her new
character Of princess Of Piedmont, her happiness
found expression in an expression quite delicious
in its ndiuete 81 cannot dance in this dress, she
said, "ndiS je sltis 81 contente que Je sdUterdt'
uolontiers ;" Though she could not dance she
could drive.
An hour or two afterwards she and her hus
band had changed their wedding garments for q
palmer costume, and were driving down the Via
di Pho in an open carriage without pomp or at
tendance.
The marriage ceremony lasted upwards Of al
hour. The music was BeethOven's, and was very
fine. There was very little organ. The last piecC
PLAYED was the famous sdagio IN tn nline1T. The
arrangements for spectators in the church were
not good.