Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-04-27

Medci IN note, only mercantile people, and
for many years now they have ranked high
among the nobiiity. The palace is the finest
In Flosenee next to the "Plui," aud presents
three beautiful facades of immense brown
stones, standing out so that they resemble, to
me, og-houses--rediculuu comparison l.
such as you might suppose girl from the
western woods of America TO make-but that
is the way they struck me at first, now they
leok magnificent TO me. 1t is pity that the
handsome .cornice is only finished on the side
toward the market, while that facing the Tor
nabuoin, one of the principal streets, seems
bare and fiat The lanterns and aag-holders
on the corners and sides, are beautiful speci-
mems of iron.work. We find them on the
other palaces also, for occasions of ilumina-
tions. As drove down, the other night,
through the brilliantly lighted streets, light
because every shop is open at night, and in
these narrow business streets no lamp.posls
are needed, the windows being sufficient-I
was wishing could see Florence as in its old
days when the Medicis ruled, and when ifit
pleased them 10 have few days of pleasure,
all business throughout the city was stopped,
and dancing girls performing in the streets
was the order of the day, and lluminations
the order Of the night; or, if that was too
tame an amusement, something like this takes
place; One of the family once ordered q rep
reseniatiOn of the internal regions in tho Ar
no. Therefore, at night thousands of people
crowded along the banks and on the Bridge
of the -Four Seasons" as it is called now, from
| r., - A.
Santa Trinita" from the church on the lorna
buoin near the bridge. Then appeared on the
water below, a taft looking Rs if burning in
the eyelasting flames, and Satan beating some
poor wretches, from whom escaped groans
and screams, greatly adding to the excitement.
But an unexpected scene was preparing for
the people-the bridge, which was not built
for such strange purposes, gave away and the
dense mass of people were plunged into the
water below, many perishing.
But have left my palace-four SalsSs are
opened for two hours every week. for the pub
lie TO enjoy the collection of paintings from
the old masters The portrait of Tiian's
child, painted by Titan himself is a beautiful
picture, and the face of the little fellow of two
or three years is remarkably fne full of intel
ligent beauty, and almost equal to life in its
expression Of merrment, and in the dark eyes,
sparkling with witchery. One room is devot-
ed to the portraits Of the family, and in the
last apartment. that looked more home like
| from lis books, and easy chairs and sofa-pil-
lows, stunning yellow dress, Of life size,
hangs on the wall, with one of the present
family in it, The dress is finely doneI
l should not like TO live in these old palaces,
built for safety more than comfort, they are so
immense and drear, and to look from the
windows, one mnst mount three or four mar.
bic steps built in the deep window, that look
like our curved hower-stands. AS for ele-
gance of appointment, the residences of the
nobility look shabby beside our 9th Avenue
palaces. They do have carpets though in the
rooms which is an improvement on Germany
for winter comfort. Nh. T.