The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
Roman People and Customs.
We clip the following paragraphs from a
stter from Rome 10 the N. Y. Post

THE ROMAN PEoPIE.
Il Is a strange hct that, In this birthplace
of the beautiful ia the fine arts, nature has
been so nigeardly Of her gifts towards the
Inhabitants personally. Seldom does n
meet a beautiful face, never 81 elegant or
stylish person. Nor is this confined to the
bo,vgeoisie: indeed, rs You ascend tho So
cial scale this want Of delicaoy Of feature
becomes more striking, aud palmer women
than the ladies' Of the great houses can
scarcely be imagined. Yet the men are
strikingly handsome, 1.-THE of limb, with
classic faces and marvellous compilations
a little bdrberesqte, perhaps. You will meet
a score in a h%alf.hour's stroll who might
serve as models for o sculptor, exceedingly
well dressed. The handles pay their bar
bers to tie their %cravats; they seem to be
types Of the genus gentleman But
thew are all Dead Sea fruit, for they are
ours who will cringe and whine whenever
their insolenoe subjects them 10 a deserved
chastisement.
There is one among them whose portrait
carried by an American girl 70 New York,
won the heart Of an heiress who would not
be oonsoled until her parents brought her
TO Rome to see the original. He is the
handsomest man in Italy, with q bold,
frank face and a clear blue eye, which be-
sneak courage and honor. An offshoot of
that unfortunate woman whom expediency
sacrificed TO the crime Of another, and
whose sad features have been trans
mitted 20 posterity by the genius Of Guido
Reno. this noble Roman ~rejoices in the
soubriauet Of Baguf a Ia mode, and, as he
struts aloufthe Corso, is the cynosure of
all eyes. Our countrywoman came, and
saw. and was conquered; Bgtg a Ia mode
could not mistake the Iovertures; h was
willing, like Barkis, but he would make
his conditions. He admitted that che was
for sale, but added, 'my price is two hun
dred thousand dollars;' and 80 the matter
has dragged on for nearly two years, the
girl refusing persistently to be comforted.
Bgyf Ia mode declining to abate his pre-
| tontions. But 30 much hrmness has at
last won It's reward. The American family
went 70 Paris; the Roman followed, and
within a Jaw days has telegraphed TO his
papa; .'To,d est arrange, je fails tme bUnne
| a6dire." A phrase which means here 81
have got the entire control Of my wife's
fortune"
Foreigners pretend that q desire 10 mar
nv n title is the motive of the self.exile OF
so many Of our country women unfortu-
nately, experience has too often given col
or to the calumny. But, admitting that IL
were so always, which is the most honora-
BILE, to endeayor TO ally ones self TO ancient
and noble souveneirs, TO a name that has
been illustrated in history by great deeds,
or 10 sell that name, TO barter ones Rnces-
tors, and, naturally, ones descendants, for
A sum of money more or less considerable?
For, il is noteworthy, those who marry the
American for their fortune, very often wed
with actual deformityi but you never see
an American girl who would accept even a
prince or duke, did he not present at least
the outward semblance of refinement and
distinction.
We may deplore the vanity of our coun-
try women, but we must look with contempt
upon those penniless mobiles whose sole
pursuit in life is that Of Mi 8 Dollar.
Another MARRIAGES. announced between
n New York lady and a gentleman from
Naples. But this Is quite another affair, "a
the lady is very wealthyi but 80 Is her oho-
sen. He bears q grand old name, which for
three centuries has been synony mous with
honor, and this, the last of his race, is no
exception 10 the house of Brancaccio. II
is a love match on both sides, and If there
happens to be q fortune, why, tdnt mieTi
Levers.
About one hundred and sixty bishops
nuNe AIIlNtut Ol llthu hOllo ltu VI lNtlNd
are from America, including the Archbish-
on Of New York. So far they are very
quiet, hut a little later 1t is thought that
some of them may consent to show them
selves in society, az they will do tonight at
the rioeuimento of Cardinel Moreno. Arch
bishop OF Madrid, a new appointment, who
will receive visits Of congratulation this
evening and Saturday at the Palace of Card
inal Barni, and be. presented with the Hal
on Monday next.
These cecsUimenti, or lsvees, are n pecu-
liar feature OF Rome, except 10 very dis
tinguished persons. No invitations are
sent, the saloons are thrown open to every
one, provided the men have uniforms. and
the women are en- grdnde toilette. At the
! Cardinals receptions the ladies' are not ad.
mitted, unless in high-necked dresses, and
the uniform is de rsqueur. At some Of the
Ambassadors, ball dresses and black coats
are allowed to come in. They are the oc-
casions on which the Roman princesses
display their jewels, and no n who has
not seen II can form any idea what this dis
play is. The Processes Borghese, Viano
Rospigliosi and the Duchess Salviatif rep
resent together more than one millien ster'
ling in diamonds.
Let it not be supposed that this Is an ex.
aggeration; they are the accumulated
wealth OF centuries; as much a part OF the
family estates as their palaces, and a.
strictly entailed. When 10 be worn, the
owner for the time being gives u receipI
for the same TO the custodian, a coniden,
tial servant, whose father and grandfather
before him have probably held the sam
office. The lady may wear them when anC
where she p~leases, always with the form
atty OF tho receipt, and followed by n res
titution Of the same next day; but she can
not take them with her TO foreign parts
they cannot leave Rome; in short, they ar,
loaned to the wife Of the head of the fam
lily, and are considered pretty much in thu
light Of Grown jewels.
One of the peculiarities OF the ofjcia
TeceUimentO is that unmarried Roman girl
never appear there, the fair sex being OK
clusiSely represented by their mamma 90
usually yinegar-faced, scraggy matronF-
and by pretty foreigners, who go to SCI
and be seen. Another is that the sam,
person, be he an Ambassador or Prince o.
the Church, never gives but one, in thu
whole course Of his official career; in tn,
first case. on the evening Of the day OF
which he was formally received by thu
Pope; and in the second, on his appoint
mont TO the new dignitary. So the interva
between the nomination and the presenta
ton of the Hat, the candidate, If he can b,
so called, must not Show himself to tn
public, and, should he leave his house
etiquette prescribes that the blinds Of hi
carriage should be tightly drawn; 80 wheI
Bishop Moreno went on Wednesday to tn
Vatican, he was admitted by q priyat
door and led without any ceremony TO hi
audience with the Pope.
The 0RNooo GOLD FIELD. Gold ha
been arriving at the Philadelphia Mint 70
several months past from a tract of land i
the State Of Guayana, Republic of Yene
zuela, said tract being owned and worke
by residents of this city. under the title G