The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-06-10
Domestic IzFc1n Germ any


pr. ! urst is writing to The .Mrthodl
list Of New York city series of letters
from Germany. The last one is dated
Bremen, aad gives the following pleas
ant, picture of I domestic life iu hat
cou 4try:~A ~ 4c{t grry .Irr9o.f or
Aa average German family, ef mod
crate means, is Without a superior in
human sciety az a picture Of Content!
ment.a Y It-Hlay consist of q dozen. MEM
beFs, aud yet there in no. disposition
on the part of its head to occupy the
whole large house. just enough rooms
to satisfy every requirement. and they
are, geaealiy much smaller than Am
ericans are accustomed to; are all that
are, desired. s-.....ls.--a~ c...rg .4rv
Bremen can hardly be taken as .
fair specimen of the style Of living com
mon in Germany, for being seaport
it is largely affected by the influence of,
foreigners, Yet no stranger can reside
here for a length of time, and form the
acquaintance of citizens, without be
coming Impressed by the heccontentment,
frugailIy and union usually re- gnipg in
German deIn estic ,circla. The, family
of many a man doing large business,
and moving in a society Of the highest
respcctability, often occupy. but one
floor, and every room is furnished with
great simplicity. His business may in.
crease every year, and yet he docs not
seem to be troubled with the restless
thought of getting out of, his apart
ments into larger .opes, or of buying
house for its entire occupation. The
disposition, on the increase of wealth,
to get into Il more aristocratie circle By
buy ing large house on fashionable
street, bsautifying it With costly furni
ture, giving great enteftainwents, and
appearing every afternoon with large
cquipage, Is lot "a part of the German S
character, If he INDUCES in ali these
things, On anything less tEan Il i'm
meDse fortune, The presumption is that
either be or Lis wife Eas been ii
America. c-nsI 21 IL
The Gcrmans Ireokfa, t.is very simple
indeed it is never CAL, d u breakf fss'
but only coffee Not. an ibeh viii Ihe
real Gelma move from h.. l.use, or
scarcely in il, ti,i. lie has had his /
coffee; which is .accompaniod by II bis
cult or Two Without bnster.a The Ger
man scholar will not open q book, or
take pp a-Een. until he has had this |
light rcpast. Al tensot clock a lunch
of bread and cheese, or som ethiDg of a |
similar character, is taken by many,
though not universally. The. .diuners, !
invariably introduced by soup, col sists |
of substantial and nutritious dishes and |
closes with bread and cheese In the
middle of the afternoon, coffee is taken
again, and a light tea at haf Fast SIX,
closes the meals of the day Iai4suml
M. afternoon, manyiflmilios ,takejtheir
coffee in little. arhors in the front gar
den., The, garden may be- very small,
but, by dint of mahagment, enough oi 4
it narrow dimensions, are subsidized into
space for little table, surrounded half
a dozen, seats, yer which rises a Yipea
lattice. Whers there is no spare
ground, but the, yernada reaches the d
street, eYep one end of. the yernada |
itself is often divided into little room, +
which is half screened from The street
by some ingenious device, and supplied
with chairs, table and pictures. These
pleasant little hooks are usually Joeeup
led the whole of the afternoon by the
lad ies, in pleasant sumner weather, whe1
there converse, sew, sip, their coff g
md entertain their frieuds, and in the
evening, are joined by thegeptlemen,
IN their return from their PLACES of
business + t-