New-York tribune., 1868-05-21
ITALY.
FESTIVITIES IN FLORENCE.

'''A FLORENCE, April 30. 1863
VIII the f6tes never cnd-wl the common affairs
of life never resume their ordinary course Is thc
question one begins to ask every morning, but to
N the evening brings no satisfactory answer.
Yo % TO ylsussotly, anxious to follow the impeach
ment trial or to iAarl tie particulars of the Abvs-
sinian war The English pabers are not come Is
the card that meets your view. You need pens and
paper. silk calico or charcoal; ten to one the shop is
closed You return home vexed and hungry; your
servants have gone of to SEQ the illumination or the
regatta You think, "Wel if they want TO amuse
themselves let them" and you go TO restaurant.
wait an hour to find vacant place and longer still
for full plate and at last rush into the street and
try to forget your own existence. and to re-
member only that there is Prince Hum
bert and "a Princess Margaret in the world.
To make confusion worse cOnfOunded you must
know that in Florence all the hOuse mOyings take
pace from the lat TO the 4th OF May, and the Mnncl
pality has been obliged TO order that only certain
narrow streets shall be trayeTsed by the furniture
wagons and this only from a. NJ to noon imagine,
therefore the unlucky wghts who have 10 6emSndgc;
imagine the prices asked by the carriers the ~ tel,
per Of the servants. the general deSOatOn I rs saIu
that 100 600 peOpe have 10 Florence for this oc
eaSion and the trains II hours behind time continue
TO bring fresh cOmers at all hours of the day ana
fl0rentines having but one idea-to make
the most money for the least amount
of labor material Ihe D:lcCs OF CaDs arc l"iocu'
but do you imagine that cabby will take you any
where for even the raised tariff. Oh! lie eyes you
cunnngy from his box and If he sees you are an old
customer he says he's engaged and rushes to tie sta
tion TO pick up some iTIner," from whom he can
extort what he pleases. And this Is Friday and Tor
a whole week, of days the same story IS to go SO
because the heir apparent to the. throne,
of Italy has chosen 10 take upon himself wlfe:
Happy mortals You who have neither thrones % nor
kings nor crown princes, nor royal brides who
choose your own public servants and dismiss them
when they fail in their duty who rejoice for ndhono
good fortune whose festivals popular expressions
Of enjoyment, because all that affects one member
of the community is of equal interest TO all the other
members. Excuse this, and believe that the
fatigues and hardships Of campaign are nothing IN
comparison with the dreariness and weariness OF
these sightseeing, dizzy day, royal festival days
Can you care 10 hear about them should scarcely
think so, still you shall have the beneht OF my
drudgery if it can in any way interest YOU.
l believe mailed my last letters just as the Turin
fireworks were going off. did not wait to them,
and il was lucky for the crush at the station
tremendous. When we presented our frst-class tick
cts 40 the first waiting room We were marched OFT TO
the second, as the Prince Napoleon occupied the
former and cOuld not of course come in contact with
common mOrtals. After waiting an hour for his
special train TO depart as many as could get places
scrambled into the carriages and not more than four
hours after time reached Florence, busy already at
decking and decorating. That the CITY OF Flowers
looked surprisingly lovely is undeniable; not only
had every public and private garden been stripped,
hut Genoa, Naples and Milan have furnished their
contingent From the city gate leading to the Cascine
oarlandsz across tho street. wreaths, festoons and
streamers; what azalias, rhododendrons, roses; /;
the city arms embroidered IN carnations OF every
shade. 'tropical plants en- mdsse in stands on the
soSsFes: bouquets which were chGfs dguerre Of ar
ciifecrdl taste Ms and Us daisy formed to moth
ing of The banners tapestries, and draPories that
ioafe,I under the blue May sky. On Wednesday the
royal couple left Turin, slept at sesto and at a. m
Wednesday ir morning costume aiighted at the
Dairy Palace IN the Cascine of the Old Grand Duke
Here they met by Marquis Gao t ths s syndic
oift n diamond diadem with which she was n
shn eshsnnted While she was performing her toilet the
carriages drove mp. The glass ana giit charlot
i'm which Charles Albert brought home his
bride drawn by eight horses, whose beauty can
moi be exaggerated each, Of course spiendidiy
caparisoned; the jockeys wearing wigs, olanolnla
hats and pig-tails; valet on foot at the head OF
each horse and at the earrage;steps Sec9mdhy % ope
Telemaehus carriage. called because tho history
of That Individual whose mission seems to teach the
Young idea develop tselfin the French language Is
painted the panels; that also drawn by eght HORSES,
and left cnipty in case anything should happen 10
the first then carriages and six. carriages a9q touI'