The Haunts of Old Cockaigne

LOOKING FOR A HOME Rome January 20 1894. Rome which we reached Thursday is veiy much changed since I last saw it ; imagine the Foun- tain of Trevi all the principal streets even many of the smaller ones gleaming with electric lights ! We at once engaged an apartment bathed with sun in the Piazza di Spagna sun from early morning till late afternoon. But when we moved into it the day was overcast. The apartment which had been tropical with the sun when we hired it was arctic without it ! We interviewed our padrona (landlady) an immense woman and demanded a fire. But Excellency it is not good for the health. ...