ter,' "The Miraculous Draught of Fishes,' ""Elymas the Sorcerer struck Blind," "Peter and John healing the Cripple at the Beautiful Gate," "The Death of Ananias," "The Sacrifice at Lystra," and "Paul preaching at Athens." A number of copies of the Cartoons have been executed in tapestry, and the drawings have been twice cut into strips by tapestry-workers. "When I first went to see them, I must confess I was but barely pleased; the next time I liked them better; but at last, as I grew better acquainted with them, I fell deeply in love with them like wise speeches, they sank deep into my heart." Steele: Spectator, No. 244. "In the set of Cartoons for the tapestries of the Sistine Chapel, as originally prepared by Raphael, we have the foundation, the heaven-bestowed powers, the trials and sufferings of the early Church, exhibited in the calling of St. Peter, the conversion of St. Paul, the acts and miracles of the apostles, the martyrdom of St. Stephen; and the series closed with the Coronation of the Virgin, placed over the altar, as typical of the final triumph of the Church, the completion and fulfilment of all the promises made to man, set forth in the exaltation and union of the mortal with the immortal, when the human Mother and her divine Son are re-united and seated on the same throne." Mrs. Jameson. Casa Blanca. [White House.] An old Spanish mansion in New Orleans, La. It was formerly the residence of Bienville, the first governor of Louisiana. Casa del Labrador. [Laborer's Cottage.] A curious and noted building erected for Charles IV. of Spain, at Aranjuez. 4"A little plaything of Charles IV. It is the merest little jewel. There is but one suite of apartments in it, all the rest being divided into small rooms, cabinets, etc., the roofs painted in miniature frescos, and the floors paved in mosaic. In the richness of its ornaments, which are often of gold, and sometimes of platina, it is absolutely unrivalled." Ticknor. Casa d'Oro. [The Golden House.] A noble palace in Venice, Italy. "It has no trace of the high roofs or aspiring tendencies of the Northern buildings of the same age, no boldly-marked buttresses in strong vertical lines; but, on the contrary, flat sky-lines, and every part is ornamented with a fanciful richness far more characteristic of the luxurious refinement of the East than of the manlier appreciation of the higher qualities of art which distinguished the contemporary erections on this side of the Alps." Fergusson. Oh, yes, to be sure, Venice built her Ducal Palace, and her church of St. Mark, and her Casa d'Oro, and the rest of her golden houses. O. W. Holmes. Slow, underneath the Casa d'Oro's wall, Three searchers and three peering shadows Walter Thornbury. came. Casa Guidi. A building in Florence, Italy, best known to English-speaking people from its connection with Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the poetess, who lived here for some years, and who wrote here her well-known poem of "Casa Guidi Windows,' poem giving her impressions upon events in Tuscany of which she was a witness. There is a tablet here inscribed to the memory of Mrs. Browning (died in Florence in 1861), "who in a woman's heart united the learning of a scholar and the spirit of a poet, and by her verse joined with a golden link Italy and England." She came, whom Casa Guidi's chambers knew, And know more proudly, an immortal, now. And life, new lighted, with a lark-like glee Through Casa Guidi windows hails the sun, Grown from the rest her spirit gave to me. And peradventure other eyes may see, "This is quite the loveliest public pleasure-ground, a wood of three miles in circumference, lying on the banks of the Arno just below the | "If... his tastes are for companionship and society, he will find the Cascine, during a portion of the day, a most agreeable place of resort. Here, in the afternoon, assemble all the gay world of Florence, native and foreign. . Here may be seen the equipages and the manners of all Europe." Hillard. At Florence, too, what golden hours Tennyson. Caserta (Royal Palace). A noted palace at Caserta, in Southern Italy, begun in 1752 by Vanvitelli for Charles III., and regarded as one of the finest royal residences in Europe. Castel Sant' Elmo. See ST. ELMO; and for other names beginning with the word CASTEL, see the next prominent word. Castiglione, Count. A portrait of his friend by Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520). In the Louvre, Paris. Castle. For names beginning with the word CASTLE, see the next prominent word; e.g., CASTLE OF CHILLON, See CHILLON. See also infra. Castle Campbell. A ruined castle near the village of Dollar in Scotland, of romantic and historic interest. "The origin of this castle is unknown; but it was originally called the Castle of Gloom, situated in the parish of Dolour, surrounded by the glen of Care, and watered by the rivers of Sorrow." O Castell Gloom! thy strength is gone, DEN. Carolina, Baroness Nairne. "The chief productions of this period [the eighteenth century] are the Castle Clinton. See CASTLE GARcolossal palaces of princes in which the spirit of modern despotism declares itself in a grandiose manner, but also with the utmost caprice. Perhaps there is no better example of these vast buildings than the Villa of Caserta, built by Luigi Vanvitelli at Naples, with its huge three stories, imposing staircase, and park with its aqueduct and superb fountains." Lübke. When London shall have become the Rome or Athens of a fallen empire, the termini of the railways will be among its finest ruins. That of the Birmingham and Liverpool track is almost as magnificent as that flower of sumptuousness, the royal palace of Caserta. N. P. Willis. Cashel, Rock of. See ROCK OF Casino, Monte. See MONTE CA SINO. Cassiobury House. The seat of Castalian Fountain. See FOUN- Castel Nuovo. [The New Castle.] Castle Garden. A singular building of a circular form, situated on the Battery in New York City, and now used as a receiving station for immigrants. On landing here, they are received, cared for, furnished with instruction and guidance in regard to their routes of travel, and forwarded to their destination. The building was originally a fort, and known as Castle Clinton. It was built in 1807, and made over to the city in 1823. After having been put to various uses (at one time as an opera-house), it finally was appropriated to its present object as a place of reception for immigrants. See BATTERY, THE. The arrivals of immigrants at Castle If, as a boy I did, I make my haunt in Stand sentinels beside that piteous And point to signs; I read, Für Emigrant en, And just beyond I see an emptying deck. T. G. Appleton. Castle Hill. An eminence in Edinburgh, Scotland, on which stand the Castle of Edinburgh and other buildings of interest. While danderin' cits delight to stray To Castlehill or public way, Where they nae other purpose mean, Than that fool cause o' being seen, Let me to Arthur's Seat pursue, Where bonnie pastures meet the view. R. Fergusson. Castle Howard. The magnificent seat of the Earl of Carlisle, near New Malton, England. Castle Kennedy. An interesting ivy-clad ruin near Stranrear, Scotland. The ancient castle was burned in the seventeenth century. The gardens are celebrated for the beautiful groves of pines, the finest in Scotland. Castle Rising. An ancient English castle supposed to have been built by Alfred the Great (849901). The keep and portions of the walls and embankments remain. Queen Isabella was confined in this castle for the rest of her life, after the death of her husband, King Edward II. Castle Roche. A remarkable ruin in the county of Louth, Ireland, formerly one of the frontier castles of the English Pale. The name is a corruption of Rose Castle. This fortress was destroyed by Oliver Cromwell in 1649. Castle Thunder. A military prison in Richmond, Va., during the war of the Rebellion. Here many Federal prisoners were confined, and subjected to great hardships. The building was simply a warehouse converted to the uses of a jail. Castor and Pollux. 1. Two wellknown marble statues, of colossal size, which stand at the head of the modern ascent to the Capitol in Rome. 2. Two statues which were found in the Baths of Constantine, and now stand in the Piazza di Monte Cavallo. There are copies of these statues in the Museum at Berlin. See QUIRINAL HILL. Castor and Pollux carrying off the daughters of Leucippus. A pieture by Peter Paul Rubens (15771640), now in the Munich Gallery. Castor and Pollux. See TEMPLE OF CASTOR AND POLLUX. Caswell, Fort. See FORT CAS WELL. Cat and Bagpipes. A well-known tavern which was situated in London. A bon-mot. for instance, that might be relished at White's, may lose all its flavor when delivered at the Cat and Bagpipes in St. Giles's. Goldsmith. Catacombs [of Alexandria]. Extensive subterranean cemeteries in Alexandria, Egypt. "Nothing which remains of Alexandria attests its greatness more than these catacombs. The entrance to them is close to a spot once covered with the habitations and gardens of the town, or suburb of the city, which, from the neighboring tombs, was called the Necropolis. The extent of these catacombs is remarkable; but the principal inducement to visit them is the elegance and symmetry of the architecture in one of the chambers, having a Doric entablature and mouldings, in good Greek taste, which is not to be met with in any other part of Egypt." Murray. Catacombs [of Paris]. One tenth of the city is said to be undermined by quarries out of which building-stone was taken in former times. In 1784, after interment in the Cemetery of the Innocents was given up, vast quantities of bones were removed and deposited in these old quarries. In the first part of the present century the bones were arranged in the form of walls, altars and chapels were built of them, and the catacombs have become one of the sights of Paris. From the labyrinthine arrangement of the caverns, and the consequent danger of being lost in them, the catacombs were for many years closed to the public; but they may now be visited at certain times and with proper precautions. Catacombs [of Rome]. The name | Cattle of Brittany. A picture by given to the vast excavations which formed the burial-places of the early Christians. They were begun in the times of the Apostles, and continued to be used for the purpose of interment until the capture of Rome by Alaric in 410. The catacombs were usually named after those who owned the land. Among the more important catacombs in Rome are those of S. Calisto, S. Sebastian, and Sta. Priscilla. Catacombs [of St. Calixtus]. One of the most interesting and most frequently visited of the Roman catacombs. The cemetery is of considerable extent, and comprises several tiers of galleries. In early times it was a favorite resort of pilgrims. It contains some curious paintings and sepulchral inscriptions. Catacombs [of St. Sebastian]. A Catherine Cornaro, The Nobles of "A grandiose composition, which, when displayed in London, was looked upon less as grave history than as phantasmagoria." J. B. Atkinson. Catherine, St. See ST. CATHER INE. Catherine Docks. See ST. KATH- Catherine's House. See ST. CATH- Catiline, Conspiracy of. See CON- Cato Street. A street in London, There had been radical meetings in all parts of the kingdom, the bloody scenes at Manchester; the great plot in Cato Street; and, above all, the Queen had returned to England! Irving. Rosa Bonheur (b. 1822), the celebrated French painter of animals. Caudine Forks. [Lat. Furcula Caudina.] A famous pass, in the form of two lofty fork-shaped defiles, in the valley of Caudium, in the Apennines, into which a Roman army was enticed by the Samnites, B. C. 321, and, being hemmed in and unable to retreat, was obliged to capitulate. Cauter, The. A fine public square or parade in Ghent, Belgium. Cautionary Towns. The towns of Briel, Flushing, Rammekins, and Walcheren, were held, in 1585, by Queen Elizabeth as security for the payment of troops with which she supplied the Netherlands. These four towns were called the Cautionary Towns; and although only one-third of the sum due on account of the troops was refunded by the Dutch, they were nevertheless delivered to them July 16, 1616, in accordance with a treaty for the purpose signed May 22. Cavallo, Obelisk of the. See OBELISK OF THE MONTE CAVALLO. Cave Canem, House of the. [Also called House of Homer, and House of the Tragic Poet.] A very interesting disinterred private residence at Pompeii, Italy, famous for the beautiful wall-paintings discovered in it. On the threshold of this house was a mosaic representing a chained dog, with the words "Cave Canem" (Beware of the Dog), from which the house derives its name. This mosaic is now at Naples. Cave of Adullam. A large cavern at Khureitûn, Syria, traditionally identified with the "cave of Adullam" into which David retreated after his adventure at Gath (1 Sam. xxii. 1). There is no intrinsic improbability in the monastic tradition, and many circumstances favor the conclusion that this may have been the cave. Cave of Jeremiah. This cave near Jerusalem is a very interesting natural curiosity. It is entered by a door cut in the side of a hill; and the whole interior of the hill seems to be occupied by a series of caverns, separated from one another by pillars and screens wholly natural. There are vaulted chapels, crypts, and chambers, in one of which the Latin monks sometimes perform mass. The whole place would be as sombre as the meditations of Jeremiah, were it not relieved by an abundance of graceful weeds. Cave of Machpelah. The burialplace of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in Hebron. Over it stands a Mohammedan mosque to which Christians cannot under any pretence obtain access. It is regarded as reasonably certain that the cave underlies the venerable Haram, and there is no intrinsic improbability in the supposition that the embalmed remains of the patriarchs may still be lying there, as the excessive sanctity of the place would naturally guard it from pillage and profanation. Cave of the Nativity. A cave in Bethlehem, which was, according to tradition, the residence of Mary, and the birthplace of Jesus. Over it is a fine church arranged for Greek, Latin, and Armenian worship. One is shown here the silver star in the spot where Jesus was born, the corner where the manger was, and the place where the Magi presented their offerings. Cave of the Winds. A wet cave or grotto at Niagara Falls. It is under the great Centre Fall. The entrance to it is attended with difficulty, but with proper precaution. and the company of the guide, is not necessarily danger ous. "A cavern deep below roaring seas, in which the waves are there, though they do not enter in upon him; or rather not the waves, but the very bowels of the ocean. He will feel as though the floods surrounded him, coming and going with their wild sounds, and he will hardly recognize that though among them he is not in them. And then as they fall with a continual roar, not hurting the ear, but musical withal, will seem to move as the vast ocean waters may perhaps move in their internal currents... And as he looks on, strange colors will show themselves through the mist; the shades of gray will become green or blue, with ever and anon a flash of white; and then, when some gust of wind blows in with greater violence, the sea-girt cavern will become all dark and black. Oh, my friend, let there be no one there to speak to thee then; no, not even a brother. As you stand there, speak only to the waters." Anthony Trollope. Cave of Trophonius. A dark subterranean cave beneath frowning rocks in a dark ravine near the city of Lebadea, Greece, so called as the place chosen for the seat of the oracle of the Baotian hero, Trophonius. "This [the cave of Trophonius], according to the most reasonable conjecture, is yet to be discovered within the walls of the modern castle on the top of the hill, where it may exist choked up with rubbish." Murray's Handbook. "The mouth of this cave was three yards high and two wide. Those who consulted the oracle had to fast several days, and then to descend a steep ladder till they reached a narrow gullet. They were then seized by the feet and dragged violently to the bottom of the cave, where they were assailed by the most unearthy noises, howlings, shrieks, bellowings, with lurid lights and sudden glares, in the midst of which uproar and phantasmagoria the oracle was pronounced. The votaries were then seized unexpectedly by the feet, and thrust out of the cave without ceremony. If any resisted, or attempt ed to enter in any other way, he was Plutarch. instantly murdered." Cave-temples of Elephanta. See ELEPHANTA, CAVE-TEMPLES OF. Caveau. A literary and convivial society founded at Paris in 172935 by Piron, Collé, Gallet, and the younger Crebillon. It was so called from the sort of cabaret or café, called Le Caveau, in the Rue de Bussy, where, about 1735, many men of letters and songwriters were accustomed to meet. The society dissolved in 1817, |