Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-09
VISIT TO HOME OF
ITALIAN AUTHOR
D'Annunzio Busy Preparing for
Death Has Made Viii and
Chosen Tomb.
ERRATIC POETS WORKSHOP.
Artistic Fixings That Reflect His Own
PersonaIity-His Unique Tutelar
Deity a Wooden Image.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
= L.ORENCE. oct. S0.-If Gabrielle
D'Annunzio does not really be-
L liove that he is going 10 die soon.
as was predicted recently, at least he
is acting as n he did. That Italy's re-
nowned poet had ordered his tomb the
world was informed some time ago.
and OF late D'Annunzio has devoted
quite "a LOT II time TO inspecting mod
els OF this mausoleum. which he has
now definitely decided shall be erected
on the wooded shores Of Marina di
Pisa. not far from that part OF the
Etrurinn coast where the English poet
Shelley was washed up by the waves.
Unlike Mark Twain. DAnnunzio
doesn't seom TO have planned out his
funeral yet hut another OF his recent
activities has been the production OF
"last will and testament which prob
ably viii prove literary masterpieces,
since tho poet has labored on Il with
that faatldiOus care which he deVOteA
Go an his writings.
PREDICTED BY A WOMAN.
The story Of the prediction or D'An-
uunzio's end which has been printed
ia some OF the American papers proves
10 have been incorrect. The date OF
his departure from this life was sot
by "a fortune teller and not by Dan
nunzio himself. a. has been stated, ana
the year mentioned was 1903, and not
1929 The seeress declared that the
pOot would die by the revengeful weap-
on of "a love-d.stracied woman. which.
considering D'AnnuuEiO's record. is not
impossible.
For the foregoing details regarding
hls 'ante-m0rtr m" arrangements
have D'AuuuuTlo's own authority.
q 3D.. .HI
thor when i saw him the other day
at 'La Cnpp0ucina' his comfortable
villa at Settiguuu0. suburb OF Flor
ence. situated ou "a gentle slope II
commands on enhancing view.
MONAsTIC RESERVE.
The way % tho villa after LEAVING
the dusty highway ia across a large
dOdrIshlug vineyard where In follow
ug tLe winding road. one catches a
glimpse Of a. ueIEhborluE property.
tl1t uf SIFr1rl Duse, the actress.
which. however has remained vacant
since fhr mI-l-dscuHsed quarrel be-
tween tle italian star ana the friend
who's dramas she $50 ably Interpreted.
ON rtrHns tlo gate of Ia Cappon-
HInl' ono IH somewhat ahashad by ia
formidable afr Of balrlcHdinF its own
er fruu Ha intrusion of the outside
world l.AunuuE.o shares the feelings
"" NA NI" NINI NNnH
lalum Fllsls' and not only is thia
sentiment made plain, hut also lfs
owners choice of mo Latin tongue az
tIa OFFICIAL language of tho villa. ga
iho Inscriptions On Che Cutrtnce-"CnYo
canes ae domuum' being conspicuous
Ol ono iron pillar while on the other.
under thr hoIl are tho words "Nou mo
ansore' Frequent contact With
men, tlU writer says iu defence OF
h.s love Of exclusion "if 90 the spirit
IKE tho friction of many hands 20 a
coin. 10 ruhs 0ut al lts reliefs and con-
tours.'
AWara of tha poets monastio reserve.
had armed myself with letters of IN
PRODUCTION Whsrrnith 10 insure my vel
como, and tho gates uuharuug I made
my way t0 tho house with a leisureiy
step to permit myself a glimpse bf ths
grounds which 4 understood h0ro the
stamp OF their owners individuality like
AN elHe connected with his charming
retreHL
RENsE OF OvBR FLORIpNEse.
Tho garden which has furnished sis-
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