, 1873-12-28
The Cathedral Of Milan and tho Tomb
OF San Carlo Borromeo.
The Observation-Disclosures of Florence
---Santn CrOcc.
Doll's "Lincoln" and "Eye ''-..1Ieail's
"Linooln'' and "Etllan Allen ''...
Grey's "Amorican Fling"
.--Powers' Studio.

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coacbman oruclted hia w1,n liko n funilado Of
muskotrv. as Ia u,,lonod I,ia 1,oraca n,,iler tic
nrchei1 entrercc 10 thu co,,rk of tho Hoto1 ne,lo
Wow, Mt navano On I,nf,c bIoooloro. In f,yo goo-
nn1s' the mna,or and ,nistroas, ,foIlowol nv at
{ongt dozon aorvante. woro holpinr us from tho
earrioue and eofzinc tho n,,mberIces bundles
,ul boxos Of tho ladies, woro conducting US to
mr. rooma and. with Italfan obsonuiousnoss.
The mastor. with Ills hand on his heart, assured
ns tint bis hotel and everything It contained in
,ludiug himsolf, woro at our aeryice.
Sunday morning, Oct. Il, WAS bright and clear.
and AZ lovely ~ our finest Septomher n,orninrn
at home.
nArr 5.oa,or.
with 1so1. Het1a anf, tim ot,,er norrome,n ra1ards
vaa snnrkl,np IN TIM n,nrntnr Runl,pht. md thia
be,utiful lako. with lin hluo watera ,oohei, verv
lovely in a framework Of mountains covorod
will, iii, 1nxrr,ant fo,,aoo of Jta,v and forn,o1
npioture realizing oDs's hr;chtest 1reama Of this
lind of flowers. soon nftor brcn1,raat, tho all.
ver tonos Of tho bali in the chanol In tho prouna
of wealthy English oent1eman oalel us In
church.
Monday vo enent IN the Ia1ea v;R,tinu
1sor,A ,5annp Avn ,snr . np.rA
The former ia wall wooded. ana has romo finn
trees n1nnteia in TIM Eno1,ah atv,o lin latter ia
noar1v covored with thu na,occe and cor1ana of
thu tount norromoo. Tho g,rdor IL In tho
Froncb atv1o NH a, torraco ,,oor ototuorr o,a
frotaRore for,taino rt,o nn,ooo ftoa,q /. 1aroa
and noaqaaaoa rn,c,, an4,o,ta an,ondor ,,ut 1ha
roopv formal torrooon tha vorv Artificial 1nnot.
IRA, ,rottoos 41,o 5rv fountains on7 m,,c,, vorv
o broltou, and crotcao,,o etot,,arv. ara n,,er,lc
and 1cnra tho ;rnrrasaon NJ n voat +og-nor1cn
md arr intorost;nc onlv ,s n znnctron ~ tha
Ind tasto in lnndscana, ,carlon,nr rrova,1,n1 t,vo
-. ..~s. nns Fn5 WV
VI .pteo centuries ago' Inc lsola Maore ID
mitch moro natural, and, RS l hase a"id, has
some fine trecs,-tho two finest boiug m
American ],om1oo1-spr,,ca nnd Norwav f'r
IN ihe 17t1, vo rono,,o9 aJ,lon I'D ;1ovoto., lin
axs. n.soa aa,' "" s. "u Wy
hfst thfeo days most Willingly to tho celebrated
Cathedral, which tho Milanose call tho eighth
wonder Of tho world We devoted one entiro
sav IN tho vorious cbnnots tcn,ha ara rnon,,u
wv, ,a ,athnr ' ~ ~, s,.i.'
"en1b aua "nosnof 10 eue sta'neu.slass WIZ
may Study tho history Of the world, from tho
.reation down to tho t]ont], of san Car)o 1,orro
,,oo in t,,o u;r,.ontl contur,, Tho
A'e'' - Wv ''>so a,,., -. so n...< .,.:,.. '
TOMB of THIS SAINT ......
is in the crypt, andsurpnsBes all I hayo ever scon
In splendor and maenilcence. Tho sarconhuuus
la of rocA.crysta1. bnuna n11 rouna with ai1var
~ ha>t, ,,1at r.a .,,,aa ~ La.,.. - 49,,
.
IN Ills robes ns Cardinal. magnificent crown
Of gold diamonds, aud other PRECIOUS stones, ia
On his head, 4 cross of emera.ds and diamonds
h,,zoa mn lin }rooat n nroaont fron +ho ,,,,roso
49," m.A' I,', v. .''
Mar1a 1eroaa; 4; thls cross as OF immense Vano
md great beauty. Jewels and precious stones
are ipcrustcd everywhere about tho sarcophagus;
thore are diamond rinca ,,pon TIM hones Of t1,o
flnccre md tha obnnc] in said tn hc solia silver
Au ,T.4, - sa." ~ ~ e nt'e.
anu eoio' Alsogether le 1ar surpassed anY ol
tho collections OF rown-jeWos hayo soen. 1n-
decd, it was rather difficult to SEQ tho skull and
fingers Of the saint for the profusion Of jewels,
diamonds, and gold Tradition aaya the Saint
Was MI humble, of-donying Christian, selling Ills
vast poHaeaaions to feed tho poor, aud axpoapg
hig life freely In ministering with his own PrncoIy
hands to tho suffering III tho timo of tho plague.
OF tho
CATHEDRAL OF MILAN
it is difficult by wortln to convey any idea; II is
so vast, 80 complicated, so magnificent. The
interior is deeply impressive: five nayes di-
vidol BY tlfty-two gigantic colunln8, from which
tho mnieHtio arches gracefully gpring to support
a roof that looks as though the clouds might
Iost upon 1t; the ynst dome lifting itself fur MP
towards Heaven.--in the dim distance OF Which
is solitary lamp. 30 placed as to throw all itH
light upon a bood-stainod spike, which the de-
vout Catholic believes is ono Of tho identical
nnila driven into the blessed hands OF Our Lord.
So groat III tho area, that many services may
bo going on ut the Same time without confusion.
baptism at another, and funeral might have
taken place at third, and maBs been cole.
bratcd at fourth and, In addition, there WAS a
crowd OF wondering and admiring spectators,
all with abundant room and space.
The mnterial Of the edltlce il Whito marble,
and 1t looks like mountain Of stone, cut into q
labyrinth Of spires, pinnaclcs, flying buttrosses
and Btatunry. Tho root is o forest Of gtatuar5
End plnnacles; it seems to mo overcrowdod
Think OF 1000 statues in one building!
Aa in looking ut mark of forest -trons one Il
more impressed with a fow majestic specimens
each the finest Of its kind, so placod tlat yor
can do it full Justice, than by q thtcket closely
growing In denao foreut, 30 horc. in this t1ieke
Of pinnacles and Btntuury, it is 80 denBo, there
aro 30 many, you cannot DO Justice to any Th'
simplicity a 9 t
mo moro than all the wonders OF this onani,tn
gatherunl. It Bconls to me that, whilo its pro
portions are colossal and its interior IL grand
tho exterior ia overloaded and oyercrowded; th
tine, is apparent.
HA rZA