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118 THIRD PERIOD.
and famous because the people from all round came together
to behold it. And it was celebrated in this manner:...."
The account which follows is somewhat prolix; but its substance
is, briefly, that twelve maidens were elected, two for each division of the city; and that it was decided by lot which contrade,
or quarters of the town, should provide them with dresses.
This was done at enormous expense, one contrada contending
with another, and even the jewels of the treasury of St. Mark
being lent for the occasion to the "Maries," as the twelve
damsels were called. They, being thus dressed with gold, and
silver, and jewels, went in their galley to St. Mark's for the
Doge, who joined them with the Signory, and went first to
San Pietro di Castello to hear mass on St. Mark's day, the
31st of January, and to Santa Maria Formosa on the 2nd of
February, the intermediate day being spent in passing in
procession through the streets of the city; "and sometimes
there arose quarrels about the places they should pass through,
for every one wanted them to pass by his house."
§ xi. Nearly the same account is given by Corner, who,
however, does not say anything about the hats or the malvoisie.
These, however, we find again in the Matricola de' Casseleri,
which, of course, sets the services of the trunkmakers and the
privileges obtained by them in the most brilliant light. The
quaintness of the old Yenetian is hardly to be rendered into
English. "And you must know that the said trunkmakers
were the men who were the cause of such victory, and of
taking the galley, and of cutting all the Triestines to pieces,
because, at that time, they were valiant men and well in order.
The which victory was on the 2nd February, on the day of the
Madonna of candles. And at the request and entreaties of the
said trunkmakers, it was decreed that the Doge, every year,
as long as Yenice shall endure, should go on the eve of the
said feast to vespers in the said church, with the Signory.
And be it noted, that the vicar is obliged to give to the Doge
two flasks of malvoisie, with two oranges besides. And so
it is observed, and will be observed always." The reader
must observe the continual confusion between St. Mark's day.
| Title | The stones of Venice - 3 |
| Creator | Ruskin, John |
| Publisher | J. Wiley |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1889 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000132 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 118 THIRD PERIOD. and famous because the people from all round came together to behold it. And it was celebrated in this manner:...." The account which follows is somewhat prolix; but its substance is, briefly, that twelve maidens were elected, two for each division of the city; and that it was decided by lot which contrade, or quarters of the town, should provide them with dresses. This was done at enormous expense, one contrada contending with another, and even the jewels of the treasury of St. Mark being lent for the occasion to the "Maries," as the twelve damsels were called. They, being thus dressed with gold, and silver, and jewels, went in their galley to St. Mark's for the Doge, who joined them with the Signory, and went first to San Pietro di Castello to hear mass on St. Mark's day, the 31st of January, and to Santa Maria Formosa on the 2nd of February, the intermediate day being spent in passing in procession through the streets of the city; "and sometimes there arose quarrels about the places they should pass through, for every one wanted them to pass by his house." § xi. Nearly the same account is given by Corner, who, however, does not say anything about the hats or the malvoisie. These, however, we find again in the Matricola de' Casseleri, which, of course, sets the services of the trunkmakers and the privileges obtained by them in the most brilliant light. The quaintness of the old Yenetian is hardly to be rendered into English. "And you must know that the said trunkmakers were the men who were the cause of such victory, and of taking the galley, and of cutting all the Triestines to pieces, because, at that time, they were valiant men and well in order. The which victory was on the 2nd February, on the day of the Madonna of candles. And at the request and entreaties of the said trunkmakers, it was decreed that the Doge, every year, as long as Yenice shall endure, should go on the eve of the said feast to vespers in the said church, with the Signory. And be it noted, that the vicar is obliged to give to the Doge two flasks of malvoisie, with two oranges besides. And so it is observed, and will be observed always." The reader must observe the continual confusion between St. Mark's day. |
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