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tian lace have long been famous, and 
its gold and silver jewelry and filigree 
work, artificial pearls and Byzantine 
mosaics are well known. Venice is re- 
nowned as the home of the “Aldine 
Press,” where in the fifteen century old 
Aldo Manuzio issued his splendid edi- 
tions of the classics, which are now so 
coveted by collectors. Fine printing is 
still done in the city. The style of types 
now known as “italic” originated with 
Manuzio. 
We were much interested in the many 
fine churches, libraries, museums, pal- 
aces and public buildings of the beau- 
tiful city. One of the centers of inter- 
est is the Piazza San Marco, or plaza 
of St. Mark. This is surrounded by the 
cathedral, the Campanile, and numer- 
ous shops. At one side, on the water 
front, are the two monolith columns 
surmounted by the Lion of St. Mark 
and St. Theodore. Leading out of the 
plaza is an arcade with a large clock 
over the entrance, having a dial with 
twenty-four hours. Two figures about 
lifesize strike the hours on a bell, with 
hammers, from one to twenty-four. 
There are thousands of pigeons in Ven- 
ice, which, owing to the legacy of a be- 
nevolent lady of note, are regularly fed 
on the plaza of St. Mark, to the delight 
and amusement of the public, but espe- 
cially of visitors and tourists. 
Among the notable buildings that 
must be mentioned is the famous Doge’s 
Palace, connected with a prison across 
the canal by the “Bridge of Sighs.” 
The Venitians have been much misrep- 
resented concerning their morals and 
manners. They are fond of music, 
dancing and other (amusements, but 
they display good taste in dress, and 
are orderly and respectful in manner 
and deportment, even those of the lower 
classes. 
In a small paved square surrounded 
by tall tenement houses there was a well 
of pretty fair drinking water, which 
was in good request during the day. 
In the late afternoon, however, it 
seemed to be the custom of the women 
of the neighborhood to assemble with 
jars, vases and pitchers of various sizes, 
and while filling the vessels to exchange 
the current gossip of the quarter, which, 
to judge from the accompanying merri- 
ment and hilarity, was highly appre- 
ciated and enjoyed. The capacity of 
the water vessels ranged from the five- 
gallon jar to a pint cup, from which 
it was very evident that the presence 
of some of the group was not occasioned 
by the need of water so much as the love 
of a little chat, scandalous or otherwise. 
Remarking on this supposition to my 
companion, and calling his attention to 
a small cup in the hand of a pretty 
young matron, he said that it was not 
a cup she held but a Venitian blind! 
F ROM Venice we took a P. & 0. 
steamer for a three days’ voyage 
to Alexandria, Egypt. There were 
nearly three hundred passengers aboard, 
mostly English, who were en route to 
Egypt, India, China and Australia; 
many of them were returning from a 
visit to Old England. Before the end 
of the trip we became quite chummy 
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