, 1875-03-20
REMARKABLE STATUE.

the interior, although perhaps not
the most attractive, represents St.
Bartholomew standing flayed and
bearing his own skin on his left
shoulder, like military sash.
RELICS OF ANOTHER SAINT.
In front of the choir beneath
the dome is a crypt, lined with
solid silver and decorated with
gold and precious stones, contain
ing the relics of St. Charles Bor-
romeo. l did not see them. /
preferred to keep my dollar-the
price they charge to see the old
saints bones. / saw the crypt,
however, and the chest in which
the relics are. The dollar thus
saved, l expended during the day
on fine photograph of Leonardo
da Vinci's Last Supper, taken
from the original picture.
CHURCH TREASURES.
In the treasury of the cathedral
were life-size statues of St. Am
broglio and St. Carlo, made of
massive silver, also the episcopal
ring and staff of the latter saint.
There were also beautiful altar
ornaments carved in solid gold, in
high relief with the expression of
the face very finely executed, and
some exquisitely ornamented. Sill
yer plates 2 feet across, 1-S inch
thick, of solid silver, with figures
in high relief in the center, repre-
senting the Last Supper and kin
dred subjects. ASSN
THE CITY.
After leaving the cathedral, l
took a stroll through the city and
saw the statue Of Leonardo ds
Vinci, and the triumphal arch Of
Napoleon, begun by him as q ter
minal ornament to the Route de
la Simplon, but now bearing an
inscription in honor of the eman-
cipatiou of Italy.
The painting of the Last Sup
per, which | have mentioned, is
fresco in the suppressed monastery
of Sancta Maria deli Grazie, now
a cavalry barrack. The wall is
crumbling and the picture will not
last many hundred years more, if
it does one. l saw many copies
Of it and was struck with the diff
ference in the expression. No
two were alike. / also visited
several other churches, but there
was nothing in them worth men
tioning. Tbs was all in one day.
FOR GENOA.
The next morning, at 7:40, l left
Milan for Genoa. and arrived here
about noon. 1t is very comforta-
BILE here. left Alessandria with
temperature of % degrees. How
is that for Italy? Everything COW
cred with snow and remained so
until we got to the south side of
the Apennines, when, in fifteen
minutes we passed from snow to
oranges, and from 22 degrees to
AZ. l have got through without
taking cold.
In a few days shall leave for
Mentone. l will not try TO write
about Genoa in this as shall
make my tarry here but brief. l
prefer the gayer city of Nice
which is close by, and has the
same climate within three degrees
which is of no consequence to me,
THE DISCOMFORT OF TRAVEL.
Talk of the comforts of travel
ing in Europel A fourth-class ho-
tel in any American city has more
comforts than a frst-class here.
A GENOA HOTEL BATH.
l have not dared to bathe since
l left Paris, it has been so cold
everywhere. To-day it is warm
and sunny; people are ont with
sun umbrellas and l concluded to
take a warm bath. l rang the
bell and asked the maid if could
have a warm bath, supposing, of
course, that there was at least a
bathing-room in the hotel She
said yes, and presently returned
with a quart of warm water. Oh,
said |, [ don't want that. / want
a large bath. Yes, yes, she re-
plicd. and soon returned with