Year: 1868

Toilets of the Bride and Other Royal Ladies'.
Turin april 22) correspondence of London TimesI


The marriage of Prince Humbert, of Italy, to his
cousin, the Princess Margaret, of Savoy, was SOL
emnized to-day in the Cathedral. The best place in
the church for seeing allotted to the diplomatic
corps 1t was tribune gallery to the right of the
front of the altar The lines of seats high the
one above the other, that all the persons there
could see well and were well seen. Opposite that
tribune, on the left Of the bridal party, was the
Kings gallery. 1t was thought that usage ana
etiquette would require it to be left empty, but an
front OF the lofty pew, alone, quiet and chdiShly
curious and Interested, stood sweet little child O(
queen OF Portugal. Next to the Kings gallery is
smaller one, which the Princess Margaret had
na se 1e should 1@as be eS
companions OF her girlhood. Much inter.
est had been made In the most influential
quarters to get seats in it, for Of the best
places in the cathedral for seeing the ceremony; but
the Princess was staunch in her friends behalf. all
other applications had been refused, and accord
ingy the pew was solely occupied by the two lovely
daughters Of the Marquis Ghislieri and three other
young ladies with their mothers and chaperOns.


Your lady readers would naturally feel themselves
sighted and aggrieved If in an account of r0yal
deploring my incOmpetency l will do my best. The
Princess Margaret, the bride, wore white silk dress
and train, embroidered in silver and tulle VEIL also
embroidered in silver, q diamond crown. She
wore no orange blossom. Round her neck were six
rows Of the most magnificent diamonds both for





the ladies were in ecstasies about them.


The Queen Of Portugal had blue velvet train,
trimmed with ermne and hanging from the sh0ul-
ders. Her diamonds also were splendid.


The Princess ClOtide had bright green dress


The Duchess ofAosta being in deep mourning for her
mother, was all in white, without any brilliant
jewelry, but she wore some pearls


The Duchess OF Genoa had dress and train OF
white and gold. In the diplomatic gallery the men
were numerous, the ladies few.


Mrs. Marsh and Madame SOlvyns the dOyennes,
or senior members of the corps, were detained In
Florence by the state Of their health. Madame de Ma
lare is still in Paris The Minister'S wives present
those of England, Prussia, Russia, Switzerland ana
Baden. Madame de Kisseler was In green and silver;
Lady Paget in pink, with emeralds; Countess Usedom
in white and gold and violet with diamonds COnsid-
ering the small number of ladies the show Of beauty
was great. Lady Paget, Madame de Kisseefr and
Mile. Menabrea, who is one Of the prettiest young
girls In Florence, were greatly admired So was q
very magnificent diamond coronet, said to be worth
100000, worn by Madame Austin Sacken. the wife OF
the Russian Secretary Of legation


suppose people imagine that royal marriage is
very different from any other marriage, but really,
except that good deal more money is spent upon
it and fuss made about it, the difference is rather i'm
to-day IN the ceremony The bride looked pretty and
gentle and quite at her ease, and the bridegroom
ticular pains with his hair. King Victor Emanuel.
looked bluff as usual, but well pleased enough. He
did not seem particularly moved by what was going
on, and indeed, emotion is not much in his line, nor
was it in any way called for on this occasion. As
regards the Princess Margaret she looked lovingly
at her husband and smilingly at everybody, and did
not seem huttered in the least. When she came in,
she had one Of her gloves half on, and she took It
quite Off and laid it the cushion before her, and
began deliberately pulling on the other. This little
operation, and getting the fingers well IN and smooth
ing the out of the delicate white kid, topk
some time, and now and then she addressed rema&k
to the Prince but she appeared altogether very cool
and composed, because she was perfectly natural and
unaffected and artess. She is much attached to
Humbert, and it is not surprising II after having
been threatened with being sent to Wallachia to be-
come Hospodaress and live among Boyards she
feels relieved and joyous at becoming the wife OF her
own cousin with the prospect OF remaining always
in her own country and becoming some day itS
Queen. When she got home to the palace, in her
new character Of Princess OF Piedmont, her -happf-
found expression in expression quite delicious
in its ndUee:-"I cannot dance In this dress" )" she
said, 'dis e sus 81 cOntee que je sdutedts poto's-
hersr' Though she could not dance she could drive.
An hour or two afterwards she and her husband
had changed their wedding garments for palmer
costume and were driving down the Via di P0 In an
open carriage without pOmp or attendance.


The marriage ceremony lasted upwards OF an
hour. The music was Beethoven's and was very
fine. There very little organ. The last piece
played was the famous adagio in ut miaear The
arrangements for spectators in the church were not
good.