Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-02
FAHIP CABR|LLO
IS CHR|STENED
MIST OF VENICE FEATURES
IS DULY OPENED
INCH CEREMONY; FINE MENU
. ice 10 Yet Incomplete, but lie
~ Beauty Can Be Seen and
Recognlzed--some
Points
EcH CEREMONY; FINE MENU

Venice Of the western sea partly arose
out Of the blue waters of the Pacific
yesterday. Just as centuries ago her
prototype came forth from the Adriatic.
Not complete did she arise; rather with
the seaweed still trailing to her gar
ments, which were half finished and
gaping apart in many places. But
enough finished and adorned was she
to give promise of great beauty in a
short while, and her appearance was
such. especially at night, that one co lid
get a very definite idea of this woraer
city that Abbot Kinney has created
from q beautiful dream and could re-
joice that its perfection is so near.
Venice is to be city of villas, canals
and stately palaces, just as is her-proto-
type. And. happily, all the Venetian
aspects have been retained in this one
Of the west. The buildings cling to the
Venetian style of architecture and the
villas are likewise of italian aspect
The streets of the city run down to the
beach, whose crescent sands CLEAN
meath the western sun, and the canals
meander about through the sand in
sinuous curves. Later on these canals
will be alive with water craft whose
form.will suggest the gondola, and thus
again the resemblance to the original
will be carried out the more fully. So
far, however, the canals are largely
vacant and the life that will some day
make them gay is only in prospect.
So. too, in a measure it is with the
buildings, Many of the cottages are
UP, but the business blocks are as yet
unfinished These, however, may be
we'll anticipated by the work already
done on them. Long rows of iron col
un1ns show where the arcades will be,
and in the cases of the completed but
unoccupied structures how they will
look. - These arcades are the unique
features of the town; the main streets
will thus have shelter and shade at all
times
Out from the land juts long pier,
the longest private structure in the
world This is broad and substantial
and is the great pleasure feature Of
the place. At the shore end of it is
great tea garden; next to that is q
business and dancing pavilion, and
still further out is huge auditorium.
wherein today Venice will be formally
opened. All of these pavilions are still
incomplete, though far enough along
tosslse.
hut the one unique and unusual fea-
ture of all is the ship hotel, Cabrillo,
which Signor Marchetti has erected to
satisfy the inner man. This is unlike
anything else on earth, or on the sea
either. To all intents and purposes
1t is great galleon, moored to the
pier, though actually it is a perma-
nent structure. In every detail it is |
fitted up as ship. The tall masts
rise from the hull, spreading their
spars with furled sails, while the rig.
ging runs UP in perfectly natural
fashion. The body of the vessel is |
white, and in it's form is a perfect |
reproduction Of the good ship in which |
Cabrillo once coasted along these
shores.
But once inside all is different. Where
nurderous Spanish pirates once were
went to reign, soft-footed walters
greeted one, and elegance took the
place of the roughness which charae-
terized, the old-time rover. The main
cabin is a great public dining room,
while the forecastle is the kitchen. The
upper deck cabins are private dining
rooms and club rooms. while aft. the
cabin Is fitted UP for women. On the