, 1875-10-31

differ but little from our own. The sunsets here
are never as brilliant as ours. though they have
a softness TINT ours hsve only in the autumn.
due. suppose, to the mlst1ness OF the AL
think never saw at home the food Of golden
light that often fills the Valley of the AIno 1uHt
at sunset, and gives tho City Of the Lilies just
the atmosphere that it needs to cover up lts
dipginess, and bring only its beauties OF domea
and towers before the eye. Then it looks IKE
and in the moonlight I must acknowledge that
the Italian night sky ID beyond our own- have
often wondered at home what colors should
mix to paint night sky, but here, when the
moon is out, there il no doubt about the color.
Il is blue, As dark as our own sky under aimi-
lar circumstances, but blue undoubtedly, IN
the daytime our own sky il as blue az s
here, and our sunsets, aa have said, are 1a<
moro gorgeous
dreamy poetical romantic dme-when the old pal
aces, and churches, and statues, and fountains:
are felt as we'll seen, and the glory OF the old
time comes back again the poverty and genera
air Of neglect that in the daytime arc ctoeely
connected with the present day being put gent.
" into the background, and the main features OF
the city, which are grind. coming to the tsont'
1 know OF no city scene 10 impressive and neAq-
tiful ~ tho Piazza signoris at night, eTen though
the David" which used to bs conspicuous
object has been removed
/ sculptor related to me- tho other night
DREAM
which he dreamt somo years ago when he had
nearly completed statue Of Eve" He SAID
he thought ho vent into bis studio N the morn.
ing and found that the figure which ne had 1o1t
the night before upon the turn-table had dlsaP-
peared, leaving only the clay plinth behind. He
said it struck him ~ rather queer but he con-
cluded to look her up, and finally discovered
one knee OF the statue protrqdlng from e1oees'
tho door OF which Was usually clcBed. On try
ing to open the door he porcelyed that she vas
holding it, aud TO such good purpose that her
clay kneo was crushed by its closing. Upon Sea
ing this, his anxiety lest his statue should DO
Eve, why don't you open the door? Don't you
see you are crushing your knee Z" Finally
By verbal aud physical persuasion. he got the
door open aud there WIS his beautiful e1atue
crouched down in the corner OF the closet, SILL
trvino to bido, with her clay knoes czaakad opon,
lust as they would be naturally bent double.
HIS anxiety at this Was increased, and he ad-
dressed her: Why are you 80 foolish y Why
don't you get up? Don't Jou see you ars spon-
ing yourself What did you come in here for
At Ill 2" 70 which Eve modestly replied. why,
you didn't give me any clothes. and 1 Was
ssh.med and came in here to hide" "Wan,"
said the sculptor, "all have to cay ID. you arc
not the Eve made you for, or Jou woula nor
know you we're naked .! Ana lno1o 'o' oi'@11
ended. .......
An ITALIAN MKRRY-MAKNo.
Yesterday afternoons "a entertainment MS naro-
" in accordance with Purltanical notions OF
sRona,uf an nIted III the neehborhood to attond
and 40 at about 5 D. m they gathered, the coun-
trv peop1e in their holiday attire, to the number
of hundred and twenty or mero, all ready tof
good time. The great hall Of the house e.
country house near Florenc) was well filled, and
thav danced iii O'Clock, having merry time OF
it. All Joined in, except one American lady, VINO
could not quite forget her early education, ana
il was very amusing and novel to me. Oue Of
n-dsv n;eht md rbese he set OF to the great
5a,;abt - thc as.enbled multitude The way
ueush: ~ tha 1rastar ~ tha honee dismissed his
- n.,os+a 1ta o NV tn ma. and 4 most excellent
snsa'' esaa 20 danca nj o ar later. when he
laea. A:ef . ~. uant' ~ d;snsraa ha s'mn1y said
snousa' ..oas ;nht 1rart1amen" and they departed
-. n';ati. ~ o1E;csiv A. nossihle.
as qulo1'J ~Ao 9"4s! ~. -~opunrr
al N. 3,na.nm where there Is little Of in
+! V4siseo w 4ta at+,-ah vh;ch ha. some very
tefest' ano aue euns ~ kn;rh1a ~ amor md
1unoy h niun19 5rassae ~ corresnonning periods,
tautoo n K;na a-thnr ~ the Tablo Round. inter-
ouo ~ ns seoI do.1 and v.a the beet of ali
Thera GSe w were twenty-seven Of them, larger than
e .nh ~ 1e9bsna more has re1iefs in marble
- Imen.s' "a ~ .ha snhierts wh;ch for delicacy
m oa.taps t;aH ano snd az e1amnles Of ne work IN
u ~ rarn Eonda-fn1 Thev wera each. per-
ina1p'9 me,S Sas+ annars ani anne Of them con-
naps, oy .1ve dra Senras ~ worked aa care
ta;neo t.nN oee. aos T. saaIad to me- erest waste
Wy - ts 90 ~ "roh.h1 ~ nv cnmnanion said the
VI tMe' ". r. .har; .on1j h.va dome nothing
naa Tbav ha1ong tn sometine in the fifteenth
century, ooA''e' WI sTrr3cr 49,
..,r-.; ,.,,a t;rat IN e;oht of the To-
a. .n.no MuIa ~ P.v.ro and rot into the CITY
lout n.a.u1 1.ta- ~ ,deoe ~ Munich are this
-V T. is very beautiful city, aud, unlike most Of
W st''sE s1,o,.oncsa tor age IN order to see it's
maze auoTaneos statnas 80 ,honn5i: mt besides
oeantes: ~ nsqn1g ast nsr verv moor artstcslly.