New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-12

SHE IS BEAUTIFUL BIT IGNORANT.
PRINCESS EosPIGMosI AID DOM LAURA MIN
GHETTI ARE EXCEPTIoXs-A ROMAN
TRAGEDY OF SOCIETY.

well As III the Middle Ages. Vet they 90 nos IL Il '",
seem 10 have preserved thn intellectual briihahcy anu
| superiority which enabled the Roman ma'roh - pay
% commanding role in ancient history 'n'en'
and apparently satisfied I'm the knOwicd-c q h'r P'''
cal perfection. the Roman matron OF To-Day HI'H' u.
effort to cultivate those Of mind Whici can o'
! he attained by education. With some not'pe 'N'rP
lions, those who move In Papll well a. III H"N"i,
circles give one the impression OF Flhe hio'o"7"
! children Of nature, supcr,ti ious l.n0hu' lh'o','
and ambitious only TO pass through lii" Win is H'i'
| 10 do as possible. Very few OF them can ~
| scribcd rs abreast Of the times. They no 'o.
| take the trouble 10 obtain any knowledge coh''I""7
Tho current events OF the day, save When ID" h."1
rendered by element Of scandal sufficiently hi5"N
seasoned 10 become paatabe TO their TASTE LIE y
| suit is that the Roman aInndc dame Of the present
age strongly distinguishes herself from the r,hl''"u''
OF her by the very unfcminnc quality oil s"''i''
! The latter is due not many strangers bchfNe' 10
! hautcur and pride but merely 10 certain nlh''''9
arising from fear lest by speaking she should p''''S
her relative ignorance OF the current topics OF pop""'
incic.t. II Is only fair "a add that r daughters
ar, far more up 10 date Carefully 'dn'h'' III"
provided with instruction which. althou-h Wl"'h "'
reach OF thci? mJthc's ra'cly Ron a'N"""7
o. by the latter. they have reason for iml''""T W
maternal silence ana reserve. and bid fir III 'i -
cndow Roman society with that one feature III "hFh
il Is lamcnahy deficient namely TN salon
With the exception o. those Of Dona Laura MIN
glcli and Of the Princess pgiios there II ''''-N
a single salon n Rome worthy Of Oh" name. IL
form ana above all 10 maintain -alon II l' hui'
prnSab.c - posses the sii Of brilliant c'nV'''''""
with au that the word impc, and thit i. ~ I-Nt
| stated above. just the gift which wise ana i'r
seeing Providence has denied the pltr.cdn a Hes ~
Rome lc, added To their marvellous hcan'N 'h'y
| ,hculd provr too near ah-oiutc P'ric.io i'r We
peace Of mind Of The masculine moety Of human E'hi'
The two ladic, just mentioned, although ranhlns 4"
leader, Of society in ;ie Eternal City. can. however
L.. dol "a
th, Princess HcSpGlio,, although since clo-e upon
| hlv years the wife OF The head OF the NlH'tfliu'
house Of Ecspiglos -Paavcln. j, a raf!>icnne by
BIRTH Character and t0uFnHrc d'csprt. being dau''
! ter Of the French Due d" Galore. Will" Dona Laura
| Ninglcu j. half N'apol.ian. half English. being
niece OF Carolina! Acton the faypr'te and Prime MIN
! lister Of Queen Caroline ii Napcs. Engaged 10 Doc
married the late Earl Of Granville the match WIS
| broken on and she became instead the wife Of the
| late Prince Camp)rcalc Duke If Adragana. whose son
| f. welded to American lady. the daughter = >r.
John Binncy. Of Burlington. y. J. bona Laura, m'i-
riac. did not turn ,ut altogether happily. AMI he
| Prince ended li- days In an Insane asylum. Ni'r
! his death hi, widow married >icnor Mnrhoth. me
celebrated statesman and Irnir Minister Of kng Vic
tor Emmanuel From The timc That Rome became
| the carital of United Italy, .hc took up her resi-
Gcncc there ana her salon grew 20 De- the centre Of
| all hat va, brilliant and intellectual n Cd" non
clerical portion Of the Thclinc great world Today
there i, no salon wid IS known nor justly famed
| from one end Il Europe 10 IN" other tA.n That Of
Tie highly accomplished and brilliant -rlnIc dame
who go,, by IN, name Of bona I-lIra.7
While Princes, Ro,pigloI nny bc regarded rs one
of the leader, Of what /, known IA" black" or
Papa nocty II Roman society Ter sister inlaw. with
whom i. term OF great rivalry. ana who bear,
the name Of Princes Pallayicu, is celebrated hay
ing been o.. first Of he great pairciau adc- ~ he
! Eternal CIV 10 join The CONT Of The Quhnal. ly
becoming IA titluar ady-in-vai'ns To Queen Mar
cucre. Her superb palace faces that Of krG Hum.
bert. and twice a week during The season 81 door
are open 20 thc cream OF tle Roman dsi-poracy.
For noiw. tl,iandns her afiaiion with ia" demo.
! cratic court 81 the Quirinal. acros, the way. the
Princess. whose feature recall those Of h" lornarna
d.alizcd 10y Raphael In h, d" Madonna della >"ge0la"
f. very oNclu,iyo. and some tine ago, during The
Premiership OF ~iguor CIi,pl, she d tnruish"d her
.cl by absolutely refusing t. i'ii" ~ the cabinet
Officers or their wives to q bah at which thr k.hs
| and Queen were present. Tie affair created t"ch
| disturbance AZ the timc that The KING va, forced
| to make # a rul" iAeuccforih never 20 attend aus
entertainment. except those 81 the foreign Ambde1
dors accredited 10 A!s cour Ike most other !ionnn
rnatroI, Of q certain age th" Princes. ROW widow.
t. inclined toward cmbonpoInt. III" diH"r. However
| from them in heinz quite she r"N'r-' oi silent
Indeed. ,hr T. exceedingly fond Of conversation 'h"
does not hesitate 10 expire in the most r." ma mn
hc,i'atlng manner her oWnions-Oii"n In Ten" 81
voice that dominates those who venture t" tih'r
from her.
striking contrast t. her In every respect j. Wv
Cuches, sierra CcSani. VINO prior 10 her mafras" ho
| the name OF C0Onna. She IS - silent a the Princes
| Palavcin /, The reverse. her sll"n'" bchI "u'
| more than anything else to what 81" believe 10 De
the neglect Of her education. since among iniInn'"
friends she /, very gay and laxative III" i'' aFE'
| black eyes. hair Of Tie col Of tI" ravens WING
| and the warm dark complexion Of her famous
anccsic>s who was the Egrria Of Michael Angelo Il
Is pity that She dos not know how 70 sci on III"
| lrauty which She sil retains by appropriate toilette
Like most other great Roman ladics she has her
Gr.s 90, sent from Paris without having previously
tried them or. and the result I, that generally hr'
are both III ntng and Inappropriate TO her stye ol
| beauty. Moreover they are cnurk larking III IN
dvlduality aud In that sort Of namelcso ympa'hy DE
tween the wcarcr aud tn" dress which constitute IN"
secret Of the chic Of rac Partisan cl"sanc Nor
| do the Roman ladies n rule know how to wear
| TO advantage the magnificent jewels many OF them
family hcirooms. which they Posses. Most Of them
are inartiscaly mounted and this combined with
that lack OF knowledge AS 10 Just where to place
| ,bem in order 10 harmonic with the tout ensemble
| Of the toilette Often dcracts from their beauty.
| well known and extremely popular salon al
Rome row closed BY mourning is that Of the Mar
| aulsc del Gallo. the sister Of Cardinal Bonaplrl" NJ
her palace the late Prince Napoleon invariably TOOK
ND his residence when at Rome Although the sister
Of prince Of the Church, yet shc is distinguished I"r
the HbcrIly of her opinions, AND llk" her COUSIN
" PlOn-PlOn,' great admircr OF IN" Idt" VI
Rcnan. Her salon has been closed since the dra'h
Of her Napoleon, who committed s'iicile nhi"r
| ingularly dramatic circumstance. According -
popular gossip NJ Rome he passionaicy III love
with the beautiful Duchess of ilaruo. whose hn'hlnl
is "a member Of the Coionna family. Although there
Is reason TO believe that the intimacy br"r'n me
Two was anything bat Il purely pnic one YET ~"
| talk 10 which II gave rise led the DUKE u i'i"''
Inc Young man to n!siain for time at any rate from
| pre- scnting himself nj the CGonn1 palace. y" sooner
had he received this request lha mart pIon'h Il,
the idea Of having done anything TO cODprDhhNe thr
| reputation o. The Duchess, be- went home ana blow
Ills brain, ol ON hearing Of his death. and receiving
nt the same time the benue.t his fnvOrit" Jewel.
ruby and sapphire breast pin representing bu'tfn!
tierced through the heart. the DuchoS, became sHd-
denly Insane. and has not yet recovered i'r reason
although year has elapsed since the tragical
| 1aa,h ~ her adrnIror She l. admirably cared for
and tended with the utmost devotion by her husband.
| who has remained IA firm believer IN her nhbclni,ncd
honor.