The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-17
oup VENICE CORRESPONDENCE.


naI-Honor 10 GaribaIdps Name-The NIu-
VENICE Nov IT. 1885,
The night that Venice saw after the sun had set on
Monday, November IL, should have in summer
time amid the odor Of flowers and the warmth that
comes from Italian when the Airs had gath
cred their tribute Of from tho rude north wind and
breahed chllngy all the wide valley ON tho
edge Of which sits this fair city by the sea- for that
Monday night swarm Of gondolas jeweled with lights
and moving In atmosphere Of music noated slowly
from the Piazzetta up the grand canal whose waters,
for distance OF three miles CLEANED like river Of
| gold
TWAS q with intssisr illustrations Of the
buildings along the oana the closing spectacle 6 these
festivities. well the last and graceful trbuss
10 the King who Witnessed from che Palaxzo Poscsri
Al seven O'Clock, punctual to encouragement, tho bril-
liant Of gondoas moved from the pazetta In the
centre, rearing columns Of many -colored lights.
floating PLATFORM composed Of two large barges held
together by panks having gdod, curtained canopy In
the centre, and the entire structure clear down TO the
waters edge spangled with white. blue red and green
lights On this platform the orchestra and singers
while following at distance a largo boat bril-.
lantly illuminated and carrying the band Of the National
Guard. There few Of the thousands OF gondoas
preceding and following tho musicians that did not
carry from two to half dozen Chinese lanterns
same crowdng Of balcony and window, the densey
packed masses the and bridges along the entire
length of the canal from the royal gardens little above
the Pazetta tho railroad station, the jubilan
laughing population that made the regatta Of Sunday
| attractive.
As the gay procession wound Its way slowly along It's
pathway was III up by scores Of Roman candles and
| Bengal lights from the qusys and balconies on either
SIDE throwing Into strong relief the closely packed
| OF gondolas and countless human faces. Tho scene
was most impressive. Sometimes silently In the
dark cold night crowned above with sars and frnged
beneath with myriad many -hued lanterns the solemn
dreamke stiffness disturbed only by burst OF delicious
harmony the scarcely audible plash oars
the procession glided along sometimes, 10 sudden
gush light, realizing the ESesco d Note a. the spec
ace where night made to resemble day is termed in
the poetic language OF Italy, amid thunders Of acclama
lions from delighted multitudes, fostcd, with move
mcnt scarcely peroeptbc, those thousands OF closely
wedged gondolas, looking - II some tabled nomad city
Of weird. fantastic people were moving to the In
dreamed, by the influence Of the hour, tho
music and the uncarhy splcndor OF church and palace
atully facade dome. scuptured column and window
| revealing with wondr0us influences every detail OF
Leaf and nswer N nc EXQUISITE racery Of c.pal and
the gray shsdowy busts OF probate, warrior and doge
and antique carystds starting up N Varied attitude =
In some urd. sepuchrai drapcry 70 take part In the
| sccne.
But At times the roar Of the multitude broke tho
| tho Foscari palace bad been reached and tho
ns1ed n on As hymn which
already made the tour Of tho world The enthusiasm
rose % porecs frenzy and nothing could b anss
mans can, and even singing less in unison than in
taste to insist on having this particular hymn before
the strange procession had drted 70 respectful dis
crowd would have t. rendins the air before and AZ The
conclusion with deafening shouts Of vira Garstaids
Erurc y In . manner that showed the immense popu
The following Is the musical programme which my
gondocr obligingy obtained for me-
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teen ladies and thirty gentlemen Who formed ihs
vocal portion Of this masoncent band, mort Gil thu.
could Say n H,'ss q their b.. %or. sc
'front.' OF the King =. fSs roscar Ia the sondoia %ms
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me- to catch every note that fell from deliciousIy
performapce the hymn question wisely Entrusted
his profile Of venetian type was strongly relieved
stealing down his worn, dogs.liks face, while he
clssped his bands in mute delight, and at tho
conclusion reverenty removed his Venetian bonnet aud
bowed NJ II In prayer whether Il was homage 70 the
fair singer, or that he was moved BY patriotic feelings
too warm and oyerpowering for words 70 describe, u
certainly able tribute 10 the music, and
that the passionate love Of music and good
taste Of this people have not declined end In lieu Of
any comment OF my own thought could mot bstter
IL any attempt 70 Compliment the excsIlent musicians
than 20 introduce this little touching episode Of the old
| Venetian.
During the sinsing Of the .'0maSsio- there was tho
| stiffness Of death that vast multitude. Tho pro-
stood motonless while daygh, glory Of daz
cling light beaming from unnunhered balconies and
| windows, bathed the scarcely breathing multitude
| Up in the clear night rang that beautiful
| palaces ~ IT, BY some enchAntmeni, music wers
struck from thor srnged fronts Of featbsy arabcsqued
10 the iiaze,a pas, The iron bridge and away on the
other side til tho waves 81 melody broke asainst the
old Rsi,o and ned every ear o. that vast entranced
than that which woke up the echoes whom the last note
| Of the hymn had died away.
orchestral barge reached the Rsto there prolonged
halt It, part, a, first supposed for The purpose Of
| allowing The immense throug Of gondolas 10 pass
| under tho bridge without ZOO great haste, which
| might be dangerous but when Q great many
had passed the barge remained stationary, and some
DISSATISFACTION was manifest among the crowd the
bridge below IL difficult 90 which the
more closely packed With human faces the Ratio % tho
canal, every and again Roman candle or Bengal
light revealed the above and beneath. quarter
Of hour IN sometimes an age, and a. the expiration Of
about that length ~ time tho impatient crowd became
noisy and boserous Then the orchestra got under the
| bridge aud commenced The Hymn 10 Venice The crowd
above could neither the singers and broke
i wild confession The band OF the National Guard
struck up Garbadis hymn the crowd In ali directions
yelled like demons drowning completely every sound
from the band we'll note from the singer, and
| 10 was only WHOM, finally. the orchestre barge moved
/ on from under the bridge, that anything like
calm restored. Tho soene very lndicrous The
worst OF II the loss Of the Hymn 10 Venice Of
which the lttls BIT heard 81 the commencement vas
good But though calm restored, II evident by
this time that The enthusiasm o. the crowd aud mus-
clans was dyng out probably owing 70 the laienes o.
the hour the Increasing chiness Of the night air, and
the knowledge that the most important part OF the serc
made had been performed People began 70 think o.
the less poetic but comfortable idea OF going 10
bed, and many gondolas faced about and gIdsd back