Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-09-02
Letters from Germany,

"Green vault, which is iull oil exquisite treas
ureS Our party of six applied for admittance
to 1t one morning, having previously secured
tickets. just as we were about to enter, the
doors closed after two other parties and we
were left out So we were Obliged to leave
and return again the next hour. We learn
this 10 be the usual way. Persons have to APP
pear twice, and meantime they arrange the
parties. They have to'be very watchlul lest
any of the precious things be taken. The en-
trance is from the court of the palace. The
first OF the eight rooms contains bronze casts
in small size, fitted up by Frederick the Great.
The next rooms is filed with carvings in ivo.
ry eXquisitely wrought For instance, a ship
in ivory, and on its carved sails are elaborate
pictures delicately carved, which are lovely as
the light shines through them Another most
curious work is a group of immeasurable lit.
tie images playing ON different musical instru-
mcnts-and this all cut from one piece OF ivo-
ry. Proserpina being carried off by Pluto is
very fine. Little bas.reliess of palaces in
Dresden are there, curiousy wrought pipes,
&c, &c. Then came the larger halls, with the
most beautiful things of every description
The golden service of the kings, used at the
royal christenings; tables of marble, inlaid
with precious stonts; u large fireplace set
with Saxon stones; amber pictures and cabi-
nets fagree silver work from Venice gold
en- bathing tubs, etc. In little room with
only bona .fde jewels, there are lovely articles
The wonderful Golden Egg" The guide open
ed for as (; inside was the golden yelk, in that
the golden goose, in that crown of gold and
diamonds, and in that diamond ring. Paint.
cd on porcelaine was the eye OF the Queen of
Spain, also her arm and with them lay her
own bracelets. Curious little images there
have waistcoats of one kind of precious stone,
buttons of another, &c. Snakes were repre-
sented with their backs set in diamonds The
crown jewels are in two apartments by them
selves, and most exquisite they are necklaces
of diamonds, swords covered with them; in
one was II green diamond, very large, set in
circle of yellow ones; in another purple
one surrounded by red ones The crowns and
sceptre of the King Of Poland (who was also
Elector of SaXony) and his wife, with the
robe he wore at the crowning in 1776 are in u
little cupboard in the wall. The room is lined
with gilded doors, one of which opens into
this cupboard In the last room we found
curious and wonderful picture-the represent
atlon on large plate of silver, of the Court
of the Grand MOgul, with scores Of little fig
ures in various positions of alteration, and
great deal of rich ornamentaton. The whole
rs in a glass case lying On support The
work alone cost 5000 hdIers The entire val
tie of these collections is estimated at SO ,00O,-
900.
We made hurried visit the same day to
the world-renowned Picture Gallery of Dres-
den. Among its 1900 paintings. at the end of
the second story is Raphael's Madonna ii San
Ssto-the picture of all pictures. 1 could
hardly restrain my impatience to get to it.,
and n feeling amounting to awe came over me
AS l approached it, though knew there was
10 time to appreciate it when we could stay
but few minutes but hope to go often 10
study it. 1t certainly is very beautiful and
the mothers face very striking, so full of Won
der and sweetness and unconeious beauty
The picture is set in frame as if it were u
door with hinges
The Bull Palace is one of the noted palaces
of Dresden, and is now occupied by the dow
ager queen Marie. 1t is rather small and
ancient building in the midst Of thick woods,
which shows how much these people love ma
ture and beauty in leaving and cherishing
these pretty places. Here right in the midst
of the city is n small forest!
The Buhl Terrace is pleasure ground back
of this palace, which is fashionable and de-
lightful place for promenades, or by paying q
small sum- to go into the Belvidere, a famous
concert garden on this terrace. This lies di-
rectly on the Elbc, and there every night, one
can hear very fine music and enjoy the fresh
air from the river, and the view of distant
hills and castles rs one looks up the stream,
and better still, the lovely sunset as one looks
down it. We cannot say too much in praise
of the variety and beauty of these public gar
dens, and indeed, the rural beauty every
where in this country. The railroad dcpots
are one of the lovely features OF Germany
They, like all the buildings here are built of
plaster of drab color, but they are large and
never without pretty ornamented grounds
about them In the 1st, 2nd and Bird class
waiting g-rooms there are tables where at any
time of the day one can get meals. We, in
our journeyngs, have frequently taken dinner
in these depots and found them us fine as any
whele. The LIST and End class rooms are
about the same in their appointments, and in
the cars the difference in the covering of the
seats is not enough 10 pay a penny's differ
ence. 1t is only the royalty, however, that
travels in the 1st class coupes. In Germa,
NY there are four classes OF cars; The 3rd
class have no cushion and differs a little other.
wise the 4th class are merely rooms without
seats, but those who carry their trunks can
use them for that purpose, The guard" al
ways keeps the doors of the Gals locked until
applied TO by passengers; by slipping gro
sehsa INTO his hand, we can generally secure a
coupe for our party alone.
Dresden is very clean city, the streets are
cleaned thoroughly by the women, 80 that
they can be crossed anywhere-indeed, there
are no special crossings. There are very few
streets given up to the poor especially, so that
squald poverty does not abound in localities
us in some of our American cities. The high
est stories of the houses is rented at o moder-
ate rate 10 the poor. Therefore, their children