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A Pompeian House

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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
October
Year
1880
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Public Domain
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Thr JJnfiTès correspondent of Jlie DiIy-ör?Mwritea : -Tlic house wlvicli v;is liejruH t be cxwvatod at the er icbnition i' the centenuïT of Pora pfiii, nnd is theretbve, cullctl 'Casa del t.Ynt'ii:ri,' R"' fl'om whioh I thcil saw skek'tcms 1 iijí out, Inis pi-oved tp bc the lnim-st hilhorto dUcovi enul ,'uxl is of peculiar Interest It contaitis two atria, two trichnin, fpnr alte or wiugi, n cnlidariuin, Iriltia riiui!. nnl topWarimn. It. ocrupies tbr eiiliio s pnce uetween tnree treuts, nml niosl. likrly a fourtb, nliicli has vet to be cxi-avntcd. Tlic vetiiuli is elegantlj ueqorated, nn I its mocaie ivuii;Ciil uni imented witli ttio il.; ure of a cloljiirm puraueit by a sea-liorse. lil Iho fM-sl atrium, the ralla of wliioh are uiloiHeil with sifihH tliavtricftl , tile jisvcimiK, is slinken and bmkéli, as W liy ui cai-llKjnuke, and ts a larj hol Uirwugh whlch one scés tlié ei Har. Tlic geooijil aliinin il' verv ip.icions, with a Iitin sdiiio pcri.yllc, ihc columns - whitt; all i red i - feeing iwetrty-six in riumber. In tlie . cjuuru is a largc inarule bnais, w Ltliiii iho uilgo ol' wliioh runs a narrov iH'fi. ' !' imitesutl it ono w;,s l'óiiml tïïe f tatnette of tnc b'aun whicli 1 lateiy deswibeU. Tlie niost iiuoresting plaue in ilic liouse is nn iimor ooui't room, on one skle ot' whiL-ii is ilic niciic, wit:i tiny luarble steps, óften to ■ bo secn in Poiu-peiii liouses. Tlie tVeaooes uu tlie waiis are vcry beautViïii. Close to tlio Üoor runs a w reaUi oi' leavca about a quaf ler of a jraid wule, wuh ultemaUjiy a lizard uiil a stoflt. Above il, ubout a yaiiL uistant, droop, us H' iroin over a all, iwigH bi-:iiioiios ut' vmeor ivy and broiul itMV-es liï ilio.se of i lL;er-lily -all vciy nrly, ïKilumhy, ana Kraceluliy drtiwu. At ench cuiner of the room tt biru cüügs to oue of these br..cikV, XW&i tomes a sj.aoc- l)i)i-dei-etl at the tojj uy anotlicr rovr of leaves - in wliicli is ïeprcfciuod a whole iiquariimi, aa If the room were liued wnii lauk.s. Tliei-e ai-e dilicrt-nl sorts oi'.Mi. iis nnd aquatic plulits lying ai tno bottotn of wio waler, and swiuinting in oï on it all Kinds 01 ti-ü, ielly li-ü, sepias, dncks, ini svrana, auiiiirabiy skuLcho i wuli a light yet ttnu MHick. ïlie ifippies maüc by tlie binimnnng dncks uru inaioateii, and onc duok jus ilyi'ii inu the water wiüi i sphwi'. Ou eaöli sido of the niche this amusuig aquarium ia enlivoncd by a special incident. To tlie left a laii! oclOpua h!s cmiylit a Btrous lussaura, laiupruyj - vnucn tunis round tu bHe - Ui iis te 13 Lacles; tu ilio right ii line lobster luis uietced „llolherniULajenathroUyhiUid tUrougU with Hs long, hard ieders, or hurus. These enaiiircs are jjamlcd in tlio jiatural co)ór8 vcry trutUliilly, On the ie ft' wull üf tlié ï'uoni, a.iove tuu. fishes, are Uvo sphinxt-s, aupportiiig 011 thfir Ueuys square uiaiMJie VaSes, 011 the Driin oi cucn of Which siu ii dove. üuliind l.liu niche, and on the left üiüe ol' the ïoDin, runs a littie yallory w ith a corridor nnuëmeatli, liglited by smal), square holes in the bor.icr 64' huiii;,i) branches. Tue wail ol' tliia gallery bcliiuU the niche is (iccorated, iui a woodlau.L landBcape, in wii.ich, un onc si. e, is represeiiLea a buil running tVaulically avyay uiitii " ::' oliiijjing to iiia Uuiui'clies; on the oUier, a hor lymg struiin on iis back, aitacked by a leoparü, uil uciiriy tin; m..: oí lili'. Oi (ífU -siile ui llie üouvwuy is yiiniled res.eclivoiy, a gr.i.ciul áoé ;ukl i bcar. Tiie oilierH-uoíus'íiTe aiso very beaulitu!; une with a splciHiiiiiy elegant design on a black -ruuiul ; ui auoclier a sniu.il fresco repreticiiiuig a m;in poiinugwino oul, o :üi ump,Uora lino ;i lai-c viissei. The bat.il -rooms itie Iare aud elegant, tlïe có'lii bath spaciousaud 6t' inarble. In oni; room a corner is iibdic;U(!t lo un' lares mví penates, tl 111 Uie liüico liccoraLion, unoiy tlie usuul serpcuts, etr.,, 1 uotieed the sinuLir lijiuri: ol a liacclmiK pr ba:ciiaiiu', entnely cloUiCit vvitii grupos.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Argus