The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-22
JENICE ONCE MORE IN GLORY.
The Bucentaur Of the DoRes Hearing Itniy's
King on the GRIND Canal.

hink on the Orhnu thnhl.
nom n, Cincinnati Commercial
VENICE, Aug. 81 could not let tho occa-
sion pass without sending you an account Of
this most notable event 1t is the first visit OF
Humbert us King and tho first Queen Of Italy
TINT over entered this city.
Venice Inns been under tho regn Of tho Dogcs
until NAPOLEON /. displaced the last ono. Since
then she has been governed by the Emperor OF
Austria until coded to Italy under King Victor
Emanuel. From early morning until after
noon to-day all Venice has been astir Tho We
notan hoart has boon on a racing palpitntion.
Flags wcro pecping out everywhere, and by
afternoon the whole city was decorated Along
the Grand Canal" from the depot to the
Kings palace. ut the piazza OF ~. Marco dis
tancc OF about two miles tho route over which
the King was TO pass. was one continuous fut-
tcring line Of flags. From every window. and
wherever anything red, or blue. or green,
or OF any brgnt color. whether nag,
bc fastened to advantage. it wns there.
aud ilutt"red in the breczo The Ralto
and all the other bridges were packed to over
n?wing. aud all along the Grand Cannl. tho
width Of Il full street. and the hOusptops and
the windows Tor the whole lenLth Of two miles.
we're alive AMI moving with mon and women.
dressed in thcir best attire most ~ them in
their many-colnred costumes. ninging like n
sea Of roses. Oonduiis driven by stout gondn-
Hers. dressed Enyly with uuiqucly-cut green
iackri white pants. grccn and rod cap. and red
aud blue sash. their every musre strained.
shru-liLc boats skimming oyer tic smooth wa-
ter like @wune Tho gnndoln and goudp1r Of
N'ri 'rhuS were '"hlI'i'ly, trnhal9!m,d, ana
t-Iuy, was ~" day ~ our hlyhOodS dreams.
~ Sc T. VI. all the bells oi the city commenced
to ring d merry peal cannon .ruarrd at dlfcr,
cnt points. ana the King and Queen stepped
from the depot steps into. their gohdola.
car'ins Il hnnds. Hanlkerchi"is and
xtafN sII.tH. MI ln
J. NNHl goniula commence, it, journey. On thoy
moyd From ei'lr o. Il 10" the Grand Cnnnl was
pn'k"d nnd Nror"d With - udon-, moving md
situes ing retain 90 ar pia'rs. hut AL IN per.
feet ORDER. i formed 20 complete iait yuu could
have walked .rus- ON ih"m; all hnprv shout
ihg. som" SINGING. ana waving llti- ami huni.
k"r'llis. Hnu. lH- "i all DESCRIPTIONS liriu ,d
tii- i"rmilu 't.' thin. n"nry mile In length.
some were trimmed ia blue velvet. with silver
oruHW"utgtinu, ana uur. painted blue. some in
BIN" ana VIII tr. and som" IN rod and white"
VIII drlWry. aud rcd and white trail Ec-
lu1ily on brilliant O.. lnrnd ou.h inu- under iieht
sunshsdes. and tinued Themselves. And IN
ln" Ming. Ihis i- tlng worth looking nt. 1t
Is ~. Old gondola OF the doges and only out on
II about forty f'rt long mn fifteen feet wide.
and ruw"i With nh"ut sixteen oars keeping
p'ri"f TIM. !, il butt iu gondnla stylr. with
prov and storm elevated and pointed. It. color
IL r'i ufd gold. ON the prov h. q gr"nt golden
dragon With glitrring teeth and curling tail.
AMI rom On" storm dr'nps % hr1ni trail ~ rcd
velvet, trimmed with gold that trails along upon
III" water. Tho raunry j. broad aud high. Of
f"i NINi trimmed wfh Err'n and gold, ANA
oruuW"ut"d with silver mud gold ard flowers
an l"-'~, Hnl l'um's "i wit' sIun Ghss
Will do = -i.a"l iu i.c ~uu Us 80 many J,wr.- -.
o 'i Sond D. in sr"'n ana gold. uud hlu"
ohd SiNHr. with cpnptH"-. W.T." noHr N" royal
One. nl' uoi" 80 iie lis fhn btng-. IN cum
op..- WNrr Np.n. 49, a z n parties could hr Son
cpivi-trs ami rnf wins. f1ar ~rlvr-.
Il' hIi- Hni tju. 30 stood under the front
iHsi. wing o. 81" lww,u-' crowd NJ they
rnso,' s.'wF gi"ng. W" KING H. rather under