The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-03

The great place OF resort for the spring and sum-
mer season, is delightful spot termed the " Pra-
ter" II is situated just on the outskirts of the city
and may be considered an immense park, being
about four miles in length and three in breadth,
and is bounded on one side by the Danube. 1t is
intersected by avenues bordered by shade-trees,
and the other portions are covered with most of the
trees Indigenous to the region, aifording retreat
for several hundred deer, that are so tame as TO
feed from the hands of the visitors The Prater
consists of two main dvsions-the "Noble Pra-
ter" and the " Sausage Prater, the former being
the resort of the nobility and the upper classes,
and the latter the resort OF the laborng classes,
ceiving the name from the immense amount OF
sausages that are annually consumed there-sau-
sages, cheese, bread, and beer, being the almost
exclusive refreshments of this Prater
On Easter Monday and the first of May, the
Prater is in its glory, and he who has not seen il
in its holiday dresses, has not seen the most mpor-
tant feature of Vienna life. Fifty thousand men,
selves in one spot and in their own way, is sight
worth seeing, and we will therefore repair to the
scene of action, first visiting the Noble Prater,
in which all drive that can drive, and those thai
cannot go to look at those who can
In the middle of the afternoon, the line of car.
rages is about four miles long, and it requires q
cicerone to be able to appreciate the true charac
ter of the passng scene, and decipher the endles:
| fro. I" Here comes Count Schandor, a son-in-aw
| of Prince Metternich," said our guide. The
Count is of European celebrity in his profession
| which is, to perform greater feats on horseback
than any other man living-to spring higher
couch lower, Jump further, and run faster. The
Count is horseprooi, and so devoted to the sphere
of life which he has chosen, that nothing affords
him more pleasure than to perform feat which
has broken the neck OF some OF his rivals. The
Count vanishes and gives way to Prince Esterha
| zy, who prides himself on having been able to tel
an English nabob of sheep raising celebrity, thai
the shepherds Of the Esterhazy possessions in Hun.
far the eh nj his En-
| petitor. The Prince drives in true Hungaran
| style and is followed perhaps by Prince Lchten-
sten whose boast is that he is the owner of nine
ty-nine palaces in various parts of Austria, and
would possess many more, if the law allowed
any one but the Emperor to own a hundred.
Presently the Emperor appears, driving six or
eight in hand-carriage most gorgeously decked
with gold insignia, and the attendants attired in
all the pomp Of imperial livery. This is the signal
for the appearance of the whole imperial family,
each branch Of which drives in its own equpage,
The Empress-mother passes by smiling and bow
ing gracefully to all, whether in carriages on
foot. The Archduke Francis Charles, successor
to the throne, interchanges courtesies with his
subjects that u be, and the other Archdukes,
brothers of the Emperor, and governors Of various
lic of the Noble Praser " on the great gaa.day
Of the season.
On the appearance of any member of the iupe-
rial family all hats are OFT, and-the Pra'er bows
it being not at all difficult to trace at distance
the course of an imperial equipage, by merely
watching the heads Of the congregated mass. The
members of the reigning house mix indiferenty
with princes, counts, barons, money-kings of the
Rothschild species, nabob merchants, and indeed
with all who can either procure money credit
,ough to drive with four or six in hand-there is
no preference to any particular equipage, each
remaining in the line as 1t has Glanced to join
it, the whole making a most motley group. varie-
gated with liveries, which begin with the Turkish
embassy and end with the last effort of European
refinement.
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Prater''-emphatically the place oe the people. AS
you approach, the fumes of the sausages, hot
| from the kettle, mingle with the smoke Of pipes
that glory in being numberess, producing COM
binaton which speaks forcibly to the unintiated
The public houses provide seats, tables and
| beer-whie bread, cheese and sausages are ped
died around by Individual enterprise, in baskets
and steamng kettles. Arnusements abound
Punch squeezes Judy, and Judy trips Punch,
greatly to the qualification OF the applauding spec
tators. little further on is board, on which is
painted the figure OF a man, whose mouth is wide
open-the lucky fellow who, at the distance Of
ten yards, can throw a ball into the orifice, be-
comes a-hero and receives prize. Opposite is
the automaton theatre with its crer, who detail:
| the wonders that happen within its walls walk
| liah, and Sampson Stay thousand Philstines
walk in, advise you as friend; admittance three
cents, and performances just COMMONWEALTH
| in, or you'll regret it afterwards 20
| "A lew y0IQS distant Is III OppOsitOn eStdouSu
ment, whose crer is equally diligent-"L anc
gentlemen, who wants to see Paris, London, anc
Berlin without the trouble of going there? Il
| there any one in this assembly who cherishes SC
in and crafty it-walk in and see. Switzerland
and the Alps-three cents by daylight, four by
moonlight, and six by candle-ight-the latter a
most superior illumination, greatly improving the
natural beauty OF the scene. The sciences have
their range, and a few PAGES further on present
their attractions to an inquiring public. Courage
ladies and gentlemen, courage walk W and be
electriied-retail or wholesale, as you please-re
| tail six cents, parties forming in rings on the
wholesale principle, receive deduction OF nifty
per cent-three cents apiece in lots Courage
walk up and be struck by thunder and lightning
without danger of injury" Again, " Who wants
to be convinced how heavy he is I Only one CEN
| to let a man know his own weight in the world
ladies and gentlemen who choose to form in par
ties shall have their fortune told in the bargain
the scales are Just empty-step up, an dmake hay
while the sun shines"
| In short there is no end to amuscments served
up for the people all grades are included-the
bby-horse-swinging cradles-rocking chairs
circular railroads--sham fghts-legerdemain
trcks-and almost every other trick that human
ingenuity can invent. Thousands and thousands
indulge in these, and are happy in having attain
ed the acme of their desires there is no noise
no confuson-no disturbance-at the dusk oil
evening they return quietly to their homes, appa-
| rently conscious that they have made the most OF
a day.
Since my last communication, the theatrical
world has been more active than at any other
period during the season. The divine Fanny
has been dancing in series Of her most attrac-
tive pieces but her divinity" is evidently on the
wane, and with it the enthusiasm of her admir-
ers However, the Viennese are still proud oil
her, and cherish her as an old friend, the glory
of whose former days casts its rainbow hues into
the present. Fanny is playing at the Imperial
Opera House, alternating with. the Italian Opera
company. She still draws crowded houses, al
though she has, in direct opposition. the great
star that is now attracting the attention OF al
observers of the theatrical heavens. Jenny Lind
| is playing with immense success; and the insane
| institutions of Vienna are looking forward to al
increase of patients. Nearly six weeks before the
arrival of the "divine Jenny" all the boxes were
three hundred dollars for ten of Jenny's perfor'
mances-one box accommodating six persons.
II is true, the off nights thrown in; but they
| have proyed a mere baQatelle. Front seats In