The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-09
SAVANN HIANS ABROAD.
A BRIEF AtOUNr OF THEIR Ex-
PERIfCES IN VENICE.

An Interestg Gondolier-A Zip in
the Adrias-Ths Trip to Be TX
tended Intscotland and Ireland-A
Pleasant ne in Rome.
VENICE, il 20-We arrived at this de-
ligttful Wee the night before their
grandcst fettyhich comes off on July IS
It's IL comunoration of the deliverancs
from plagtof the most devastating nat
ure in the fteenth century. This seems
like a little ing of ye terday to US, lately
from R0meThere everything of any in
terest datessfore the Christian era; but as
1t comes our way we do not scorn il,
especially nen accompanied by tie most
brilliant ohoons just swelling into the full,
and shinindown upon a scene ravishing in
gaiety antplendor. Figure to YOURSELF
our gondes in the midst of this wide arm
of the lagn, the water so alive as scarcely
to be seerwith myriad boats all aglow
with coled lamps, the shores lined and
twinklin@Ith lights and gay with decora-
tons, esriaily about the church Redentore
tRedemIon), built in commemoration.
A., KIND l were in a gondola together.
and had merry time while waiting for the
frewor' to begin. We conversed with
our gorolier, plying him with questions,
half Elish, half Italian, vito French
thrown for good measure. He was a
Jolly soul, and amusingly Jealous to
make understand. Finally the bombs
went and the sky was illuminated. II
a twkling many of the boats burned
colort lights, and the festo was at its
hight We waited to see the fireworks
over I'd then returned with much halloing
and gearing by our Antonio, who cailel
all o er gondoliers dogs, and various other
bacand blue epithets In his native tongue
for ushing him away when he daried
forprd TO pass under bridges. Ii is
woier how any of us got through. We
we, in deadlock for awhile. but the
torues of the rowers were not.
1t as all screaming Bedlam. Yet they
we equally ready to laugh, for after the
hrbub subsidized, and we were once more
orthe grand canal, l shook my head at
Atomic and told him his words were like
tb fireworks" which mild joke he re-
rated with jest to each boatman who
Used him.
1.-THE girls" are crazy over it all, as you
Jay suppose and by way of crowning their
njoyment Of this watery city, have gone
Town to the Lido, and have taken a dip in
he Adriatic.
We leave to. morrow for Milan then 20 to
Iucerne and Interlachen. We are to prolong
ur trip for two weeks. which we will spend
n Scotland and Ireland. and take steamer
n Queenstown. which will return us to
New York about the last of August.
We find northern Italy much warmer
han southern.
Rome had adeliciously cool breeze for US,
ilmost too much of it, as we'll as Naples.
)ae longs to return to Rome and Florence.
The treasures Of the world are stored there,
md every thing is full of interest. We
aw the cell where Savonasola lived and
wrote and prayed. A picture of him by
FRA Bartolomeo is on tle wall; and the spot
Vhere he was burned, near TIE old Palazzo
echo, was pointed out to US. We went
il over Michael Angeles house, kept just
g he had left it, with a picture of Vittoria
)olonna from his hand-designs, sketches
nd other unfinished work to be seen. We
rossed the old ninth century bridge, with
IS lining Of inhabited houses on either
and, and came 20 Machiavels house. We
lSited that of Elizabeth Barrett Browning,
' here marble tablet letin the wall records
ne TACT, and her many virtues.
ne royal arch palace was magnificent,
no quite satisfied those who were yearn-
lg to behold with their own eyes such
randness, Miss f. furtively lifted the end
I royal cover of brocsde and silver on
ne dining table to s this nature of the
7ood underneath. We told her she ex-
ected to find gold or porphyry, and was
ute contemptuous over common wood.
One felt disappointed in the Venus di
1edici after seeing the Venus of the Capt.
OIL. The former is only four feet eleven
inches, and seems simpering and doll-like
tter the grand simple majesty of the other.
he Dying Gaul You should have seen
hat!
More pen and ink impressions" later.
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