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Restoration Of Churches In Rome.
support the triangular roof , in a rich diaper-work , blue , red , and yellow . The round-arched Avindows of the choir are tinted ( and , Ave believe , all the rest are to be so eventually ) Avith a commonplace geometric pattern , in red , yellow , and orange , whose effect one can by no means command—glass
painting , in fact , being an art never carried to perfection , and to this day most rare in Rome . A very rich decoration , in diaper-colouring , of a lateral chapel , for the Holy Sacrament , would be more pleasing if the chapel itself Avere not utterly alien in style , and apparently cut off from the more
ancient constructions . Descending into the crypt beloAv that choir , the most finely characteristic portion of the whole interior , Ave may enter and walk round the isolated chapel , AA'here the tAvo martyrs repose in an enormous sarcophagus of Phrygian veined marblesurrounded by grating ; around this
, extending a graceful colonnade of grey marble , forming three aisles under a IOAV ceiling , divided into bays at the eastern side , betAveen the altar and end Avails ; single files of half columns set against pilasters , extending' laterally to that tomb-chapel , the interior of Avliich Ave can look into through
several narroAV arched AvindoAvs , with , gilt grating . There is a solemn simjilicifcy , well adhered to by the restoration , in the character of this
semi-subterranean compartment , and the dun light accords with its quiet but stately architecture . Beyond ifc the extremity of the tribune is supported from below by a transverse nave , Avith a small altar at each end , and three antique arched niches , in tAvo of which are frescoes , unknown till brought to light
in these works , covering the end Avail and part of the sides , a series of curiously archaic character , conjectured by Di Rossi to be of the tenth century , and . certainly of a period when art Avas well nigh at its total eclipse . In one niche Ave see a Madonna veiled in attitude of prayerAvith outspread arms
, , betAveen two saints ; two other saints , male and female , on the lateral Avails . Another Madonna , all covered with jewellery , and the child on her lap ; a saint , male and female , on each side of her , and four others , male and female , on eacli lateral
Avail , the latter figure of the Virgin , with distinct characteristics of the declining Byzantine school , the former still more rude in style and devoid of expression ; in this last instance alone , the subject being- distinguished by letters of a name , MPOT . On the Avails of the aisle , which is quite cut off from
the rest of the church , are set four ancient epigraphs , on marble slabs , discovered in fragments during the recent works , and now restored so as to be read with easy intelligence , the most curious referring to the pontificate and relatives of that far from respectable Pope , John XII ., Avith date 963 .
A finely venerable cloister , interesting for the character of its architecture , and dating from the eleventh century , has been left untouched in the restoring works , and happily preserving to this day all its severe and olden dignity . Capuchins have been placed here after the long desertion of the
Restoration Of Churches In Rome.
convent by Pius IX ., and among the renewed celebrations of S . Lorenzo , Ave shall remember that Ave last attended here in the golden light of evening ; multitudes of tapers burnt on the high altar , and in large chandeliers , pendant betAveen the antique columns round the choir : no paltry decorations or
draperies interfered with the details of architecture . A plain deep-toned chant of the " Litany of all Saints" was accompanied by subdued strains from an organ , during the exposition of the Host , and the whole service seemed in harmony with the character of the fine old edifice . —Builder . [ To be continued . )
Childhood Of The Barbarian.
CHILDHOOD OF THE BARBARIAN .
To be born is at all times a serious business ; but to be born in some uncouth region , where the schoolmaster is utterly unknown , Avith a tattoed brute for your father , and a miserable squaAV for your mother , is certainly not the happiest fate
which can befal a human soul . The first peril the young savage may have to encounter is thafc of murder . In Madagascar , as Madame Ida Pfeiffer reports , the parents consider it their duty to inquire
whether the child A \ ill be lucky or unfortunate ; and this is done by shaking a number of pebbles or beans in the hand , and observing the direction they take . Should the result be unfavourable to the infant , they generously give it another chance ,
by placing it in some public path Avhere herds of bullocks are accustomed to travel ; and if , as is extremely probable , it is trampled under foot , the previous decision is supposed to be confirmed , whilst at the same time the office of executioner
is thrown upon the unconscious quadrupeds . In Figi , as the Rev . Thomas Williams relates , infanticide is reduced to a system , and professional murderers are to be found in almost every village * If one of these butchers cannot conveniently be
had , a mother will herself close up the jaw and compress the nostrils of her babe as coolly as Messieurs Burke and Hare shut off the vital air from the lungs of their victims . It is the females , hoAvever , that are thus destroyed , the excuse being
thafc they cannot be converted into warriors , and have therefore no legitimate footing in creation * But what can be expected of these inhuman islanders when their boys are trained to strike their mothers , by Avay of exhibiting their courage ,
and of preparing themselves for the ferocities of the battle-field ? Not many savages , however , ifc is but just to say , are bom under such terrible
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Restoration Of Churches In Rome.
support the triangular roof , in a rich diaper-work , blue , red , and yellow . The round-arched Avindows of the choir are tinted ( and , Ave believe , all the rest are to be so eventually ) Avith a commonplace geometric pattern , in red , yellow , and orange , whose effect one can by no means command—glass
painting , in fact , being an art never carried to perfection , and to this day most rare in Rome . A very rich decoration , in diaper-colouring , of a lateral chapel , for the Holy Sacrament , would be more pleasing if the chapel itself Avere not utterly alien in style , and apparently cut off from the more
ancient constructions . Descending into the crypt beloAv that choir , the most finely characteristic portion of the whole interior , Ave may enter and walk round the isolated chapel , AA'here the tAvo martyrs repose in an enormous sarcophagus of Phrygian veined marblesurrounded by grating ; around this
, extending a graceful colonnade of grey marble , forming three aisles under a IOAV ceiling , divided into bays at the eastern side , betAveen the altar and end Avails ; single files of half columns set against pilasters , extending' laterally to that tomb-chapel , the interior of Avliich Ave can look into through
several narroAV arched AvindoAvs , with , gilt grating . There is a solemn simjilicifcy , well adhered to by the restoration , in the character of this
semi-subterranean compartment , and the dun light accords with its quiet but stately architecture . Beyond ifc the extremity of the tribune is supported from below by a transverse nave , Avith a small altar at each end , and three antique arched niches , in tAvo of which are frescoes , unknown till brought to light
in these works , covering the end Avail and part of the sides , a series of curiously archaic character , conjectured by Di Rossi to be of the tenth century , and . certainly of a period when art Avas well nigh at its total eclipse . In one niche Ave see a Madonna veiled in attitude of prayerAvith outspread arms
, , betAveen two saints ; two other saints , male and female , on the lateral Avails . Another Madonna , all covered with jewellery , and the child on her lap ; a saint , male and female , on each side of her , and four others , male and female , on eacli lateral
Avail , the latter figure of the Virgin , with distinct characteristics of the declining Byzantine school , the former still more rude in style and devoid of expression ; in this last instance alone , the subject being- distinguished by letters of a name , MPOT . On the Avails of the aisle , which is quite cut off from
the rest of the church , are set four ancient epigraphs , on marble slabs , discovered in fragments during the recent works , and now restored so as to be read with easy intelligence , the most curious referring to the pontificate and relatives of that far from respectable Pope , John XII ., Avith date 963 .
A finely venerable cloister , interesting for the character of its architecture , and dating from the eleventh century , has been left untouched in the restoring works , and happily preserving to this day all its severe and olden dignity . Capuchins have been placed here after the long desertion of the
Restoration Of Churches In Rome.
convent by Pius IX ., and among the renewed celebrations of S . Lorenzo , Ave shall remember that Ave last attended here in the golden light of evening ; multitudes of tapers burnt on the high altar , and in large chandeliers , pendant betAveen the antique columns round the choir : no paltry decorations or
draperies interfered with the details of architecture . A plain deep-toned chant of the " Litany of all Saints" was accompanied by subdued strains from an organ , during the exposition of the Host , and the whole service seemed in harmony with the character of the fine old edifice . —Builder . [ To be continued . )
Childhood Of The Barbarian.
CHILDHOOD OF THE BARBARIAN .
To be born is at all times a serious business ; but to be born in some uncouth region , where the schoolmaster is utterly unknown , Avith a tattoed brute for your father , and a miserable squaAV for your mother , is certainly not the happiest fate
which can befal a human soul . The first peril the young savage may have to encounter is thafc of murder . In Madagascar , as Madame Ida Pfeiffer reports , the parents consider it their duty to inquire
whether the child A \ ill be lucky or unfortunate ; and this is done by shaking a number of pebbles or beans in the hand , and observing the direction they take . Should the result be unfavourable to the infant , they generously give it another chance ,
by placing it in some public path Avhere herds of bullocks are accustomed to travel ; and if , as is extremely probable , it is trampled under foot , the previous decision is supposed to be confirmed , whilst at the same time the office of executioner
is thrown upon the unconscious quadrupeds . In Figi , as the Rev . Thomas Williams relates , infanticide is reduced to a system , and professional murderers are to be found in almost every village * If one of these butchers cannot conveniently be
had , a mother will herself close up the jaw and compress the nostrils of her babe as coolly as Messieurs Burke and Hare shut off the vital air from the lungs of their victims . It is the females , hoAvever , that are thus destroyed , the excuse being
thafc they cannot be converted into warriors , and have therefore no legitimate footing in creation * But what can be expected of these inhuman islanders when their boys are trained to strike their mothers , by Avay of exhibiting their courage ,
and of preparing themselves for the ferocities of the battle-field ? Not many savages , however , ifc is but just to say , are bom under such terrible