St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1880-04-16
VOLUME 43---NUMBER 1929.

magnificent churches in the world. The
altar canopy is supported by four pill
lars of Oriental alabaster, given by Ma
homet Ali, Pasha of Egypt, and the
altars at each end of the transept are
of malachite given by the Car of Rus
sia. Many of the columns are very rich
and costly, and an idea of the lavish
expenditure used in embellishing the
church may be formed when it is known
that the eyes of some of the portraits of
the saints are composed of diamonds.
A visit was paid to the Quirinal Pal
ace, the royal residence of the late king
Victor Emanuel and of the present
king Humbert, and another days round
of sightseeing furnished opportunities
for an inspection of the ruins of the
Baths of Caracalla, and of the interest
ing sites upon the Capitoline Hill, in
Guiding the Capitoline Museum and its
rich art treasures.
| have enumerated some of the many
places visited, not always in the precise
order we saw them, but as they are
brought to mind. Our stay in Rome
was made intensely interesting and en-
joyable despite the warm weather, and
in very great degree are we indebted
to Mr.. Forbes for his valuable guidance
and cOmpanionship. 1t was the univer-
sal expression that in no other way
could we have seen so much of Rome,
or have seen what we did see so well.
Two places visited by some of us in-
dependently of the regular program of
sightseeing, were quite near the Hotel
Costanzi, and therefore easily reached.
The first was the BarbeIini Palace, con-
tanning in small gallery of paintings
the original portrait by Guido REM of
Beatrice Cenci, and the other was the
church of the Cappuccini. One of the
| pictures in the church is Guido Reni's
celebrated painting of st. Michael. The
f chief attraction of the church, however,
is the unique burial place of the monks,
E which is situated beneath the edifice.
e There are four little enclosures of sa-
cred earth, brought from Jerusalem, in
e which the remains of four thousand
e Capuchlns have from time to time been
e deposited. AS the space is small, each
d OF the longest lOdger, whose bones are
: disposed about the place by his pious
IS brothers in the flesh, according to their
l. strange fancy. In one place the visitor
5. sees a cowled skeleton reclining in q
ii niche, and from the ceiling in another
/ depends an elaborate geOmetrical design
e formed by affixing large number of hu.
a man arm or leg bones together. Skull.
d and other ghastly relics are used t.
: construct frieze around the vaults, OF
:. arches above them.
IS GLYMPsE OF ROYALTY.
d 1t was my good fortune to obtain ;
# good view of her gracious and very
/; handsome majesty, Queen Margherita
+ while out on one of our daily excursions
= We had just emerged from the unsavo.
b ry Ghetto and were entering the Piazza
= del PellegrinO, when the Queens car.
!, riage was driven into the square from
!, the Via del Pettinori, on its way across
t the Ponte Sisto and to the Janiculus.
i was mounted on the seat with the driv-
t er of our carriage, which CHARGED to be
e one of the foremost vehicles, and as
e all carriages except the Queens stopped
until the royal party had passed, HeI
i Majesty came within few yards OF
b where we were seated. As she ap-
f preached beth the driver and myself
S removed our hats, and the Queen be-
e slowed nod and very pleasant smile
a in recognition of the civility. Queen
J, Margherita is great favorite of the
e people, and wherever she goes is re-
= ceived with marked civility and great
= popular enthusiasm. The same evening
4 the Queen left with King Humbert foI
Genoa and the Italian Lakes.
|, ATHENIAN.