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22,6 A TOUR THROUGH
figures of saints and of angels, made of wax,
so natural and so admirably well painted,
that many of them seemed really to be
alive. All these figures are prepared by
the nuns, and by them dressed out in rich
robes of gold and silver tissiie.
We were a good deal amused this morn-
ing to see them returning home in coaches
to their respective nunneries.—At first we
took them for ladies in their gala dress,
going out to visit the churches, which we
were told was the custora, and began to
pull osf our hats as they went past.—
Indeed, we were led into this blunder by
some of our friends, who carried us out on
purpose; and as they saw the coaches
approach, told us, This is the Princess
of such a thing:—there is the Dutchess of
such another thing ;—and, in short, we had
made half a dozen of our best bows, (to
the no small entertainment of these wags)
before
figures of saints and of angels, made of wax,
so natural and so admirably well painted,
that many of them seemed really to be
alive. All these figures are prepared by
the nuns, and by them dressed out in rich
robes of gold and silver tissiie.
We were a good deal amused this morn-
ing to see them returning home in coaches
to their respective nunneries.—At first we
took them for ladies in their gala dress,
going out to visit the churches, which we
were told was the custora, and began to
pull osf our hats as they went past.—
Indeed, we were led into this blunder by
some of our friends, who carried us out on
purpose; and as they saw the coaches
approach, told us, This is the Princess
of such a thing:—there is the Dutchess of
such another thing ;—and, in short, we had
made half a dozen of our best bows, (to
the no small entertainment of these wags)
before