Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-09-05


some exquisite in design. jewelry in
gold aud silver, needles, thimbles.
brass mirrors. many of them dating
back to the 9th and 9th centuries B. G.
Thursday morning we went to the
Annunciata church to see Andrea del
Sarto's frescoes. OF course we looked
at the beautiful Medallions in blue and
white on the front of the Foundlings
Hospital which faces another side OF
that square. They are beautiful babies
in swaddlipg clothes. We have seen
a dozen babies bound up tight in these
white strips of cloth in the last few
days. Then there was the Academy
left, where we saw Michael Angeles
David and some beautiful Florentlne
painting. 1t is such satisfactory col
lection. Thursday afternoon was de-
voted to last odds and ends. / went
on long tour by myself, looking at
various buildings I'd seen and buying
little fruit for our ride to Rome.
Monday morning. We got up ear
lier than usual so as to get out by sew
! en-, that is few of US who wanted to
see the King and Queen go to the PAN
theon to mass at eight. We saw all
we could and have half an hour before
the morning program begins. When
we got to the Pantheon we took our
stand where we thought the Royal
party would pass and watched the peo-
pie. In the large square in front OF
the Pantheon soldiers were stationed
forming large semi-circle which was
left clear for the royal guard and car
riages to enter. Occasionally a car
riage drove into this space to let some
military man or honored parsonage
into the building. Tickets were is
sued to the elect. We could see in
the portico heavy drapery in black re-
lieved by gilt crowns and flowers. As
the hour approached the crowd in
creased and other squads of soldiers
came to guard the entrances of the
streets that open into the Pantheon
square. They wanted to keep horses
and vehicles out. At ten minutes OF
eight we heard a clatter of horses and
hoofs and saw the mounted guard gall
Looping down the street we were on. A
line of soldiers kept the street open for
them. There were several carriages
but the first one was the Kings. Two
of these mounted men came first then
two more little behind them but far
| ther apart, then two at each side of
the royal carriage and others behind,
80 that it was fairly surrounded by
these fine horsemen in their gold he'll
mets and fine uniforms. They stopped
In the semi-circle and got out. ! saw
several women in black and one man
thought might be the King but cant
be sure. A few minutes later another
party came galloping down the street
this time it was the Empress Dowager
Queen Margharita. think / saw her
as she walked up to the door, q tall
woman in heavy mourning. A special
mass has been written for the occasion
to be sung by five hundred voices and
accompanied by sixty instruments. If
we get as satisfactory q view Of the
procession tonight shall be surprised.
1t is to be great demonstration to
show the strength of the military. In
fact it is special plan of the royalist
party to give the church an idea of
their strength. The Vatican has
threatened to unchurch the Pantheon
If they take the royal flags into the
church. 1t is matter of some curi-
osity to see what will happen. The
streets through which the procession
is to pass are covered with ayellowish
sand to keep the horses from slipping
l suppose. Everything in town is
closed except the Vatican and the
churches. We have to change our
program and go to some of the latter.
CLARA MAY.