New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-19

beaver hats From hgh petitions the pate of Rome s
ssu hiect ofendess observation. Iii hard and soft
cold and warm, bald and covered. light and dark
~ turns bearing storms like Lear and sunlight
Ike salamsnder-at all times submissive and
steadfa 81 as becomes its place.
Digr,tsing from roofs we descend 10 windows
Er,s, the Pirco Rome seems riddled with them
70 digeT.n, from London, where light pays duty.
Antless. Ike ours, open 10 the middle like double
doors and swing 90 hinges. Three large panes
fcIm a SIDE, joined together by bands of copper,
sId all fastened ia a frame. Without seeming
inpertineut. We may stare into some oi these WIN
dows across the court There Is woms" IN her
high kitchen, with u battered lopg'nosed copper
iuc. coming To draw up water. There Is no pre-
c;pitstiou IN her movements. Sometimes she looks
at las snd sfsiu Of vacancy. Sbeis pretty enough,
with large. DARK eyes but pupils rot 50 brilliant
ss those Of beauties; blue reflections MT over ser
masses of black hair. That in from. is cooled
round itself on each temple, and confined win
lupg brssi hair-pins crossing each other bright
brass wire ccnb il in its place behind, but halt It's
heavy braided burden is tumble3 down the womans
shoulders ] cannot see the latter, but her throat
is round and far, far down beneath it rich, bright
LiGuyed carDation CLOVIS. She enjoys the light
ana never drt arned of SUI bonnet she unfsstens
tie rope that passes over pully, attaches her
waer-pot TO is LOOK and lets 1t down 70 the foun-
tain in the court: then drawing il up repeats the
movement of hand over hand, like sailor mount
ing mast, playing grsndly her large round arms
locally coffee. cOlOIed, but now lihe herself, all
radiant with the gold OF the sun, I'll epot comes
Up to the Tarapet leaps il, and with Its bearer
disappears.
Ills ii. circ Of ropes is attached to some win
dow of every al artmeut around the Court, for the
purpose of drawing water.
Since the black arc blue haired woman lie gone, a
10y and girl come trupdiiDs basket OF wet linen
to the balcony. Let us watch how they manage
TO Lars it out. Across Oh anglo OF the court
stout wire is drawn; on this slip rings to which
Sre attached short doubled strings. The boy with
stalk Of cane drives the rings up to the girls
reach and then both make loop: in the strings aud
clip tht rein corners and ends OF garments ana
liz, D. srd leave them Ike tie world, TO swing IN
The air; the heavier they hang, the tighter grows
the noose-sDd so they dry secure. 1t strikes US
that this is ON improvement on country clothes
pins aud lines III all the courts and streets OF the
Ronan part Of ROME there are constantly lines OF
linen Up and down the outside to dry. have not
vet observed that there is any universal washing
day, as with u.s. / suspect each family suits its
own convenience in these ablutlons-dolng them
Sunday or Monday. or later, as they Ike. There
must he fewer laundry specialities here than III
IN. northern cities. The abundance OF the water
and purity OF the atmosphere tavOrs each familys
economy in employing their own servants Ia tals
dtpartutn Mt of domestic labOrs: and as they are
not oyerdOne By bouse-cleaning, it is no great
hardship for them.
Ard While We have the POpulum Romanum on
the carpet, We cannot fail to recognize our own
new little servant Cecilia ust fOurteen-and just
twice IS long as wide, who now Is sunni0g herseif
an the balcony around the corner from my VIII.
dow Her arms can scarcely compass her Droad
chest rs she leans on them over the balustrade.
She il Just come in from the last mass, and Is Alto
pether jaunty in her new, smart, clean trascatlan
costume We will beckOn her over here and see
ierwonGer at the barbSrCus language we speak.
She ssys it is lees pretty than tho Italian, but bal
snces the blame by declaring ourselves absolutely
pret,ier than her country women. We incline 70
This paiytte and in turn admire her light blue sllk
corsets end red bandana handkerchief, pinned IN
plaits behind to bare her neck, and find her Hat
tered as we in hearing that she lie thought pretty
Long white cbemise sleeves and bright checked
wooden skirt complete her gala-dress She twlnges
her arms and shoulders q little, and says her cor
sets are new-that is why they hurt-pointing
at the band Of iron half finger WIDE, hid
by canvas and bones, which bows from
one arm to the other around her chest.
Another iron bar within extends down the front,
sno third reaches down the back to keep the
lscipps straight Luckily she wears it ouly to
mass, ard in her innocence believes that time will
make it tebderer They are her first womany
corses, and she is immensely other strength
and beauty, and pounds on the irons across the
front to show me how solid they are--not like
pipcushion covers Of pasteboard aud silk, but sill
and un, yielding as ships keel, and made Of the
lest iron, buck alt homes. Enough, child; 60
dress yourself for Your work" She retains the
same w1ito sleeves md replaces the corsets and
bandaps by a wCol,r 'kerchief, crossed in front
and knotted behind Odd slip-shod shoes take the
place Of her tidy boots, and she commences her
singing ard racing alb ut the back rooms OF the
apartment She ID more scullery maid than servant,
Tor the natron Of the house waits ON US at table;
her daughter, quite lady in her way, plays the
uiano. teaches ne Italian, takes Be out when am
ENGAGED does our rooms, brushes our dresses,
watches for rents in gloves and stockings, and, In
short, makes herself eninently useful In various
ways
Gie.si- little adopted boy OF the family, the
sveetert. voiced child in the world opens the
stairway door when We ring, crying always
"Cti e." who's there y before he opens it,
cleans our boots, brings in our wood, nursea
the fire, does errsnds, and at evening sits
on the stairs with the lamp, reading COM
,dies, or BOW, leaves of Robinson Crusoe
illustrated, gathered from box OF waste
paIer provided to light our fires. At present be
il also occupied with the education Of Cecilia,
whom he considers stupid in filing our lamps and
tes-kettle-- the first he declares not sufficiently,
and the latter always excessively filled. He ia
much younger than the girl but still! lords it over
her. 10 our unceasing amusement. This family
taLe a box at the opera when they like; the
mother and daughter d. ess IN silk aud isces when
they 20 cut; they are well versed In history ana
their poets, srd wifbsl genial and happy among
themsrher. The father deals in books and small
antiques and rarites of Japan and Chinese mand-
fscture On our viGi-not are curious Japanese
cups, from which We take our nightly tea, once
h., io, gipg TO set-two of which unique;
Nspoieon |. ordered one for himself the other for
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