The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-24

da act as a barometer for the. yachtsmen
and sportsmen when they are out fishing
or yachting These old salts or sponges
become very accurate in judging the
weather and rarely make a mistake about
storm No matter how promising n day
may look. an experienced sailor either re
mains in port or turns back ~hen he sees
the SpOnEeS coming in from the reefs. and
experience proves they do not make mis-
takes In this connection 1t IS also q fact
that the large birds Of the gulf can be
found in the little bays and iHIets when
there IS going to be q storm l.: the same
space with the sponGes are many bCauti-
fuI specimens Of seaweed and coral.
" iIiiam Scott, assistant superintendent
Of horticulture for the exposition. who IS
in entire charge Of Horticulture. has been
wonderfully successful with the 1000 rose
trees which he planted near the WOmans
Building several months ago. Among
these 4.g4g rose trees there are fifty varie-
ties. 1850 roses are now blooming. max
ing wilderness Of beauty which must be
seen to be appreciated Mr.. Scott says
there VIII be 10000 in bloom next week
Notable among this collection are the
Jacquemin0t- the La France. the Paul
NcyTCn. and the UITich Bruner. MI Scott
IL enthusiastic in his love OF roses. --.e
inheTItS the aptitude with which he cares
Tor flowers of every description. His IA
Their was gardener FOR twenty years in the
south OF England for a well known Brit
lSh peer and the son has lived among
flowers all his life Their culture is praC-
ticaliy second nature with him. The pro
fusion OF flowers forms Il most attractive
adjunct to the beauties of the exposition.
''Saturnalia,'' a life-size bronze gpoup,
the work Of the celebrated Italian sculp-
tor, Ernesto Biondi. is to be exhibited at
the Pan-American Exposition. The first
presentation viii be made on June IS. The
laws Of Italy forbid the removal from
that country Of noted works of art 1t Is
by special permission Of King NictCI
Emmanuel that this group is to be seen at
the Exposition.
The group represents a scene of the
SatuFnalia at the decline of the Roman
Empire, when the helpless warriors, IN
able to oppose the invasion of the bar
harians. wreak their vengeance on the Citi
Zens by tyrannizing them: on the other
hand, a breath of new life from Palestine
caresses the arching brows of the com
mon people. the slaves and the. cOurte-
sans The old social organism is falling
/ into decay. the rulers resist, but, con-
sciCus Of their appr0a ching end they
strive at the same time, to forget the
anxiety Of the passing hour by induIging
! in pleasure. ..---s
! The people are in the midst of night
! of OTgieS-a group of pIebeians has met
! their intoxicated priests on the ancient
sacred roadway all three are the incarna-
! ton of the pagan world. They recognize
/ in the group patrician woman who has
Joined the gladiator instinctiveiy; the
spirit Of revolt iiluuinates the face OF the
latter-a new Spartacus, conscious of his
/ strength. Near them is their child, born
( OF freed love and marching on to a new
woman, the slave beside himself the ner-
ceHary Roman soldier, the Tibieine; they
sing. leading. perhaps unconsciousIy the
funeral Of an era. a-s-