Toward the end of the feast a lady appeared with six Oread-nymphs, dressed as huntresses in classic costumes of silver and green, glittering with jewels to imitate the light of the moon.  Each one carried a bow and arrows in her hand and wore a quiver on her shoulder; their buskins were of cloth of silver.  They entered the hall, leading their dogs after them, and placed on the table in front of the Emperor all kinds of venison pasties, supposed to have been the spoils of the chase.  After them came the Goddess of Shepherds and her six nymphs, dressed in cloth of silver, garnished with pearls.  They wore knee-breeches beneath their flowing robes, and white pumps, and brought in various products of the dairy.

Then entered the third division—­Pomona and her nymphs—­bearing fruit of all descriptions.  This goddess was the daughter of Donna Beatrix Pacheco, Countess d’Autremont, lady-in-waiting to Queen Eleanor, and was but nine years old.  She was now Madame l’Admirale de Chastillon, whom the Admiral married for his second wife.  Approaching with her companions, she presented her gifts to the Emperor with an eloquent speech, delivered so beautifully that she received the admiration of the entire assembly, and all predicted that she would become a beautiful, charming, graceful, and captivating lady.  She was dressed in cloth of silver and white, with white buskins, and a profusion of precious stones—­emeralds, colored like some of the fruit she bore.  After making these presentations, she gave the Emperor a Palm of Victory, made of green enamel, the fronds tipped with pearls and jewels.  This was very rich and gorgeous.  To Queen Eleanor she gave a fan containing a mirror set with gems of great value.  Indeed, the Queen of Hungary showed that she was a very excellent lady, and the Emperor was proud of a sister worthy of himself.  All the young ladies who impersonated these mythical characters were selected from the suites of France, Hungary, and Madame de Lorraine; and were therefore French, Italian, Flemish, German, and of Lorraine.  None of them lacked beauty.

At the same time that these fetes were taking place at Bains, Henry II. made his entree in Piedmont and at his garrisons in Lyons, where were assembled the most brilliant of his courtiers and court ladies.  If the representation of Diana and her chase given by the Queen of Hungary was found beautiful, the one at Lyons was more beautiful and complete.  As the king entered the city, he saw obelisks of antiquity to the right and left, and a wall of six feet was constructed along the road to the courtyard, which was filled with underbrush and planted thickly with trees and shrubbery.  In this miniature forest were hidden deer and other animals.