Figure descriptions
Caption explains that the illustration is set in Venice, Italy. Two women sit on stone
steps and look at one another. The
woman at the forefront dips cloth into the water. There is a basket behind her. The
second women holds a fan in one hand and a piece
of fruit in the other. There is a jug next to her. The women appear to be having a
conversation. Shops line the street behind the
women. In front of one shop, two men play cards. A family, consisting of a mother
carrying a baby and two girls, walks along the
street. To their left, a man places pumpkins and squashes outside of a shop. Full-page
illustration contained within a double-ruled
border.
Light flowers with their steps and leaves extend from the top left corner of the illustration
across the top and down the left
side of the page. They are set against a dark background at the top, but the darkness
fades away behind the flowers down the left
side. 1/2-page illustration contained within a double-ruled border that also contains
the title, byline, and poem letterpress. The
flowers are positioned above and to the left of the poem text.
