Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-14
GREAT SMELLS IN BRAzIL.
How tie Mobiles of Dom PedrO's Court
Enjoy Their Dignity.
From tAe Ne10 York Tribune.


RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 1.-The EN-
peror and Court have gone to Petropolis
and with them have gone the Barons and
Counts and gentlemen OF fortune whose
palaces stand so thick in Bototogo. Every
summer, and by this I mean the Bra
lillian summer of December, January and
February, this exodus OF the fashionable
world takes place; and every body who 10
Sin the swim" goes TO PetropOlis, which
IL summer city built up in the noun
tains, aud is ike Newp rt transported
into the heart o.; the Adirondaoks. The
Brazilian nobility is peculiar institu-
ton. The Emperor can create noblemen
of ali grades, but is exit melv cautious
III exercising that power. He conteuts
himself at present with making an COCA
siOnal Count or Baron, never Duke Or
q Marquis. When he was Young and
strong he used OCCASIONALLY to make
somebody Marquis or a Duke, but in
his Old age he seems to think the titles of
Count and Baron are good enough for
everyday use, and has permanently re-
tired from the "higher nobility" business.
Brazilian titles are not hereditary, but
for three generations The descendants of
nOblemen are entitled to the appellation
OF "mossa fdalgO," or "young gentle
men," and enjoy the rights and privileges
of their noble progenitors. These privi-
leges consist mainly of being allowed by
law to put on more style" than ordinary
individuals. II "mosa idalgo" wants
TO enter the army he can do so as a cadet.
and is entitled TO wear a star on his coat
sieeve. When he goes to the palace he
Can wear his hat until he comes into the
presence Of the Emperor, aud while ordi-
nary officers have to ten up their swords
before entering the Imperial portals, he
can 20 in with his weapon janglIng ana
humping along the marble fl Iors.' Thte
privilege of wearing a hat In the house
and making q racket IN the Emper0r's
presence is highly priced by the youth OF
Brazil. Then, too, ''mOsa fidalgO'
cannot be arrested except by a special
warrant from some high Official-I have
forgotten which One-and when he goes
on racket aud breaks street lamps
and windows the police cannot arrest
him and the police justice does not give
him a lecture with his fine the next
morning. Instead of that he is arrested
with solemn pOmp and long warrant,
and Is confined in the "Place Of Honor"
in the prison. When a "mOssa fidalgo"
leaves the country he goes 10 the palace
and saws goodbye" TO the Emperor, and
that monarch, awfully buried, graciously
permits him to purchase ticket by the
first steamer. But In order 70 enjoy all
these great privileges one must not only
be a ''mossa idalgo'' but must take out a
patent as such. Then he can nave the
title printed on his visiting cards and Is
recOg nize "swell."
The Princess Isabella, heiress to the
throne of Brazil. is most unpopular here.
When the good old emperor exchanges
his earthly crown for a heavenly one aud
the Princess becomes tire Empress It is
extremely likely that there will be some
sort OF CONFUSION in the emDire. But
the Princess is woman OF great strength
of character. and deals with rebeliOns in
manner calculated TO make such diver
sions extremely unpopular with people
who value "life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness" A little affair Of this kind
which happened while heT father, the
Emperor, was on his travels in 1876, was
attended to by the Princess, then regent
of the empire, in a manner which gave the
people tOretaste OF what they were TO
expect when she assumed permanently
the reins of government. The Princess is,
Withal, extremely religious, and some
times the ast0nished and far from grati-
fed subjects OF her father have beheld her
sweeping the floor OF a church, clad In a
coarse gown aud humility OF spirit. AL
together she is most peculiar woman
and traits In her characte have made her
admirers compare her to her royal name
sake OF Spain and to Elizabeth, of Eng
land. Tue fact that she Is married to the
COmte d'Eu, Prince OF the House OF
Orleans, does not increase the popularity
of Isabella, for tue BrSzilians are most
jealous OF foreign rule and will not per-
NIT the COmte to have the slightest thing
TO say in the affairs OF State. So the poor
man Is ''squelched" by an imperial eX-
tinguisher and dawdles his life away as
the husband OF mis- wife.
The Princess has two sons, the elder
being a boy OF ten, on whom the crown
will deVOlve after his mothers death.
The elder sister of the P.ncess died many
years ago. She was married TO the Duke
OfSaXe and left four sons. Two OF the
sons live in Europe with their father and
two are In Brazil, one being midship-
man in the Navy. He is wild yOungster
ana his Imperial grandpa has to read
him a lecture on the proper behavior OF
Prince of the blood sometimes. de can
be seen almost any night in the Theatre
santa Anna or other questionable places
of resort, or walking in the Rua do Ouvi-
dor with some of his boon companions.
His brother is elder, rather Of literary
turn OF mind and more dignifed- Both
these princes are extremely popular,
however, and the ladies Ego wild' over
their dancing.
The ''mOsa fdalgos" of Brazil are, as a
rule, excellent young fellows, out most
OF them have been TO Paris and most Of
them have met the Due de MOrny. The
iDfuence of that young Idiot on the Bra
lillian youth Is very perceptible. They
talk about MIN and fOuRd themselves on
him in most ridiculous manner. II is
only necessary to know that Morny does
a thing or wears q thing 10 make IL pOpu-
lar with the young gentlemen OF Brazil.
In the winter season the Princess lsa-
bella gives most magnificent balls in her
palace in BotofOg0. All tue world, that
Is the fashionable world, goes and the
middle-aged Princess opens the dance.
When a man has led the cotillOn at one
Of the Prin0ess's balls his position as a
leader Of fashion Is assured.
BOtOfogo is that quarter OF Rio In which
are the palaces Of the great and wealthy.
And they are verltable palaces. There
are galleries OF paintings, immense
salons and elaborate banquet halls In
these palaces and large retinue ofslaves
and servants keep them in perfect order.
But IL Is on his plantation or "facienda"
that the wealthy Brazilian lives in the |
most barOaial atyle. There be Is an abb |