Butte record., 1854-07-15
House Scenery Of Munich.

One little thing peculiar to the winter
here, I greatly admire the long rolls Of
fresh green moss laid inside the ndows
10 keep out draugh;s. Ia many houses
the moss garlands are decorated with
artificial flowers but tn spoils them
entirely. Sometimes Won see ivy leaves
stuck INTO the mos, and that is very
pretty Peasant are constantly bring
ing these mos>-wreaths INTO the city.
Speaking of th s.. moss decorations,
reminds me Of the way in which the
Germans train ivy, which IS one Of the
loreliest things Of small kind to be
seen IN Germany We in Eng and rare
Is attach an idea Of decoration to ivy.
beyond rs adornment OF old houses and
ruins, and Of our garden walls. ! ct in
England, ivy aaurishes uncased for with
much more luxurance than IL does in
Germany. But the Germans, perhaps,
approaching its beaEty-5ecause with
him it Is rarer blessing--.ra rs it low
ingly around his dwelling, around The
internai as " Il a the ez ernal val :
From the pal &C to the cottAge, IN Ger
many, there Is scarcely room 10 he
found which does nol Poss $ It's ivytree
As yau va through the streets, and
cast your eyes upon the hous =, there Is
hardly window to be Sc n which is not
twined into very bower b. the grace
fll and gracious testoons Of ivy. Ivy
trails around the window bas; ivy
makes a pleasant green background to
boquels of flowers booming in vases or
in flower pots.
\ very pleasant little paper, have
otter thought, might be written descr p
tive Of the windows in German ST. eet;
and the mode in WHICH the cherished Ivy
was trained would play a conspicuous
part in it. You may read much Of the
character Of the inmates Of the dwelling
bv the ivy; sometimes It's leaves are
dusty, and It's growth Is ungraceful, and
It's SPRAYS untastefully framed; some
times i, grows in gaudy flower pot.
or swings from the centre oil T.. g WIN
dow, in a hedlously shaped Blumen
Lamp-hower lamp, as It l. Called
kind of swinging vessel for plants, very
much IN vogue here; bat, as rule,
The ivy is gracefully. nay. most poeti-
callv trained its Blumen Lamp, If II
be planted in one, Is often OF rustic
character, perhaps OF red terra-cotta.
with delicately moulded foliage OF yell
low sh white clay meandering over 1t.
h..
YOU see IVY trained. Ivy often forms
green and fresh screen across It room,
being planted in boxes, and ITS sprays
trained over rustic fame work. Ivy
often casts its pleasant shadows over
piano. so that the musician may SIT be-
fore his instrument as within little
bower; ivy may BE- seen adornIng the
shrine which hangs upon the wall. or
dropping its sprays above the lady S
workable.
The staircase in the house OF great
painter here, is a complete little bit OF
fairy -land-thanks 10 his love OF IVY,
which testoons the balustrade of the
polished oak stairs, and shows forth Its
kindly leaves among the rarer beauties
of palms and mvrtles which rise, grove
like, upon the landings. | know an
apothecary's shop, which is rather like
a bit of wild wood, from lis growth OF
ivy, than a shop of physic. was
told the other day Of a studio here,
.suily sylvan; and know an old
> ,bbler who could not mend his shoes
without seeing MS ivy-bush daily be-
fore him rs be works.-Ho,cH.