New-York tribune., 1886-01-31
SUNDAY EDITION.
JAN. 81, 1886.
GREAT SMELLS IN BRAZIL.
HOW THE MOBILES OF DOM PEDRO'S COURT
ENJOY THEIR DIGNITY.

ENJOI T..
lFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT rRIBUSE.l
- Rio DE- JASEIRO, January !.
The Emperor and Court have gone to Petropois
and with them have gone the Barons and Counts
and gentlemen of fortune whose palaces stand 80
thick in Botofogo. Every SIMMER and by this
mean the Brazilian summer of December,
January and February, this exodus Of
the fashionable word takes place; and
everybody who is I'm the SWIM" goesto Petropolis
which is q summer city built up in the mountains.
and is like Newport transported into the heart Of
the Adlrondacks. The Brazilian nobility is pecu-
liar institution. The Emperor can create noblemeu
OF all grades, but Is extremely cautious exercis
ing that power. He contents himself at present
with making an occasional Count or Baron. never
u Duke or Marquis. When he was young and
strong he nsed occasionally to make somebody q
Marquis or Duke, but in his old age he seems to
think the titles of Count and Baron are good
enough for everyday use, anil has permanently
tired frcm tina higher nobility" business
Brazilian titles are not hereditary, but for three
generations the descendants of nobemea are en-
titled to the appellation of "mOsa fdaigon or
young gentleman" aad enjoy the rights and
privileges of their noble progenters. These prvi-
leges consist mainly of being allowed by law 10
"put on more style" than ordinary individuals.
If "mosa fdalgo" wants to eater the army hecan
do cadet, and is entitled to wear a star on
mis- coat sleeve. Wien he goes to the Palace he
wear nat until he into the presence of the
Emperor and while ordinary officers have TO hitch
up their swords before entering the Imperial port
ais. he can go in with bis weapon janging and
humping q ong the marble floors. This privilege
of wearing hat in the house and making racket
in the EmperoPs presence is highly
priced by the youth of Brazil. Then,
too, "mosa fdalgoo cannot be
tod hv Ial war
high oficial-I have forgotten which one-and
when he goes on racket" and breaks street
lamps and windows the police cannot arrest him
and the police justice does not give him lecture
WI b his tine the next morning. Instead of that he
Is arrested with solemn p0mo and long warrant,
and Is confined in tie Place of Honor"
in the prison. When "mosa tdalgO" leaves the
country ne goes to the Palace and says goodbye"
to the Emperor, and that monarch, awfuly bored,
craciously permits him to purchase ticket by the
first steamer. But in order to enjoy
all these great privileges one must
not only be "mosl fdalgo" but must
take out patent as such. Then he can have tia
title printed on his vsitiag cards and is reeog-
IIze1 "swell."
The Princess Isabella. heress to the throne Of
Brazil, is most unpopular here. When the
good old Emperor exchanges bis earthly crown
for a heavenly one and the Princess becomes
the Empress it is extremely likely that there
will be some sort of convulSlon IN
tho Empire. But the Princess Is woman Of
great strength of character and deals with rebel
lions in a manner calculated TO mako such diver
sons extremely unpopular with people who valus
"life liberty and the pursuit of happiness"
little aft .ir Of this kind which happened while her
father the Emperor, Was on his travels
in 1876. was attended to by tie Prln-
tha Ernui In
uer which gave the people foretaste of " lat they
were to expect when she assumed permanently tne
reins of government. The Princess II, wltaal. ex.
| iremeIy religious and sometimes the a5tOniahed and
far froa gratIed Of ner father haye beEeid
her sweeping the floor of chafch, clad ~ coarss
| yowr and humility OF spirit. Altogether she 10
mo a. peculiar wpman and traits IN heF character
have mode her admirers compare her 10 het t"y%i
! namesake of spain and % Elizabeth Ot England
The fact that she IS malried 10 th5 CONT u ~,
| prince VI the House OF preans. does not n'crease
| the popularity of Isabella for the orazIiahs are
most jealous of foreign rule AID Will not pernlS %
Comc tD have the slightest Gang TO say the ~,
| flirs OF State 20 the poor man Is 'Equc.clec"
| bv an imperial eytinguisher and dawdieS ais lite
| away as be husband of his wife.
| The PrlnceSs has two sons, the elder beng boy
| of ten, on wh0n the crown VIII oey0.ve liter ms
| mothers death. The elder sister of the rrirces
died rnauy years ago. She was married 10 ths
Duke OF SAKE aud left four sons. Two oi the Sous
| live in Europe with their father and two are n
| Brazil one Beng 4 midshlpman IN the Navy. he
| Is wild youngster aud his lUperi;'i GRANDPA
has To read him lecture Oh the proRef behavior OF
| - nrincc of the blood sometimes He cln be seen
| almost any night in the Theatre Santa AEna or
otLer questionable places o. resort, o. waking N
| the Rua do Ouvidor with some Ot his ooon conf
| panous. His brother i Ylde:. rather ot literary
turn Of mind and disnliei. Both these princes
| are eytleulely pSpu ar, however, aud the ladies'
| 90 wild " over their dancirg.
/ he uIosa EdalgO " Brazil are, as 2 rule, ex-
cellcut ycurg fel!ows bat most 1i tdem haYe oren
| 10 Paris and most OF tneG have net the l'uo do
Marny he Influence OF tat young idio' o. INC Bra-
| zIliln youth IL very perceptlble TBey talH abouo
! Him and fouhd themselves On hlm II lno,s
| riiIculoEs manner. Ii is only necessary 10
| know that Moray does a thing or wears thing
| ta make II popular with the young gentlemen OF
| RrogII In tie winter season the Princess Isabella
| Ivss most maSn!ficcnt balls in her palace IN
| Bot1fop0 All the world. that is the fashionable
| world Zoos anu the mdOle-aged frlh%'ss opens
| tJe dane. Whea aman has Ted the cotll on at
one OF thu PruceASs OIiIs MS posItiou ~ ie@oef
| of fashion il assured. IN, a. -
Botofogo is that quarter OF Rio in which are the
| ,aIoces gf he great ana wealthy. And they arc
VERT able palaces There are galleries 9f paintings
| miaellse salons aud elaborate banqGtt lals
| IN thsss palaces aud large retinue
| ~ slaves and servants keep them
| in perfect order But i. Is on lis plaAtauon on
| "taclenla" that the wealthy Brazilian yes IN tne
mUst baronial style There he Is an abso ite auto
rrat and over ali the broad acras white wlth coffee
blossoms he Is the lord aid seisneur. ts hundreds
of saves regard the will of their master aS para
| mount TO everything aud When later ON tGo
| Barons and Counts leave Petropohs to pay Viss
t. .helr estates IN the country eif tc,ihciS .
| WELCOME .hsm with fireworks and teastlns. Alto
| getber tie lite of Brazilian gentleman runs "a
pE.asant channels aud II hs rs not III dcut 70 tuo
| coffee broker, Of Flo or haras ed by wondering
| what ne shall do for labor on hls plantation whsn
| sa very is finally ended he Is ABOUT as happy 10
| Is possible for moral IT, De.
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