Italian castles and country seats . nd beauty in itsequipment. While F. B. was amused at a table ofbridge, Princess Trabia was kind enough to take meall about her beautiful home. I send you a photo-graph of her bedroom, which is so elegant that PrincePotenziani, who made the tour with us, laughinglyasked the Princess if the exquisite cupids that adornthe walls did not prevent her from going to sleep bytheir beauty and fascination. Among her many treas-ures, the Princess showed me the most marvellous coralembroideries done on cloth-of-gold of a sort I havenever seen before. Donna Franca did not
Italian castles and country seats . nd beauty in itsequipment. While F. B. was amused at a table ofbridge, Princess Trabia was kind enough to take meall about her beautiful home. I send you a photo-graph of her bedroom, which is so elegant that PrincePotenziani, who made the tour with us, laughinglyasked the Princess if the exquisite cupids that adornthe walls did not prevent her from going to sleep bytheir beauty and fascination. Among her many treas-ures, the Princess showed me the most marvellous coralembroideries done on cloth-of-gold of a sort I havenever seen before. Donna Franca did not come last night, but therewere other ladies of Palermo; Prince Viggiano fromRome, and one or two other friends, enthusiasts ofthe recent race, were also among the guests. Not onesmall attention that could make me feel at home wasforgotten. Nearly all Sicilians speak good English,but none better than the Princess Trabia, who wasborn a Florio, and is a sister of the husband of DonnaFranca. Count Mazzarino is of the Lanza family[482]. y/^i/^ 4^/U^a—
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