Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-05

Palermo IL Tho capital of Sicily. with
2JOOOO inhabitants IL rs the military
judicial and eeclesia8tical headquarters
Of the island. and possesses one of the
seven principal Italian universities.
All of these Italian universities are
wei attended, as their courses are the
obligatory stepping stones TO every liberal
profession. THUS Palermo has consider
ably over thousand students, whose
presence gives enthusiasm tO the pub
liC in places of amusement. These young
men are evidently serious i'm their tastes
as they do not frequent the one cafe
ch0ntHnt of the place, which Is gwen
over TO the gilded youth of the small
Sicilian nobility and TO the German
clerks of the numerous and important
exporting houses. The students are Ia
be found in the theatcrs, of which there
are three. or at the Politenna Garihaldi,
whore "A season Of successful grand opera
hats been running on triumphantly
I'm the theatres the pieces are often
more or less lurid, with adaptations from
the French OF Sardou aud melodHmas of
only artificial interest. The vaudeyilles
aud light comedies are most often Of
French origin aud, like all eXutics, are
of less plenturc TO the traveller or the
American reader than they appear TO
be- to the audiences for which they are
prepared. In none Of Palerino's places Of
amusement do che common people OF the
town have amy part and nothing IS pre-
pared for them. They lead what seems
To be n sad and separate existance and
without any guycty visible TO the stranger
In this wny thc amusement Of the place.
the chief town Of an island in the Medi-
teranean though II 49, nave closer con
than might be expected or desired
ONLY PEASANTS AND MOBILES.
There are really only two classes In
pnlcrmO-thc great bulk OF the common
people. who arr like peasants, and the
petty mobiles who. as it sometimes seems,
are almost MS numerous These latter.
together with others Ike successful
tridpsmcn. whom the new life of italy
Is giving an upward tendency toward
whit will Sonic tly be- n powerful middle
class .nll look Go Paris ns the fine NOR
shippers look 10 the sun. In one form
of amusement only they nrr free. This Is
Tho onernfip stpvr nud siuc, thn ciec.
| trical success of Nlagrnni NH Itnly has
been on the oui yiyc TO discover other
| native ppniusps iu the upw ,omposprs.
| 'Thr audiences of thr politenmn t;nri.
bnld. where s,yornl brand.no,y ouerns
hnve been Produced thia season by n
6nr company from Milan. have Iecu
! large. brilliant. sympathctic and digcrimi.
| urtiur Doubtless Palermo thouvh %
| cbicy CITY of Itnly il Is not In n positior
! ia piye "A 6pnl sentence ON nnv work a,
! nrt Neycrtbeless composerS hint ami.
cirntly woll OF the populnr Judgment
| here 10 comm Ina Dersou whom their n.,y
| worries nrc preseptcj.
nun u,,,,o pprNrctnAr c,rnt,t,r,,,
Inn y ii.N' ~ ~. - I'I-Hl'
OF PALERMO
rum straight aud wide through the city
crossing each other ut right angles IN
its exact ccnter. One of thrse-thp Cor
so-.is called the Via Vittorio Emanuel,
aud the other Is the Win Alnuucdn. no
gethcr they possess what little Palerm,
has of cafes and restaurants aud IN,
9ustilhe me on ,lllrs. rue va Maquc
w. ~ ~ , ,.u prs'l,.lub vi llIe iuIB 'rrs
n,ypu'ous 4l,eT ,1'l'l ullNc lpWiru tle SUI
wv, W IA ulolitu Nhu lne hlsilsl
N''Uvn' "hu Oh II a,' MtuW'u iNlei
ino El,"t lne"tsrS' ohe oil lheln ls as
,g'u,u"E ~ lts shy auu NV uiugil'uS,,hS
on us GG2nEoluola nut uniortunNISy
~ NY u", . ~ ~ .uo '4t'o N9s -,
whose ancient palaces have doors 4, a