Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-13
Travel Notes iu Europe.

DRESDEN, April 80, 1861.
We left Berlin with many wishes from our
friends for ''glulicher reisen," and real German
handshakings and adieux, and like sea voyage
once over the troubles and discomforts of our
three mouths stay are almost forgotten in re-
collections Of what was pleasant and agreeable.
Until reaching Ricsa we travelled over the SAN
dy barren waste in which Berlin is situated.
Here, however, along the banks of the Elbe the
scenery became very pretty, pleasant, rolling
country, dotted with comfortable looking farm
houses and quaint villages.
Eight hours journey brought us to Dresden.
EARLY next morning VIC sailed forth with COM
mssionare to see the celebrated "Green Vaults. "
After long and patient (or impatienD waiting,w we
made up the party, six being the requisite num-
bcr. Qt consisted of two Greeks, two Hungari-
ans, and ourselves). There are eight rooms, and
nothing can be imagined more magnificent than
their contents. To attempt description of what
we saw seems an impossible task, for every OBJ
ject would require page of itself.
The first hall contains works in bronze-some
by john of Bologna, and group in iron cu'
out of a single block.
The second room contain statues and vases in
ivory. One "The Fall of Lucifer and his An
gels, has over ninety figures carved out of sin
gle piece of ivory, sixteen inches high. Then
there were beautiful tables Of mosaics with Dor
ders of print and flowers, the colors in preciou:
stones, pictures on gold and exquisite ename
| painting.
Each room seemed to exceed in splendor ant
value the last one seen such mass of gold
silver and jewels as to be almost beyond belief
and it seems as fthe value Of the collection coult
not be estimated.
Think of a pearl as large as hens egg (this Il
called the "Spanish Dwarf 'O-vases cut out o
crystal, vessels of solid silver weighing severa
hundred pounds, goblets of jasper and agate, ant
humber of figures made of pearls aud diamonds
From there we went to the famous Dresden
Picture Gallery, which is magnificent collection
and the best arranged and best lighted of any
have visited in Europe. There are twelve hall
| and about two thousand pictures. did not.
/ am sorry to say, see the "Chocolataire, as 10
some reason that part OF the gallery was closed.
/ After two days in Dresden we started for Pirn'
| and there left the train and walked to Potzcha
| On our way we overlook bright little countr,
/ girl of IL years, who was trudging along with
| basket sn her arm. We exchanged the usua
"Guten tag" and as she seemed inclised to b.
| Nsociable' we walked the whole distance will
her. She proved very pleasant companion, ,ant
q useful one also, as, being familiar with tbt
country she pointed out the objects OF interest OF
the route. She was much amused by our broker
German and quite lost herself in conjecture as L
,rho ue ,rere guessing everything but the righ
nationality for us. When at last we told he
where we were from she shook her head doubtful
" over Scotlaud-"did not knowit. ButAmerica
All, yes, she was going there herself some day
when she could afford it, She soon began tt
feel quite at home with us, and volunteered t,
the '.Fremden" her whole history. She livct
with her family at Konigstein, where she wa
now going. Her only brother had just been re
cruited to the army, &C., &c. When we partet
al Potzcha she shook hands with US as hearth,
as If she had known US for years, and then sa
down on the bank to sec us over by the ferry a
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