Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-08-11
Written for The PhGni.r.
Cologne.


logne may interest your readers, particularly
the ladies' for at this place is where oil the gen.
une Eau de Cologne, the celebrated perfume
for the toilet table. is manufactured. Here are
upwards of sixty establishments that manufac-
ture this article, so much used almos, the world
over. The genuine bears on the bottles the
following: Zur Staat Maiand, without which
the article cannot be genuine. Cologne is a
city and fortress of Prussia, on the river Rhine,
with upwaIds OF 100000 people, 5000 houses,
% churches, 10 gates, 33 squares, 300 streets,
and is strongly fortified it has bridge built
upon 80 boats across the Rhine, which is 1850
feet in length. This place has brisk trade by
means Of its connection by railways with all
the chief cities of the Continent.
The foundation of this city originated in an
encampment formed here by the Romans, un-
der Marcus Agrippa. Remains OF this people
are constantly discovered whenever excavations
are made, and the features and complexion Of
the natives have not lost the hereditary trace
of their Roman origin; they differ materially
from the true German type. The Romans held
this city for long period. Agrippina, the
her father, Germanicus. Trojan also received
at this spot the summons to the Imperial
Purple; Vitellius and Sylvanus were proclaim
ed emperors within its walls. At later Pc
riod, in sos, Clovis was declared king of the
Franks at Cologne. From the 18th to the 10th
century il was the most fourishing city of Nor
thern Europe. During this period, from its
wealth and power, it was often called the Rome
of the North. in this city lived William Cax-
ton, the first English printer, in l470. The
great painter, Reubens, celebrated the world
over, was also born here; and Mary de Medi-
els died in house which is still standing here
and which we visited. The Cathedral here i,
the great glory of Cologne the ancient, the
modern. This Cathedral was commenced as it
was, in the draft on parchment, in 1916, com
menced building in l24S, which has been in
building every year since, and the last time we
visited il the head man informed us that it
must yet take at least 200 years to finish it,
And when finished il will become what ST. Pc
ter's is at Rome. in Italian architecture, the
largest edifce in the world in the Gothic style
The choir is the only part now finished the
towers have reached only very small portion
of the intended height, which will, according
to the draft, reach up to 500 feet, so as TO out
top ST. Peters at Rome, as well as that OF st
Pauls al London. The body OF the building
$50 feet in length, and think that the two
towers, one at each end will be 72 feet square
up 200 feet, then 200 feet on the ocagon, ant
100 feet of a round style. These towers, will
the length of the body, will make some 694
feet, oil built Of the finest white marble. tn,
outer wall is worked with beautiful raised fig
ure, covering the whole front with an open rae!
work. Frederick, King Of Prussia, gave a
one time 81 ,000,000i also on the book KEEP
there may be seen the gifts and remarks of Ia
very maay thousands of names. and we wer
told that some years they expend on this build
ing over 100000 year. One of the tower
is perhaps up some $50 feet, and il is truly L
appearance a miracle of lighlness and eleganc
for so gigantic mass, and is worthy Of muc
praise. The choir ia remarkable as one of tn
most perfect specimens of Gothic archiiectur
now extant. They have met in this Calhedra
in the portion that has a covering for numbe
hundred years. In small chapel behind tn
high altar is the Shrine Of the Three Kings c
! Co.ogns. or the Magi who came from the Ea,