The following is an excerpt from the first letter riou sent. -hrh princess clotilde of savoy, from a photograph belonging to h. M. Victor emmanuel, communicated to mr. Riou, designer of the illustrated world, by his exc. The count of nigra, minister of the king's household. -i especially recommend princess clotilde. What grace, both modest and cesarean! there is in her some victorious mixture of the dignity of marie-thérèse, her grandmother, and the charm of our touching marie-antoinette, her great-aunt. Ed riou
last. Visit of princess clotilde to moncalieri castle. The young princes, sons of the king, are educated at castle of moncalieri, magnificent residence of the house of savoy, on the slope of delightful hills, formerly a fortified castle and twelve miles away kilometers from the capital. — madame clotilde and her sister lived in turin. - every thursday. The two princesses were going to spend the day with their brothers, and all the daminches, the princes came to the royal palace to see their sisters, — thursday, january 27, hrh madame clotilde, accompanied by princess marie-pia, went to make her last visit of this kind in moncalieri - this whole young family loves each other very much, and the departure of the eldest sister, who, since the death of the queen, has served as a mother, so to speak, to the four other orphans, was made to produce a touching scene. — the princesses returned to turin for dinner time, where madame clotilde did the honors of the table, regal. Hrh princess clotilde going to hear mass for the last time, a sanctuary of the consolata. Saturday, january 29, madame clotilde went to hear her last mass as a young girl at the consolata church, her usual parish. His royal highness was accompanied by his housekeeper. The countess of villamarina and her knight of honor. — the clergy waited for the princess under the gate of the church, to lead her to her throne, - an enormous crowd filled the building and crowded around the carriages, to contemplate once again the features of the august lady. -the poor, so often helped by this angel of beneficence and piety, came running, eager to bless her and pray to god for her happiness. - by the orders of the princess, abundant alms had been distributed for several days among the destitute, and especially among those whom she ordinarily helped - these were her farewells to this city of turin, where she is so loved. His noble mother, marie-adélaïde, must have smiled from heaven at this holy thought. Charles de la varenne. Date: 29 January 1859.
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