The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-02

eighteen of the black veil and three of the
white. The last admission was in 1861
and now only about half a dozen of the
nuns are living. When they die. THEN
splendid property will also revert to the
State
Turning sharply to the right. our tram
way leads into the broad, we'll paved Rua
do Passeio and runs past Rio de Janeiro S
ffavorite public garden, the ''passeio Pub
leo Only glimpse OF its central lawn
and shady paths can be obtained from the
street, but it is the most attractive resort
in the city, though the Oldest having been
opened to the public exactly 10 years
ago. Many of its original features have
disappeared, but ii still retains some of
the characteristic beauties designed by its
| founder. the Niccroy LUZ de Nasconcellas
I On the side facing the bay is an enormous
marble paved, elevated terrace. from
which may be obtaineda magnificent view
of the lower bay and harbor entrance Its
garden is filled with the choicest native
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strolling through its shady paths in the
daytime or 10y gaslight OF listening to
the music upon its crowded terrace in the
evening" the Passciu Publico is a place
not soon to be forgotten. Opposite its
entrance is street which was formerly
named The street of Fine NightS,' be-
cause on all moonlight evenings Ncerov
Nasronccllas used To pass through it on
his way to spend an hour in the Garden
Facing it is also the Department of JUS
tice, the Casino, and the National Library.
standing side by side.
Now we come to the Largo la Lapa-
the Lapa church and Camelite convent on
the lett, on the right the famous arches of
the Caricoa Acqueduct the Freitas hotel
in front, and the bio bronze fountain of
the new water works occupying the cen
ter OF the square. Here the street asccnds
and affords a charming view of the bay
and Gloria Hills. covered with handsome
residences and crowned with pretty oc-
tagonal church which the Imperial fami-
ly used to frequent. a its foot is an I'M
tidy public garden, and beyond the garden
is large, square editice which was built
fol a market but is used as tenement for
the poor and is said to shelter thousand
people Now we enter the Itua do Cat
tete, al the beginning Of which stands a
large, one storied private house, built in
the Italian style and backed by extensive
gardens. At each end of it are two small,
square open courts with spiral stairs lead
ing to the entrances, within which are
two marble ball players, who seem to be
tossing ball over the lIousc-top. 1t was
built by a Brazilian Capitalist and is
known as the ''Palacetc Cornelio" just
beyond is the ''l'alacetc' of the Baron de
Mona Fribur&", the richest private house
i'll Rio, built of marble imported from Lis
bon and adorned with carvings, paintings
and statualY.
Beyond the pretty little public garden
known as Largo do MaclIado the tramwav
divides and again a couple OF blocks talth-
Ell on. near the new Methodist Church.
it divides again, ushering us at length into
one of the most picturesque streets in the
world the semi-circular Praia de Bota-
Togo. with beautiful residences on one
side. the quiet laI1o-likc bay on the other,
With cncirclin9 hills and mountains and
avenues OF royal palms. TO the left is
l,a
ed with a reservoir: beyond. the mighty
>ugal-loai with a military balrack on its
outside base, approachable only by water
In cap of the hills on the right are
the Nemelha Notifications and military
school. built upon the site of the first
Portuguese settlement in Brazil and down
on the beach is the great Pedro Second
Insane Asylum and the medical college.
All along the Praia de Botofago are many
notable private houses. beginning with
that of the Barao de Cattete and ending
with the residence of MI. Andrew Steele.
one of Rios oldest and most respected
foreign merchants There are houses of
marble and stone, and of blue. white and
yellow porcelain tiles, inlaid in quaint de
vices. There are grounds decorated with
polished globes of blue, green and yellow
glass, to mirror the world as it passes by:
huge gate-ways guarded by carved drag
"ns and lions, and moist walls overlun by
blossoming creepers everywhere a riot
OF vegetation and a wealth of brilliant
colorng.
BY and by the city street becomes a
country road. and we come nearer and
nearer to Corcovatlo the colossal ..Huncl
back" till at length it seems to stand
directly over us, sheer precipice OF gray
rock towering skyward two thousand feet.
Winding around the edge of a small salt
lake-Lagoa hodereigo de Fretas. which
is separated from the Atlantic only by a
narrow sand bank-we see ON the RIGHT
hand many interesting old Portuguese es-
tateS. laid out in terraces and winding
paths up the hillside and ornamented
with statuary and tropical shrubs. Di-
rectly i'll front rises the distant square
topped Gavia lifting its weather-beaten
face 5000 feet above the valley The sea
ward looking peaks of Dias Iramos and