The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-11-17
The HOUSE OF PANZA.
"A Celebrated Pompeian Relic
Transferred TO American
Soil.

Soil.
BY wonderful Feat of skilIful arehi.
tectnre. Burial by yesuyius Disin.
terred-And Reproduced In size, col.
or and style for the Dedication Of The
Nineteenth Century-Ihe New Do.
minion pen Artist visits the scene ant
I paints the picture Ia Vivid Lines fol
Our Readers Rare Relic From
that Ancient Crater is Represented
| by a Rare pen portrait prepare Ex-
pressly for the New Dominion by il.
skiIlful Artist.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, n. T., Nov. 8,
when Mr. Franklin w. Smith con
ceived the idea of erecting at Sarato-
gi building which should be an ex.
act reproduction of a Pompeian house,
insurmountable obstacles presented
| themselves; distance from the orig
inal models, difficulty of finding artists
who were in the slightest degree ia
miliar with Pompeian style and col
orr the absolute necessity of correct
details in ornamentation, etc. all
tended TO Encouragement. With a
perseverance and persistence that
would not be daunted. the hindrances
were removed one by one, and to-day
the blouse of Panzan stands une-
qualled in the worlds records of repro-
auctions. masterpiece. bringing a
Roman house of the first century of
the Christian era in touch with the
civilization of the nineteenth century.
Let us turn from Broadway with its
surging mass of humanity, from the
Grand Union, where wealth and FASH
ion have gathered to listen to the
morning concert, and flash their lew
els in each others eyes. turn to this
''House of Panza,' at Pompeii, buried
| by Vensuvius, A. ID. 10. and think
for an hour that we are living two
thousand years ago in that ancient
city whose watch tower and desolator
was vensuvius, the terrible. whose
lava stream ceased not until Pompeii
was laid in her grave, and covered
with the ashes of its crater.
The exterior of the building is
painted in Pompeian colors, and the
roof garden, Solariu,n, or sun terrace
is brilliant mass of blooming plants
and clinging vines. Caryatiars sun.
port the trellisns am, handsome vases
of antique pattern adorn the spaces.
Enter the vcstibule. Here the first
object on which the eye. rests is a fierce
dog, ready for an attack. This de-
vice, in mosaic was almost universal
in large houses; beneath is the warn
ing aCave Cravenn (beware of the
dog.) Here are four brackets unon
y hich are placed busts called .eThe
great and good This custom pre-
vailed in Pompeii and Rome as well
thus installing Plato. Socrates. Ho-
mer, Cicero and others as the perfect
pattern. Safe. (welcome1 is inscrib-
ed upon the pavement. On either
side OF the Testibul,,na are small rooms
occupied by porters, who were fire.
quently chained slaves. wearing their
badge of degradation with the jnscrip-
ton 81 am slave: arrest me. I'm
running away"-tbe refinement of
irony, for who could escare? Beyond
is the Pdberno. or shoD. for the house
Of Panza occupied an entire block. and
was surrounded by small shons-thus
Roman mobiles disposed of their farm
products.
The Atrim was grand hall in
l. 4, . l.
ceived his guests, for it must be re-
membered that the Pompeian house
was divided in two parts-one for the
use of the family. the other for the
use OF the public: each patrician was
allowed to draw around him as large
a number of plebeians as his Influence
could gain These were called clients
and had full access to the house Of
their patrons, and as their votes were
Of the utmost importance. they were
gladly welcomed. How like the noli-
ticians of our own day, Manya Wash
ington' boarding house has had its
carpet well worn by these dusty feet
seeking fayors at the hands of their
'smember' or sssenator.. In the CEN
tire of the hall is a marble nool-the
Inpluiun- a fountain sends
forth its cooling spray. and at the
four corners of the roof the lions
heads, through which water is carried
to the cisterps in different narts of
the house. Here the muses. are grace
fully grouped on pedestals.-Ternsi-
chore. Polyhymnia. Erato. Gin I'm
lorna and Call;ono ,ad ~ ,.a;-.,,,
splash of the water. glisteniny in the
sun as it steals through the GLASS dome
above. soothcs the senses. and hrinys
refreshment. Ranged on the sides If
the hall are the bed-roums- G,h;c,,Io
so named because cubical in form
These are small and have hut one
window. but when we remember that
the Romans slept in their annarel and
then resorted to their Injurious baths
with oils. perfumes and ali sweet and
pupgent applications we "a vol, mn
derstand that the he'd chan. her nosess-
ed little comfort. bevond tho snnarh
bedsteadwhich is an evact conv Of tho
bronze original exhumed in Pnmneii
Next is the Tabl;nu,,,. ar Sanctnm
of the Master of tho bouso antarad