Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-17
NAPLES.
na9niflcent Views Over the .Bay-C0m.
nenplace Architecture-Half.B Bar.
barrie Picturesqneness-Pe
fectiOn Of Climate.

fection Of Climate.
. The Beishss . Abeve the Clsy-ss. Elm
|, and San MaFtfDO-0useums and Ga
lerfes Of Ars-Naples' Three Huadre
Churehes-NOasy ssrees scenes-DOl
keys. HaWkeFs. Women LAbOFer
Pictures IN Actual Life. Artistic bg
Dirty. street. - osic and Daucfng
Featf0 San CarlO-Llfe In she II
chanIed south.
lRsosived by Hrs. DIR. CuIbertson from hs
daughter. Aiss n. E. B. Colbertson-l
| NAPLES. Jan. =, 1890
DEAREsT MAMA-To day We hsv
been mp to st. Elmo. by way of the in
cline. Naples, in one respect. remind
me somewhat Of Kansas City, with it
up hill and down hill. which il YER
fatiguing to pedestrians. but command
ing the most beautiful view in tn,
world. On entering the precincts OF The
forti tihcstions, We first proceeded to ths
suppressed Oarthusian monastery ol
st. Martino. which is ~ remarkable fol
the beauty of its situation and views q
for the great value OF its contents. II
was begun in the early part of the four
teenth century by Duke Charles OF
Calabrls. but was entirely rebuilt in the
seventeenth century.
where sarcophagi, inscriptions, marbles.
right 10 the former laboratory OF the con-
vent. The hall to the lett contains the
pictures for which there was no room 1t
the Musee National. Attached to each
il the title and name of the artist, some
OF them being good examples of
Neapolitan masters of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries. In the center 10
the gorgeous Barge. used in the bay by
Charles Ill. The adjoining room con-
taine battle pictures. and the stage
coach in the center used to appear in
municipal festivals at Naples. and Was
used BY Victor Emanuel on his entry
into the city in 1860. The guide q
sisted me into this magnificent convey
ance OF gilt and glass, inclosipg two
commodious downy seats OF crimson
plush. swung by straps OF leather be-
tween two colossal wheels, with seat
high mp in the back for footmen and the
same in front for drivers; to be drawn
By eight white horses. The Barge was
likewise Of gilt. The paintings cannot
describe.
From here . long. narrow corridor
with sixty. columns Of whits marble.
leads to the oister. The church 10
richly embellished with marble. On
the ceiling i sn nsAsaanaiansas .1saS{
0Hnolsn6d NatiYity 10 here also, he |
dying during the progress of the work. |
b ere the beautiful inlaid and mosaic ]
floor of different stones-granite and
n.rble-w.s completed after forty
years hard labor BY one OF the San |
NJ vfino rnonka In thn Taanpo %
altar piece-a Descent from the Cross"
the masterpieoe of Epagnoletto. The |
is fine, and it is admirable for |
its delineatlon OF pain. On the ceiling |
judith" by LucA Giordano. said to
have been painted in forty, eight hours |
when the artist was in his seventy |
second year. From here we went to the |
museum of Maiolics. silver vessels,
marble, ivory carvings, old pieces of |
music, with miniatures. priests robes, |
hats and relies OF Italian statesmen and |
what they have in nearly ell museums. |
l begin to grow tired when describe |
museums and churches, haye seen 90 |
many. Naples has about 800 churches,
This St. Martino is under the govern
ment now. five monks are allowed to |
live here at one time. with several acres
for themselves and herbs; here they |
make their wonderful chartreuse. the &C.
cret Of which they and two others, in
France and Switzerland. hold. They |
we're packing an order for Mr.. Jay
Gould. We each purchased bottle to |
take home. it We manage to escape the |
custom house. 1t seems shame that
this grand old building. with its ele- |
canoe, should stay dormant-services |
never allowed to be held here. l don't |
think peoples religion ought to be in
with By . government. But |
suppose it was Pope or King.
The view FROM Naples, presume, is
one of the finest. if not the e 1est. 10 the |
world, b1t OF Naples, with its narrow,
noisy, dirty streets. the dearth OF hand |
some buildings. in the older parts the
high and narrow houses with q 1t roofs
and balconies in front OF every window,
the never ceaaing clatter of horses
feet, the braying OF donkeys. crack
ing of whips. shrill shouting
Of "hawkers." impairment drivers,
guides, beggars, &c., make it quite the |
contrary. Italy 10 land OF beggars.
There are many kinds. The common
est are the street beggars. from the baby
in Q mothers arms. being taught to |
hold out its tiny hand. to old respecta-
BILE men who will follow you for yards
in hopes OF one sou. Then the de- |
blind. lame, legless. armless-l
perhaps one shrunken-Which they |
bare to exotic your pity. l counted |
fourteen on the steps of the cath edral |
one day. arranged along in rows. like
excavations from Pompeii. and all with |
voices joining in an Italian chorus, %
soon - the poor victim ascended the
steps.
We took long drive yesterday sll |
about Naples. seeing the people and |
their customs. They seem hundreds
Of years behind the times. When |
say this do not mean the people We |
meet upon the Boulevards. but the
natives. trsdsspeople, &c.. with their
primitive customs and picturesque Co.'S
tunes.
Passing vsnders with their donkeys,
little innocent creatures, with i'm
nense basket saddles running to .
point. almost touching the ground on
.ither side. loaded with vegetables
A ahbares and celery-eitheF one larger