Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-11
while he, contentedly wagging his tail.
seemed to say, Thank you. little master.
but I've only done my duty c. +.
ITALY.


1 have lived in Italy for a great many
years. and have travelled In Europe ever
since was two years old. You may be
little interested to hear about Naples. tho
place where 1 lived a good deal. 1t Is
beautiful place. with many bright and
amusing spots. Houses are nearly all built
Of stone with terraces at the top of the
roof. OF sometimes in some part OF the
house. A terrace is something like a piazza.
only made Of stone. with q stone wall. about
four or five feet long, at the edge to prevent
people from falling down. Some people
decorate their terraces with flowers. and
have q sort Of tent. only made OF cut
wood. built on the terrace. where they
spend their evenings. and 1t Is very wise
plan. Very often houses have balconies
(something like q gate). There are no ele-
vators to be had. except at hotels. and the
stairs are all made of stone or marble.
Now about the dressing. Ladies often dress
in velvet and black goods. They wear large
sleeves and their hats are very small: you'd
think they were made out Of small piece
OF sylk. and a bow. or two flowers, or so
much like big dolls hat. They have very
odd ways of arranging their hair. They
! make their heads look so very large. which
brings a queer appearance to the lady.
Peasant children dress in green or red with
| a good deal Of gold trimming. Their dresses
are mostly long. like grown-up ladies' :.
They wear their hair plated. instead of
braiding 1t. Ladies' children braid 1t.
though.
You would be a little frightened to have
goat or a COW come to your house, ana
the miikman miiks them. It Is very con-
venient for sick people, who need absolutely
fresh milk. and as they cannot trust the
man (for milkmen often put water in the
milk to fill the pitchers) they have 1t MIXED
up at their houses Other families send
their maids out with pals to get it.
The very best fruits of the world grow In
Italy, and are sold very cheap. too. They
have excellent peaches. apricots. strawber-
ries. cherries. plums. grapes, apples. pears.
| fruit-iike plums. with three large seeds in
them, and soft and juicy fruits. with sew
| eral others, which are not obtained In many
other countries. You would be surprised to
get any kind Of fruit for only five cents at
the weigh. Everything is quite reasonable.
except candy and cake, and silk goods. but
all sorts of mems and gyomen's underwear
are quite at reasonable price.
In summer peasants go barefooted along
| the streets Our house was situated right
opposite Mount Vesuvius. and we could see
the fire on 1t every single night except when
| 1t rained. Then the clouds covered the fire;
| it brings forth such q brilliant light. We
had splendid view of the country. and es-
pecialiy of the sea- Every year they have a
festival of the Madonna di Pompeli, and
we could see the fireworks and many pretty
sights, the ships with flags all around
them. music. artificial fireworks. They kept
| us quite busy and happy. We could see all
from the parlor windows. So I conclude
that Naples is very pretty place, with
magnificent parks and theaters. 1t is rather
noisy, but very cheerful. Perhaps some of
our readers will visit Naples some time and
see what kind of place it is.
ALICE L, CROKER.