The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-18
GERMANY.

Life Mt Wiesbaden-King Williams VISIT
Discomfort of the PeOpIe-The New Opera
s'star," Mile. ArtOt-The ssInstitution'' Of
Wiesbaden-The Roulette Table of Ger
many aud the Race Course of America
Contrasted-Riding and Driving-Scenery at
Bieberich-Duke AdOlf's Famous Palace
Prussian Domination Everywhere.
wIEsBADEN, Sept. 2, 1868.
Coming here the other day from Ems In the wake
Of his Majesty the King OF Prussia could not fail
to remark the much greater outer display OF loyalty
made by the Wiesbadeners towards their new sOve-
reign in all probability stimulated by the prospect
Of the pecuniary advantage arising from the
presence Of "a real live king" and by 'dvine
right" too at their genial watering place. The
hideous Prussan nag is ubiquitous here just now,
but the real feeling of the people Is the that
Of the inhabitants of Ems, and, indeed of all tho
capitals OF the annexed states with regard to their
change OF rulers-they are dissatisfied with 1t.
The administration gave their fourth concert
in the Grand Saloon so well known to
our citizens en- pova0e. The programme was
a good one, ana the artists employed were
not 10 fame unknown. We had SignOr Naudn and
Mile. Artot, who has been the ''sar" OF the Ameri
cans at Homburg for some time past, especially by
her singing in "Faustn She quite took the audience
by storm last night 10y her brilliant rendering of
'Ab, forse lu;r but preferred the exquisite ro
nance from 'Mignon" which she sang subsequently.
As an enthusiastic foreign gentleman observed to
me. ''Shc looks like all angel and sings like
nightingale" Why she not In New York last
season cannot imagine. manager who could ill.,
duce her TO sing there need not doubt that he would
reap golden harvest by the speculation. The King
OF Prussia was at the concert. Tie arrived pune
tualy at the time appointed for commencing and in
spite OF the heat stayed To the very end. They tell
me that he IL passionatey fond OF music and at Fer
lin goes on most evenings TO the opera. Last night
he appeared in uniform and looked much better than
in plain clothes. AZ he came out and walked
through an avenue OF his subjects, with his martial
cloak around him" he looked every inch blur old
soldier This evening the weekly ball takes place,
mt which he VIII lead OFF the dance with the ialrest
OF the gay WiCsbaden yCrdUietRs.
The gambling saloons are to be closed forever on
the 3lst OF December. 1872. The nat Is gone forth
and Is said to be irreyocabe. Those who would see
Ems, wiesbaden and Homburg in their gala dresses
must do 20 before that date, afterwards they will
sink down into the dead alive condition or AK In
Chapelle and become u resort for invalids alone
kursaals WI be Kept open by the respective towns
and there VIII be an end Of the magnificent concerts
balls and fetes with which the respective adminlsra
tons now seek 10 aInse their guests do not in-
tend 20 set myself up a. an apologst for gambling
although believe the passion for II TO be one VI
those things which no legislation can eradicate only
wish to observe that with regard to the so-caled
German "hels,n the old, old story OF the mote and
the beam often repeats Itself. was talking TO
! a Puritanical fellow citizen the other day on this
subject. lie was bemoaninR the wickedness OF q
government which allowed such things to exist for
| a single day. but seemed by no means disposed to
| agree with my assertion that there is more imm0-
rality engendercd aud unhappiness produced and q
| hundred times more money lost upon the turf and
| in the ring In America and England in one week
than there Is IN all the German gambling places in
q whole year. The gambling tables ut Wesbaden are
open all the year round, except during the months
OF January February and March, that Il IL quite
winter resort. The hotels reduce their prices, but
increase their temperature by artificial means.
Apropos OF continental hotels, there is practice,
| the elements Of which are OF long standing, but
which seems only recently to have assumed such
waters In the hotels Fostering visitors TO buy pho
! touaphs or eau de cologne or cigars. IL has be-
! come now quite nuisance, and mld remon-
STRANGE against IL il not conducive 10 future cyniIy
| on the part OF the walters.
| While discoursng upon the gambling mere omit
! tel 10 mention one important fact vz.:-that the
tables are not allowed by law TO be in operation on
sundays At Wlesbaden, Ems or Homburg, "a the,
| formerly were. OF course this lessons the gains O
| the bank very much, as Sundays used 10 be one o.
their most profitable days; for on sunday Wlesbauef
ence Train after rain comes in laden with visitors
| Men, women and children come Tor days peuslI'
ut wiesbaden, aud these good people used 10 sacrl
fee many nOriu ut tho shrine OF Dame fortune
| For their sakes as well IA for tho American an'
! English visitors, II u very good thing tnat tl
| croupiers have holiday ON sunday, now that th
| thrcp aforementioned watering places have beer
appropriated 20 Prussia, thanks TO Count BISMARCK
Just now Wesbaden is rs hot az furnace--a Cur
cuinstanCe which Is very beneficial Tor the infalus
but most Objectionable 10 the pleasure seekers ln'
only way 10 get a breath OF air sometimes Is v
mount the adjacent heights, aud TINS course ~ prev,
generally adopted There Ia n regular exodus In IN
afternoon. between four and six r. NJ, OF persons u
search Of fresh air. The mofUs operdadt ~ To tax
one OF the open carriages which stand about II
dozens waiting for hire. A novel IDEA mere Is u
have on hire small mail phaetoDs, or double 90,
carts, drawn by couple Of stout cObs or ponies, u
which one drives ones self. The jeuneSSe dOTee con
slider IL 1.-THE thing TO drive about thus at great OK
pense, as II they had been used TO carriage al
their lives, and n they can get lady 10 SIT beside
them their satisfaction IL complete.
one OF the pleasant drives nom Wiesbaden "A U
the Platte the hunting box OF the cx-Uuke OF Mas
sau which, together with his palace at BiebriCh, hi
chateau at Koeningstein aud the Greek chapel q
Wiesbaden, where lie eDshrlned the mortal remain
or ms wife, he was allowed TO retain as his privat
property when he was despoed OF his duclly or re
neved OF the cares OF state, Herr Bismarck wou
say, Dy the PrusstaDs The Platte IA not very paa
ua fesluehce, but II IL worth visit for the strange
ness OF the exterior and for the magnificent views
extending on clear day far a. Spires, which ar
obtained from the windows. The interior OF tn
house lss been sscri1ced W @ splendid well stalr