Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-10
POMPEn TO BE REPRODUCED.
Not Its Ruins. hut as II Existed I'm All
Its beauty.

From the London Times.
Our Paris correspondent writes: I'm the
midst of the incessant agitation of the last
two years, which has prevented all those
who write for the public from devoting
their time and efforts to questions of art, I
have been quite unable to refer to any Of
those attractive or striking projects which
have been conceived to render the univer-
sal exhibition a brilliant manifestation of
human genius One of the most captivat-
ing Ideas for persons enamored Of the beau
tlrul Is the scheme of Chevalier Pesce the
architect Of the Italian embassy in Paris
he proposes to reconsttute Pompeii-not
the Ponpeii of the familiar ruins but the
brilliant city as it existed before the stream
OF fire from Vesuvius had buried II from
sight This project has been in preparation
Tor the past two years. and the most dis
ungulshed names in France. the men most
eminent in all branches of art and science
nave unhesitatingly promised their support
to NJ. Pesce. Another scheme IL is true
for the reproduction of the existing ruins
was recently talked of. but this latter
scheme failed to receive support and en-
enlargement from the competent special
lists who had so ardeutly adopted the idea,
as NJ Pcsce calls it. of Pomraff viyante
Pompeii undoubtedly is 4 name to coniure
with. one Of those magic words that have
laid hold of the imagination OF the world.
Even in their existing state whoever has
had the good fortune to visit The ruins Of
Pcmpeii has carried away an impression
that nothing efface. and bad been
haunted by the desire to behold cnce more
the vanished city which the excavations n
recent times have rarity brought to light
The scheme of NJ. Pesce IS almost COM
plete realization Of This dream. He pre-
poses to restore to Us the life Of the forum.
the camp, the gladiators, the Temple Of
Isis, the theater bordering on the forum
the numerous shops and public baths. ard
all those houses, squares and open spaces
where formerly Were concentrated the lif-
the activity, the pleasures. the celebrations
and public spectacles which made this wa
tering place by the Mediterranean one oe
the most attractive spots in the Italian
peninsula. No detail in the life Of Pompcii
known to archaeology in the period before
the disappearance of the ancient town
seems likely to be neglected in this magical
evocation, and the spectator wandering
across the city will find himself SUDDEN
in the midst of that ancient life which
without this artificial aid. it would be -
difficult even for the most learned imagina-
items to evoke. Numerous actors, in cos
tunes archaeologicaliy accurate, will give
to the city its former animation. The forum
is to be crowded with a constantly moving
thrnng The arena will BE- given uI to The
glaGiatorial combat. The lines of shops VIII
The charlatans and hawkers will scream
their wares in the streets. Chariot wheels
will follow the deep-dug ruts i'm the stone
highways. The myst cries will he celebrated
in the Temple of Isis. Orators VII
harangue the crowd in the public squares
in fact, the whole town, repeopled. will rise
from the ashes beneath which Il was buried
in one of the most terrible n catastro-
phes.''