The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-15


day. The charges for attendance" vary |
ing from twenty to fifty cents per day,
and then receive the least attention pos
sible, and for soap, candles, &c, looks to
Americans small and contemplate. At
Limerick, Ireland, we were charged in
our bill 'water- wash" one shiiling-25
cents, at another hotel we were charged
"gas ID" at another hotel candles IL
kreutzers IS cents, where we had not
used one-half cents worth. The Euro
pean hotels of the same class are half
century behind the American. About
their railway stations, they are fully up
to America, and often we found the con-
venience of the traveller better provided
for than in our own country-particu
larly at the small stations Changes of
time for trains are usually made on the
first of the month, and extensively ad
vertised some days previous, and at all
the stations large bills containing the
time table for the whole road are con-
spicuously posted.
We observe some customs prevalent
among the peasantry indeed, they
are not confined to the peasantry,-wh which,
to fastidious Americans, seem to indicate
a want of delicacy. At the stations and
other public places Fur Damen" and
I eur Manner" arc well provided for, but
oftentimes, so public or contiguous, as to
render privacy or separate retirement
almost matter Of form. Perhaps Gin
nocence" or "custom" may be offered as
an apology, but we think not quite ac-
ceptable to Americans
I In our travels thus far in Germany,
we have suffered but little inconvenience
on account of difference in language.
When in Ireland we did as the Irishmen
did, and in Deutschland we try to do as
the Dutchmen do. At most of the hotels
we find some one speaking English, but
net always One day in a crowded coffee
room at hotel, we ordered mutton
chop for breakfast, but the waiter stared
at us in amazement Thinking we
might have slight foreign accent in our
RECOMMENDATION of the German, we pro-
nounced it IN all the ways we could
think of,-theE gave him the French,
"cautlette de moutton," but the stupid
Ounce "nic7stS 0erste7t6n" till, in fit of
starvation and desperation, we roared
out "ba-a a-a A laundering ''guffaw"
from the crowd brought the Ounce to his
senses.
Orr stay in Stuttgart and vicinity was
improved to tha utmost The entire
distance from that CITY oonusratt, az
miles, is laid out in park, with beau
tiful walks, drives, fountains and statu-
airy and is the great thoroughfare be-
tween the two cities. There are four
royal palaces in Stuttgart and suburbs,
two of which we visited by Eintritts
Karte" from the "Hofmeister." The pal
ace Wlmina, is fitted up in oriental
style in imitation of the Alhambra-isI
rich in gems of art, paintings, sculpture
&c, and in the grand reception room
are windows painted to represent beds
of plants and flowers outside, SO true to
nature as almost TO deceive the senses
Fountains and statuary abound through
out the gardens This palace seems to
be q summer resort, rather than a resi-
dence, and is but one story in height.
Landhaus Rosenstein is another palace,
situated half mile from the former,
upon an eminence, from which we have
a magnificent view of the city and the
surrounding mountains, and was the
| former residence of the father of the
present King of Wurtemburg, but at pres
ent is unoccupied by the royal family.
It is of one story, built around central
court, containing fountain, and seems
to consist of succession of reception
rooms opening from one to the other
and one grand drawing and dining ROOM
None of the rooms are carpeted, the floors
being of ornamental inlaid work, oil
various kinds of wood The walls are
hung with a profusion of paintings, and
statuary of all kinds, both large and
small, occupies every appropriate spot,
all exhibiting exquisite skill and finish.
One room is hung with beautiful Ia
pestry. The furniture, however, which |
is of mahogany, is not in keeping with
the works of art. Some Of our Kenosha
citizens can exhibit furniture as ertrGUG-
CANT, the parlor furniture of DR.. Farr,
Q. S.Head, Esq, and others, will compare
quite favolably with it. Several of the
Chicago and Milwaukee establishments
can furnish furniture far superior Some
royal presents were very fine particu-
larly porcelain ware, gold knives, forks
ana sp1ons and Other table ware. The
grand drawing room was fitted up with
u great profpsion of statuary. But the
subjects Of most Of the paintings and
staruary are not such as fastidious Amer
leans would be likely to select for their
parlors Perhaps ere are fastidious, but
the subjects were mostly such as we
should reject in making il selection forI
our own parlor. The figures of eitherl
sex, entirely or partially in a state oil
nature, may be in accordance with Euro
pean taste as subjects of art, for the par
lor, but the taste of Kenosha citizens
has not yet been educated up to that
point. Judging from the surroundings,
stranger would be led to conclude that
the palace was the seraglio of the Turk