The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-07-06
man, English, French, Italian and Span

We trust that it will occasion no un-
easlness among our friends or any domes-
tic discord, if we repeat remark of a !
former letter, and confirmed by subsequent
observation, that the Italian ladies, taken
as nation, are the finest looking and
most tastefully dressed of any nation wei
have yet seen il Europe We we first
entered Italy we were inclined to pro-
nounce the Italians a humbug, but q more
familiar acquaintance convinces us ofour.
error.
Florence is situated on both sides of
the small river Arno, in beautiful valley
among the low ranges Of the Apprentices,
and from the top OF the Campanile, a bell
tower two hundred and seventy-fve feet
presents charming view. Population
one hundred and fifty thousand) If al
| the towers we have assembled were placed
an ertensO, we believe they would exceed
the height of Dhawalagiri, but we travel.
like horse, and view from tower will
give us a better idea of city in few
minutes time than hours Of walking about
the street. In this city is opened a
world of art and beauty, but we are in
quandary. We have seen so much of
paintings, statuary, sculpture and carving
of all kinds in wood, marble and livery,
tapestry, embroidering, gliding and fres-
Going, that we are about fuZl and Europe
not yet half completed. We have tried
to shake down and fill UP again, but there
Is no use trying to put quart into a
pint cup-it will run over. We have Wis
tied Ducal Palace here containing gems
of art, and very extensive, but we cannot
! hold it. We have visited also the studio
of the renowned Hiram Powers, and had
an interview with the old gentleman. He
has resided in Italy thirty four years, but
is American still. He resides in a hand
ONE villa in the suburbs of the city.
Travellers baggage is inspected on en-
who have but little, it is little inconve-
nience. We notice country people pay
duties on their produce brought in. At
the gates Of the city is stationed gang
of ten or twelve officials and gems d'armes
for that purpose. We have never felt
greater want of that smattering of Lat
in which we acquired in school-boy days,
than since being in particularly
Italy. In the italian language are sol
many words formed from old Latin roots,
and SO many old Latin Inscriptions on
tombs and monuments, that sucha knowl-
edge is very convenient. Ours had been
rusting twenty-five years or more, and
required great stretch of the memory
to recall any great amount We advise
boys who contemplate tour of Europe
fto be thorough in their Latin
At six o'clock on the morning of the I'd of
| June we took seat in the cars for Rome
ride of thirteen hours. Railway fare is
cheaper in Italy being about three and a
half cents for prinaG cZaSSe, two and half
cents for secuaodG and one and half ti7z0
cZosse. The first class cars on this train
went through without passenger Wei
notice most of the English nobility pat
ronize the second class, the difference be-
tween first and second class being mostly !
in name. S We often see men in the third
class cars whose appearance for intelli- |
gence would not disgrace the American
Senate. We have tried them all-usual- |
ly Sd class for short rides. 1T has been
remarked that the first class is for fools |
and princes. One day we found ourselfl
alone in first class car, and, on reflec- I
ton, cameGsto the conclusion that we
were not prince and consequently I
must be ranked in the other category
American snoDs usually take the first
class. a We met at Florence a party from
Ohio, consisting of an American Duke,
the Duchess, his wife, and the Duke-ee,
a son of twelve years old, who employed
a courier to travel with them, to see to
luggage, make hotel arrangements, &c.,
and attend to such business as the Duke
did not know how, and cutting such a
dashing splurge as American nobility
only know how, and making thernselvesi
the subject of ridicule among sensiblena-1
tives. The Duke has more money THANH
brains, and perhaps more creditors than
either. Hgss tsgifies smfsn aaA3G s@nrn& il
s. Our route to Rome was along valleys and
through, passes of the Apprentices SINH
lar to the Bremen pass Only ina small /
part of the distance do they rise to a.
greater height than lofty hills, the prin
cipal range being farther east. gt4a
ID At 615, D. M, we.caught the first sight
of the dome of St. Peters, but half AMI
hour elapsed before we left the cars. We
passed into the. city without any exami- (
nation Of baggage, the 'busmerely halting |
ond move er|,,, ooua forta hlv enSc0nced5 in ! \