New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-26
Not so artisticP Perhaps not; but more coh'
Portable. in the dog-days.

Not so artsticP Perhaps not; but more COTE
Portable. In the dog-days
The royal visit and it's accompanying func-
,ons have made the past week notable, ana nave
held more foreign visitors in Venice than are
rsuallv here at this time The launch OF the
STELLA the presence of the English warships, and
the visit paid by the King to the latter, nave
all furnished much food for thought and spec
n,otion. Their Maesties arrived at night a clear
and brilliant night such as is seen oftener IN
Jtalv than In most other lands. Early IN the
evening there was general movement OF boats
70 and along the Grand Canal, to the railway
station. Otherwise the city wore its usual air
10 ouiet. Then, we'll on toward midnight, there
sounded the roar Of cannon In the harbor. Inc
watchers along the Grand Canal-and who was
mot watching p-saw boat coming down, blazing
With search-lights and signal-lights. it was
clearing the way for the royal barge. After IL
came another boat also ablaze with lights, bear
inr military band. Then came a splendid gon-
dola propelled by four oarsmen; and after thao
the whole innumeable feet Of boats Of every kino'
AS the four-oared gondoa came in sight there
rose a mighty cry: viva Umberto! viva
MarQherita Viva Casa Savoial Vival" Ana
so the monarchs passed on to the palace. 1t was
strangely different that midnight train OF barges'
from q royal procession at midday through Que
roaring streets Of land-butlt city,, one cOu s
almost imagine himself back In medlaevai ,ihleS
that stalwart back-cloaked figure, WIN wy
huge snow-white mustachios, stately Doge, anu
the graceful figure beside him-,no there tno "a -
fusion ends. Margherita has all the beauty al anu
grace OF olden times, but her 6earnlng SUI Tor
visible under the glare of Bengal lights-ahd nei
evident pleasure at the popular greeting were ei
tirely modern. No Queen of centuries past co"iu
have been so gracious: IL. ~ o,+ir
The next morning, Monday, the city was as1lr
at an unusually early hour. At o'clock thou
sands were massed along the streets and DOCKS
At o. all the city seemed TO be ont IN the pian
ing sun. But not until the old CLOCK rang G icb
announced the setting forth OF the r0val gohuolsa
As it moved onto the docks, vast teet OF gaS da
adorned boats in attendance, one conld eeI Soou
look at the faces of it's occupants. King IlumDert
looked old and worn Scarcely smile came ", "
his lips, scarcely CLEAN Of light TO his eyes ne
seemed lost in sombre thoughts, brooding; pom.
as twenty years before and had seemingly smile
for every one Of the thousands OF her falthlul
subjects who had come out 10 DO her hou'age a.
If these boat professions reminded one Oh ,ile
years of old still more so did the Launching, OF al
least the naming of the great warship oirlIIa
True that vessel Is such modern creation OF steei
as never appeared in the widest dreams OF the
conouering Doges But the ceremony OF naming
IL was faithful reproduction of the ancient weG-
ding of Venice with the Adriatic. Inc faIriaTc n
Of Venice gorgeously arrayed and WaIl nnS ne
meath O canopy of scarlet and gold, Dlessed tne
ship and sprinltled it fore and aft with hoy water
Of the ancient nuptiai ring Of the Doges, and
blessed it. And then the Queen, with her own IN
fair hands, bound it 70 the vessel with pla OF
ribbon, in such a way that the ring, would Irst
plunge into the waves which were to be the home
Of the great ship. And so the latest addition TO
Italy's powerful navy went out into the AdriatIc'
and then the King and Queen went ABOARD tne
Benbow and lunched with the British Admiral
and drank the health of the British Queen, and
cemented anew the union between the two greatest
naval Powers on earth.