Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-07

galleries to expect And nowadays this falling
short of his ideal is increased by the vugarizing
effect OF the penny steamboat-the vaporetto,
with which the Venetans contented-
that sets his gondola rocking it passes, and
strs up that in the sleeping canal waters which
had better been let lie; to say nothing Of the
motor-boat which is threatening to do for the
gondoa what the "taxi" is doing for hansoms
at home
If such traveller be leaving Venice with a
sense of disappointment let him by no means
depart till he has visited the fisher island of Blu
rano; for if he but choose his day and hour well,
he will assuredly take home with him satisfy
ing picture Of one spot at least, glowing with
color and teeming with picturesque life, that
has outrun his most hopeful imagnings.
There be few more pleasant experiences
on a fine warm afternoon in spring or autumn
in early May midSeptember for choce-than
to take gondola, with two good rowers, and win
ones first sight of Burano
gondola it must be, not the vaporetto that
one may arrive alone with wellchosen COM
panion and not amongst a crowd of chat
tering sightseeing snapshotters.
The way to BuranO takes one through about
six miles of lagoon landscape to the eastward of
Venice. The island is situated about five miles
northeast of Venice, in northern Italy. The chief
industries of the people market gardening
building of boats and fishing; the women are en-
ployed principally in lace-making. The island of
an adjacent isle and the principal attractions that
would interest travellers are the two museums of
antiquities and the cathedral which was built in
the seventh century and rebuilt during the
wear 1908 This cathedral contains many valu
able mosaics.
1t is a populous little place, with a busy COM
munity of flsherfolk and lacemakers. In the
struggle for existence it has Jared better than it's
older and once more prosperous neighbors MAJ
zorbo and Torcello; the former it has, in fact
annexed by means Of long, arching, wooden
bridge which, seen from the low seat Of a gon-
dola looks like that willow-pattern plate.
Approaching the island, may find ones
gondoa passing passed by increasing numbers
of fishing boats racing each other home to Blu
rano; finely bronzed, statuesque men stand bend
ing Justify to their oars, their half-clad forms
showing many fine play and holding of muscle
The sails of these boats of delightful color
ing-saffron and sienna, orange red and burnt
cumberland often emblazoned with fantastic
designs, or with stars, flowers or portraits Of
patron saints.
Then the island, with its leaning campanile,
anpears before one, it's many-tinted walls basking
in the late sunlight. Approaching it on it's west
ward side one glides past the opening of canal
that intersects the island, and first glance
e reveals a scene that must live long in the mem
ory of any lover of movement and color. The
ruav sides are lined with fishing boats, newly
home many with their gorgeous sails still sway
ing idly and glowing in the level rays of the late
afternoon sun. Sunburnt, earringed men are heap
ing piles of glittering fish before the cottage
doors helped by the women, who add still
color to the scene with the shawls and kerchiefs
worn over their heads. These most becoming
comments are however, not rule very brill
liantlv hued, but of mauve, fawn color, or
tawny red. the stronger colors being reserved FOR