Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ... . e pleasantest daysof the year every summer. As soon as the sovereign arrives there she adopts thecostume of the country, which is very picturesque, consistingof a skirt of fine scarlet cloth; attached to the skirt is abodice, without sleeves, of the same cloth, covering- achemisette of white muslin, with high neck and long sleeves;over this, when it is cold, is worn a smart, short jacket ofblack cloth, bound with silver braid, or embroidered with thesame, and a black si
Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ... . e pleasantest daysof the year every summer. As soon as the sovereign arrives there she adopts thecostume of the country, which is very picturesque, consistingof a skirt of fine scarlet cloth; attached to the skirt is abodice, without sleeves, of the same cloth, covering- achemisette of white muslin, with high neck and long sleeves;over this, when it is cold, is worn a smart, short jacket ofblack cloth, bound with silver braid, or embroidered with thesame, and a black silk apron. A prettier and more becomingcostume cannot be seen. On the head the Gressonaiseswear a sort of gold cap; that is, a band of gold, richly en- 166 WITttiN ROYAL PALACES. graved on the forehead, and over this a sort of sparklingdiadem, also of gold ; but, of course, all the Gressonaises donot wear this, as it is very heavy and costly. Most of thewomen wear a black silk handkerchief round the head, as inSouthern Italy; but the Queen prefers a black veil. TheQueen receives no visitors. Those families who are in the. gUEKN M\Ri;rEKITF. neighborhood write their names in a book kept for that pur-pose in the ante-room, out of politeness ; but they do not seeHer Majesty. If they meet her on the road, Margueritebows to them, and nothing more. On Sundays and fete days the Queen goes to hear massat the village church at eleven oclock—the so-calledQueens Mass. Her Majesty wears the usual costume, and THE ROVAL FAMILY OF ITALY. 167 goes and kneels down close to the high altar. She appearsto pray most fervently among her faithful mountain old organ with a thin, soft tone plays old melodies of thehills, and after mass the Priest blesses the Qn^een and thepeople. To an ancient air two choristers sing the Tantumergo, and during the benediction the congregation draw outof their pockets small wax lights, and burn them while theMonstrans is held up alike over the heads of the
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