Show in splendor venice surpassed all cities in venice of the lie sixteenth century luxury slid and splendor sp endor surpassed surp assied nil all bounds never before at any tinie liine nor cor in uny lilly city were religious victories tile ilie co conclusion of peace hie file visits of foreigners or the ilie marriages of illustrious persons celebrated alth greuter greater pomp inid and e those to in tile ilie occupations of cloth clodi makers and drapers leaped huge fortunes for or on hourly early every evely gala oc cablon miles ot of rich new fabric were used mid find visitors to the city were rendered speechless by uie the matchless spectacle there was a great rivalry among g the nobles to see ho could appear in the proc professions processions process essl ions ons la in the most expense e robe of gold and velvet while the richness find and the hangings hannings hang ings from balcony imd and carpets spread tor for vie hie feet of the tha hours hero strove to make themselves seen among the profusion ot of flowers I 1 fie die countless candles and the play of color when some magnificent oc occasion cablon of this sort was not in progress venice was not permitted to be d all for a moment there was always soni som carnival of merrymakers merry makers on the streets and masquerades were so BO common they became a nuisance and met with decrees forbidding them detroit news |