Grand ball at the court of sardinia, january 24, 1859, according to the drawing by mr. Riou. The following is an account of the ball by the historian charles de la varenne, whom riou often mentions in his letters. -court ball. Monday evening, january 24, a grand ball, the announcement of which had stirred up the entire society of the capital for several days, brought together at the castle, around the king, his daughter and his future son-in-law, the court elite of the army and the administration the diplomatic corps attended in full. A magnificence without example until then had been displayed to celebrate the union officially announced the day before. The salons, filled with elegant young women, rich uniforms, embroidered and decorated clothes with crosses, presented a magical sight. Madame clotilde and the prince, objects of everyone's attention, seemed charmed by this beautiful celebration and this eagerness. The ball was opened by the king and the countess of stackelberg, prince napoleon and hrh mme clotilde. In the contradance were the prince de la tourd'auvergne, minister of france, with madame la comtesse de la marmora; general niel, aide-de-camp of the emperor, with madame la comtesse della rocca; m. Le comte de cavour, president of the council, with madame de lanoy, wife of the minister of belgium; general de la marmora, minister of war, with the marquise boyl; colonel de franconnière, aide-de-camp of prince napoleon, with madame de coëllo, wife of the minister of spain; general della rocca, first aide-de-camp of the king, with the marquise de villamarina, wife of the minister of sardinia in paris; count ferri-pizani, aide-camp of the prince, with the countess of anglie. Around midnight, the king. Giving his daughter's hand, and followed by prince napoleon, toured the salons. Then the august characters left. The ball didn't end until four in the morning. Ch. From varenne. Date: 5 February 1859.
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