, 1866-04-28

In that campaign aud talks with as much |
pride Dc. seout ea DuRpei ns an Eng!shmen speaks
more. The Prince Of Prussia has nephew
whom be loves better than ho docs his sou. |
This Is Prince Frederick Carl. the commander
ln-chief Of the army, and the hero Of The
2a1l,h s'ls, ,ta,., wa.: This nI9n man i coarse,
with Ii. uuele. md i s't there sesis IS
any one thing which he prays for, It Is for
wnr where he may elut Ills brutal passions
aud WIN name = the great Captain OF the
inierior; but that share II which they iall
short Of his grnt ancestor Frederick, Is sup
piled by violence and passion. These arc
elements which arc dangerous. They cannot
be puRed away like the Whit Of = clgar. They
are strong, vital active.
move as yet. She Is looking passiyely Oh, and
her Government organs are hypocrfticailY
saying "if Aust1ia begins trouble, On her Be
the blame.n One or TWO words may bring
about great changes, but as things stand now,
is dangerous. No one can calculate how tLings
may t11n. Count Bismark's decision Is un-
known, and 50 long as he does not speak, no
man can tell whether it will be for peace or
war. OF courso pride will dictate the latter.
He counted on passive inaction on the part Of
Austria, He had no expectation Of seeing her
army roll up its columns and put itself In an
attitude to strike. He tlou:ht 1t euouel to
say, hero arc fifty million tha]css, give me
your share Of Schlcswig- Holsteln or Will
take 1t by force. Events have proved that he
was wrong. What will he the next move:
We may lot have to wait long for the an
sHer.
And yet 1t IL Just possible that Austria has
another enemy In mind. Tue recent move
meut in the Danubian principalities, which
resulted In the deposition Of Prince Couza,
and 1,fS H1hf IA hn f,c tr{j,,
ence- 1t does not escape notice here, that
notwithstanding the violence OF the Austrian
papers when speaking OF Prassia, a not in-
considerable share OF the munitions OF war
and Of the troops have been hurried to Aus
trim Poland and to the Russian frontier.
There may be a meaning in this, and there
may not. No one can do any hing but guess,
and euesses are not worth the paper they
are printed on. Il Is only well to be prepared
for any move, and II Austria feels that she
has more to fcar from Russian than from
Prussian expansion, she may be making her
| moves in view OF the first rather than OF the
second.
AMERICANS IN DRESDEN.
The number Of Americans in Dresden has
been large all winter, and remains undimln-
gay, dressy, fashionable people, indomitnble
tTc9uenters OF the opera, and the best sup
| porters, in fact, OF that establishment. Our
conntryw omen can bc known instantly on
the street By their glaring colors. bold mau-
ner, the flaming plumage Of their hats, aud
the enormous extent Of their back hair.
Many Of the young ladies are really pretty,
and we're they more gentle and modest IN
their department, they would attract genu-
| inc admiration. AT present they are
| merely stared at- miss tho atmosphere OF
quiet study, which was so conspicuous among
the Americans at Berlin. The two hundred
who arc here have little more TO do thau to
amuse themselves, md fold their hands.
DHEspES-lTs CHARACTERISTICS.
| Dresden Is d pleasant place to winter in,
in al atmosphere Of music, Dresden Is d lit
] tie world OF art, with q population Of about
| III, COO. It has little extended trade, few
manufactures, nnd derives its support from
the great carnvnn Of travellers ceaselessly
! passing through it. II is In itself very dis
Agreeable city. It has but three or four build
ings Of noteworthy architectural character,
and some Of its more conspicuous cdilccs,
such us the Royal Palace, for example, are
eminent for uglincss. The streets are narrow
and not clean. The houses are old, dlngy,
and unpieturesquc. Tue gables of
S Ssssg se and .tosSe,e paGn are dsoi wan
witl. the fakes Of coal SCOT which fall
continually, and make one think Of London
and of Pittsburgh. In the winter the en-
virohs arc as gloomy and repulsivc ns they
arc lovely and romantic in summer. Dresden
1
gallery and a concert hall. Viewed in this
light, Il is worthy Of oil It's cminence. But
when II is thought Of as a romantic old town.
like old Edinburgh, or Hamburg or Bremen
! for example; il Is consrricuously deficient. But
in summer it Is all changed. Then the pco-
pie escape up and down the Elbe, or over The
railways or country roads, and live in the de-
enough. They arc neither sublime, nor arc
I they as enchanting as some single spots which
might be named. But thsrc Is 50 much
variety, 60 much gentle beauty, such fine
contrasts Of hlll and plain, water and lawn.
Such romantic ravlnes aud elens, and such
bold craEs and passes that one might wander
for months and not exhaust the whole. As
Berlin is noted Tor its iron work md its cul-
.ure, Dresden is eminent for its music and Its
beer. Both merit the highest eulogipms In
their respective fields, hut it is ludicrous to
hear the beer and the high art almost always
mentioned In general society as the distin-
gushing features Of Dresden.
EXPENSE OF LIVING HERE.
! It costs person abont thaler day (sev-
cnty-fiyc cents gold) to live comfortably here,
or three weeks. I mention tits iact because
there ts notion largely prevalent in the
United States that 1t necessarily costs for.
tune to travel. Like everything else, 1t dc.
pends upon the man. 1t Ii possible to rove
up md down Europe, speak no language bat
the EuElish, buy every pretty thing which
strikes the eyc, and spend ten Or twelve dol.
lars each day. But one can live In any great
centre Of art aud interest for q comparatively
small sum. A single man can do so at Lon.
don, Paris, Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Vienna
or Rome for less than dollar {gold) day,
A family or company Of two can live we'll
md yet spend not more than seventy five
cents on an aycrngc for each. The rent o
my three rooms in the best part Of Dresden
the so-called English quarter. Is but twelve
dollars month. The breakfast costs but Ten
cents daily, tea the same, and dinner but
twenty five. Aud this is but sample O
Dresden prices. In places where English /.
spoken, prices rnle higher for the same fare
but IL one speaks German, {and It requires bu1
uttle,) the expense Is light. At the modest
yet good German hotels Of this city, the &C
counts run up 10 about one dollar and fifty
cents {gold) TO each person. put in thest
items for the guidance Of those many reader.
who think Of enjoying at some future dat,
the pleasure aud advantages Of foreign travel
PASUHGE.