, 1870-04-17
: ITALY,
The End Of the Carnival at lillian.
A Democratic Court Ball


The Beginning of Lent.
Co+yeaponIesaae q The CAln1so 7+t1unk
MILAN, Italy, March il.
bAdo you weary goodnight after tho |
grand bcyhonc, Of Friday night, March 4, 10 |
open my eyes, aftc1 fow hours rcpose, On
Saturday morning, tho LIST day of the Cazni- |
va.-a bright beautiful Sun in tho skv, and, as
y consequence, Ill Milan In the streets.
The procession was, in all essontial points, |
tho samc that Of Thursday,-the baltic Of !
cula'sdoli. however, becoming hotter and
te1cer every moment a. tho end d the Carni-
val drew near.
Leaving or balcony at O'Clock, whi1o tho
war sill rrgcd, WAS glad To uzcapo for fow
moments into tho clear, undasty air, and
peaceful stillnees Of the public gardsns,-on
th1t day and II that hour almost deserted.
The graceful ducks had it all their Own way
In the principal lzkes,-the sHans having re-
tired intu An inlet, whore they wGro floating in
dieniAed state, di.d.infnl of earthly regard
even when manifested in the shape OF bon
bnns- Some few garden beds, freshly fakcd
md planted, Sent up The soft, earthly odos 30
suggestive OF spring; the ivy haa commenced
to throw out fresh green shoots Nature
whispered in your ear the soft voice Of peaco.
k1l&0SGly ADA E00IA0kly Ii Eo0I1At TO EH1t
-1uar md tunanlt If feativity on the Corse, .
few steps distant, the rumox Of which came
family on the air.
Returning home an hour later, when the
balconies were emptiet, FUND tAs sidewalks
StrnEn with Tie 4kariJ OF the battle, iR the
Eh1pe Of huge heaps Of evria'yioli, the ascent
ana descent Of which made The walk 4 rather
difficult one.
~: Ihe evening wss distnzalshed by general
!nnu1Mnaaou, n amid tho bnlhAnre Of which the
Gsau E.bodan. throned high il 8 el,iniag
chznot, md lAnked by AostA Of da,cipx Lights
get cut for rort& OEentxla (tl,e E.xt-G sto1.
E1e5e. sa4uted Iy geuarl burst OF rockets,
n dIo-balonn, for hi own domiuious ia the En-,
Oriaut. A' s'''
TIE COURT nA11.
4he R5and ball given by Victor Emanuel 10
and ftly rounded ths period OF festiyity Of ia
Cas7ivalone. will not deacriLe The snaknif-
cent furniture, the gorgeous tApestf7-hane-
lnGs. the profuse howern scattered every
t,1 nhese ,,,!n. nos lls masie,l liunn.tiop thA.
etb1ic saloon Of tue CsryAtids,-in which tho
3!ilAuese painter, Oppiani, sung with the brush
ltEnit tie eHpression) a splendid apotheosis
Of Asuoleoa L
The ponpous mAsniAcence DISPLAYED n The
palace OF tho Hing uales but little impression
uEon us, inaamuch "a We know how much
tley cost aud Who pays the bill limit my
SELF, therefore, 10 make on this royal festival
hun signihcanec, aud will be propetly &ppro-
ciataL
Italy, II tho present moment is, among Ill
HE nations Of Europe, tLAt Which inclinea
ncet favorably towards de1nocrAtic inatitu-
tons. For The great majority Of Intelligent
ItaGaus, tho ideal Of good goSerHant 10 which
tLry aspire il that OF Tie United St1tes. This
aspiration il 30 profound aud geuerA That
even lie rnsn Of tie old generation, born and
et1ucatcd in dynAsssc traditions, uhsn they
wish to defend .lieir ruonArchic faith, hasten
10 provo that Victor Emanuel is citizen King,
and lint" except, it il true, the hereditary
power, the heavy civil list. and other inslguih-
cant p1ivileges-he might t,e considered ~
LIN President for tic, of a republic-monAschy
I'll il, certainly, larl1y worth the trouble u
fcfuts this lame sophism but from it yon vii
sce that the monarchy thAt Wishes to live il
constrained 10 take the appearance, II not tht
substance, OF republicanisn.
No, monarchy by fright divine in italy il
understood no longer: hare they laugh whel
lie telegraph brings those mystical ghsconAda
Of William Of Prussia, and SAY, among them
the divinity Of his origin Il he had not = Min
lister Of genius, such as the Count OF Dss
marx; profound tacticiAu. such ~ General |
11al.ke. md those convincing props of sove'
eighty that are cAlle1-1leedfe-guna.
Ii Italy, l repeat, monarchy urged torwa.
by the aspirations Of tho 1nAssea, tends d1l
more and more 70 tl5est itself Of every pre-
tige,-to mike itself piebeiAn, to become cit
Tho hall given by the King to the 1GlAnet
in thc Last days Of CarniEAloDc il aa inconte
Liable proof OF what l ssy. Once, in Il
good old times sighed for By the monarchis
festival Of court il WAS neeessaty to hare d
eceudcd from fle Crusaders to posscsa Z
Gscutcheon free from the stain Of a uarriAe
Iorshese 70 h.re, il fne, in eroE5 seapes
tiona i; soustimes the great velvet curtains
the royal saloons rose before porsonihcati'
of al, u science, or OF ws1: but thoy wers q
celtions one did not exactly compromise vi
know ono did not permit, but simply tal,
ate3. Sow, all il ch1nKed nj by it4c1ntAtie
as Il the fAiry Of democracy lad extended /
wand, transforming an assembly emhro;der'
excellent burgesess, who appear in lie scc1
toned aud little graceful blnck costume
weddings and funerals.
The sacns Of the Royal Palace, Saturday @
thousand Iou noticed the great ladies' 4
gentlemen OF the court, tue latter in the co
plete dress Of couH-a curious relic OF ,
lines and customs, contrasting Of knoe- -breeel
Llsck coat, laced with guild, and threc-coznol
were Generals. statesmen, slinist
actual, with the breast Elitterlng With sta
nsassa eFofsss H. thao 3, svsg sr form n
1nino1ity- They quite disappeared at lmss
cloud Of black coats, and dresses ot mus
and ratint The poor clerk, will ], 50D frau
per A.nufa, ta11nhhoa witA LIS dcnnerstc
4ows Aho freshness q Tho c1nlHoide1eI u
toln OF the Grand Chamberlain: tho Du
Was exposed to the peril Of feeling bis ts
3rod upon hr some provincial xdvocate, !
tho noble ladies Of doubtful ago regarded vi
tcneimeut that WIS envy and Wished
appear scotn the snowy Shoulders, bloc
ing with youth and freshness, Of tho wl'
OF clerks and men OF business, II
moved about in swarma through tho dazzli
Baloons With that curiosity, 1T once gay a
noisy, that tho Iorghesio display in great I
solemn official festivals which no ono cnioys
The King appeared in the tIrone-room
Aour Alter the ball 1.ad commenced. I hi
alrcady descril,cd Victor Emanuai in his I
&xte boz 1t The Theatre Of In Scala, etaudi
erect little back il the bo1. aud turning
opcrA-glase to Ill parts Of tho house VII,
if!ere mirht bo = mask 10 scan. or a beauti
1atly TO s1nlire, Il, Tie exloei, Of tho To
l'aiace, surrounded ly Ministcra, BY Geners
Adjusants, and all tho sw4rn Of gilded butt
L.as Of his court, Victor Emanuel WAS
sanne mau will Lis ealdieriy ayreef. his b
r!ance. III which. howeyer. YOU would Ii,
leen ahlo to detect tho weari1ica. and elna
Tie intrepld hunter who wou3i have prefer
lie lracing air Of tho Al,,juo yuumits to
stiGiu., asDhy1ia of tint eatoou. anil n IL
nf cLamoia to th;s rronn oY ifirni6ea Can
erses ard stsrrs,ol f1,stpberla;ns.
For lie rest uI,on bis countenanee appca,
1ic same co1t,al frankpess, The same re
t,:ring sni1n An vars prnnna1 sbnnt /
yiiN : sontiment ~ cntSo.;tT Int v;thf
criugine elsnees or conrtinr.iike bovs.
x,nc.}' f.ssu1o ron thst nv rann,,,;r,n con,