Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-08-26
LETTER TO TBE YOUNG
FOLKS.
From Berlin, Prussia.
BY a DELAWARE LADY.

AS the Berlin boys and girls are now
in the midst of their summer vacation,
we can see them only in the streets and
public gardens. The pale little ones
who live in Easements and cellars romp
every day up and down the narrow
Pavements, but many of even these take
to the shaded avenues to be found in
almost every part of the city or 60 with
| their fathers, mothers or governesseS or
with all three together to the gardens.
| The street which they love best of all is
the Unter (oonter) den Linden, for of all
the nice and shady ones it is incest and
most shady.
AS to the gardens, think a moment
about how many churches there are in
any town you know. in proportion to its
size, and you will have some idea of the
relative number Of gardens in any Ger
man city, but you will scarcely be able
to Judge of the space taken up by them,
( for they are so large. The smallest we
have, includes two acres Of ground
| The "Thier (teer) garten is two miles
| long and half mile broad. Berlin has
more than 700, 900 people in it, and has
/ garden room enough so that every body
who wishes to go and take his tea under
! the trees can have a chance to do so;
and it appears. there are more who do
wish to do so every day, than there are
at home who care to go to church once
or twice a week.
] Unlike the churches. the gardens are
not scattered at little distances through
out the city, but the business. portion is
pretty well crowded together, and the
gardens are strung like blossoms on a
thread all around it. Then the men
and women in the middle of the after
noon think nothing os walking one or
more miles to reach one, or if they do,
droschy tdroszyl rides are very cheap
Now there are two kinds OF gardens
here to go to, doubtless also everywhere
in Germany. They are forests and res
taurants. IL you do not care to eat, but
want only fresh air. you generally go to
| the former. They are groves with seats
in them, sometimes also drives and
broad walks, artificial ponds or lakes,
nearly always flowers and sometimes
statuary. The Thiergarten is one OF
| these. The soil is almost pure sand, OF
a sort Of cream color, and the contrast
of the nice walks with the green grass is
very pretty. but If they are new, your
feet viii sink deep in them at every step
But they make them hard and keep
them trim, and every day you will see
men and women sweeping them, those
miles of roads, with a brOOm
The eating gardens are called eoI'ee lt $
restaurants, beer-gardens, &c. Iach =
walled in. and consists of fiat sandy az
leve CROSSING, each other at right angles,
,,,;tb no,g and then walks that wind
a,Vav into the shrubbery or to plat oi
rr,ss or A bed of flowers. These alleys
srs lined with little longish tables, and
Zach table has six or more chairs around
II Both tables and chairs are painted
a sort of dust color, so as not to show
the dirt. perhaps.
When person enters the gate, ne
pays a trifle. and is then entitled to
seat at one Of the tables for as long as
he pleases. Very soon a waiter passes
by, when, il he likes. he orders glass
] Of beer, a cup of coffee. oE lemonade, OF
milk and, il he is hungry. bread and
meat, or a toast
Now If you will remember how partic,
ularly you enjoy having plenty Of cold
meats and sandwiches at a picniE.
may be you can explain the reason whs
this people, so fond Of willing away thC
summer afternoons out of doors may
have grown into the habit Of making
their suppers out of bread and meat. AZ
any rate you find no fruit on German
tea table, but instead, bread, butter Sole
meat and tea. Would you not like TINS