Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1871-08-26

the hotel aud the Banking clerks speaking !
English, and then there is large population |
OF resident Americans 1t abounds in parks
and gardens, and the long, beautiful avenues
are dark with the shadows of heavy tress.-
The Germans are 50 fond of nature, shat parks !
are very natural, abounding in large, old trees
and tall grass and wild flowers. The little
FOrget-me.not is n real German flower find.
could scarcely resist grabbing handful as /
saw it growing abundantly around the pal
aces Mt Potsdam. Flowers arc plenty aud
cheap IN the streets, many of them looking
like dear old friends. The first important bus
iness for our party was 10 find home-which
here consists of suites OF apartments all on
one floor, an etdge as they are called. This is
the usual way of living for the Germans, and
American residents find it very convenient
and agreeable style of home. They can be
obtained completely furnished even TO the sill
yer on the tables. Such an one we find mum.
berng eight rooms, with everything very nice
for go Malers per month. BY keeping ones
own servant Americans can have tlreir accus.
toned style of cooking End live charmingly.
Indeed, l wish ! could see some of the poor
over-worked house keepers in America, that |
know of, enjoying this easy way of living
Servants do everything here and that bcauti-
fully As no washing is ever done in the
house, no bread made and many articles of
food bought already cooked, the servant has
time to do that which most ladies in medium
life do themselves in our country. Sewing is
done SO reasonably as TO prevent the necessity
of oYcr.work in that direction. The most
elaborate Of suits can be made at the finest
dress-makers for four Thaers--which is less
than 50 so in our currency The Germans
delight in beautiful linen for table and beds,
and all eqxuistey marked by hand cmbrod-
cry. What stack of it some of them must
have you may imagine when tell you OF
friend of ours who lives in great style and has
many dinner parties yet has but two washings
a year!
A ride TO Pilnitz OF two German miles
four of ours-has been very enjoyable. Veg
citation is very backward here iOr the middle
Of June, owing to the unusual quantity of
rain and the prOtracted cold of the season.
So that strawberries are small, but they taste
good. The rye in the fields was quite high,
but the wheat less than u foot. Large fields
of clover and grass had been cut in some
places and gave forth delicious fragrance.
We saw women cutting it generally, though
here and there man with his stythe, but no
machines Women usually plough, but l no.
| ticed one mau driving IL small plough which
| had little wheel in front and the shallow
| plough-share behind. The roals are very mar
row, with hedges or grain on either side-no
! ~ .;,,1 i,l
some private grounds there ale rustic fences,
or occasionally high stone ones in the city.
The villas we passed looked very picturesque,
each with its name painted in large letters on
the front. Occasionally we passed Il castle
that owned by Albrecht, broth5r Of the En-
peror, also that OF the Crown Prince Of SaXo
ny. At Pillnitz is the summer residence OF
the King of SaXony, prctty situated on the
Elhe, but very plain in It's exterior. Red and
green bargcs were lying at the foot of the
staircase in front OF the palace, in which the
royal family take :hcir pleusurc-ridcs We
passed in our drive summer-hOuse standing
ON an eEbankment close TO the road in which
Schiller wrote some OF his poems and thought
his great Thoughts and opposite this, across
the narrow highway, on another eminence, is
statue of the poet.
1t is pleasant feature that the Germans live
so much in the open air, and they become so
accustomed 10 it that in even moderately cool
days they sit in their gardens With their beer,
and the ladies with fancy work, and indeed, |
am told it is not easy to take cold here On
our way home we saw many families taking
tea in their summer houses, or ON a raised
platform in the corner of the front yard. All
of the little gardens back of the houses in the
city have these little rustic houses with table
and seats Little boys ran after us AS we drove
by, tossing in to us little boquets, expecting
of course, a bit of money in return.
| am charmed in some respects with Ger
many; the simple, healthy Lille the people lead
and their industry and happiness. Then, how
they love music and the facilities they have
for indulging their passion, Every night al
the concert gardens and at the Opera the finest
: of music may be heard Singers are usually
hired by Government for life, or until theil
voice fails, So that for II very small sum, ev
cry evening from q o'clock TO 10 these happy
Germans may forget their toll or their trial,
and be comlortcd and checrei
Some of the prophecies of Dresden are
little inconyenient, but perhaps on the whole
very desirable for the health and morals of
people. For instance, every house in Dresden
is expected to be locked at ten clock, and al
, public performances arc obliged to eommenc
and close to accord with this rule. The free
| dom of social intercourse among the youn!
D and unmarried of America quite shocks tn,
= German IDEAS of propriety. A young lad.
= can never have the escort of gentleman un
. less accompanied by parent or guardian, Ant
/ to ignore these rules of German etiquette. a
5 there is often a temptation for American indie
pendence to do, is regarded AS disrespect AM
+ even insult Therefore, inoonvenlent and un
y comfortable as this idea may be, Americans
should conform TO tue old proverb, AM
+ 'when among the Romans do as the Roman
1 do" MH.T.
| They do say that Gen. McCook wa