The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-11-18

which is about two hundred feet above
the sea, making the lighthouse proper
about two hundred feet high. The
front walls of some of these ,antiquated
old buildings are portions of an old
Roman wall erected about tive thou.
sand years ago. We visited the Church
of the Annunciation, and l can only
say THAI the inside is most exquisitely
beautiful-the handsomest I have yet
seen-and it is too beautiful to be de-
scribed. The roof is supported by
magnificent marble columns, and the
ceiling is gorgeously gilded with most
aesthetic effect. The outside of the
church has no pretension to beauty
whatever. 1t looks like an old dilapi-
dated affair. .---.-.
After driving up or down some two
or three hills, and having very interest
ing views of the city, we proceeded to
the famous cemetery of Campo Santo.
about three miles out in the suburb.
On our way we saw a veritable old
Roman aqueduct running on the side
of the hills for carrying water, a part,
of which is utilized for the modern
waterworks. reached the cemetery
and soon saw that it is very novel
place, 80 entirely different from the
American idea of a cemetery. 1t is
square in shape, and covers about ten
acres. This square is completely sur
rounded by covered gallery one story
high. The rear of the gallery is an un-
broken wall. The front towards the
inside is an open arched wall giving
full light inside. This gallery is about
| twenty feet wide. Under the pave
| ment next to the rear wall. or in tombs
prepared for the purpose, are buried
the aristocracy of Genoa. In the open
ground outside of the the gallery are
buried the slower millions. The dis
tance around the cemetery through
this gallery is over half mile. Il, In this.
gallery is the most magniicents scollec-.
ton of monuments and statues [ have
ever seen. I was fairly bewildered
with the view of the almost innumera-
BILE works of art that were presented
to our gaze. There was one monument
next to the rear wall, with "a hfe-size
figure ofsa deceased husband lying full
length on a. catafalque, with a statue
I of Christ standing by the side, with
one hand extended over the figure and
the other over the kneeling statue of
the, grief-stricken wife, with her hands
clasped in front of her, all cut out of
husband and wife being 'lifelike. The
rich laced dress of the wife, spreading
over the steps of the monument. was
most exquisitely carved, SO much SO as
to appear. real On the steps was a
large wreath of flowers, also cut out of
;Iwhite marble.
On the steps of another monument
was the kneeling figure of a daughter,
also lifesize and lfelike, with basket
of flowers. Standing oyer her is a
/ statue Of an an gel. with one hand point
ing to heaven, emblematic of hope, all
sculptured out of white marble. A
most remarkable specimen of the high
est worko art, is two hfe-sized statues,
one of aA deceased young woman. in
flowing robe. and the other an angel,
with outspreading wings, trumpet in
one of her hands, pointing to heaven
with the other. both moving heaven
ward together, all cut out Of one inn
mense block of marble, and resting on
a marble sarcophagus containing the
! replains of the young women repre-.
sented by her statue. This is most
4 wonderful work of art. On top of a
tomb is sofa-like conch, withsthe body
4 OF a deceased husband laid out on it,
J. covered with a sheet, and his widow
leaning over it in the act of lifting the
sheet from the face, in order that she
might have another glimpse of the
features of the loved one, all cut out OF
one block of white marble, and the
statue of the widow is a likeness and
life-size, her hair andadress appearing
SO marvelously real.
/ On another tomb was q catafaldne,
on which was cut;the full length figure
of deceased wife. dressed in white
robe, her head resting on pillow. and
the statue of her mourning husband,
dressed in an ordinary suit, standing
lovingly by her side, gazing at her fea.
lures, all in MARBLE In front of q
ltomb is the full size kneeling figure ol
the grief-stricken wife of the deceased
| standing behind her is young man,
| her son, hat in hand, leaning against
the tomb, all in white marble,~ Seatec
on another tomb is large sized figure
of the Angel of Death, with heavy
! flowing beard, arms folded in a. CON
templatiye mood On the steps Of Z
tomb are the statues of two mourning
young ladies. one with wreath of i'm
mortelles, being led by the other t.
the tomb. These are also likenesseI
aud life-size and cut out of white mar
BILE. In front of the door of a toni
is the statue of a sorrowing wife, will
. t'her child behind her. Standing in from
is an angel consoling herr peinting tc
heaven In front Of the door Of an
other tomb, containing the remains o.
a husband and father. is the wife ,ant
mother, with hands clasped, I, looking
appealingly to an angel, who is point
ing with one hand to heaven. Behint
: the mother stands . young man. heI
son, In an attitude of grief. On TIL
opposite side from the son is thu
daughter with "a wreath of flowers
, All life-size and likenesses.
On the door of a tomb is the medal
, lion likeness of a deceased husband. II
, front the widow stands raising he
: two-year-old child 10 enable it to kis
the medallion of the father. By tn
II side of fhn mnfhap Ia another chill,