Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-20
Notes From Naples.

The principal event of general utter.
est the past week has been the celebra.
ton Of the Kings birthday, when, there
being several dignitaries in Rome, a
grand review was arranged, and all
arms of the service represented. The
crowd as usual gathered by eight
o'clock in the square near the railway
station, Piazza Independence. Our
party, as we'll as the foreigners gener-
ally, helped to make up the assemblage.
Just beyond, all the troops were gath.
cred, and the balconies being filled with
handsomely dressed lalies, the general
effect of the scene was very pretty, es-
pecially when, about 10 o'clock, follow
ing the booming of cannon, the King
appeared in the square, dressed in the
lniform of a general, and riding fine
bay horse, with the Austrian Ambassa
dor, Baron Kendall, on one side, and the
Minister of War. General Marji de la
Roche, on the other, followed by a
brilliant staff of generals, high officers,
and attaches of different embassies. A
file of His Majesty's body guard in
armor, both led and closed the company,
as escort. All along the way they were
greeted by enthusiastic shouts of % Long
live the King" "Long live Humbert
l." Arriving in front of the troops the
Duke d'Aosta and General Bariolo pre-
sented them to him, when His Majesty
reviewed them we being entertained
in the mean time with the arrival of
Her Majesty the Queen. Her cortege
consisted of three carriages, she being
n thu Hrok drocoo1 ~ -
to her white parasol trimmed with
white lace, which, altogether, made her
appearance very lovely and accom-
panying her were the young Prince her
son, in the uniform of Naval Corpor.
al, and the Prince of Carignano, in the
uniform of an Admiral. In the other
carriages we're ladies OF honor and two
or three officers, the attendants being in
red, excepting knee breeches of blue,
with powdered wigs, and cooked hats
This detachment of the royal family
b. ing drawn up on one side.
Shortly after flourish of trumpets
announced the return of the King, who,
with his attendants, saluted the Queen
she receiving them standing. The
whole of this brilliant cavalcade then
formed in line, the King remaining
near Her Majesty's carriage. the troops
passed in review, the young Prince
Amadeus. the Kings brother (who war
for short time King of Spain, at the
head OF the Roman division, riding
first and alone. As he passed his
brother he saluted, and whirling about.
after saluting the ladies, took his place
beside the King. All the other princi
pal officers followed his example, as
they came up. while the soldiers we, e
marched onward until the first reache
the Quirinal Palace. when they were.
ranged all the way from the palace t.
the piazza, on either side of the way
forming two living walls between which
tho royal party returned to the palace
Soon afterwards the whole bulldins
was surrounded. and those who yer,
fortunate enough to be in front of tb,
palace were favored with two appear
ances of the King and Queen upon tn.
balcony, where bareheaued, they stood
for some time returning the salutes Of
the people, who shouted and cheered
sis they could never be satisfied.
1t WAS certainly sight never to b,
forgotten, the soldiers being mingled
with the motley mass of people. Will
in the midst the solemn obelisk which
has looked upon the triumphs of kings
thousand years ago stood to.da, an"
saw the dawning of new life and hop,
for Italy.
A practical turn was given to the ju.
bilations later IN the day when the new
iron bridge across the Tiber, at poin,
near the Piazza di Papolo, was opened,
heretofore crossed b. an inconvenIen'
ferry.-Correspondence of Boston 7rar
eller.