| Show VENICE italy dee dec 4 IS editor debret rew new aw M wo we lefa left marseilles billel by bv trai dee dec continuing our route along the pho omd shores of the med mediterranean i term nean some portion of the country is rough bough and bro broken ii and low mountains generally covered with vineyards and euld olive olivo orchards the poll foil alpez appears t i light vet yot productive much labor lias has been required leu ired to bring tiring tim this district ct to its present nourishing condl condi condition itlo n A ph plan phin in was wa adopted widely differing erino ering from that in III holland which is Ws a system of term terracing 2 accomplish edby removing tho stones and rocks olathe s and building into walls wails from oliree alim e to elgra feet peet I 1 in a height laterally so as to farin ft 1 l levei level ea varying var yin in width brom from six feet fee C and upward according to tho the ho ste steepness of tilo the hilt to be ter ten terraced rated soil ia is gathered upon lipon these lovah 4 ili in which tho the vine tile tiie 1 olive oln ej lemon and olan orange d are aro planted plaisted mountains from base to toi summit adorned by thesa tiles t terraces races r like rows of seatse rising in III system systematic itic order one abo above another lier ller form a pleasant picture frequently lovely lovela and alid fascinating wo vj arrived at nice in tho the everi evening it ia is a beautiful elty eity elty city romaic romantically ti cally located among it the lc hill hills bordering the sea feea it forms fornis a fashionable resort for people of wealth in quest of pleasure and invalids in search of lle ile lie health lith the environs aubard many attractions in I 1 promenades aders aderi extensive views lux luxuriant vegetation gard gardens and sloping opo hills fiill covered with A cinesi ili iii e S 0 olives V aloes ayr cypress 4 palm tow tog ether with lemon iemon and orange loaded with u mith ith golden fruit after spending n two days pleasantly iq n jice leq we ke left lat for genoa italy whore where we arrived on friday tile the of december I 1 was not forcibly impressed in favor of genoa its ilg streets narrow an and d crooked some af them filthy tho this dwellings built lii ili hi blocks hanking flanking these narrow dc vinus paths in many instances nearly closed with each other at the top appearing to norm form an archway ove over the e streets we felt to lo ward award a tribute yuto Yute of respect however to genoa as the tilo birthplace of calr christopher lato Colun columbus ihm ibm s one of its squares ia iii ornamented with a fino fine bonu mental nientai structure erected to his memory dunlay sunday morning we attended Cat catholic holig t fc ervice orvice ili in the cathedral st L lorenzo drenzo the most eele cele celebrated brate d church in the tile city during dining worship an an officer in uniform waite waited upon us through the tile building pointing explain explaining in various objects of interest he conducted us its to a small chapel enclosed ed by an ornamental p paling aling and showed us the tiie identical eha cha chain with which john the tile baptist was wag bound while ili in prison phi son previous to being and also his ashes aslies enclosed in a silver allver aliver urn any ans doubts we entertained of the genuineness of aliese articles cleide we refrained from expressing yo no woman is allowed to enter tins this eli ell chapel apel of ok st john sohn except one da day in the tile year because one of lier her sex sox instigated the death of this saint my sister who happened to be th the e only laly baly of the tile party present bore tin this s interdiction ou rith etli her chara charn characteristic te grace and fortitude on le leaving eving tving the cathedral dr I 1 7 we noticed ili in front of jt itji 4 a EL great grea variety varica v of merchandise e spread upon stands fand 4 and a I 1 i d a lively bu business bushless going on ili in the tile way wily 0 of buying and ceiling cei cel ling shops and of amusement are arc lly ily opened on sundays monday 30 wo vo left for turin some borne portions of this route were very vers attractive in fact I 1 do not recollect ever having seen a landscape more lovely a and d enchanting vo arrived in turin in the afternoon and left the lowing hollowing rol roi g morning for milan which we reached ili in the evening 0 of the of dece deco december in f milan contains two hundred and arld seventy thousand inhabitant it L is s situated on the river aiono alono in tho tilo ceif centre centro tre tro of the great plain of lombardy and L is s one of the richest and most beautiful cities of italy the streets regular broad and well will paved the dAvell dwelling illg elegantly built buil tand and commodious tile the city embraces capacious squares squar esy est promenades and gar gardens dems dens tasteful tastefully N laid out and ornamented with fountains ains and statuary st auary autry tio tile arcade it is a splendid splendid eplen did structure iwo wo visited itin loin it in tho tc evening when whon lit up with its immense number of gas burners an english company commenced this structure with speculative views but after having sunk r PO ro o wo we rw were cre cio Ini informed ormed nearly nearis one million of dollars dollari i hed the tilo pro project p after arter which st it beeh bech bodily lit ilo property pio pro perty port t lN ilian lilan lilan illan is fa celebrated for IN it cathedral built in ih honor of our bleed eti etl becj lady 11 galeano dul nul I 1 1 dulco duko of milan ulian owilla ow ing to td some e i cause wh which iche lehe icho N 0 failed fa ailed thae made a solemn vow to builds build a rieb rich and magnificent temp lIti Ini lionor onor tile tho virgin mayy maly and was joined in thi undertaking aug dug I 1 by of bilth and rank tank with ith 21 the tho 0 intent loW of in thing it the most costly and i tiie tile world for tins 4 purpose sc ini mente menze e sums bums from time tinie to time thile wele were contributed tri trl by bs dl hed indi duals a 4 ang id donations chingas I 1 rea s high as from froni f nifty fifty ift to eo ono olio 01 hundred dalai do lal ial lai A kingi lit III GI ol oi 01 fill find snipie ses sea besto their lii III lile tile I 1 ty gifts olie olio iia dia Ita italian lial ilal 1 gentleman t eni contributed ib iribe etl eil livo iivo IV v tilou lanu land gold daims tiko the bouff der donated to etlie etile tre ore trw mth liberal liber ilber al gifts gift s marbe marbo rii III ar ule uie ble at A the tilo quarry qua irv irr sufficient to buil bull build 1 I the tho 0 I 1 ed fice nice fhe this temple lias lis ils heen been exi eji riek Ilek nearly rt hn five nive Ii undred ed 5 S seirs ears carb cars in le ourse course be corn cort ign ind and will w ill fil probably crobar adly aCly ay iy rl require alfuther cerl ebil century tury for its etto in gazing with astonishment upon the farest of pinnacles and thou sauda sanda of marble tatu ej together with millions of rib ric rich and endless works wo s of or can ed marble j and the great gri t aber er mith with 1 8 lofty lofts summit crowned clowned with ft x coif colf coll statue one would fail ta notice I 1 allf ally den deficiency def or lac lae in III I 1 its 11 yet ot mahion aro are hlll tili still required to carry earry mut out ili in full fulla tile magnificent completion comple tion tiou of or the gi eat artist who ho designed ahls till astonishing F of vie vic vp up to the abort about ofle one lum dred died and ten millions of of I 1 dollars I 1 ars I 1 have been ok expended independent enderie of ti the marble marbie donat edat the quarry lui lul IiI arry Irry tiie tile walls valli are arc eight fv fet deef deet t int ift m thickness built bulit of nine fine white marbie from mount ganduglia gando Gand oglia lih the floor saie iare paved k ved u mith with ith marble garbi the tho the roof is formed fornies with marble marbie blocks by cement tho the length of tf the cathedral ls is is 11 four bundred bundled lui and ninety feet its breadth hundred anil and ninety 3 n lit and mid it jui iti height t to til tiie tile 11 su summit nimit of ule the tower towe r i is s fau foul hundred feet itis if Is built in the tile dorin forin form df or a 1 I latin cross cros 9 di divided vIdea nito tie tle r lve INC ilae liae by fifty lifty two pillars pillar e each ach keh about aboul seventy two fl ett neil agli and twenty four feet feel in e if f cullifer elice enec tiie tile interior of the building 11 if decorated ff with w itil tiet fief woi work carvings statuary 1 tt paint 1 1 ings I tilo productions of or the most sl of europe tho the exterior Ls covered with malbe maibe statuary representing some of til all tilo tile 6 I 1 most moat remarkable events in lit biblical history moses re rescued cued n ant the nhe NBC by ebar Phar aolis jo temptation in ill tl tile VOILS h ouse 30 of potiphar Vot 1 ot iphar the tilo angel driving out adam and eve evo from eden bend daniel iniel in the den deu of lions bons god ap appearing I 1 J to moes moed in a burning hurning bush navid david ivl holding the tile herd of lwi WWI Go liali sampson am sun the lion ilon liona iiona alid lid jid eairy cairy i r Y ing on oil ili lil ins ius s shoulder the 9 gates gated ate afe of gaza fifty two tl us af this tins character adorn the tile fro front t of this til is tempie temple writers AVrit eme cre differ in their statement i of tho the number of tho statues w kiich ornament thi building bui bul a in a work i hed b by y a 2 mr mi peg PEP the tile present nin number fiber gluer is estinia estimated ted tat eat at seven thou thousand and addil igns arh arp i constantly bein being t made iliade tho the most celebrated artir artias s ill ili n have lien lieb been heen oln qin employed ployd a and ana na alo are still efi eil engaged ill lil in ellibe DiAling um blia edinch vc ascended by a 1 flight of nive five and twelve steps to the tiie platform of tho the great cupola where we enjoyed a magnificent vib view v of the tile city the immense plains of Loni lombardy bards bardy clicque cheque red with ta town towns wt i and villages villager far aw away IS till tiu lot lost belle belic beneath ath the surrounding gir giralo birllo iia llo of snow capped mountains from tilis lovely picture of nature wo we turned to fo gaze on me the countless antle S s objects of beauty and alid splendor dor the tiie productions of the tile ill lit highest liest birol eirol cuorts 4 of I 1 human 1 a n ceniu ge niu which I 1 constitute tile ett itt exterior e e ioe loe decorations of thich ordinary tra te temple tempie p 1 13 efOrO u stood SL a forest ont ort tower 0 lars sono ono hundred and wd thi arty aix alx in number eacil vach adorned with twenty nive five marble figures and 1 I nd tho thousands hsands of if ornamental objects iu in whito marle marble imparting to the scene secene ri cline eline i beauty and grandeur wo we descended to the interior of the g among the tiie numerous oba ac t a which attracted trac ted our attention was a ni marble marbie arble arbie statue luo lub ize gize representing bt kit clayed flayed alive and hild carrying jils jui skin upon apon his shoulder tho tile artist was eight years engaged in this work which is much admired asa a a specimen of the extract extrac i binary skill and anatomical knowledge ledge edge of the sculptor lit ili his IN right handdie hand iio ilo lie he lielda ft it fl figure gur gui c entin 1 tile the knife with which ahr hisen his brifil wll wil was taken oak off the veins a muscles wit with ht tiie abble wll olo surface ol 01 alib body J avd aud ft nayed condition emidi tion arp aro delineated b by tile tilo band hand of tho ther sculptor with t we attended att ligi high mins iano ip I 1 this 11 ev years morning tiie the of milan presiding but lut I 1 hasten to a close on tho the of th tho the 0 sid rd 0 of january we lef ff milan and arolvi liere hero in e Nv watery aters r the fol foi kwing hwing event ngi i 1 4 |
