The Legend of the Coral Net–Origin of Venetian
Point-Lace–The _Fragilie_ or Guilds–Dogaressa Maria
Baseggio’s son torn to pieces–A terrible Earthquake–A
Year of Jubilee–The _Marca Amorosa_–War of the
Gallants–Marriage–The Pledge of Peace–Dogal
Prerogatives curtailed–Vision of Rose-trees and
Doves–The “Flagellants”–Marriage Customs–Madonna
Catarussa and the Seller of Brooms–Picnics–A Table
of Etiquette–_La Donna della Misericordia_–The
Dogaressas-Patroness of the Crafts–A Sumptuous
Coronation–The _Ca’ Di Dio_–Prosperous Times–The
Dogaressa’s Wardrobe–An Autocratic Doge–State
Robes–The Bridge of Fisticuffs–The Castellani and
Nicolotti–The Gaiety of Life–The Sweet Legend of “La
Beata”–Strange Devotions–Revolutionary Movements
and Conspiracies–Giustina Rossi and her stone pan of
Carnations 84–125