Show Customs On the Island of Capri Cap Told in Letter Lette- FJ From om Ned Rovie Mr 11 an and Mrs E EY Edward Y rd Milton Ulton Role Royle with their two young daughters have hae been a few OW weeks wc-els in the Hand lIand of Capri in the Mediterranean l and nd will extend exten their travels travel on the time continent before beton returning to London Lon Lon- Jon don In the fall when Mr 11 will personally superintend the time staging ln of or ofala ala plays The Squaw Man lan and Mar lorIng Ing Mary Mars The following extract rom a letter written from Capri during during dur dur- ing ng their sta stay will be of or Interest to he Jio many friends of or Ned Nc Hoylo in Salt SaIl Lake Lale Holy Thursday was one of the most beautiful days we wc h have n-e n seen and following as It did l on almost two weeks of or continuous rain it was duly appreciated by everybody We Ve went in iii the morning morningto to tho the church at Capri After ter celebrating mass they went through the tho cerel ceremony on of or washing the feet teet of ot 12 poor men who represent th the 12 apostles apostle this IsI isI is is' isI I presume an usual ceremony in the Catholic church but it was certainly quite effective In the tho little church with It its peasant congregation In the center aisle was a long bug table decorated with flowers and an 12 places marked with nn an enormous loaf loaf of of bread brea baked in the shape shapo of a ring in tho timo center of ot each loaf loa was a a. huge hugo lemon evidently evi cyl- dently the time American slang lan significance significance significance sig sig- has not penetrated here At each end of the time table was a blue an and white while China bowl and pitch pitch- e er or When all time the other ceremonies had been concluded an and amid the little side altars visited thc they hey preceded b by priests hearing bearing candles an and boys swinging J Incense the high priest passed down own the aisle and took his seat in a high carve carved chair at the hen head of tho timo table facing time altar Then there was tile the reading rea of ot the time big Ig Bible at both ends cn s sot of ot thu tho table and swinging of incense which ceremony I presume blessed the food tood The ol old men were dressed in s sort ort of or white night gowns tle tied about the I middle lo with cords Wh When n the reading ln had been concluded tho timo old men took off their shoes an and amid an and preceded prece preceded pre pre- ce ceded cd by an altar boy who carried the thc bowl tho the hl high h priest stepped down own an and as each on one ona inserted his feet teet in inthe inthe inthe the bowl owl the father poured over them the water dipping it up UI with his hands an and drying them afterwards with a 0 towel vel which was handed him bun b by another another an nn- other as each towel was u used c cIt it was thrown down and un a a. clean one used for tor the next one When tho ol old men once more tHore put on their thell wooden shoes the tho priest handed each one his ring of ot bread read and arid lemon lernon after which Lh they marched out of the tue chuich The priest l washed v his lila h hands har-ds 3 In lu a bowl of at w water and ard the l congregation cons dispersed ll p After this wo vo visited another chapel when In a crude theatrical manner the Crucifixion Cruel Cruci was wa as pictured in three tableaux The Time peasants ol old and young wore were coming coining an and going telling their be beads s then trooping out ut in the sunshine laughing and chattering This chapel is at the time base of or one of the peaks that are arc so ch characteristic o of Capri it is not so steep as most o ol of them and we walked walle on up the time wInding windIng winding wind- wind Ing road until we wo were quito quite above the time little town towne We e picked scarlet poppies and sweet clOver on the top topan an and sat down in the time sun and watched the little sail boats skimming over o the unruffled blue of ot time the bay and listene listened list list- ene ened to th the hum of ot the little town be be- low Soun Sounds s carr carry a n. great distance here When hen we ve came caine down own wo found round that we were close on 00 ro To hour so 50 we hailed one ono of the little little- woo wooden en Victorias VictoriaS' alwa always s 's waiting on the time a and began the climb back to Ana Capri Tile The horses are arc all Sicilian ponies used to the time hills hUls and climbing and they usually make muke the ascent on omm a trot TIc arc generally quite well kept sleek and nn fat tat and beside besiie be be- side many silver sliver ornaments on the harness there thero is sort of ot a tJ Spike in the time center of 01 the head strap into which is stuck a pheasants pheasant's feather teather about three or three and a a. half hair feet long You can Imagine how effective this Is with a red or orlue blue lue pompom at tho the base Some have In addition lone long yel yellow yellow yel- yel ello el I lo low that han hang on each side of the tho head bead Wo We look hook quite barbaric with our plumes am and sliver silver flashing Clashing In tho the sun un The lime drivers here have long whips with resonant crackers in inthe inthe the tho end which they manipulate until It sounds like the cra I of a pistol TI this the they ad add their sharp cr cry of E ee Buu After fter luncheon the day a being being- so fine we determined to go up Mount lount Solaro time highest peak peal on j tho the Is Island island Is- Is land an and the time most difficult there being being be be- ing no b beaten path path just Just a trail made b by tho the tc t t of ot courageous tourists and guides It is over oyer stones and through gullies and at times very vcr steep steel indeed Indo It was a magnificent sight Everything Everything Every Every- thing timing on the time Island is dwarfed and lies lloa a map lUUP flattened beneath you We Ve found sweet violets growing I wild on top of oC the mountain and the thc J I heather heath r so plentiful was particularly large and anti sa or savory up here We Vc foun found our Capri shoes invaluable Our little guide guille however trod barefoot and arid and flinch flinch- sure over the stones never ed We Vo have o been daily ally sight seeing during the good weather Have Havo t seen een tho the famous blue grotto gr and moro noro church festivals One illuminated procession procession pro pro- cession was very ven interesting but I will not rot stop for or that n now w. w I f I |