, 1881-04-17

''Van AmburRh is tho uau
Tint owns all this ere show
for trotting along in capital order come

4
TIE TwENry-1S-uASp. <..
twenty fi;:e, Well-sroo1ned bay horses, witt
Ea'idy. gilt haruess; and then, percI,ed OF
tic high seat of his great -c0ac~llke car
riage {having two liveried ontriders), sits
Livingstone, handling tile many ruins witt
apparently perfect tase lie + 4 Eay old 49, tqs +,
his llacr. col,sitlerin. the conspicuous posi-
tlun he is in, ana wabblcs about like gray
bag If -four. lie had a tumble from
This dizzy hight not long a&o; Il ahd ha
strapped in with Il hravy leatherl hand:
w.,icl. Is safe, hut hot picturesque. During
! this Carnival-ti,ue noticed there was all ex-
ira clan~ and lattling of brassy ornaments
on the lorsvs, 4 SPECIAL waxing of the grizzly
] and cnjAyS the notoriety:, Ills carriage hollis
| six Or eight young noodles, who have cnur-
age to face tile crowds who gaze at this
| strange, ''circusy' prncesson, and brave
enough to stand the S,uileS and Jokes of the
! naSscrs-by.
During this gay season tleatre-managers
| are rea,'In:, :, good harvest. During the
Carnival there Is always played iu the differ
ent theatres OF FLORENCE 4 piece called
">7ESrENELLo."
The hero Of this cnu:ic play is called also
Stcntcrrlto. Ills costume is ridiculous, yet
Is: stockings IF different col0ts, with the
''iive-'f-hearts " embroidered OIL one knee,
the ace-of-spatles oli another; 4 queer little
hat Gil the back of his !le;.i. This fellow i'll
and all manner Of tricks arc played
upon him. The play has no
especial plot, and changes more or less
according to tho vii; or brlgtltnsSs Of the
rIaee of Stenterello' - is one long, amusing
scene of his mistakes and fol!ies When at
last he finds his fate. Tlecurtain rises upon
''StentereIlo at s;a. where there is singing.
which reminds on.uf - 'I'inafore," and 4 sea
sick scene which IS trying to those of the atl-
tic, II they hope 10 SEE their friends again.
Quantities OF broad jokes enliven this play
or ol,erctta4 which those WHO cannot we'll
understand Italian fortunately miss. The
Theatres where this play is nightly given are
crowded with lords and la.tits, sailors and
soldiers, ambassadors and children, servants
and ct'nlatini,--f"r ali the world, high and
low. gu 10 hear Sttntcrctlo;;, and he opens tile
But the Flnrentine Carnival. although
amounting to little out Of doors in coml,ari-
sou with former times, was brilliant with
IT'S GRAND RAILS
given by the nobility i'll t]leir palaces; and
night after night these great festivals have
taken place. Among the foreign residents in
Fo5e%Ss Flor the Dnke II aa I'D f"s R%ssss H T4ey
gave one If the finest Of the Carnival balls,
lit their palace on the Lung ARM, to which |
the Ftorenline nobility, foreign diplomats, |
and distinguished strangers received invita-. |
haii er,, fi,e srrvants If ,,,a onsnI,oiu ,IT.,
dressed in the style of a past century. The !
was very tine, a1ld was placed III Il |
gallery overlooking the BALLROOM. The |
i, th.s oa.tr,n'. ~ Wi,arvo l, .'sa s"eses
n,r,-..,s atnr;ai and .,ct"il, h,4;,,t ,st,
1in,oums s,n sA'd 1e ...:ra"t va~u m,stan
c0stulls.s We're ltlany changes from the usual |
~ - ~'4@' w ~3's' 'l''AE'''1
THEIR MAGS1F1cESCE
when most who wore them were Princes or
l'rinceSspS. EarUnS or Counts wf,n had fam
Wy alatl!onus anu uresst:s 1T thelr command,
~ ta .'n rtt m aj.rs ~ tMf f' arn
ers repr:esentsd !! there were che Wife Of
n,sn frd tta artra;t tofna.u ~ , n the uies
~ oR.e. r, 1'G,i a e1T a,ia't u mei N ue un21i
sSiery Ma.;y 7.s. nt'.' 3e;:,flee Eehci
eahi, ~ ,ha Fnu,tant =! tAstLa - 2panis
ITO III ana "a two od Characters representing
~ = Dltm ply =! u, ia!a9tse anu y Ieacock-
n.s Us, ra.l t,1 ato ~ eloSe MILL norma, au H.
an;nd ~ ut p;l'Ee =, E ua,s u onpte
'eHsteeu Mse lnss sn'llcellee " r'oteuce'
1nefe was one gwen IN
THE GREAT, GRIM srHoZZI PALACE
,y the Prince Strozzi, whose family have !
,een famous for centuries. The grand rooms
# this enormous palace Iooked their best on
q " H. |
hat the present S1roz2i family have u skele-
On i'll their closet,-for one Ut the members
lot long ago lost large sum in gam
ling, which is his great weakness |
an4 me great vice among most
tA1aan ! frinces?. e ne could not pay r. 50 out !
u one OF tneir ns: grand plctnIegalletles q
aaE EullsEue ,e;. liiaaIi M was nanoeu over 10 Inc
so.' ~ es Wtg ca!tSe ioI tae !1ones, anu since
llsl! otnel ueHut1ni tnuEs Hase eot1e III l1e
alno way. AT ever all lnis they uailce III /
rue neetl!ess ltallan tashlon, and give M [
eco 10 TOMORROW II There eau be a Carnival
0-dar |
On the last Saturday night before Mardi- I
iras
THE FAMOUS EoRGHEsE PALACE
7as opened fur one of the erandpst halls of
1e season. Italian nnhles Ami,assn.lnrs ,
il,lon,ats and ndistinvujsnp.i s1ron1nrs;
zain made nm the list or invitations: and !,
lose who received these great cards, viii
uggrsrions and ti;rectinns 9nr ottrn,iinnp ocs
.t,ttI if ,mssinie + viii give a sneciai H., :
.riptinn Of this rs a gond asan,nia ~ a :
arniyai hal, in hieh life IN itair and IT, :
Iortnce in particular where manv ~ the | :
tincrs still hoid 1ile gray oii nsIaces ~ !
leir ancestors which war;; h11fit hef.,re tha |
ante days Of Finrpnce !;
In goif1g 70 this Rorehese hall yva or.1ered !
IT carriage to take Ms there nj m1dnisilf-~ ;