Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-10-25
LETTER FROM EUROPE
MO. zxGTI,
LONDON, June 3, 1860.

h AS strange as it my appear.
am again in LondoD-this vast, bus,
le busting metropolis. l arrived her
4, on the lst inst, and shall remain, pei
1t hars a week OF two. Wails at Bel
e lin. | received a gpod SIMPLY of let
iers from, The United Scates. some G
< which | answered; | promised t
J write you soon. which promise ! an
now seated to fulfill | am, perhaps
: as muck surp. ised as ton sTe to fin,
+ ny self bere just at this time. as
had iutendja TO have taken north
S err course on leaving !he ooniuen
ftr tie Islands Ny design was Il
, go from Nortlfrn Germany diyec'i,
20 Stoland: but protracted and
Iuriuus storm on. The North Sen, TO-
, gether With other circumstances. in.
duc"d NE to change my course to-
wards London. As my last Was
!rom Berlin, mus, now detail i-w
facts and Incidents Regarding my
ronte rom that city through North
t,rn Germany. From B. rim gent
to Hamburg, the great comm lcial
metropolis of Northern E3rnpe.-
Here | passed two days most agree.
ably in seeing he town and stu J ing
! -,
Germ n habits and customs In
thls place WAS most agrepably di>-
,,epuintsd. ] h,d expected to have
found it an old. dirty, neglected sea-
port town. without Interest or i'm.
tsuv m Mt, and ! hesitate not to say
that it is Que oi tha npntest, mos.
pros porous aud Will conducted cities
of Europe. 1t has m ny beautiful
buildings. ana the old tor'ifica ions
have been levelcd, an1 share they
vera. are now exec llent walks orna.
M nfed with trees, forming lovrl li
promenade nearl, around The entire
city. IN fact there is nowhere to be
u
found spot more d sirable or in'i-
ting; offering more induce ments for M
evening walk or drive, than This same
old city of Hamburg In the cen
ire Of the town is lake or bay, in
form, an cbloag square, perhaps a.
mile 10 circumference, formed BY
oxcayatiug aud widening branch
of The River Elbe. This is surround,
ed by terrace. planted with double
row of trees forming tipe prone
made. aad the streets Oh all sides, are
lined with very large hotels. prlnreI, /
residences and gaudy furnished gales,
presenting 10 the eye, esp claliy.. in
the evening, scene mostly livrly /
ana beautiful: | think much NOR so /
than any part Of th.. Graud C'nal in !
Venice. The castume Of the peas
aut wamen aud flowers girls. is sin
gnlaily striking and peculltr, aud is
said 10 have existed from time imme-
morial. | visited the. flower market (
for the purpose OF seeing
tn, m. They are arranged IN rows
rs far as you. can see-Gressed in
tn g;iyest ealors. the, most comleal-
long WASTED dresses, strange heac-
gear, and odd, quaint locking. in,
verted straw hats. exhibiiing a g1oap
ol picturesque aud faneifuliy attirtd
danscis nteut npou The sale OF their /
sp clat cosnmalit fes. / never saw AZ
troop Of caniic;5 masqnerades mere
amusing. They certainly rival abe
groesque attire of tn Swiss peasant
eifls, or th. brilliant head 'liesS warn
by the maids Of Ratterlum. The
pecaliar dress worn by thepeasantts
in the different countries aud klog-i
domS Of Earope. is one Of the most
interesting facts that strikes ~ '.tten-
ton of travellers. These peculiar
tiles have been loDg and dearly
che rished, ard adhered TO With sar-
prising tenacity. We have no class
in Am rica that answers property to
ID, peasant,y Of the old wori'i; es-
ptcially as regards the mannerot
dress With US, Ill consult and use
the same geaer,l style: in Earepe the
lawer classes rave their peculiar and
unyafying fashion handed down from.
generation regeneration. This refers
mostly to female toilette. though.I
In some countries. the male pc ssant
has q'ailyskis Characteristic in dress.
For example: the French Iabortr has
his Llouse, the Italian bis knee
brescbes aud piratlcal looking bat,
and the Hungarian his laced coat aud
cap ornamented with iesthers'>