Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-10-13

parts; one for Catholics, one for Evan
gelicals and one for Christians. He
told us that one hundred gondolas were
going from Venice to the Worlds Fair,
and that he is to go as one of the gon.
doliers. He is fifty years old but looks
much younger, and has been gondolier
since a mere boy. He was very expert
in rowing. Professor liked him be-
cause his Italian was so distinct that he
could understand every word.
The largest glass factories were
closed it seems, but we went to a small
one that was very interesting. Men
| were making glass chandeliers, and
| vases and goblets. The men did all
the moulding by hand with tools. A
| man would take ball of melted glass
from the furnace with his long iron
rod, prick it, and by turning it, in ten
seconds make a perfect bottom of a
goblet. Another made glass flowers
| for chandeliers. 1t was very warm
in the furnace room. We were sorry
| we could not see them make the fine
Venetian glass, but we saw several
magnificent displays of the ware.
Twice we went in the evening and saw
the rooms lighted by electricity. Such
a glittering splendid sight had never
/ before seen; it looked like fairy land.
| had made to take to the Worlds Fair.
l hope you will see them next year.
Another firm told US that they were 60
ing to take furnace and twenty work
men over. A little vase of that ware
costs dollar.
These displays we saw down in St.
Marks square. But in Murano we saw
| a collection of old Venetian glass. 1t
wasn't as pretty as the new. 1t was
there We saw little girl threading
those very, very fine glass beads. She
had wooden tray full of the beads.
then she took several dozen very fine
needles ten inches long and put them
between her fingers and spreading out
the needles like fan. Then she ran
the needles through the beads, striking
the tray now and then. 1t didn't take
long to fill the long needles and then
she showed the beads down onto the
string.
In the evenings companies of US
went out. Once we had watermelon.
Once, in a gondola, some went to the
public gardens where there was music.
The place was crowded with people.
There were beautiful walks overhung
with trees lighted with electricity.
Thursday night few of us went to the
square for lemon ice and ice cream. /
must tell you joke on Emma and me.
They brought lemonade instead of lem
on ice by mistake. On the tray was a
goblet with long tube like things that
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they were to suck the lemonade
but come to find out they were
waters for the ice cream.
saw ST. Marks first as the setting
sun lighted up the gilt mosaics on its
front. Afterwards l saw the fanciful
outline of it's facade in relief against
the dark blue OF the evening sky, and
it cast a spell upon me. shall always
like St. Marks. That whole square is
with the tall bell tower, and |
the magnificent row of buildings ex-
tending without break around three |
sides and St. Marks on the other. |
In the evenings, particularly the three
nights in d week when the band plays, |
the square is thronged with people en-
joying life in Venetian style. The lit |
tie boys jump off the docks into the |
canals and dive in every conceivable |
way. We saw several little girls |
swimming in front of their houses. and |
women teaching their boys to swim.
They had ropes tied round the boys
waists. One woman stood On a little
bridge and held the rope that was tied
around her boy. In Murano we passed
through one canal where there were as
many as thirty boys swimming.
We left Venice Friday at eight A. NJ.
Eight of the party were so hot and tired
they preferred to go straight on to
Milan, but the rest Of us stopped at
Verona until six o'clock and got to
Milan at nine. We were very glad we
lid for we found quaint old city and
got on the train just in time to see the
most magnificent sun set we have seen
yet, all gold and crimson behind a blue
1ill.
The amphitheatre in Verona is we'll
We climbed to the top of
he tiers of seats. 1t is much smaller
han the one at Rome, but we got
,etter idea of the way the seats looked
rom this one.
We saw two old churches and Juliet's /,
house. The only balcony we could see
vas on the third story and we think
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