Italian castles and country seats . d then she said, with the quaintest smile, That dayI met the King. Her Majesty still paints and clings to her pastelpencils, for she explained that she finds pastels mostsatisfactory for catching the fleeting and beautifullights j^^ tij^ j^»l¥^t^ ©% #Mniifi«f^ Athfr Q(\Kff-ichanginglights on the water, and the irKUiy quKkly v3r>Mngcolors in landscape painting. She has bought thelarger part of Sartorios landscapes, and it is greatlyto be regretted that she almost never exposes any ofher own painting. From art the subject wandered tomusic; the Queen, as you
Italian castles and country seats . d then she said, with the quaintest smile, That dayI met the King. Her Majesty still paints and clings to her pastelpencils, for she explained that she finds pastels mostsatisfactory for catching the fleeting and beautifullights j^^ tij^ j^»l¥^t^ ©% #Mniifi«f^ Athfr Q(\Kff-ichanginglights on the water, and the irKUiy quKkly v3r>Mngcolors in landscape painting. She has bought thelarger part of Sartorios landscapes, and it is greatlyto be regretted that she almost never exposes any ofher own painting. From art the subject wandered tomusic; the Queen, as you remember, is an excellentviolinist. The Ladies-in-Waiting to-day were all myfriends, so that I did not feel in the least in a strangeland. Princess Teano was looking very handsome inblack, and she has kindly arranged for us to go, alittle later in the spring, to her great family castle ofSermoneta, from which hef father-in-law takes his Viggiano I find as charming as ever, and sheseemed very glad to see me.[376]. AND COUNTRY SEATS After a half-hour with conversation, tea, and cakes,Her Majesty retired to her own apartment, while theLadies-in-Waiting looked after the teacups, and weleft the palace after five oclock. It was a mostdelightful tea, served by the most distinguishedwomen of Italy, and it is one of my most charmingmemories. Besides my friends of to-day, I have seen many otherpeople, and many have come to call already. We wentfrom here, although it was almost too late, to the VillaLante for a short visit and greeting to dear MadameHelbig. We found her sitting at her piano playingthe most lovely Christmas music of Liszt. Her sonDmitry, most unfortunately, is not here this year,but is deeply engrossed in his scientific studies in thecountry near Milan. We met Professor Helbig thisafternoon also, and went out on the terrace to have therenewed pleasure of this beautiful view of whichStendhal wrote: I have seen Romans pass entirehours in mute admiration a
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