Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-11

lite marshas and warriors surround in spirited and chi
racterstc attitudes their great chief who sits his hor.
in the wel-known frock cooked hat pigtail and can
1t is Of deep rich bronze, and work Of art Of whic
the Berlners may well be proud. We were much amuse
at mistake made while admring fine statue whic
we understood guide to say Luther. We locke
at him and each other in Luther in martt
cloak ferocious moustaches, and Hessians was pu,
zed and with reason; for valet went into fits
laughter, saying, "0h no, not the reformer but Of
Butcher " BY the way here indeed there are soldier
worthy to compare with my magnificent pet Londo
troops well dressed, erect gltterng and to my gno
rant eye under discipline. They would scarcel
dare appear otherwise than point device with the de
spotc Frederick his bronze horse opposite watchin
their every evolution fierce old martinez that he was
Every morning the band assemble in the open square
inter den linden and beneath the shade of broad trees pla
for hour most delicously Conceive my happiness il
this land Of harmony, with music every hour in tn
streets or gardens and at almost each moment an
tempted by passing bands to forego onzing and follow
the hundreds of eager listeners must not forget to
cord my verdict in favor Of German hotels and table
fhi in preference to the forced, solitary confinement
Of England; not that am, like the generality of my
countrymen, gregarous, but do prefer the option
being exclusive and stupid of enjoying the observa
tion of foreign manners and habits which can only be
done by flying tourists in this public way TO be sure
we may accept dinner evening invitations and see
certain class Of society," but that set with few mino,
differences, we find sereoyped the world but j.
the people, the travelling public whose pecuiarities
wish to watch Another thing decried and denounced
by the English our public parlors would be an expert
ment well worth trying the continent and venture
to assert would twice fill mine hosts Golfers where the
British frgd system would fail After eight hours hard
NJ ci0 ION
toilette for society," not caring shut ones self up with
dull state and listen to English exclusively how infinitely
acceptable would it be to have sofa in general draw
ingroom listen certainly to music in land where oil
are musicians, perchance have amusing instruc
tive chat with intelligent foreigner Such meetings.
such chance acquaintance, often bring about lifes
most cherished associations, frequently among the
most valued Of those golden hours set with sixty dia
mond minutes .," ~
In our hotel there many ladies' among them half
dozen Fraulens exceedingly pretty fresh rosy, and
gay as young German women appear usually to be- with
natural air, to which mere conventionaity
known but their constant mirth has one drawback it
dscloses their teeth Knowing that we have been much
criticised this point by travellers now declare that
out Of England, where they certainly do rejoice in bril-
liant, misunderstanding SETS have not seen twenty
women whose beauty not marred by Enclosing the
lips The mode of eating in this country favors should
judge the defect and let say, while this kindred
topic that accustomed to the taunts which have been
poured upon America about the ndiscriminae and rapid
boiling Of meals, was prepared to find this ceremony
conducted with deliberate and fastidous method Judge
therefore, of my open-eyed surprise when delcate
fnedlooking lady opposite chapped up in her plate
fish, meat, vegetables salad prserue and pickles. DROP
ped her fork seized her knife and disposed of the in
credible compound with astonishing celebrity But she
had not Finished there DESSERT pastry &c., and then
was handed and slightly smoked ham, Of which she
took three slices, each large my hand and these
were finished without bit OF bread this saw upon my
word. have also become somewhat accustomed to
dining enVeoped in clouds from the fragrant cigar for the
gentlemen do not hesitate to light their Havanas
Meerschaums while twenty ladies' still ct the table.
We had charming drive yesterday to Charottenburg
little village several miles from Berlin the summer palace
of the King being its chief attraction the whole distance
is through of trees, shady and inviting, Of the
public park The palace, which built for English
Princess daughter Of of the Georges be very
satisfactory to you in my historical references is very
plain and comfortable nothing magnificent though there
is grand ballroom and snowy garnishing. One little
room is complete China curiosity shop walls and floor
being covered with specimens of and hdeous porce-
ain in every variety Of vases, plates and pitchers while
little monsters are even perched up the ceiling In
the chapel is pure and beautiful marble bust Of the
Saviour the head and expression mbued with loneliness
and holy dignity it is by Rauch. In Of the rooms
shown the sword and other belonging to Freder-
lex the Great, the late king and others of these royal
heroes which used by them when in the line of the
army, in which all Prussians, believe are obliged to
certain time, including the Princes royal The
apartments of the Great Frederick preserved in much
the state in which he used hem and filed with speak
ing and characteristic souvenirs Of the most inter-
esng relics being his billiard table and with the rose
wood and ivory inaid cue, once used by him, made
several strokes and canon But the great feature Of
the palace to odd little old fashioned white
and gded piano, or rather spnnet which had also be-
longed to this extraordinary man, upon which boldly
played Yankee Doodle wonder that his angry shade
did not rise at such republican PROCLAMATION Of the keys
which had once responded to his own eccentric and
determined fingers.
What in this part of the world they fondy fancy to be
river winds through the grounds Of the palace but
pitied the carp condemned swim in such muddy bit
of creek there are bells placed about with which
visiters ring the fish to receive crumbs Of bread In
distant part of the gardens is small temple in which
rest the remains of Louisa the late Queen of Prussia
and whose statue is the masterpiece of the sculptor
Rauch. The evening light came through the richly.
stained windows, throwing solemn subdued tint upon
the marble sarcophagus which lies the full-length
efgy Of this good beloved and beautiful Queen It
exquisite in feature, calm placid holy in attitude and
expression with device allegorcal sculpture but
in quiet loneliness she seems sweetly asleep It very
beautiful, very touching in its simple purity
There nothing attractive in the environs Of Berlin
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