Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-05-27


turned into public buildings. The post
offices, both here and at Naples, are
fine old palaces of the middle ages.
The hotel we are stopping at is part
of the "Plazzo Rospighosi," the bal
ance of the palace is still occupied
by that distinguished old Italian fam.
lily. Directly across the street in the
rear is the great Quirinal palace, for
merly the official residence of the
pope and cardinals, but since temporal
power was taken from them this pal
ace Is occupied by the king and queen.
We had fine view of the whole royal
family last week, when they attended
memorial services in honor of the late
King Humbert at the Pantheon Quilt
by Agrippa, b. c.. Raphael also lies
in the Pantheon. We had fine ele-
waited position on one side of the
piazza facing the Pantheon and sur.
rounded with buildings of the twelfth
and fourteenth century architecture
The royal cavalcade drove up pre-
coded by a company of cuirassers mag
nihcently dressed in brilliant red
coats trimmed in gold, and metal he'll
NETS on their heads. They were all
mounted on handsome Arabian horses
and one could easily imagine time had
Slipped back several hundreds of
years. We have visited the vatican
museum, and the Borgheos gallery at
Rome and the national museum at
Naples and dozens of others several
times each. They all contain thou
sands of marble sculptures and paint
ings, all with their historical associa-
tons and by the great masters of
their day, many of which are equally
as great now as when their work was
done centuries ago. 1t is unpopular to
criticize these masterpieces in any but
complimentary tones. Most of the
paintings were overdrawn imaginary
dreams or visions, based on bible
stories and one very famous picture
had deep green sky. Another by Ra
phael, The Entombment," depicted
one short haired young man with his
hair blowing straight back in the
wind. But Christs long hair was
hanging in wavy curls. | know an
artist in Salt Lake that in my hum
BILE opinion can produce better paint
ings than the Sistine chapel possesses
and | would much prefer an exhibition
of modern artists than all the old mas
WHINE. iihb many oNCi hCie
who corroborate my opinion. Some OF
the ancient sculptors were certainly
masters. That is beyond doubt
Study their work as long as you will
and not a fault can be found. But
who were they? Most of the particu
larly celebrated pieces were taker
from ruins and excavations and ole
temples and tombs. Every palace anf
church (nearly) has its museum, ant
certain days in each week one visits
the palaces and every day the
churches. Some enterprising indivi
dual now and then advertises an even
ing when he Eliminates with various
colored fires the Coliseum and forum
and charges a franc for admission. II
makes a beautiful sight and attracts
thousands. The Roman streets are
! very clean and well paved, macadam
!; on hills and three-inch stone blocks
! squared, on level streets. The queer
!; has encouraged and assisted humane
, societies with the result that the
, horses and dogs are all well fed ant
. seldom ever abused. Never saw 6
country where horses averaged up sc
, well Many use a bent iron lifting
over the top of the nose and strapped
under chin of the horse instead OF 6
, bit in the mouth. 1t appeared very
humane and enables the horse to cal
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