Evening star., 1915-06-06

quaint town of Trent far below. over
which scars the dominating crag OF
Doss Trento, is an Impressive sishe
we'll remembered by thousands of
American Travellers Doss Trento rAses
300 feet above the town, its summit
crowned with a massive fortress, con-
sidered of such paramount importance
by the Austrians that no visitor Is
permitted to enter 1T.
Trent also boasts hoary old cathe-
dral. but it plainly shows the fact tnat
it has been repeatedly added to in diff
fering styles of architecture many cen
turtles apart 1t was restored as late
as the nineteenth century.
The majority of the residents of
Trent are Roman Catholics. who. al
most-Mithout exception, observe their
many church festivals with religious
enthusiasm. They have their process
sions with banners and holy images,
swinging censors and singing choris-
ters, priests in lace vestments ana
devotees in their Sunday best walking
two and two, each carrying hehteo
candle exactly as they celebrate the
saint days" in Venice and Rome
fiesta" brings out all the people IN
gala costume, and they celebrate win
a zest, but an Austrian MONDAY ~ AZ an
occasion when meets with |ei'
ferent reception.
Each year the authorities make ereal
preparations in honor OF the nperoi
birthday, but his stubborn subjects re-
fuse to take part in the festiVities.
After almost a century of Austrian
control they remain firmly loyal TO
Italy, refusing to be cajoled even by
iollification, since It is an Austrian one
preferring to stay at nome with eoi
tafns drawn. IN,
At the time when Venice was still
a part of Italia Irredenta the same
detestation Of the people 1os s.,'h .nGar
horn resistance to all efforts at con-
ciliation was shown by the Venetians.
The city authorities had for years ex-
nle. but without effect, when.. at the
time of the fall of Napoleon, the Aus
trian emperor received from france
the four famous bronzere1a Is Ut - noaseS noa.eS
and removed to Paris to adorn one OF
his triumphal arches. The Austrian
emperor, knowing the pride OF the
Venetians in the famous oronzes whlcn
had originally decorated an arch OF
Nero and one of Trajan, being later
sent by Constantine to Constantinople
TO beautify that city and returned to
Italy. by the Doge Dandolo IN n, i1ga. ~
Turkish capital. ordered grana
"festa" in honor of the restoration OF
the bronZeS to their place ABOVE lne
magnificent mosaic portal OF st.
Marks Cathedral.
By the emperor's command no ex-
pense was to be spared to make tho
event a splendid holiday for the peo-
ple The steeds, said to be the finest
bronze antiquities extant and the sole
specimens of an ancient ''quadr1ga."
were twined with garlands. the piazza
Of st. Mark and the piazxetta were
hung with lanterns and tho whole city
was made ready for the gala occasion.
But all in vain. The bands played in
the great square facing the cathedral
and the lights cleaned. but the famous
horses looked down on the deserted
piazza The splendid fireworks and
other expensive features of the cele-
bration were only witnessed by the
chagrined ofiicials and the Austrian
soldiers.
Recent reports tell of attempts to
destroy Venice by aeroplanes. The
Austrian airmen are said to have
dropped ten bombs in q futile attempt
to wreck the city and set IRE to her