The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-26
Our SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
our VENICE CORRESPONDENCE.

mted Peopie-Briiliaut scene and General
Kcj0icinss. 1890
Another grave s opened for tho ancient feudasm OF
Europe and not Venice or Italy alone. but the whole
eioces Never did tho ancient City Of the Dorcs
witness such a splendid did to-day upon tho
arrival OF the King. Never In the days OF her wealth
and spendor, when the blue Adratic bore the gilded
Buccntaur and reflected the gay feet Of gondolas I'LL the
purple robes of Senator, dame, and damse tinted Its
waters IL the itself grew proud and
flushed never was so grand an idea typehed In
the event we are witnessing to-day There arc grand
old memories 1t Is true throngng about in Venice;
memories that carry back to the DAYS when the
backened palaces OF her ancient aristocracy cleaned
white in the sunlight when the delicate tracery Of thor
wonderful sculpture distinct aud fresh from the
hand OF the artist when all the genius OF Italy lent Its
aid to make her the wonder that s and the far Oft
East opened to her Its wealth of jewels precious
marbles adorn the temples Of her ancient and poetic
worship. Yet in those days Venice not greater
or grnnder than she Is to-day Her system of govern
ment closely rescmbed that Of ancient Rome to be
strong ard enduring. Sho had no democracy. She haf
her wars and conquess abroad. and her feuds and
factions at home. But, above all, she lost her
Commerce. and 30 she FILL Well she know TO
what she owed her wealth and power and her crumblng
palaces attn speak eloquent tributes to that industry
which, IN spite Of her mobiles and their feuds raeed her
70 a height which enabled hcr To hold her through
more than thousand changing years Blu, tho reign Of
her nobility has passed. and that Of her democracy
begins.
II is not because OF her beauty, nor her moudy re-
cords her ancient arstocracy, the that
gives tongue IN every fragment Of marble In her
strects that she is clothed to-day In rainbow bues and
joyously back the worlds greetings !. L. be
fha nr baa cd
her Therefore Ia she free and happy Therefore she
to-day great, as marking an IN tho new
history OF mankind, begun but yesterday, and
already filled with pages OF SURPRISING glory Not
France. nor tho blood OF tho noble youths
that fell for the freedom OF Italy, the
diplomacy or any court, tho hereditary policy OF
any efso family clique, gave to ifc and liberty that
mako this old and vast mosaic OF Venice tirob and
pusate with Joy unspeaksbc Tho opinion NJ Cbriscn
DOM The great democracy OF the nineteenth century
the power that has disarmed the Austrian fortresse
imprcgnable TO al else-that has hidden tho Hap'bvg
eagle depart and beaten down tho prison gates 81 yece
II DO that her glory has deparp that the COM
merce which filled the Cindccca with shipt and
crowded the mole with merchandise from oil quarters o.
tho globe, may have dsappesrod forever; YET she will
be grcs, being Free and her history future sbr be
In many respects more honorable than uc record Of
those oldsa times when the people sere non no,.ina
crown herself with flowers. ash eend her
golden and purple barks 10 WELDON, the Prince
who comes to give her place II tho nationality 10
which she belongs Long has she silent by sea,
widowed aud alone, waiting for such dsv As this whom
the Ere should return to her pas onse "ea,, and hasn
from her longing eyes II has come ~ length and she
has ieaped 20 her feet with cytfa' rims thrown her
ancient palaces and calls MP the spirit. from IN" din
mote tw ght of her ancient days How little CT anced
woul those fnd her who ssw Stenro upon the
wonderful Basiira az IT. Mark Ave hundred years ago
lime las desaeed mn b t,at Was exquisite; "a Is
really the same Venice. rrh and glorious 10 her anti
putty. The same houses rear themselves solg her
canals tina, rasxo g,zed n. Here dwet Nsr no Fallrr
and there tho two FoscEr On thst sanc X alto, which
old when Shskesp,e pcorlrd II " bis drcsrs how
many eyes have looked How wonderfully splli and
defiant Of ,irae and change II II to-day and Ven
has drunk q II FCrf, OF tbet iorntaln oi youth
which the ardent porcc De Leon soufht Tor N vain ~
the tar western worid md she 10 b. once young,
10 have her genius oe kudird her schools II Art
revived her decayns splerdor restored and er prosper
ty insured
All nleht long men and women worked complete The
propsrl IONS and early hour the city was tsestrod
and adorned wih tnt-; but the abs nc ~ brght sun,
or rather the presence Of iense FOG, destroy Ell c
effect that would otherwise have been masnihcent
csp dau Wa impossible. Irvaie gondpla-, masni-
ncFntl2 appafed, hitherto kept from pubic view, stole
sofIy from thsr hiding pla aud glidcd 10 ,be grand
caDa TO await he burdens ~ Veu tian banv rank,
whose presence la the festivities nisYensabie
ciont banners tapestries from hrras tho Gohe NJ,
Of arms md Wanted ~ matte nal coors oa,ed
In Oh direction. AZ The Gay advanced the rand canal
became black Nth moving gondon-. while the mole on
either eide anil the roofs, windows and balconies ~
every house we're packed with a nnss Of hatnan
faces. The fst. Aax faYy ncd Win dense
mas u reopls through whom tho military had some
d'fcny n mate The Way " order q forms vast hollow
square lining "a SIDES Every one even many Strangers.
the nali0ni c0,ors Ia some form OF pter Every
vrndna aF and fabulous prices we're Asked nv
tie gondol sr tbcr ryices The poor fellows have
seldom ~ never lad such chance FOR harvest, and
were determined to make the most OF u.
Every private house and publ ed ice Az bore eyi-
dences OF PREPARATIONS for The coming I'm nations.
Tho columns Of n. ark and the nled lion, The
On hefrs The Cugtor House. the CITY Hsii and others
hustled wlth din, native lamps 90 me- wre supisfls.
More had been Gonc than could .pea ABLY have been
expected pr weeks and uiopth,, even whist
tie Iron heel ~ the Austrian was WeaulnR on
81 pr"r,rs,s, sas b, going 90 through long, dark.
narrow Ian ?, and INTO back and pthy '7ns,os che
nnms given 10 The modest and nnpferndng shipyafds
~ Nence. pstrcians and mnonhirrs isd wcnded thef
way conference with designer, buidert carv-
rilders uph0serers ard painters or matnrng and
cvccnung plans far different from tpse cone cited In
former tinoe when Of wrong isurped the place
~ every other scatimeni Joy and We we're nos pro.
dc,nnan; With them. And where cold The Queen %
| thc Adua.c" make manifest this " and love better
| lhan on the waters IL her Mole nd Grand Canalf
what litter complfn NJ could there be 10 the umede-
fyug majesty ana elegance Of her fsiatio palaces tsn
IL leai beiore than the gorgeous ulodes of squatic
spiendor u her ancient dsysf Wa ths object 10 view
pubic fanc,lonares ard private 49, 49,. wv easn
nng hands and sympathetic souh keIt pace WIN tn"f
| iib~raty.
accommodation ~ the Inenbss Of TIE municipality ~
Venice. They arc very eieg5, ra.h Z, 49,. Iohg
boats ~ over forty feet snd vh from esht 20 Twelve
oarsfnen are intended Tor thetanveyspce 81 only sin
| gio uefaop one hss rich - orBam.nts ON green
grs,pd alonu IL Whole lepvh las ~ bo~ ami stern
| nre tuisl 81 on With sod.n fas~s Died With flowers
Tho line of 10. pssv a. Il az pet the INJURIOUS re-
ciinlng place ~ iis o.cspsg y Coco ed Sth tsrFea
and Tit borass which q rsrsaAsd ~ earn sue oi
the eleat 6.e.fa. 80 .th.J bsnea ttcss along
the rd~s. from " ttern hang3 " Iai.pns nc
-plendir pkv blue vsIy, and green msrpo drsrety,
frfnged with s,ivrr lac Mch gbtiy SKINS aong the
water IN tho nora blu srd WINE arr the prevsliug
| colors The hsnpiDgs AZ The silss are blue we've.
and white nusfln trim I'D With gold u is surmovnted
b. an elegant and. nving canopy Of azure siky The
stem q fcsoored wiz ELK 20 match. ~ thesf Vim
mngE 70 fifht tsi when the Bs-dn1 = 10 water
/ they must s,ssn uroa In air. The oGslde ~
thrs " usa. fafAsic ny having, for tho Vfrose ~
holding up the ever roth, canopies trimmed fMh gold
fringe, when ~ The stern aud py-w co0V ~ non.
6sacfipt. kr silver scaled teaches thaniesh eiao
4 4 rar sct.t..f them ~
4 LIGHT red lark blue, with sNer fringe, a. the IRE
4 vslng coss 81 the sldsa Another ia MOI 10 eayard
1 ioot,as " more pugnsci.Sss The PROV instead ~