The Arvada enterprise., 1910-10-07

galleries tc expect. And nowadays this falling
short Of his ideal is increased by the vulgarizing
. effect of-the penny steamboat-the vaporetto
with which the Yenetians seem 90 contented-
that sets his gondola rocking It passes. and
stirs 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
gondola what the taxi" is doing for our hansoms
at home.
II such a traveller be leaving Venice with
sense of disappointment, let him by no means
depart till he has visited the fisher island Of Bu-
rano; for II he but choose his day and hour well,
he will assuredy take home with him a satisfy
ing picture of spot at least, glowing with
color and teeming with a picturesque life, that
has outrun his most hopeful imaginngs.
There can be few more pleasant experiences
on a fine warm afternoon in spring or autumn
in early May or mid-September for choce-than
to take a gondola, with two good rowers, and win
ones first sight Of Burano.
A gondola it must be, not the vaporetto, that
one may arrive alone or with wellchosen COM
panion and not amongst 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 are market gardening,
building OF boats and fishing; the women are en-
ployed principally in lace-making The island OF
Torcelle also belongs to Burano 1t is located on
would interest travellers the two museums OF
ANTIQUITIES and the cathedral which was built in
the seventh century and rebuilt during the
wear zoos. This cathedral contains many valu.
able mosaics
1t is populous little place. with a busy COM
munity of isherfok and lacemakers. In the
struggle for existence 1t has Jared better than its
older and once more prosperous neghbors MAJ
norbo and Torcello; the former 1t has, In fact
annexed by of long, arching, wooden
bridge which, seen from the low seat Of a gon
.dola looks like that on willow-pattern plate.
Approaching the island, may find ones
gondola passing or passed by Increasing numbers
of fishing boats racing each other home to Bu
rano; finely bronzed. statuesque men stand bend
dnp Justify to their oars, their half-clad forms
showing many fine play and molding of muscle
The sails Of these boats OF delightful color
dug-saffron and sienna, orange, red and burnt
umber-and are often emblazoned with fantastic
designs or with stars. flowers portraits of
patron saints
Then the island, with its leaning campanile,
annears before one, its manytnted walls basking
An the late sunlight. Approaching 1t on Its west
ward side one glides past the opening of canal
that intersects the island, and first glance
Il reveals a scene that must live long In the mem
ory of any lover of movement and color. The
ouay 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
snp niles of glAtering fish before the cottage
doors helped by the women, who add still more
color to the scene with the shaws and kerchiefs
worn over their heads. These most becoming
garments are however, not as rule very bril-
iiantly bued, but of mauve, fawn color, or a
tawny red the stronger colors being reserved for