The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-07

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rhe Emper armed to Vienna and his faithful
srmt,ed to a 95ance the gratifying fact to as this
morning: Now, as the town is very full, and most
the celebrities here, and there is political
pews, perhaps l may amuse some of your fair
eaders by giving an account Of Franz Joseph the
first. and the pillars of his throne, and of some Of
he beauties that give grace to his court, of the wits
hat brighten, OF the good that endear.
lie you remember, then, ladies, in Schiller's no
pie ballad of The DIVER" the stately boy with an
aspect unfe airing bu. GENTLE who broke the 81
|ence which succeeded the Kings throwing his jew.
He'd cup into the deep OF course you do. Well,
hen, just such " herrlcher juggling you may
Fancy the Emperor Of Austria A figure Of singular
grace is set OF by most gallant carriages personal
bravery is shown in every look and in every quisk,
firm movement. He is considerably above the com
mon height, though not absolutely tall. His face
very peculiar: To the marked characteristics of
House of Hapsburg, he adds an expression
never saw in any other ofthat family, either
trait or .he living face. The forehead is
Ieetling, the nose and mouth we'll formed,
peculiar. Ii is in the eyes that some
hing remar kable strikes you at once; they are not
large, but sunken, and the eye brows form over
them in singular manner-they are piercingly
bright, and have an earnest, almost melancholy
look, which must have been planted there by
thought beyond his years. The eyes, then, are the
chief characteristic of his fae, and mark i. out so
strongly that once seen it were hard to forget it.
The Emperor never appears but in uniform, AMI
generally wears the plain light gray coat of gone
raj lie is seldom decorated, except on great occa-
sions and his whole appearance is strikingly simple
and military. Unlike any of his family, the
Austrians generally, he is most export horseman,
and keen sportsman. lie rides straight across
country, and seldom goes home while the dogs last
He is capital shot soldier at heart, he little
luxurious, and his private apartm are the least
splendi in the palace. The room where he usually
| ats at Schonbrunn has Il fine lookout, and COM
mands the garden where Napoleon used 70 walk
and mediate, and which still goes by bis name. 1t
requires little stress of imagination to suppose that
such prospect may often set him musing, and
check aspiring, and rebuke pride. The walls are
covered with maps; on TIE table lie books of refe
renee, mostly on military matters. He rises early,
and not seldom INDUCES in the pastime of riding
out unattended, and paying his visits Defines to
bayySs'r G2d public places, TO see with his own
eJiiery BAL things are in order. lie inspected the
az tracks a little whle ago, at seven o'clock
IN This keeps up a great gui uavc
kte has an exTafdinary eye for detail, and will
detect with if an officer be not ring the
proper reg9ia sword. He has the royal gift of
remembering \ 'mes and faces and if an officer
should not be in uniform. be his rank what it may
he had better not fall under the eye of the En-
There is story in the army of his having one day
placed six general officers under arrest for this
breach of orders during the state of siege.
He is very accessible, and, since his reign, the
rules of the court have been a good deal changed
IN this respect His chief society is, however, that
of military men, and not day passes but Nagent
OF Schlick, Hess Windischgratz, are in vlted to
his table. Radetzky, while in Vienna, lives with
him altogether, and sleeps in the palace. When in
u
spASseye war Gers about in search Of a kno wn
face fand if he finds 1t, he will talk pleasauty for
long time with the same person. Like the Empe
tor of Russia, whom, perhaps, he may, in some de-
greed, have taken for model, he is fond of
prises, and likes to appear Unexpectedly every
where. II may be owing to this fancy that the
journ ais have been forbiddea to chronicle his move
ments till officially announced. There is, atoge-
Their an absence of parade about him, except on
state occasions. If he drives. which is bat rarely,
1t is in an open carriage with two horses, and
coachman and footman in undress liveries No
guards, with nothing plumes and caracollng
chargers, surround him-not even an eutrider pre-
cedes and were it not that Vienna is one vast
camp, and the soldiers turn out, and the drums
beat, when he passes a guard-house, stranger
would scarcely suspect he ruled the land Oh
horseback, single English groom, wearing the
plain livery of an English gentle mans servant,
rides behind him, and Count Grunne, his adjutant,
! and constant companion, at his side but about a
neck n the rear. He will change his horse several
wv the same ride, and appears usually on
lpriDg his afternoons ride in the Pra-
as ID y letter is ending, | will flush
russian general" To ladies he
4 courteOuso