The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-07-07
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So You Are Going Abroad
VENICE
BY Mabel Laycock Hege

Arch of Triumph, and it was not until
1915, when he was forced to return
them, that they saw Venice again. So,
you see, for bronze horses they have
pranced about some in their time.
You can get closer view by paying
church official four liras. And, for
the same price, in the inferior" of the
Basilica Quoting the guidebOok) you
can see the gospel of st. Marks,
sword of the Doge Morosni, an Epis-
cOpal throne, one of the heads of John
the Baptist, candlesticks by Benven-
alto Cellini, some pieces of the true
Cross and chrystal vase containing
some drops of Christ's blood So why
pay four liras to see bronze horses!
The square is really very beautiful.
being oblong rather than square. AT
one end Is st. Marks, Il byzantine
structure, and adjoining it is the
Ducal Palace and its Hall of the Doge.
where, thinking of the Davenport
Hotel, l expected to see gargoyles.
The motif of gargoyles used in the
Davenport must have been taken from
the church of Notre Dame in Paris.
Not a gargoyle did we see in Venice.
But we did see terrible dungeons, in
struments of torture, marble stair
ways, mosaic ceilings rich in gold
leaf, rare old paintings of those warm
tones for which Titan and Paul Yer
onese are noted and busts of those
manned in the Golden Book"
Many of these Venetian citizens
manned in the Golden Book" We're
forced to cross the Bridge of Signs
which so often has fired the magma
ton of romancers and poets. 1t is
located between the Ducal Palace and
the Dungeons.
The Campanile is rather Earring
note in the square. The author OF
the guidebook does not share my opiD-
ion in this He says, "The Campanile
which solemnized the glory of Venice
for ten centuries fell on July IA, 1907
at 2 o'clock in the morning, or rather
it lay down to rest on the Piazza, as
if overcome by WEAKNESS, sending up
to heaven cloud of dust collected
during thousand years (something
like Spokane dust stormD without
Occasioning in its fall single human
victim. 1t would be impossible to state
in words the anguish which was spread
among the venetians, in twinkling,
at the announcement of the unexpect-
ed catastrophe. ALL from the highest
to the lowest, left as if by magic what
ever occupation they were engaged in
e A. MID to go in silence and with
great emotion to give IA parting fare
well to that heap of ruins"
1t was rebuilt Immediately "where it
was and as it was" which Is mis-
take INTELLECTUALLY, standing as it does
in front of the cathedral, with its
noisy bells disturbing the business
that, as usual, has grown up about the
largest church. At least the latter
seemed to be the opinion of our guide.
Speaking of guides-a book could be
written on guides. Here we had Il
magnetic old fellow, hair marcelled,
cheeks and one ear rouged He al
ways took off his hat to great paint
ing-of course we knew 1t was to show
off his marcel.
In the church of the Frari where we
went to see Titian's "AnnunciationeS
which was pronounced by Ruskin the
most beautiful painting, we found the
tomb of Carnova. The guide explain
ed that all of Carnova wasn't there,
only his hands as he was "sectionaliz-
ed explaining where the rest of the
remains were to be found.
Another guide went so far as to try
to explain Mona Lisa's smile. This
is the famous Mona Lisa. Some people
say she's smiling and some people
think she is sad II is neither. She