The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-25

Austria and King or Hungary, my dear guest
brother and friend, ana 10 the prosperity ana
constant union OF our peoples forever.n To
which the Emperor Francis Joseph replied :-''It
is with sentiments or lively gratitude for the SYM
pathetic and cordial reception which have met
nere and with sincere friendship for Your Majesty
/ drink the health OF HIS Majesty the
King or Italy the health or the royal family.
and 10 the prosperity and wel-being OF
Italy.u After this came the dessert ana the
Tokay, that was grown just ABOUT the time when
good Emperor Joseph II. OF Austria, or legendary
memory, came TO visit this same queen city OF the
Adratic, aud was received by the Doge AIyiso w.
Mocenigo, and when visiting the room OF the
Grand Council he gazed on that picture represent
ing the first meeting OF Frederick Barbarossa and
pope Alexander III. under the porcn or ST. Mark,
ne exclaimed, Temp passau ~ And the mon
archs, with souls ned with gladness from the
glow OF the glorious Magyar elixir, stepped TO the
balcony or the banquet hall and received the APP
plause OF the thousands who STOOD on the illum-
mated square OF 81. Marks
TIE REVIEW AND THE THEATRE.
have omitted to tell you anything about the
review near Padua for the simple reason mat
ness OF these spectacles by heart-now the $4,000
troops would file by their MalesLles on horse oack
and how the field would present sight or brill
iant uniforms thar could be az well described III
Venice as NJ Padua, though mad u great yearnng
TO visit the nome OF the celebrated st. Antonlus,
OF blessed memory. Francis Joseph must have
Iet pleasant satisfaction IN Knowing that the
army displayed before him had been defeated IN
almost every encounter with his own troops in
earlier years. Later on IN the day the
two monarcns, with their suites, made an
excursion down the lagoon to the island OF the
Lido. and examined from the paddle box OF the
Runboat the bathing establishments and the iorts,
and probably enjoyed themselves. Alter the pan
quet the iestal representation at the Fenice,
Tor which again had no desire to pay $50 or $40
In order TO witness the brilliant uniforms, the
opera OF "Lucian and the ballet OF ''Saranella,"
all or which knew by heart me monarchs made
their appearance in the theatre about hafpasr
tIunal anthem and chorus written Tor the occa-
sion by Venetian poet and set TO music by the
composer Tessarlni The words ran tnus:-
Hail monarchs hall from the Alps to the sea,
All Italy Joins IN u, this gia "a, lunilee
Hail monarchs, hail from the mount and the plain.
y earnest the prayers are we utter to-day.
Thai the voice OF the people enraptnred may rise
With .ne praise OF your names from the earth to the
For me the greater attraction was the repeated
illumination OF the Piazza OF ST. Marx, the
thousands OF lights tine larry fountain In The centre
OF the square, the lighting up with the brilliant
colors OF Bengal the figures and carved work the
d0nes and the gllded horses and the winged
hon on st. MARKS ana the lear and nuttering or
the doves that were disturbed from their nests
by the noise and glare below them.
THE DEPARTURE OF THE IMPERIAL GUEST.
Then came the morning OF Wednesday, the 18th,
and Venice again assembled IN her thousands to
witness the departure or the guest and 10 give
him greeting on the way. BY nine O'Clock the
Piazzetta and the long river rontlng the lagoon
we're crowded with thousands upon thousands ar
Venctlans; the nlgn tower Of the Campanlle was
crowded with spectators, ana the long balcony OF
the Doge's palace was gay with the dress and
beauty OF the Ialr women OF the lagoon city. Along
the quay Line OF Italian soldiers extended rom
Jne Piazzetta toward the public gardens Out
on the bay IL was scene or great beauty /;
the two English steamers, gayly deco
rated with bunting, the hundreds OF
before the palace, their occupants waiting pa
tienty the first glimpse OF the monarchs. Five
or six excursion steamers, laden with humanity
waited with steam up IN readiness TO give the
Emperor cortege as far as me sea- Exactly at ten
O'Clock the royal personages ana suites were con
Quoted III state aboard the royal gunDoat, hastily
draped In Due and white, lying on the ioremast
the imperial STANDARD and tue Italian
laIry gondolas were also there, nut
iering about the gunboat like aquatic
birds OF brilliant pluinage. The military bands
struck up the Austrian anthem from the forts and
the shipping doomed forth greetings. and the
thousands on shore applauded ana clapped their
hands, just as they would In tneat e, delighted
with the spectacle before them; and as the gun
boat proceeded along the quay for a distance
followed by the brilliant little municipal barges,
with their sken trapplngs 1utterlng IN the WIND,
ana the hundreds OF dark gondoas and the ex-
Cutsiun boats crowded with people, the sight
was one OF encnantment only excelled by the
aquatic corte2e ON the Grand Canal ON the first
Gay OF the JeteS.
Slowly the cortege proceeded. gradually leaving
the butterfly barges IN It's wake, Gown the ship
enamel past the Iorts and the shoals and Islands,
QUO TO he Maramocca, where the imperial yacht
Miramar was anchored In waiting. AZ The gun
boat steamed down chaEue toe 'front.' uecK
was crowded WIN the Austrian and Italian suites,
wni 10 tue two monarcns stood alone under toe avn
ing OF the stern. conversing IN aIrlenuly manner,
and now and taen acknowledging the homage of
the excursionists or gazing back At the lines
OF the city maglcaiiy lighted by the sun.
Past the Iorts, whose parapets were lined with
troops; past the Armenian Convent. where Lord
Byron hveu and wrote; past the Island OF the
Lido, greeted with the music OF dozen military
bands stationed on the parapets, we came at last
10 the Miramar, when the two mOnarcRs took
cordIal leave, and Francis Joseph was taken on
board his yacht. The anchor was weiq ned. the
head OF the graceful steamer was turned toward
Dalmatia, the cannuns or the TOUR Italian war;
ships Numbered out their aaleus and Wnen we
saw tho Emperor last ne was standing on
the stern deck OF the steamer looking out upon
the glorious scene about ntm TDen we retu ned
TO the city, and as the night drew the log from
the sea descended upon the city, the lestal flags
were taken in, rain ell down In torrents. and the
JgfS were ever. This morning, as | write, Venice
bias again resumed her usual appearance ana
nothing remains, even the temporary Iountaln on
the square II no mOrei there - nothing to remind
rs that the scenes oil she pact three days we're q
reality, tnAt rney were not delightful dream or
the representation OF tue ancient spendor OF
Venice In some exquisite operatlu pageautry.
AMBIENT AND MnnrpN yr7NyTCr