The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-08
SUMMER HOME OF TAErPoPE
A Description of the Palace in tho Vatican
Park Built in 1890.

Park, Built in 1890.
As is his custom every summer when
the great heat makes the vatican COM
paratively uncomfortable, the pope is
about to take up his abode in the beau
tiful house built by Plus Nv. in the
Vatican park. The summer palace has
been repaired and adorned in the
course of the present spring, and is now
more attractive in appearance than
ever before.
The palace" says correspondent
of the Berlin Boursen-Courier, was
built by Pirro Ligario in 1860, BY com
mand of Pope Plus ~, who belonged
to the Medici family. Only a few
popes have used it, although cardinals
and relatives of the head of the church
1923 Pope Leo XII. ordered the house
renodeled. Before the work was fin
ished, however, he died.
1T is worthy of mention at this
point that Leo MI. was the first pro-
tector of Father Pecci This priest,
when he assembled the papal throne
later, assumed the name of Leo out of
gratitude to his predecessor. In the
first year of his pontiticate Leo XIII
faithfully believed that his voluntary
Imprisonment would soon end and al
low him TO pass the hot seasons at Cas-
telgondolfo or at Subiaco. Not until
this dream was shattered did he take
advantage of the presence of the sum-
mer house of the Medici pope. The pal
ace contains cellars-used as kitchens,
dining rooms, etc.-a parterre and a.
covered "loggia" in which are the
rooms for the servants In the parterre
is a museum containing statues and
other works OF art At the entrance
to the museum is a small but beauti-
fully worked statue representing dy-
ing zouave. 1t bears the inscription:
''The zouave suffering the martyr
death. Long live the Pope, King, our
Holy Father, Plus TX" In the first
story of the palace is recep-
ton salon, handsomely and newly
decorated, from which one gains
is the sleeping of the Pope's
body chamberlain. Opposite the en-
trance is the throne-room, which serves
as audience-room on extraordinary oc-
casions At the left of this is spiral
hallway leading to the private cabinet
where His Holiness receives the cardi-
nails and prelates. Further to the left
is the study of the Pope, which is con-
nected with the Papal bedroom. In
the bedroom stands an iron bedstead.
1.-The dining-room," adds the CORE
spondent, SIS simply decorated twas
supplied this year for the first time
with all necessary furniture. The pal
ace is surrounded by stone wall, at
the front of which is a handsome
'loggia.' It's entrance is in the form of
an amphitheater. In the middle of the
'loggia' is fountain which throws the
water about in the form of cross.
Medici park In the center of this
park Is beautiful little fountain sur
rounded by handsome grass plots
The palace proper lies at the
foot of the great Vatican park. The
outlook from the windows is lovely
one. Monte Maria can be seen in the
distance
THE pope has had a roadway, studd-
ed on either side by trees, built from
the vatican to he summer palace In
following the pathway one meets first
the p;ckets OF the Swiss guard then
those Of the papal gendarmss, and
further on the barrack OF the gend-
armeS In the summer after read
ing mass IN the vatican the
pope, about eight O'Clock, is car
ried to the garden. and is then
driven in closed carriage To the
summer palace. After breakfast there
he gives audience TO the cardinals. pre-
lates and often 20 the foreign ministers
accredited 20 his court After the ag-
diences are over he eats a simple
luncheon. and then sleeps. as rule,
until o'clock He then dsvotes ser
eral hours TO study and work In the
early evening be takes short walk or
drive IN the Vatican park. and s5en r.
turns for a time TO the vatican " \