The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-23

| where, but which, or who, would Ike to
\ own this remarkable picture. This Is true
too Of the "Diana" by Domenichino. No
artist excels him IN originality Of thought,
and few in finish aud coloring. There are
several Titans; out OF Venice there is moth
| ing to compare to his Sacred and Profane
Love- Ia the Borghese palace.
Cardinal Deza began the palace, and 10
was finished by Camille Borghese, known
In Catholic church history as Paul v, pope
| from 1905 20 1921. During his reign the
Borghese became the wealthiest and most
powerful family In the Eternal city. In 1912
church beneflces already conferred on Car
dinal Scipio Borghese were computed TO Sc
cure him an income of 100, 900 stadi Tem-
poral Offices were conferred ON Marc An-
tonic Borghese, and the pope also gave him
the principality of Sulmona In Naples, be-
sides rich palaces in Rome, aud the most
beautiful villas In the neighborhood. Paul
sometimes Jewels or vessels of silver,
magnificent furniture taken directly from
the vatican. rich arms, carriages aud lots
of money.
But the family works Of art are not all
kept in one building. The palazEo has a
rich collection, but 30 too has the Villa
BorRhese. IL Is without the walls, the en-
trance being just beyond the Porto del
Popols, and the grounds are nearly three
miles in circumference. Three minutes
walk takes you from the lava stones of
Rome into park that overfows with sta
tues, fountains and other Embellishments.
IL is rural scenery decorated with artificial
prettiness, a place Of seclusion that is sell
dom solituds, for It Is cpan 20 every body.
Pines, ilsx. oaks and einos are among the
most conspicuous trees. and they have
stood there for ceaturies.
Cardinal Scfpio Borghese, the pope's fa-
vortte nephew built The casino. It stands
at the farther eud Of the garden, and con-
taans splendid collection of sculpture. Nu-
msrous saloons open into a spacious hall,
forming vesabule, the, vaulted roof of
which Is highly eInbellished, and frescoes Of
the first order edorn the oeilings 10 one
room rs Berntnfs famous Daphne" The
nymph Ia Just ia the act Of being changed
iuto laurel; the leaves are springiag from
her hands, her feet cling like roots 10 the
rocks, and bark is beginning bo envelope
the snowy trunk. A passage from Ovid's
''Metamorphoses," whence the subject Ia
taken, Is Inscribed on the pedestal. Among
the other rare sculpture Is Bsrniais "Eneas
Carrying OF Anchises" from the flames OF
Troy
But the most famous, though not the
most precious, work Of art ia the colleetion
IL the statue OF the Princess Pauline Bor-
] CHEESE. nee Bonaparee. This statue was es-
teemed by Canova as one Of the best ofAhis
/
\ permitted to see it, for the prince, though
not Jealous OF his wife personally-and
much coed would it have done him If he
| had heen-was 80 Jealous Of her statue that
he kept It locked up in the FalaEso Bor-
ghese
| Il was apropos Of this statue, II mistake
not, that very famous anecdote got into
oiroulst;op. Some, of the ladies Of the court
'were discussing the subject, and one Of
them, Drawer thin the rest, .ventured to ask
the Princess Pauline, who was then in Paris,
how she could possibly have posed naked for
| it "Why, the studio was kept very warm
was her reply. Whether the aneodote is true
or not does not much matter, but certainly
the bewitching Pauline posed for the CasovA
statue in state of nudity. Itreprcsents her
as Venus Victrlx, holding IN her hand the
| golaen apple as the prize Of victory. When
| I wept % lock at il / found her caressingly
! reposing op a bed enSconced In drnpery, os-
| tensibly as cover to her nakeaness and
| yet SO arranged as TO expose her symmet-
rical form ~ all its beauty. did not see 1t
by taper light. though many have had thas
| opportunity, aud 10 Is said that the effect
produced ID t9 give the marble the appear
! ance Of real flesh. In the aytime, however,
| 1t b the same white marble that we see In
all works OF sculpture.
| Having thlsdescribed the villa and the
palace Of the Bosghese, let me maks brief
Inenrton OF Gneir burial pt8ce. Their bones
are laid TO rest IN the BofRhese chapel of the
basiiipa Of St Maria. Marglors, church
which, Ia some respects, 10 internally the
NEST beautiful and harmonious building in
Rome 1t has door which is enIy opened
four times In every century. and then by a
fpope, with much sOleqlnity. The Berghese
chapel was built for PAoI " In 1908. Il IS
gorgeous with precious marbies aud aIabas-
tiers, and his tomb n a splendid monument
n q No Ae 49, n
q cavalier, "a Ia Henri ". :" as We say here
IN Paris In front of the chapel altar is
| buried Princess Gsvendoline Borghese, nee
Lsdy TRleot. She died not long before my
| fisse visit TO the Eternal city, and ell Rome
| followed her coffin. Il lay upon a oar
which was drswn.by forty Yonnk Ronaes,
and. as II passed along, from all the vim
funeral procession.