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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1926-1-6, Page 5J ltli6"1.41' .$10q ' ' Vhltarel anted ..441.9,W24140. We pay Highest Cash Price for Cream. J. cent per lb. Butter Fat extra paid for all Cream delivered at our Creamery. Satisfaction Guaranteed russels Creamery Co. Phone 22 Limited IMoney can buy muen, out money will never secure for any other coun- try, these finest works of the great Italian artists. In many cases the painting is done on the wall itself, _Ns, notably sto in the Siatine Chapel. too extravagant or effusive. Tho beauty of the art in the Vetiean and the Sistine Chapel beggars dielerip- Hon. We all know .1 ;t the Val lean ledave is the reeideuce of the Poiw, but many of us are lee aequidlittel with the feet that it is alse a lnar vllIluOtijt gallery. Vallee:: ligtusei regarding the Mini r of rorml:: the building quoted by (Warier( authorities, whieh leaves a doubt as to the exact numbe number, but wvan state as a feet that there aro heist met thousand rooms devoted to art, While the Pope occupies only a very mall portion of this huge ht* ildine. The entrance to the Vatican is guarded by Swiss; soldiers, their uniforms be- ing of the style of the. sixteenth cen- tury. Inside we are surrounded with an array of beauty of which we nev- er imagined, an immense! wealth of sculpture, magnificent tapestries, mosaics, antiques, and marvellous paintings. The R ome of To -day 1 By KATE DEADMAN - Brussels When we think of Rome, a great successionsof moving pictures passes through our minds—pictures of great brilliancy, of a mighty power never surpassed in the history of the world—and then of a downfall .aral decline, the more marked and tragic, because of that which had gone be- fore. , To-dey in the ruins of an- cient Rome, we can read something of that great past; and in imagine - tion we go back two thousand years and live the life .of that period. Much of ancient Rome has eom- pletely disappeared. Hietory tells us that the city was built ,on seven hills; on the north-east were the Quintal, the Viminal, and the Esctuiline; the south-east, the Palatine, the Caelian, and the Aventine, with the Capitoline in the centre of all The Quirinal, the Palatine, and the Capi- toline were the most important. Rome Still centres around several of these, but all that is left nf the rest is the hills. Possibly, excavations might reveal other interesting struc- tures and objects of great value. As one travels by train to Italy's capital city, the first indication we re- coive of its near approach, is the picturesque' ruins of the old aque- duct stretching over the campagna. This was started by Caligula, and was finished by the Emperor Claudius a- bout 50 A. D., being called the Clan- diati Aqueduct in his honor. It brought watex to Rome from a dis- tance of forty-five -miles. Throughout the city one sees the olcl and the new in close proximity. Wo canno& say that the ancient ruins blend inconspicuously with the pre- sent city; rather they stand out &- one with a dignity and impressiveness which seems to inform us that while they may be in modern Rome they are not of it," One driving around the city will be impressed with ita cleanliness and order: There is not the congestion of traffic to be found in the main streets of Naples, and 41 , there is an unhygienic quarter we never discovered it. In the survey of modern Rothe the churches stand out pre-eminently; but these are so numerous and con- tain so many features of beauty and interest that they demand an article of themselves. Some of the churches . are so old that we can scarcely think of them as belonging to inodern Rome; wn might almost speak of , them as being both ancient and mod- I ern. Of the art galleries also, one migrat speak at great length, and any ex- pression of praise could scarcely be :see, • This latter has been referred to "as the finest individual art room of the world." While the Vatican -was first built in the twelfth century, the Sis- tine Chapel was constructed later, in 1473, and is divided into two parts by a carved, white marble screen. The decorations of the upPer part are finished off by candelabra of the fifteenth century. The lateral walls are adorned with twelve frescoes, representing incidents in the lives of Christ and of Moses. The vault was entrusted to the great master, Mich- elangelo, and the tremendous wall painting at one end of the Chapel the "Giudizio Finale," was his work. Art lovers could spend months 111 the Vatican without exhausting its treas- ures. The Borghese Gallery and the Capitol Museum are also very worthy of notice, The Borghese Gallant stands in the midst of lovely gardens and at one time the estate was cs vn- ed by the Cenci family. Afterwards the then ruling Pope, who was of the Borghese family, coveted the property and resorted to treachery to obtain it Unlike the present head of the Catholic Church this Pope be• longed to a period when their relig- ious leaders were sometimes more powerful than virtuotia. We are told that Beatrice Cenci's father had been killed and that this Pope maliciously placed the blame for the crime on his beautiful and innocent daughter Beatrice, She was imprisoned in Hadrian's tomb, and afterwards was done. away With, as were also the ,. op liMiratarail V.+ EF Vit111.301.• 42.VISY.,..161Alr....11.11E11.1.11.:2 x. Because it secures the 'best distribution, 2, Because it is read. 3. Because it is regular. It takes years of effort to work up' a news- paper's subscription list and the advertiser gets the advantage every week. And whereas probably not more than one bill out ot three is read, every paper is read by three or four persons. For reaching the people or Brbssels and Brus- sels district, there is no medium THE BRUSSELS POST. 1, It covers the field! 2. It is a paper that is. read through, 3. Its:readers belong to:the:purchasing class. to compare With The Quality of a Paper is Reflected on its rEAdvertising—If usiness needs Stimulating try Advertising in The Brussels Post 4 -a f -T4 ea 11110.1 members of th furnily. gyitis at fay is verified ill tle (Somers pine- ina at "st, mi,hao," by Guido Rena to he ballIrl 111111., 1111.1,Iiujthi ,E Sauta 'Marin del Coneezione, itt whieh lietitriei. Salmi is painted as Oro all• arelialitel. St. Waived, mei the devil is portrayed with die fa,— or the Pepe, Ithus an artist exist...se- ed his itontlimmtion whim netn's lase Wen! aeltled through fi•ar. Be that iia it may, to -day wi• find a muesli li (teat eollection of art in the old pal - nee. T110 al 1V111,401.11t1 1 tr lit •• Capitoline Hill, und has sone, fine statuary. Here alao is the "Mil of the EmPerers," wheilt are busts o41,' -the minus Roman emperors. The'. are other toe galleries of leaser in- terest in Rome, and one finds many splendid Works of art in the different churches. While we are near the Capitolin Hill we must not fail to see 1 indeed We cannot fail to Nee) the magnifi- cent monument to Victor Immaauel IL Without fear of contradiction, one could asaart that this is the an - est modern construction in Rome. Next to the Taj Mahal in India, it is supposed to be largest monument to individual in existence. It is of great size, and faces the Piazza Vene- zia, and is constructed of white nutr- ble in pleasing beauty of design and execution. In the centre front is t gold -tinted bronze statue of Victor Emmanuel II. by Chiaradia. At one end is a dignified and beautiful mem- oriel to the 'Unknown Soldier." Scattered throughout the city are other monuments, and we find some lofty columns of various ages sind hiatories. There are also many beautiful fountains, such as the one at the foot of the "Spanish Steps," that in the Piazza Esedra, and also the fountains of Trevi. The latter was the design of the great sculptor Bernina In the centre is a statue of Neptune, on a shell drawn by sea - horses. It pours forth the pure Trevi water which is brought through Ag- rippa's Aqueduct to the city. Speaking of the Capitoline Hill, we arc here in the very heart -of an- cient Rome. As we stand upon its summit, we see stretching before us the ruins of the old Roman Forum, with its various temples and trium- phal arches, and in the distance the Palatine Hill and also the imposing spectacle of the Colosseum. No part of the city played such an important part in the lives of the people as the Roman Forum. Here interests of state were discussed, laws were en- acted, justice was administered, or atorical contests took place, ancl was here that the citizens met in times of unrest and revolt. It might also be said to be the architectural centre of the city, in that afterWards, it Was endowed with numerouss tem- ples and monuments, most Conspicu- ous in magnifi.cence being the one to Jupiter and Juno. The Temple of Saturn, whose imposing columns we still see, was the most ancient sanc- tuary of republican Rome. It -was first dedicated to Saturn in 408 B.C. and although burned in 883 A. D. was again rebuilt. Near by, were the forums of VEMOUS emperors. Tra- jan's Forum, which we may still sen, was the moet imposing of imperial Rome. It was constrveted by Ten jan in 107-114 A. D., The splendid Trajan column once had a -statue of the emperor, but -Roman Catholic ROMe l'EMIO1OE1 it with one of St. Paul. There are several splendid mem- orial arches. The one to Titus was erected in 80' A. D., after his victor- ious return from Jerusalem, where he crushed the rebellion of the JeWs and destroyed their Holy City. The Ale+ of Constantine was the larg- est and is the best presterved of sill the 'Roman arches. It is interesting to remember that Constantine, who ruled Rom from 313 to 337 A. 13, is generally knowq as the "First Christian Emperor." • While other Emperors had persecuted the Chris- tians, he protected them, It is said that once while merching to battle, he saw in the .sky a luminous sign of the cross, inscribed with the words, "By this sign conquer," 'whereupon he accepted Christianity, making it the state religion, while he took the cross as his battle atandard. Tt was Constantine who built the origin& St. Peter's Cathedral. Inconspicuous, but quite near the Foram is the historic Mamertine Prison, where the Apostle Peter was imprisoned, though the actual chis which bound are preserved sac- redly in the Chime]) of St Peter :n Chains. The Colossenm was also intimately associated with the lives oa the peo- ple. it was started by Flavius Vess Pasianus, who ruled from tle to 79 A.D., and 4,4104 finished by his son, Titus. The Colosseum was wilt on the site of an artificial lake which used to be in Nero's gardens, 11 was oval hi shape and four stories high, and Wil$ SOW tEl seat eighty thousand spectators. On the exterior, the low- est of tho four tiers had Doric col- umns, the heat tonlo and the third Corinthian. There were in an about eight archways. All those still bear their numbers. Al first the Coke - seem was devoted to sham naval hat - ties, the wator being brought in; then gladiatorial conthsts and eorti• -bats With wild. beats ,beeame popular and latterly, during the persecution theeetateliasasete treareoesesteesseseayease Romans well. lareala ...ens:diem:1, if not actually cruel, but their influent.. gratheill;, ieseled to degrade the nee. als of the people, fly the :ixth tees tury the Colosseum was abandoned, end tater it Iwcane, t!, tiearry for heilding material. and inisrld haat' etroyed if Pope XIV. had lee eei up 111!! 11 int , hat .411111, Itt memory of ite mart yrs. !iel!ITIZ fitting and !animal thee trim, tle Sloloeigenn we :thould go to the Cataeombis,. eviler(' many of th. t.arly chriAians Id rrom VITRA. persenutlons. Going through the obi St. Sebasian Gate, W drove along the fainous "Appian Way," that ' splendid road, which was first built by that blind censor, Amami. Claud- ius, about 312 WC., and which be came a model for future highways, the Romans being the first to reduec reed making to on art. On each side of the road there are many tombs, the best preserved one being the tomb of Cecilia Metella, And so we arrive at our destination. The Catacombs are in charge 00 the Trappist Monks, who will guide visitors through a representative siert of the undergreund eassages, having first provided them with tapers. In the troublous days of early Chrie- tianity the converts constructed these underground passages. There they lived unmolested, worshipped God as their hearts dictated, and here their dead were buried, The Catacombs were used for about three hundred and fifty yeara, and excavations have laid bare some fourteen mil, of gal- leries in one seriea alone. On the walls are inscriptions asul., nth, signifying their belief; one of de, most connnon symbols is the fish, the letters of which, in Greek, stand lite Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour. There are also crude paintings and carvings on the wall in places. Some valuable things were found in the Catacombs and can now be seen at the Vatican, showing that the rieh as well as the poor became Christinns. Another of the interesting buill. ings is the Pantheon. It was built by Agrippa in the early part of the reign of Augustus about 27 13.C., al- though later it was altered by the Emperor Hadrian in the second cen- tury A. D. The Pentheon was built as a temple to &I of the gods, and it must have been magnificient in the days when it was new and before it was robbed of many of its fine stat- ues and adornments; but it is till tha best preserved monument of the Aug- ustan period When the Christian religion auperceded paganism, the Pantheon was consecrated to the Christian faith. The interior of the temple still retains its primitive as- pect. The vault was originally cov- erecl with gold bronze, which Urban VIII. used for tile canopy of St Pet- er's chair. Many" illustrious men have been buried here, among others being Raphael Sanzio, and in 1878, with the interment of Victor Im- manuel IL, it became the national tomb of the kings of Italy. Augustus during his reign built temples to many of the gods, and restored tem- ples and other buildings wbich had fallen into decay, or had been dee stroyed during the teats of the eivil wars. He once boasted "that he had AVING installed a New Bat- tery Charging Plant we are now able to give our Customers the best of Service. McIntyre & Cudm.ore Ford Cars, Trucks and Tractors Used Cars a Specialty Phone 73x BRUSSELS found ROMP a city of brick,s and left it a city of linable." One can also see the ruins of the Baths of Caracalla. which were built in 212 A. D. by the Emperor 1 Antonius Pius (nicknamed Carswel- 1 la) in circler to make himself popular with the poplt'. g • con- taiatd sixteen hundred locations for bathing., and many more bathers could be accomodated at the sante ; time. We now- aee only part of the Ibrick shell of the structure, but it was once encased in costly marble. It originally contained many wonder- ful atatues, fro tots., and monies. The "Farnese Bull" in the museum Iat Naples was found in these baths. A massive strueture not far from the Basilicia of St. Peter and at the end of the bridge ot' St. Angela, is Hadrian's Tomb or the Castle of St, : Angelo. It originally connected with I this Emperor's villa. Hadrian de- , serves mention in that during the years of hie reign, from 117 to 138 A.D. he ruled well, and the arehitec- ture of Rome reached its highest dc- velopment. While modelled after that of the Greeks, yet the Romans expressed their individuality in a massive strength and desieen of ar- chitecture. It is partly because of this, that wc find the ruins of these old buildings to -day. Gone le the pomp and show, but enough remains to give the genera- tions some slight concetaion of the glory of this ancient empire. + • • • • • • • • • WORLD NEWS IN BRIEFS + G F. + + + + + + + + Poucer, 21, of Chicago, confes- sed to theft of $10,000 worth of gems front W. Fieldman and wife. Rhine River in Europe was repoet. yesterday thirty feet higher than at any time sine floods of 1781. Nine men have been arrested at Guadalajara, eharged with plottiee ngainst tlie Mexican goverroneut. OC.StalaMILIP01.111.1611MILYZNINIO111432.41.M. Prince George, the King's young- est son, helped firemen save all guests from hotel destroyed by fire at Hong Kong. Wealthy woman who died at At- lenta. Ga., left orders that her ashes he scattered from the S. S. Olympic at sea. Michael Romanoff, rug peddler, who claims kinship with late Czar, is charged at New York with grand larceney. Terrific bulieting by winds and waves has put the French liner Rochambeau, out of commission till next June. Funeral services for youth killed in motor accideut were heard over the radio by invalid mother at Grand Rapid's, Mich. Chicago manufacturer announeed that. owing to the increase in rubber prices, golf b&ls would cost more in future. New York has report that Ann Nichols. authoress, refused $800,000 for the motion picture rights of "Altie'a Irish Rose." ir;r:ii7d the, Milder- r..e.fs. Ittnut:: sew,' 'nest , !Lei( the "1.• ettomns of • , :4!!: o r V" VS. E • „ 4:2 “4.>. Handsome Cup for C. P. Liner Making World Cruise At Southampton, the Canadian Pacific liner Emprees of France was presented with a silver eup 27 Mel es high weighing 167 ounces on Friday, October 80 by 0.5. 9nertermaine on behalf of the Round the World Cruis- ing Party on this ship during the winter 1924-25. The cup is 0 copy of the Gold Entente Cordiale Cup presented to Prance by His Majesty labile Edward VII and was given as a token of theit appteciation for the splendid time the passengers enjoyed on their long exam. The Cep, with suitable inscription, was placed ift tt niche in the ichflItY o tho ship and a replica of it was presented to the Commander of the ehiv,11 GtftRlti, R.N.U. This mementla has n specially high vakta4tiolthe fetes bliwt •elethe ehipR it,repreeentfo. I. Cup being placed in niche in Library of tho Canadian l'ael 8.01lOttermaine, (pasSedger) SLIM Captain W. G. Busk Wean, re, liner Empreso of Prance. 2. Cunbehm presented, left to rightit NM thew Cope, (passenger) Capt. R. Griffiths,,,m R. N. R. (Comon or.: a. This ph° o 9horra Cup presented to the ship and the Replicf. given to Commander Griffiths. themselves. On the eup is engraved: Preseated to th( Canadian Paititie R.M.S. "Empress of Frence'!. by passen gen, on the 1925 Cruise in appreelation of a remark- ably successful voyage of 34,000 miles. Coramandor E. Grentiterhisp.tiRo71140nRthe Replica presented to the Commander, reads as follows: This Replica ,presented to Commander E. Griffiths, R.N.R., R.M.S. `Emprecie of France" as passengers on the 1925 Cruise in appreciation of hie sklfl tact and unfailing courtesy throughout a most wonder- fully successful voyage of 34,000 miles. With even greater comforts on board the palatial ocean liners than any to be had on shore it is not a meting that eruisitig has seized the popular lancet. T Year many will avail themaelves ef the opportunity ot malting the Round the World Craiee on the Caluidiaa Puellic liner, Itinprese ot Scotland. Apoll 110‘eviiiientivieearNaanvalYnIr CkarinaPateeter velliatirildorvnetritt countries 51 50010 ineludtlig 20 ports of etill,,autt anteing In the HolVand on Cttrlebnas Day. Cruise mambos OsZ*e!ogrilffko.', Vikitirkt 140Yt.4 tth8rtrafttr,.