, 1881-11-14
THE VENICE OF TODAY,

Perhaps the must unpf0l,fs!ng citizens of
Felsice are the descendants Ut tic nd l,atri-
cfafls. Although there arr many rtei men
AerC, they arc tOstiy n0yl llOinil.es. the most
wealthy being une papnttnpott, who Is uf
Greek origin, rs his name imports, niut
whose grandfather was an oil-snerc.lant. Tho
representatives Of the Atcfovtn1s-the Fa-
lfGrUs, tue Falcrs, Tho C0niarlnis, md of nnny
other families whose names appear III tho ii.
brD d'Oro-sttll vegetatc i'll their old family
palaces, bNt their income Is from ::N to 100 per
anlun,. Others, like tile urvlag,tas, have
converted themselves into lodglng.llouse
keepers, while others, like tlo Dn AtuIas,
wiso were once so rich tlat n Inv was pussrd
iii tho days Of tho Republic forhtdtltng them
to buy moro houses anu palaces, nre next
door tu paupers. 1lut what tic Venetian
1atricinii Ut today wants IN c,ts, he uAlkes
III, fur III pride. The ssoc1t-itI-trutte Of tho
l,cu.l Of tile family consists III II vast pniace
III Venice ui,A Of II small estuto on tile nlnlf-
land That brings III nt,unt E:;0) per nnn,snl.
III the palace tie entire famlly-sons ulMt
ttn,lglttcrs-llye. and onlv tim eldest Of the
former tnnrrles. The estntc Is let olIr to
peasants on tlle nlctttgcrsysteni. From March
to June the family reside there; from june
tn August thoy remain in Venice; then they
Eu AKaitI to tie estate until tho commence
lncnt Of tic new year, nld ren!nin In Venice
until tile ensulnr March. ThIs rotation they
Eo through ycar after year with the regu-
lnrity OF clockwork. Their country ilnlncs
are almost unfnrnisllctl 1t, their tuw,l 1ut-
necs they have ons or two rooms uecc,ltiy
furnished, where they receive visitors. Their
fDuu they ntaIlnEu usually to sGrew Uut or
their peasants u obtain It frmni y few ncres
ttlnt they firm themselves. Their n,uin px-
pendisnre Is g1.d9a and the gnntloliers
i0 tile work OF the house when they nre not
rowing. AyarIcs5that Oil gcntletall-
yeut, vsSs e. pa's4 S!r o% 9'o ya SY' ,cir fi1y. H.
catne may bc they manage to hoarll u
PARTON nf 1t. To such an extent IL this passi0
CARRIED i!lat wien they receive their friends
Oh o"s@ie % Iady & tbs l!ase Wigs tic ' jill i 'i
orders The g1ndolier to bring III cnifee. lie
| appears with u cotfev-pus nild cups. Tile
hostess waves lGr limit! a1"a snys, ' No. ono
for they KNOW from their own oxpcrlenre at
i.Ono that tltts enifte Is n nlero compliment
nry expression, thora te,lg liutllbr coifce IN
Tic pnt nor suEar ~ tl,s howl. beyond this
gtes. Il, l,osyayer. my strnnscr establishes
i.!self llrra aild asks tilese llnbles to dtttncr
they will gnrge themselves Ike ca,nels tre-
pairing fur i voyage across tho Desert Ut 5n-
| lara.
i Venetian Indy stse. 70 be gallant IN l,or
youth md tlevout in her u!d age. She Is now
llcit!ler thu ono l,or tic other. II. tttmcntlon
sue = llitcrlof 70 u Iefttl'' nr Engl!sli
ece e' wcs AK SS M i" tsss 9
l11,,t mnltu colt,.. Site IL perhaps thu most
inyetrrnte gossip bll the fire OF the globe.
llcr tongtu w..Gs etsrha,iy ma rnil only wag
nll btyoiid 1t IL nn unknown, world to her.
Every aftern0nh size Enes fu u reception Ut u
frirEh when Slle Is hot herself resolving. at
these receptions there nlt twenty nr thlrty
nrriyni u handed rottIl.' t" b. ksssd by all
the l,!tlcS md wllrll vist"r E0as. tl'osn who
rim. Stra'gers1;t'iu tn t!'ls tlIoy include
reearl With tttstrnst and dislike. They are
by ywnyo btnE III friendly terms with tl,e1lI.
~. nfa'! tner cGs i,,, tey & shrer al 1er
o. tle ,, 70 ~. h!ttsr ,I my ns Iayay ,as1 s,
rr Aa, the Vertla, ladles talk la.f0is
Among themselves, Mtltl ns many OF tliett! nrn
uilnil!e tu tn'K uiiyitn!lls e!st. soY i!ovtr ;rt
igeti ta.. ~ wKns 1 e ts9i!strat IT.! m
il,g. thu lasltes arv sease4 M the Piazza Of ST.
Mare, whefH they meet tho nle,l nr their ne
al! the sons lave villa; h cal!rtl hero 'sia
bc,l.room aiut lilo rnli of thcir tcs!h ut ilIa
fahi'y a!inHer. rhay occasionally inake
lit ,slnst of tiar tinau IS ,assel scsttl oi, j,
.luir On tho l'lnz2a of Il; Mare, With thelr
riE!t to tl0 OH lmylllent Of tWni'rru hnlf-
1a,Mny ftr u cup of rnfec. Wlmil lhey Gn,l
i,anuge to get lio!!l Ut Il l'airo tlosr mntar's
cnrrings or 10 cheat their fatlier nut ii n
inctlLatuly gn,uhle awny tho l'rncrulls Of tho
domestic venture Iii tho back roon
1T q cafe. F,urunrc, lioine. NIPPLES,
used IL tm full Ut youths nf this snrf.
I'Mhic upHIu,I las fr,w1l.4I them dnw1i ulsc-
wiicru sEI,cu itny bcesl,s,e Nul!n,, a,ltE they
llnvn 4lrtftrI lntt commerce or tho arIily.
Weru 1t nut for Eenice these cllrlnl,s ct.i4-
turcs wu,,ll bu III extinct sm'sies 'rlu'
str,,ugo ih,i,E II t'.at they regard themselves
ns tho very sntt ut tho eartl. THIS s!esre.l.t-
ants o. |lr!sians w'" tr"ie ~ ts ny1