SOUTHERN BEAUTY AT ROYAL WEDDING.—To celebrate the marriage, in Rome, of the Crown Prince Umberto and Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, beautiful Italian girls from each of the provinces of Italy and from the islands of Sicily and Sardinia assembled in Rome. They offered a pageant of beauty as they marched past the royal couple. The members of each provincial section were clad in picturesque and distinctive costumes. The whole of Italy, which cherishes a high regard for the-House of Savoy, was en fete for the occasion, and Italian colonies in the great cities of Europe and America held special celebrations in honour of the union of the royal houses of Belgium and Italy.

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SOUTHERN BEAUTY AT ROYAL WEDDING.—To celebrate the marriage, in Rome, of the Crown Prince Umberto and Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, beautiful Italian girls from each of the provinces of Italy and from the islands of Sicily and Sardinia assembled in Rome. They offered a pageant of beauty as they marched past the royal couple. The members of each provincial section were clad in picturesque and distinctive costumes. The whole of Italy, which cherishes a high regard for the-House of Savoy, was en fete for the occasion, and Italian colonies in the great cities of Europe and America held special celebrations in honour of the union of the royal houses of Belgium and Italy.

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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 916, 8 March 1930, Page 19

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