, 1870-02-13
"REMINISCENCES OF rRAyf1
Venice.
a Visit to St. Marks.
Ano Cnmpnnclfo.
an evening at the Theatre and tba
Club,


'''<" Jor The chiearp Tribune.
cr.h1A .oosn1nR. after swa1lo wing a cun O, a,
scrrnas s'' made = hurried toilet and 1
rn,ea ue ground noor. where tne e1etyonr.
e., s"er afs2cd in q long Spanish c!ost TN ,nor
,.--, ascF ~ rossinlr) vas waiting mr. ,
cetsftea at cree through .he nav.
eeN towards the ffaz.a, and thc tst,... -.
s'eo iook Of TIE rca rather Csye o,e ~. a..
'aE alter sone severe and fs,,rnno ,.s
toan OF lazy rnsca,s lsottrr for~sr1 ~ ~
leic day. Ierr was no nutt,Inr AVA ,s.,'. 1olo
laeLlrG co~r town 10 sen Ene oT nn,, ~.
o.oeE: 70 Bros 4 breaking lii nect n 49,
..y .-aes out OF JoueA' hSnk, betorn Iowa, -.
NoAe All wetc dlspo.lup thr,r ~ .s..S
-" Tired l. 1nhs lof an carly snonz. |,rd -.
-. oES Fat-: from the roofs md rnf.ar IT..
os1ffeg Govt Ard uean,iertnr os'p'ps
sea;1t -chI>e1ieI aad lo,r,iact,s1 e. tae't eia
perfect picture OF carele.a h,,,,ns.s tooAt'
we nov entered the r.c:., AMI n,.... -,
Wy auonS the countless humber of r,rao,. ~ .
.'"AoeA every part OF the great aonsn. ~. q,
"so:tantS haze The greatest resn-ct "a, ,s..
t"s' etd "cn!d rtga1d tho ip17f,nr ar t,1,tnc m,
As'14 ~ III: shus. OF sa-rlesc Taav aye ~
- gu ar hours, ana he 30 tame o.e mo, .,r,n,
-" ~"nonf !ften,eLlng them, As W. an
'foaeded the church. Its fsn,,l,tr ,,.,,< -.
,.I ,hHs tas y ESQ tbs case VIA s.. pa.r.,s a,
e .afsc!I ttum tic impression ri n, ~. =.
- 1;s brilliant co1os.ry. c,Aru e,I ,he .,a ~
~ 'ui stc.y, Eke aarqaa.c1 French oe1u,,rs "a.
ea-s mus oecas1ooa:5 suomt 10 i'm,
- 40 fh4s u..Ehty scano,dtnzs b,th
,-...,.' ou'' uas5ed the symue,ry Of thIs m,g.
Gem ta'ctae- III. rozr bronz. for.... - ~
t'' o'e 1s.aknE OF Artets mcrr, r,n,,s ,ns,," u..
"'sota q s1I's-onEales lisu.e1anta .,d
IN leo ncb.e aEray OF n1srt,rs r.,n .
os".e' haFtt. T1tLe~, or ir.easc.d arse n.o,sh.
80 &c a snsft Proper frame or u,a.. h.ttsr
s-,":s. s,,.s,,n rs ssea' atnosahere OF The p!sce
afo:alrF the guerilla sttscts OF thr N.
h.H .ts'-t tf'sas3 Who clrced around n. In lICnt
ft'a ::t.ce order. We c4!lAauJ chasret the ster.
"Hft tol:d hody Of c.;apes and h;ina ,,,r,s
-f'ca tie culIauce- Rezolved. Ike reI,a,o,ea.s
- f~ss.ss h. Waterloo, 10 corouqr mr. "a. -
F*'t" d t'''vath Ia Close co.uma. the pn,t. =. ts
Escal VIA I;ala1 auxl,ar,cs, asilfully coyer,nv
7Le rear Altsz 4 b.1er, bpt rather sh.,o .str
'.sa IL. a'r;ed tue position, eud w1thna. c,.,o-
1ts ettE5 time 10 zsl:y, ea;so1 rorws,a a,S
l'!'a o-rt.lreA w:th.u The Church 1ns,as ~
Fssper:oas seemed Uene- then y. .v,a..s
"cEid hare lrdIes.ed, The frp,c,,,, ~, Tss.'N
~as very ute, though the r.checs, ~ ,ha $500
s:cs style, AID The pro,u sion Of c,ld,oe c..s =,
tawa1y appearance 20 too.e whose ,n.,a tn,,;s..
- 1ae .tvtts IN a1ca1-e-,ure. a I.r nc
s;tress mostly women. tns,, os
n, .u5,rrrt ,,.a,s - AAet oetofa
ale a k.u, a,,,nc,., 49,. ~ VI 4lsnsea tApers
..1, Gavin n,ass.S usu1 very sooshing and
,,rx n,.n -. , - s"s teuPota91 ecAuaid-
no.. =, ~. 1s.. 49, etcettu 'o1 lne easlet rts:ors.
"a ~. ~. ..an'- uoaotto Win my guide 10
,esA-.,a J. AIo taenee cf4Wled o1t on TO
r,-,,ms -. W" A.o s9nB."Ahed for op.
., ~ snamhe c:oseiy TUE large AosAics-
~. w. "o' tAofa'e 'teteolns> "h'cn Requires
-, ,Soattan2a'e !ao2nent as to distance aud
ns .aus Heteo wh.c1 appears pcsfect
=. @.'' !eet IL an indlstI1 Go!saab!e bins 1t three
te-.i.o' AZ n e tne Greater the distance ,hey
s'e 70 &c viewed n, the co1rser mus: the Mosaic
~. ana 'Ic oc'sH. Of ch7Ich Is In An inverse
ratio 10 tie fciual Eo. lite appsrcut. dellr.cr
Of lis tIescoeA Those in St. Ps,esa. =, Rome
Hn'sn delight The eye when feen from the chap
.e' ere. ~neo co1cly surveyed. j1sged a. the
.a'e a1oet' cone OF the. ssoce1 csmpoaing
men tta.dl1S OCT setetal inches In advance or
Lar ftse
Alter an Eont'A inspection Of the Nosaica we
f't1rsd oat On The lcTer pot,lou or 1hc root To |
EiaaiEe tie four bronze norsea aa atrs,no
feature IN the facade / 1as arreesh,y n,,sn-
ro.nted BY Eot ntdipe any one Of the nuuerou,
fau-'l,e. II su.ssh Brown lrnuorsa!lzed py ina
Aca'on c! the!t nRues in the bronze. uor any |
en'Hpiegs from the name or tail. THIS, whea Ne
eonsldI the thoassnds Of EoRlish and OF our own
eauuu3nen aosoho, seems incredible, but strange
rs tns TACT may appear, It Is neyer.
tneess True Tue horaea arc lIe-a1ze, and among
tne ost exquisite works Of Art OF antiquity the
haad OF time has fpArtd. From the TOP pf ;no
Pti.oo VIC could Be& opposite the "McE" or two
negro nGDreA. who strike the horss With an Iron
"-nutf on a laTee beu. VIC waited for the boos
atd. after WITT cstcg The operation Of this cu1,ons
p'ece Of mechanism, descaIded to the atreet
Alter abort ress wo commenced tbs
a1auous task OF ascending tue Camnantu,
or be 1f!, standing abort dis,Rrca to
the right OF the Eas,lisa. II IA h,ob
tquafe tower. Ard from 1t. anrnm,t e,,,,ad ~
nost beaut.ipl REV Of ,,s s,nd ! sret hnn.,s
Ccdesneath lay Venice. vc cnu,d sas ~, s-.s-
canal, ard ihe rouao.ss n,,irr htthrr .nd ,s,,s.r
Ike so many black asars. The monn,a,n, m fha
lAlT4uan shore w1c Visible ln tne f.J],np tvt-
Light; and the sea, dotted With saus seemed
deep blood red Ia color. These uhuatn,s, t,nts
NE the delight OF IN 1tsli1n artist: and ths a.
le'dctcnplc ti1t4 Of q suuset In that conntrr
make tlcls tdscape na,pt.nu, nnne,, rrna. ~
susuitiea 10 one Who rcyer had an cnnor,nn,,,
CT couparlr II With ,hr o1,4nsi ~,
Itauan ps,nters working 10, ernon.t,on xort1
venture to suRgcs:: F1rs,-Nore lead color In ,hc
El;es- Seco1d-aiofe opacity n Jour atmosphere,
aIh ul1ra-pa1t1c IN your senscaptA, Tn,ru-fMost
Important Of alD-A h1ud confidence lc the taste
OF JCur rassors, whoever ED whatever thcy NAV
be- ttecollect one day Ia Miss Harriet Uosmhr'n
studlo. AZ Ronc, there A,ood IN fsont Of a sr.,
cop, by her Q! = celebrated bcs, in tt.. Hall
ace, ut Fiore1ce ta,l. cs,rusnr - rtu Pal
tcrD-ja~eh <rre.'~ 1-.1.-ant, hs1t.feasured. liu-
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