Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-10

/ anoaea apsslles ~ Il eIosm bslow,
M every attitude u fagelh1e And ell.
IA. 10 the /" Presents i6n . The motley
crowd a. ~ bottom of ne templs
xlcps resembles such 4 sakhering
~ would have been collected IN 81.
Marks Piazza a tl1s tiino The plc-
turs was painted. Bright, eaeer fhces
Of intelligent men j; beautiful women
dressed In Venetian brocadeg; yonng
woman with baby wriggling about
over her shoulder a. she gossips with
friend an old woman selling wAres
from BASKETBALL are depicted with
the dress ef the day.
THE MARrYRDoM
Is in the Church Of the Jcsu-
its. and Is more than half invisi-
BILE, partly owing TO its position, and
partly TO the low key In which il
il painted. The little Of Il that can be
seen Is dramatic beyond expression,
hand and arm stand out as II posi-
lively quivcring, and the Saint dimly
seen on the grating over the fire is a
triumph Of tragic representation. Paris
Bordone's Delivery Of st. Marks Ring
to the Doge is another picture OF Vene-
tian life in the sixteenth century. The
Doge, in pale gold tissue, Is seated on
his throne, and throng Of mobiles in
robes Of Office and ceremony are grouped
here and there; the fisherman, bare
footed and bsreheaded, stretches out his
hand to the Doge, who is bending for
ward as far as is compatible with the
dignity Of such nm imposing individual,
TO take thefing. The repose Of the vene-
tians, the attitude Of the fisherman, who
is greatly oycrawed, and dares scarcely
approach the Dogc, and the distant per-
spective Of the Cathedral and square are
ali happily rendered. Every time We
60 out we pass the Bridge Of Signs, the
connecting link between the palace of
the imperious Doges and the prison.
The latter, no longer apportioned to the
great OF ambitious who have failed in
their aims, is given up now to the Gus
tody Of the poor wretchcs in everyday
life, probably only more unlucky than
their neighbors, without being much
worse. One day we saw a boy Of six
teen with his hands chained being
taken out of the prison. He looked
submissive enough, and in marked con-
trast to the comfortably dressed, TRAN
guardian who had him in |
charge.
One evening we went to the
RossINT oPERA-HOUsE
to hear Verdi's Two Foscari. Marie
as the wife of the younger
one and the prima-donna Of the piece,
sang extremely we'll. The story turns
on the elder Foscari, the Doge, being
to pass sentence of death ON
bis sea, and being given in the old W..
tian costumes, was very suitable
piece for strangers to see here.
Yesterday at dinner | sat next al
who gave me his views,
On America and New York with remark
lble freedom. He declared he could
not live in our metropolis---.he straight
ines of the streets would, he said, kill
hin. was most anxious to confide to
him that that would not matter in the
east, as there was plenty of room to
Jury him, but his dreadfully strong
minded wife was listening the other side
# him. and | was afraid she might
me. Don Carlos, once an
spirant to the Spanish throne,
las palace OH the Grand canal, and en-
ertains a good deal at different times.
lie receives his guests in handsome
nit of crimson and black satin, and
xpects them TO come similarly attired.
We saw some bedroom furniture which
'as being made for him the other day.
was Louis XVI. style-palish-green
n color, painted with pink flowers,
and crown in gold.
MIIDRED RUSSELL,