New-York tribune., 1868-05-21

and, when the people began to weary of looking at
them, behold the bride in vail and pearl stomacher
low dress lthe gift of the Pedmontese silk wor kers,
nd the diamond corOnet on her fair Young brow.
Tn, bert looked crosser than usual but Margaret
nrc4t,, little way of sauting charmed the people,
and Hoh they did not cheer, they clapped their
,n rked satisfied. All through the beauti-
FI ~, u ~ a ant in their bright Spring greenery
mast tbe hootbs an theaters, and picnic prepaTa-
tions past the giant md klng on horseback Victor
Inddy La9Se, arIo @ banEs into Piazza Orea Novea
We're cannon-balls ard cannon, bayonets, and every
species of murderous WEAPON reminding one OF the
Rondineli across tho Trfnita Bridge-a bit
of Via Maggie transformed into Hover garden
literalIy-nto the Pitt Piazza, and the bride was
welcomed by her husband sfather and sisters and ner
own mother, all gathered on the great staircase
TO receive her. The King kissed her, Pia did the
same; they led her up stairs, and inst leaving me
public time to note the exceeding briliancy OF the
red cordone;" tho livery of the new crown OIL
Italy, order, they appeared first at window then
greeted by hand -ciapp1gs and applause The extreme
youth, and fairness and prettiness of the bride
seemed to touch the hearts of all she looked de,
lighted certainly, and stood patiently bowlng ana
waving her handkerchief till the people seemed con
tent In the afternoon she and her husband drove in
an open carriage followed by the Duke and duchess
of AOsta and suite and the general public had full
view of her bright blue eyes and her fair hair.
Thus riding they had time to read the inscriptions
the various stations, and surely they were sum
GENTLY servile to content even the scIons oil the
House of Savoy. This marriage fulhlls Italian aspi
ratiOns.' The majesty and grace (of the coupled
conquered the hardest heart" The joy OF the House
of Savoy is the joy of Italy and of the Universe and
so on for thirty cOuplets
In the afternoon went to the Cascine to see how
the preparations for the tournament were getting on,
and decide on tho best places for view suppose
the theater will be finished by Wednesday but lt Is
not yet near complete. You must know thai AT ntsI
all the tickets were to be given by favor but hndlng
that 10000 have been forged and sold. 1t Il now dc
cidcd that none be given and all charged for-Dir'
nearest the royal box; Is, TO- 5, 2, iii proportion 10
the distance OFT! . ,...
In the evening the whole fairy city lifted its star
studded towers, its gcm.sprnked cupoas to the SKY.
How lovely were they. seen from afar and from
hight no words can well describe Instead OF the tIl-
color decorations stars stripes etc. etc. OF iurln the
F1orentnes who know and appreciate the beauty OF
their buildings simply hang large oil lamps on the
outlines so that you the stern facade OF Pltti,
which no youth within or light without can render
other than stern in its true proportion the rlesoe
Tuscan bound towers set on its lovely hill tue
Moorish facade Of S. ,Miniato. Grottos BTgllry,
the SpccOla, the Bargeo, and any fairy I0Tre
dAIualfo lowering it were in mid-aIr. Ihe
AIno is beautiful as in daylight II can never be-
On the whole the din Of human voices, the crush,
the crowd, the general turmoil lessons the pleasure
you feel in gazing illuminated Florence from one
of her silent, nearest hill-tOps.