The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-13
Travel Notes In Europe.

BERLIN, March %, 1901 do not know
what my good friends here would say if they
heard me express what think of the city of
their pride" the finest city in the world -
rs they assure me nearly every time we meet !;
and this after having seen Rome and Paris
You could put the whole city of Berlin (leav-
ing out the dirty into the Champ Elysees and
hardly disturb the trees or interfere with the
view. And the magnificent "Schoss," the
gorgeous palace that is so fine no one lives in
it, tbeing reserved fer State occasions, balls,
etc. J You could put the whole affair into one
of the smallest courts of the Louvre, and not
be pressed for room.
How the Germans ever olive to grow up
with such food rs they have, cam OF con-
ceive, still less how they can be so stout and
hearty.
And for their language! 1t is mysterious
how they ever learn it themselves. Think,
for instance, of this one word on sign in the
street." Observation-Disclosures it
all means at last only place where straw
hats are made.
or course many things in the houses are
"new and strange" to us. My stove Is Il
gigantic structure, built into the house, eight
feet high and four feet square, made OF white
porcelain tiles. 1t takes great quantity OF
wood and about two hours time to get n fire
made and the surface of the stove thoroughly
heated-hut then it stays so.
The correct thing here is to sleep between
two huge feather beds with no sheets. Each
bed Is done up in 4 case like pillow or Il
bolster.
The streets are dirty beyond description
here, and a look at their unclean condition
makes me laugh over one of the converse
tions in our German grammar, chow are
the streets Of Berlin ," and the answer is,
"They are broad and beautiful"
Yesterday, in returning from the Museum,
we passed the Thier Garten (the Champs Ely
sees of Berlin, and WAS fortunate enough
TO have good view of his Royal Ma iesty
Frederick Wilhelm ", ID. c., etc. He is
very like his portraits-a flne-looking, SOL
deray old man of siXty-five years, gray whis-
kers, and moustache i'll the English army
style, a large cloak wrapped loosely about his
figure. and the funny Prussian helmet with
its spike on top. He sat firm and erect in his
carriage, and does not seem to feel the weight
of years. He rode with no state at all, the
only thing that distinguished the royal car
riage being the white p!umes of an official
who sat beside the goodman. Hats off is OF
course the order Of the day when these high
mightinesses show themselves TO the gaping
crowd.
/ went one evening 10 the Theatre to see
"Aschenbrodel or "Der Glaserne Pantof-
fel," under which name you will recognize
our old friend Cinderella and her glass slip
per. The play was well got up and rendered.
We saw it the one hundred and twenty Sc
renth night it had been running, and there
was full house. The piece has but little in
itself, but depends for its effect upon the
scenery and transformations, which were very
fine, also the ballet. In the trial of the Slip
per scene there were not less than two hun
dred persons on the stage. The electric light
was used with great effect-among other
things, the slippers being illuminated by il.
The closing tableaux WAS very fine, consisting
OF the usual Bengal lights, with the happy
couple in the centre.
Last week / was at the opera, ana was much
disappointed in house and troupe. The music
was, was iair; the singing wretched, and the build
lug Corlo almost be put on the stage of the
ihiladesphin Academy of Music. The opera
was Der FreischutZ."
11esterday was the first day of what is called
apeh peer, Il very strong beer made in the
spTlhg,and more disgusting sights l never
snm' thlnk must have seen five thousand
. nien, women, and children drunk; not merely
mgat, or happy" but drunk, beastly
tha YIN In staggering along the streets leading TO
- foiewery, lying III the gutter, or Chose not
~ ial gomez whooping and yelling like so
many mad creatures. And this in sober said
'efnpsfate-Iermany! We live to learn.
One OF my young German friends VIM b.d
ssis teo on my going cut TO see all this looked
nasoinpiacently, and remarked that !. Tic
geopies nave ever SO much pleasures NIT do
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isohe 10 say that on the morning ri Marnh en-
pas ousy in rranslating the IuauVur,I ~
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tomorrow am to dine with orr M;p,s+or
non. george Bancroft, and NEXT do, ieo,.a,
perrin LOT tour through Southern Germonv
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