The Republican journal., 1892-04-28

uAINTS OF DOM PEDRO DE
MARA. THE IMPERIAL PALACE
,uRIsTANAo. SOLEMN FOOL
r- uF COURT CEREMoN1ALs. HOW
,,lrEFes DRESSED ON STATE oC-
A-A-IaNo
IN correspondence of the journal.
,eJ\NElRo. March 18th. so short
bas cone by since royalty lived and
and had its being in Brazil that
..,. ia the Capital are still interested
.,,e familiar haunts, and citizens
,.J nj heart to the institutions to
1 The, and their ancestors We're born
..1 il, much pride i'll show ing them Off
,orc rhev began masquerading at Re-
,s..,m,m. one may spend profitable
o VISITING the several homes of the
u,rror. and following the paths he
.utlhlv to all men, for more than
rntmN First, one should hunt up
,4.t Oty palace, Quilt in 1743,) in
H. Pedro >egundo: which, up to
E }31 of the empire, served as Il
4ptloW house for holding of court
ou unusual gala days and was
.. .pou To- the populace ON every
tisti day, that they might Ell
1 at1he crown plate and jewels.
a n1u a hundred wears the vice
.l ltD had NO official abiding place,
/ o 1870, the Portuguese king pun
4 that purpose building IN the
n eD,A. whose site is now occupied
.cW Exchange. 1t soon became
A nl the increasing dignity of the
/, Governors: and then the palace i'll
4, ,.,3 ID. Pedro Segundo was erected
nothing palatial OF imposing
4 the latter, though it is said to have
"A mint Of money-possibly because
I ari.nl buildcls were better mathema-
an- aom lhcir employers in distant
II 1t has had So many additions
4 u.aN.rtions from time to time, that
n oal rharacJer, if it ever possessed
IA ,D, lust long ago. In lSOS, when
oaa VI arrived with his family and
y having been compelled to take
&#.s 4 Brazil to escape capture by the
thc palace was altogether insult
'l tle shelter of 50 many persons.
M taimilitc Frials on the opposite
"A 1lp street. gave up their convent fol
ot tine King, and it was connected
A anode of royalty by a covered
brown across the thnroughtare,
,ul remains. Another bridge OF
n work. also covered, spanning
tUi Of September Street, connects
.m,ent with the Imperial chapel.
Nl, Was not room enough +" meet
r,.udiuarY demands of this royal
h. ld their numerous rctinuc. and
l- airer building was appropriated
.tvI. until the whole neighbol-
mc a continuous palace. Fol
b. el~ Queen d. Maria l. who il
H. ul is Il .Iezebel, in no wise bchino
3>h prototype in temper made
q ,H- pa The Carmelite convent. Tho
III 4oou> ou the third lioor, now oc-
IN y Ne Institute liiStorico- who's,
possesses books of great value per
n Brazilian history is pointet
ain2 been her private apart
.u,n stories are lold OF thes,
lon~ Of Portuguese royalty. Fo
# is said that Miguel, brothe
"u Folo First and uncle of the lat,
n~od 10 divert himself and hi
l>sociates by seizing Il suckin.
~omr poor woman stall in til,
9rket throwing it aloft and re
JWu- neatly upon the point of his
hile All the mothers whereabouts
MI thcil babies under their petit
'wctiug them to be served in the
nNucr Sometimes the sport wa
he dainty noblcmcn throwing
oUadling victims, that his High
I Datch them upon his weapon
Nrrtion.
0s IN the days ef King .Joao VI
wealthy merchant of Rio, name,
AHlmnlo Lopez, presented to th
IN his own residence, situated il
Mfitrd suburbs of sac ChriStavao
W that day was considered TIL
li1atc house in South America
. l1e The princcly Gift WAS volun
q n contribution OF not. | am unable t.
NE 0il Ming John had often visited tn
q ID coluse Of his country drives ant
conceived a great fancy for it; ant
laNe been other anointed head
anCIea it was not wise to oppos
IT, considerations of uteHm ii taHn
~ ly ecipicnt dubbed the estate tn
$& llnld da Boa Vista The Eoya
@ beautiful View" but it con
he quite us often called by tn
ao- I'raca da sac Chl,istavoa. |
M nf we'll suited for an imperia
r. occupying a commanding sit
thc city, in one of its mos
ii o'me suburbs. The editicc has bee
hp r'ur~ enlarged since the grnel
- N that the result is u quee
' architectural harmony, it
q Prominent feature being the lief
square structure three stnrie