The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-27
MOSES AN ORIGINAL Ella.
Col. Edward Hays Interesting Dis.
cOverS I'm Rome.
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Col. Edward Hays Interesting Dis.
covery I'm Rome.
washington Times.)
1t IS not generally known that Col.
Edward II. Hay, of this city, had for
some time last summer exclusive CON
troll of the Vatican. Col. Hay announced
that fact last night himself at the La
fayette Square Opera House. where he
delivered II thoroughly entertaining lee
ture on The Eternal City. Ancient and
Modern; Its Churches and Ruins"
This was one of the many times In
which Col. Hay has given his services
In the cause of bencvolcncc, the occasion
last night being benefit for the charity
fund OF the Benevolent and Protective
Order of IIlks. The order, as is we'll
known. is large, and representative of
the best people of the city and whatever
Is done under its auspices is always sure
TO enlist the good feeling of the public.
For this reason Col. Hay had not only
a large, but u very discriminating audi
ence.
DISTINGUISHED AUDIENCE
~ feature of the attendance was the
number OF the Catholic clergy, promin-
ent among them being Rev. DR.. Rich
ards, president OF Georgetown College;
Or. Rocker, of the papa! legation; Father
Muckin. of st. Pauls, and others. Com
missioner Ross was also among the we'll
Known public men who went on this
1t was by far the most interesting Of
the subjects Col. Hay has yet chosen
for treatment in public. There were
parts of 1t which were of high literary
merit. such as his description of the Coli
scum as il is. and particularly as 1t was:
MS description OF st. Peters, the new
81. l'auls, the Catacombs. and his con-
ciusinn. which was splendid rhetorical
as we'll as philosophical contrast of the
passing Of the Pagan Rome and the
dawn and development of the Christian
world.
The stereoptic Nominations of Col.
HAYS text were particularly good. This
was especially true OF the views of the
most famous places of sculpture and
painting in Rome. or the former were
the Dying Gaul, or Gladiator, the Apollo
Belvidere, the Capitolinc Venus. Venus
at the Bath, the Crouching Venus, Dis
cobolos, Perscus and the modern Venus
Borghcse pauline Bonapartc). The
Vows of the interiors of the modern
churches included some of the famous
paintings. such as the transformations
and of the ancient wall paintings the
sun god preceded by Aurora. which he
said was the favorite subject for all
copyists in Rome.
GRAPHIC PICTURES.
Two OF the most graphic of the pic
lures. as well as of the description.
were the scene of the conflict between
the wild animals in the red Coliseum
with the Christian martyrs and the
same after the conflict with the angels
OF the new religion descending to receive
the souls of the martyrs
or the oldest relics he had presented
the Tarpeian rock, the 'iamnian Way,
inc modern Corso. the column of Ira
Jan, the Pantheon, and many others too
numerous even to mention
Col. Hay did not go to Rome without
making some discoveries more interest
ing to the Elks than any that will be
round either along the Appian Way or
IN Pompeii One of these discoveries
was the apparent, If not the historical
connection between Moses and the most
honorable Order of Elks. He showed
that the Moses by Michael Angelo had
marble horns, ergo, Moses was the orig
inal Elk.
PRETTY LEGENDS.
ne pointed out the exact spot on which
Marc Anthony stood TO speak the funeral
Grafton over Caesars corpse and told
IN delightfully."- conversational way
most of the pretty legends and short his
tories OF the Mistress of the World.
such as the stealing of the Sabine
women the arrival of Encas. Romulus
ana kemus, Rhea, Silvia the death Of
Virginia, and in modern times the story
or Beatrice di Cenci. how Italian counts
WOO American girls. the ACCOMPLISHED
beggars and hundred little but Very
interesting things that are not to be had
in guide books or in pretentious hooks nf
travel. -
Col. Hay, of course, described the Vati
can and the Quirinal, the antitheses
OF the government of Italy 1t was dur
ing his visit to the Vatican that Count
Cassel. his cicerone. left him I'm charge
OF the palace of the Pope Col Hay said
that he might have changed the man of
Europe and Of the world while he was
thus invested with authority, but nm.
fortunately there wasn't a soul I'm sight
VINO understood word he either said or
could have said under the extroor1;nan',
circumstances.
Col. Hay will probably come to Nor
Iolk shortly and will lecture here on the
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