Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-07
ANER|CAN|zEO
IS CITY Of DANTE
transformation Commenced With
VespgCCi' the Famous
FIOrentine.
CHANGE IS NOW COMPLETE.
r.oe ol Savonaroiu and Calico i Now
Ob.curcd by That ui Our own
MARI Twain.

s,,r.aI correspondence.
t0RENCE. June Is Florence Is
famed in song aud story as the
Lilly Of Tuscany" A. the most
beautiful city in Italy and as the
homo II Dante. of Sayonaroa, Of Cali
leo end lhe Medicis. II has also some
hines been called an English city, be-
au,s of the presence here of large
Numbers Of oar british cousins" but,
as matter Of fact Florence has "a
much stronger claim to be called Amer
bar-a claim not without ancient
foundation. as We'll as modern justifca-
ton.
Thr AmeriCanization Of Florence may
=, .aid "a date from about li94 when
there lived here a man from whom our
country took Us name. To-day hum
6reds Of people from the United States
throng that part Of the Lung Arno
which hears his appellation With
Amerigo NfspucCi then, the American
history Of Florence began. According
Is 30 may be said to extend over i00
years. thus making Florence antC-dato
81 Augustine by almost hundred
years. No other nation can set forth
sach priority of occupancy except the
Italians. and they are, apparently. IN
Florence only to accommodate English
and American visitors.
AMERICANS GET BUSY.
For some time, It would appear. moth
!ng was done concerning this valuable
American possession, its villas and art
treasures being left TO the English.
\ he last century. however. our coun-
umen began to bestir themselves and
tay their language and accent Is the
a. Of the via Tornsbuoni OF Cooks.
~ Of an the hotels and pensions.
WHO came here before 1888, Is not on
record. but In that year appeared Ma
nsniel Hawthorne with his family. in
Guiding his son, Julian and his daugh-
GER now famous as Rose Hawthorne
Parsons, founder Of the Servants OF
belief" In the Villa Montauto, Haw-
Borne wrote the first sketch of the
Marble Faun." His chief friend. ar
itr the Brownlngs. who lived in the
Casa Guida. was Hiram Powers. the
sculptor. whose studio and family
rcmain today In Florence.
LOWELL THERE ALSO.
Lowell. in his turn. appeared on the
fce1o and also occupied the Casa Guidi
g. Guidi palace, where today. The Arts
and crafts have n permanent exhibit
Ton in charge OF Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Murray Cobb, of Boston the former
designer IN artistic leather, the latter
worker IN antique jewelry. and former
N Miss Little Of the Living Age" fam.
ly. And IN connection with the Casa
GuldL one may mention that on the
last anniversary OF Mrs. Browning
birthday, the Americans IN Florence
came forward to fulfil duty the Eng
lIsh forgot. aud placed below her for.
ncr window IN the palace.-a superb
Nreath-a wreath Of vlolets tied with
'hbon-and a bunch OF rare orchids,
HIS NAME Is MARK.
IN the English cemetery at Florence.
5 The grave of Theodare Parker. while
thc Hotel New York was once the
homo ~ William Cullen Bryant. Law
fence Hutton knew his Florence almost
o wei as Howells. both having written
books about the city. and Longfellow
NNed IN the Piazza santa Marie Now
tla. But the American hero Of Flor
tnDe is none OF these gentlemen.
ms name Is Mark Twain. Apparent
~ in me eyes Of modern Florence. the
ones of their past vanish before him
Leeig language school claims him as
plpH Apparently, he had no time 20
MS meals because Of HIS inccssant
N'soh'lasirg He. or his family. wore
Icy hiand o. shoes the Italians pre-
slhe 70 eau American-made 10 deceive
the unsophistlcated. Wherever bis
80 49,, stepped wherever he put on
$50 Nhelher he walked abroad. re-
,a, , ai home, ate, smoked or slept.
,-. i,alulshed suggestion for an ad-
olnoe The days Of Amerigo Vespucci.
49,, mas been no more effective Am
p IN Florence. "Slgnor Mark
,D ls me prince ~ modern Firenze.
~ oAy wonder being that there ara
.nllqucs' OF him IN the windows
"''n Dante and Ssyonarola.
RAPID AMERIcANIzATIoN.
oi'c' The days Of the early explorers
'l'llcanEaii0n ~ Florence has
"h rapidly. Those whose business
Know claim that. during the
from 1000 20 900 American
ms pass through this popular city.
me season, Americans are
''t where With Baedckers IN hand.
W. JOCK into the churches and art
les. ihrons the via Tornahuoni.
" paironlzo the shops in the Lung
no on Sunday II i almost Irnpos-
,' secure seat in the American
huIch. and the Transatlantic visitors
such quantities that there Il
sn,.i1ly a real antique left I'm Florence.
american residents too do their
~. 70 make It typical American
MARRIED TITLES.
o. among those who have married IT,
l., sie NE ContesSa Rucellai. former
.'iss Bronson; the Contessa Eliza
.nolini. formerly Miss Van Shaick:
M, 'latchesa Ia DAyeis. IN America
zones the Marches Constantine.
nl.adelphia Miss Miller. the con.
80 Madeline Tuverna 81 Camplgll-
nee Fry. the Contessa Enrichetta
~ 1heraTdesca. formerly Miss Josie
her sister Confess d'Aramon
y'niessa Cornelia Ricardo Fab
=, l'lo' formerly Miss Roosevelt SEQ
:, COUSIN ~ the president. the Con.
,,sd do NonJoye. well known a. Miss
cuh' NontesSa Rsybandi Massiglia.
,1te.sa Niyino Pallaylcino. formerly
49, fanry Woodhall contessa Pal