Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-20

cross, Moses in the bulrushes, St. Mark preaching at Alexandria, the scourging of Christ, the Madonna with nimbus of an gels heads, Abram and Hsgar. There is also in one of the rooms very fine altar piece, on the top section of which is the Madonna and St. John weeping over the dead body of Christ, whilst below are St. John and other saints seen mourning.
 The Museo Archeologio is on the ground floor and contains rich collection of an tique and modern works of art, renaissance sculpture, statuettes, armor and bronze implements, sculpture in marble and ivory and Egyptian antiquities.
 To the west of the Piazza del Duomo, via Carlo Alberti, lies the Piazza del Meroanti, the central part of the old city, formerly having five gates. In the center of the piazza is the old Palazzo Rsgione, now used as the corn exchange: Near by is another and exchange.
 Southwest from this point we arrived at the celebrated Biblioteca Ambrosiani, con- taining c library of 100000 volumes of books and 5000 manuscripts and codices resoripti, some of them b cling very valu- able. The cabinet of bronzes are very fine, both in number and exquisite finish In rooms 1 and ara 8 large number of rare and beautiful engravings and beauh full paintings, frescoes and cartoons, among which is Raphaeps cartoon of the School of Athene. The building was founded by Cardinal Fedrigo Borromeo in 1909, statue of whom was erected in front of the building in 1865.
 At the back of the library is the old church of St. Sepolero, dating from the eleventh century. with fue paintings and altar. A short distance hence by the Via del Bolla, Is the Piazza Borromeo, on which is situated the Palazza Barromeo, and containing many fine pictures of what is called the school of Milan. On the piazza there is small church with statue of St. Carlo Barromeo in front of it.
 We now go to the Corso Magenta via the St. Maria ala Porta, on which is the Pslaz- 20 Littoi, with an imposing rocco facade and handsome court, now occupied by the administration of Alta, Italy. Opposite this palace rises the Monastero del Meg Riore, erected in 1908 19 by pupil of Bra mite. The interior has many pictures and frescoes, among which are the Scou rging of Christ and scenes from the martyrdom of St. Catherine. The nigh altar piece is the Alteration of the Magi. Above in the center is the Assumption, of the Virgin; below are the figures of Saints Cecilia and Ursula, at the side of the tabernacle, with the beautiful figure of an angel; and many OtQ6c I10SCO6S or uko cu6C6cIer. D6u1uu | the high altar Is the nuns' choir, of the | same width as the church, the high altar | of which Is adorned by series of nine frescoes of The Passion. Below are the | life size figures of six saints. Inside the | arches are twenty medallions of saints. In the arches of the gallery are twenty-six ! medallions of holy women.
 The church of Saint Maria della Grazia is also situated on the Corso. It is an I abbey church of the fifteenth century, the building of which is attributed to Granite, pupil of Michael Angelo. This church 1 contains many fine frescoes. among them being the Cruci6xion of Christ, Christ 1 Crowned with Thorns, aud the Descent | from the Cross.
 l A large door marked "Cenocola" to the west of the church ia the entrance to the refecrory of the suppressed monsstry of | this church, and Is now nsed aa cavalry barracks. It contains the celebrated pict- ure or frescoe in oil on the wall of the Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci. It | represents the shock on the assembled apostles produced by the masters words, 1 "One of you shall 5etray mel" The whole | company are in dismay, whilst Christ him. | self bows his head with downcast eyes, | seeming thus to confirm the mournful words, ''One of you shall betray me-" II was painted by da Vinoi during his last visit to Milan, and exhibits the emotions in the different faces in full. Opposite this picture is fresco of the Cruci6xion, by Montorfsno. The kneeling figures of the I duke Ludivioo il Moro and wife and chil- dren in this picture are by da Vinci. This \ picture is shown daily from 9 to 4, fee 1 franc; Sundays 12 to 3, free.
 l The Via della Oche leads hence to the Piazza St. Ambrogio, on which is the fine old church St. Ambrogio, founded by St. Ambrose in the fourth century on the ruins of the temple of Bacchus, and dating in its present form from the twelfth century The front of the church, which contains many tombstones, inscriptions and fires coes, Is of the original building The gates | of this church are said to be those which St. Ambrose closed against the emperor Theodosius, after the massacre of Thessa. lonica in 3e9
 The Lombard kings and the German em psrors formerly caused themselves to be crowned with the iron crown here, which since the time of Frederick Barbarossa, has been kept at Monazs The ancient pillar at which they took the coronation oath is still preserved under the lime trees in the l piazza.
 Over the high altar in this church is 6 canopy adorned with reliefs, borne by fou columns of porphyry. The high altar re- tains it's original decorations intact, con. sisting of relief in gold and silver ground encircled by enamels and gems. There are large number of fine paintings in this church among which, by the high al tar is the Ecce Homo, under glass.
 The church of St. Lorenzo is the most ancient church in Milan, the handsome in- terior of which, it is said, once belonged to the palace of Maximiam, to which 8 ! oo1onro1o of iv+o ooJ, now detached. but still standing, once bs- longed. It is octsgonal in form and covered with d ome. The four principal sides are semi circular, in two stories, each borne by four columns, alternately round and octagon. There ara a few patntings and frescoos.
 There are several other fac churches, palaces and galleries, but space will not | permit, even of partial description, ot but one more.
 In the Via Manin Is the Musee Civico containing natural history collections, the first floor being occupied with palaean tolo. gical and ethnogrsphicsl collections; the second represents zoology, and is said to be one of the finest collections in Europe. The bust of Jari, it's founder. stands al the entrance.
 On the Piazza del Duomo, near the cathedral. there are several shops (the stores in Italy are called shops) where you can buy all manner of carved and inlaid work, in wood, feldspar and ivory The ivory .scsrving is beautiful beyond de- scriptioD, ths ivory used mostly coming from Africa. Sculpturs is also a epeci slty, the sculptors taking great pride ir their skill and effective limitations ol nature.
 The piazza is also the station of the trarawsys ths. run to all the gates in diff ferent parts of the city-fare ten oentimet or about two cents of cur money. Ths steam tram ways also 30 to all points 1T Lombardy from different points in tht city. On the northwest eide of the biz cathedral begins the broad and bustline
 Corso Yittorio Emanuele which, with itf
 prolongation, the Corso Venezis leads tt
 the Gordini Publici and railroad station
 These two eorsos are the principal busi
 ness streets in Milan, containing all th,
 best shops, where there is fine display of
 goods of every variety, fabrics to suit the
 taste of the prince or peasant, the fn'
 lady or those of more limited means ! There is also large Aagasin, an establish
 ment like those in Paris, where you ca,
 buy every thing necessary to clothe one'
 self or for household purposes. It Is situ
 tance from the cathedral.
 There is very fine antique statue on tn, oorso, also several palaces and churches
 Just of from the Corso Yenezis, on tn, | VidHal Qanaf0 }a fha parnopapt o,k o,-