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in   locating   two   statues   evidently   imported   at   that   time。   They   grace   the 

back   steps   of   a   rather   shabby   villa   in   the   country�察   �   Demosthenes   and 

Cicero�察  �larger   than   life�察  �dreary�察  �funereal   memorials   of   the   follies   of   our 

fathers。 

     The simple days we have been speaking of did not�察�however�察�outlast 



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the   circle   that   inaugurated   them。   About   1867   a   few   rich   New   Yorkers 

began ;trying to know the Italians; and go about with them。 One family�察�

;up to snuff; in more senses than one�察�married their daughter to the scion 

of a princely  house�察�and immediately  a large number   of her   compatriots 

were bitten with the madness of going into Italian society。 

     In 1870�察�Rome became the capital of united Italy。 The court removed 

there。 The   ;improvements; began。 Whole quarters   were   remodelled�察 �and 

the dear old Rome of other days�察�the Rome of Hawthorne and Madame de 

Stael�察  �was   swept   away。 With   this new   state   of   things   came   a   number   of 

Americo´Italian   marriages   more   or   less   successful�察  �and   anything   like   an 

American society�察�properly so´ called�察�disappeared。 To´day families of our 

compatriots   passing   the   winter   months   in   Rome   are   either   tourists   who 

live in hotels�察�and see sights�察�or go ��as far as they can�� into Italian society。 

     The     Queen     of  Italy�察  �who    speaks    excellent    English�察    �developed     a 

PENCHANT for Americans�察�and has attached several who married Italians 

to her person in different court capacities�察�indeed�察�the old ;Black; society�察�

who have remained true to the Pope�察�when they wish to ridicule the new 

;White; or royal circle�察�call it the ;American court� ─�The feeling is bitter 

still   between     the  ;Blacks;     and    ;Whites�察─   �and    an  American      girl   who 

marries into one of these circles must make up her mind to see nothing of 

friends or relatives in the opposition ranks。 It is said that an amalgamation 

is being brought about�察�but it is slow work�察�a generation will have to die 

out before much real mingling of the two courts will take place。 As both 

these circles are poor�察�very little entertainment goes on。 One sees a little 

life in the diplomatic world�察�and the King and Queen give a ball or two 

during   the   winter�察  �but   since   the   repeated   defeats   of   the   Italian   arms   in 

Africa�察  �and   the   heavy   financial   difficulties   ��things   these   sovereigns   take 

very    seriously    to   heart���察 �there   has   not   been    much    ;go;    in  the  court 

entertainments。  The   young   set   hope   great   things   of   the   new   Princess   of 

Naples�察�the bride of the heir´apparent�察�a lady who is credited with being 

full of fun and life�察�it is fondly imagined that she will set the ball rolling 

again。 By the bye�察�her first lady´in´waiting�察�the young Duchess del Monte 

of Naples�察�was an American girl�察�and a very pretty one�察�too。 She enjoyed 

for    some     time   the   enviable     distinction    of   being    the   youngest     and 



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handsomest         duchess      in    Europe�察     �until    Miss     Vanderbilt      married 

Marlborough   and   took   the   record   from   her。   The   Prince   and   Princess   of 

Naples live at their Neapolitan capital�察�and will not do much to help things 

in Rome。 Besides which he is very delicate and passes for not being any 

too fond of the world。 

     What   makes   things   worse   is   that   the   great   nobles   are   mostly   ;land 

poor�察─   �and   even    the  richer   ones    burned    their  fingers   in  the   craze   for 

speculation that turned all Rome upside down in the years following 1870 

and   Italian   unity�察  �when   they   naively   imagined   their   new   capital   was   to 

become again after seventeen centuries the metropolis of the world。 Whole 

quarters of new houses were run up for a population that failed to appear�察�

these houses now stand empty and are fast going to ruin。 So that little in 

the way of entertaining is to be expected from the bankrupts。 They are a 

genial   race�察  �these   Italian   nobles�察  �and   welcome   rich   strangers   and   marry 

them   with   much   enthusiasm   ´   just   a   shade   too   much�察  �perhaps   ´   the   girl 

counting for so little and her DOT for so much in the matrimonial scale。 It 

is only necessary to keep open house to have the pick of the younger ones 

as your guests。 They will come to entertainments at American houses and 

bring   all   their   relations�察  �and   dance�察  �and   dine�察  �and   flirt   with   great   good 

humor   and   persistency�察  �but   if   there   is   not   a   good   solid   fortune   in   the 

background�察�in the best of securities�察�the prettiest American smiles never 

tempt them beyond flirtation�察�the season over�察�they disappear up into their 

mountain villas to wait for a new importation from the States。 

     In Rome�察�as well as in the other Italian cities�察�there are�察�of course�察�still 

to be found Americans in some numbers ��where on the Continent will you 

not   find   them�殖��察  �living   quietly   for   study   or   economy。   But   they   are   not 

numerous or united enough to form a society�察�and are apt to be involved in 

bitter strife among themselves。 

     Why�察�you ask�察�should Americans quarrel among themselves�拭�

     Some years ago I was passing the summer months on the Rhine at a 

tiny German watering´place�察�principally frequented by English�察�who were 

all living together in great peace and harmony�察�until one fatal day�察�when an 

Earl appeared。 He was a poor Irish Earl�察�very simple and unoffending�察�but 

he brought war into that town�察�heart´ burnings�察�envy�察�and backbiting。 The 



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English colony at once divided itself into two camps�察�those who knew the 

Earl   and   those   who   did   not。 And   peace   fled   from  our   little   society。 You 

will find in every foreign capital among the resident Americans�察�just such 

a state of affairs as convulsed that German spa。 The native ;swells; have 

come   to   be   the   apple   of   discord   that   divides   our   good   people   among 

themselves。   Those   who   have   been   successful   in   knowing   the   foreigners 

avoid   their   compatriots   and   live   with   their   new   friends�察  �while   the   other 

group   who�察  �from  laziness�察  �disinclination�察  �or   principle   �┌殖�   have   remained 

true   to   their American   circle�察  �cannot   resist   calling   the   others   snobs�察  �and 

laughing ��a bit enviously�察�perhaps�� at their upward struggles。 

     It   is   the   same   in   Florence。   The   little   there   was   left   of   an American 

society went to pieces on that rock。 Our parents forty years ago seem to 

me   to   have   been   much       more   self´respecting   and   sensible。   They   knew 

perfectly well that there was nothing in common between themselves and 

the   Italian   nobility�察  �and   that   those   good   people   were   not   going   to   put 

themselves out to make the acquaintance of a lot of strangers�察�mostly of 

another religion�察�unless it was to be materially to their advantage。 So they 

left them quietly alone。 I do not pretend to judge any one's motives�察�but 

confess I cannot help regarding with suspicion a foreigner who leaves his 

own      circle   to   mingle     with    strangers。     It  resembles      too    closely    the 

amiabilities of the wolf for the lamb�察�or the sudden politeness of a school´ 

boy to a little girl who has received a box of candies。

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