Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-08-20
German Life and Habits.
Tho editor Of tho Baltimore Amsri,

monotony OF hotel life, we have inva-
riably, whenever II waa possible, mixed
with tho people, as aiIording better
opportunities for obtaining correct In.
formation in regard to national pccu4
liarties and life. To-day we dino,
breakfast or sup at one restaurant or
cafe, and tomorrow in q similar cstab.
lishment in another section of the city;
and they arc so numerous that they
can DO found at overy turn. They arc
all excellent, and invariably crowded
with customers, including ladies, many
Of whom drop in unattended, partake
Of their meals and depart. II would
almost seem that throe-fourtbs OF tho
population live entirely in these estab-
lishments, as there are many hundreds
OF them which are visited by the poor.
or classes. We took supper last even,
ing at tho Riedhof, whore there could
not have been less than twelve hun,
drcd ladies and gentlemen partaking
of their evening repast. At the table
OH one side OF us were four Turks, and
on the other side four officers of the
Austrian army and four elegantly
dressed ladies. No sooner was the I'd.
bio vacated than others rushed to &C.
cure ii. This establishment, with the
hundreds Of Others, is similarly crowd
eu from 10 fU o. clock IN the morning,
from IL TO 3 in the afternoon and from
7 to ii o'clock in the evening, but at
all hours of the day there is q good
attendance. They are mostly eating
in tho court yard, an abundance of gas
lights being interspersed. To eat out
Of doors is the delight of the Wen,
nese, and those establishments that
can furnish that luxury do tho largest
business in summer. In Paris the
restaurants are mostly up stairs, while
in Vienna they take the ground floor,
and occupy the most valuable proper
ty and locations in the city. Tho
cooking and quality of the food ara
also superior to any that can be found
in Paris, except in the fashionable and
high priced restaurants. Everything
is cooked to order, and served up hot
and fresh from the kitchen. In tho
cafes, where coffee, bread and eggs
are served, the coffee is made fresh
every half hour, and its quality is
equal to the best that can be found
at some of our old Maryland family
tables. Ifall visitors to Vienna would
only do their sleeping in hotels, they
would find it to be the most delightful
city in Europe for prolonged sojourn,
Having heard much of the modes of
social life of the German Fatherland,
both in approval and condemnation,
one of the purposes of this visit has
been to give the readers of the Amer.
icdn the opportunity Of forming fair
judgment on what we hope they will
deem unprcjudiced and impartial tes-
timony. If the love of music and a
high appreciation Of its charms is COM
mendable, then no one can find fault
with these assemblages, which are as
quiet and orderly and as free from all
manner OF excosses as one of Teodore
Thomas's concerts at Ford's Opera
House. Whilst listening to music,
they like TO eat, drink beer and smoke
in tho open air, which eating is, to
the great mass of them, their usual
evening repast. Many take coffee in
stead OF beer, while the ladies are eat
ing cakes or ices but even the child
on-arinlr thoir beer. 1t is part Of the
food of every household, and there is
nobody of any class of the community
too high or too exclusive to join in
these nightly gatherings, which are to
be found in all parts OF Vienna Thoy
are places of relaxation after the Ia
bors of the day, and are so regarded
and enjoyed by the best people of Vi
cnna. The quiet and good order that
prevails is remarkable, and any un-
scemly noise or excess would cause tho
prompt removal of the offender.
There is not in the whole city of Vi
emma a place to obtain strong, intoxi.
eating liquors, in which any one of the
visitors to Barnum's, LEVELS or Geek,
les could be induced to enter. 1t can
only be found here in any of its vari,
eties in what we call low "rum mills"
frequented by hack drivers, who are
in fact the only class of people in Ger,
many who have come down to the 10.
vel of making beasts of themselves.
They are tho only drunkards in this
immense city, and, in fact, the only
men who show in their countenanccs
any evidence that their beverage is
moro than cold water. We have somo
Germans at home whom we regard as
swollen up and bloated with lager
beer, but We are inclined TO suspect
them of producing this result by mix.
ing whisky with their beer. The wo-
men here drink nearly as much beer
as the men, and more healthy and
finely developed specimens OF fcmi.
nine humanity cannot be found any,
whore than are to be met in the res.
taurants Of an evening with their pa
rents, husbands, brothers, or lovers,
partaking of their evening repast,
washed down with one or more COB.
let's of the national beverage, which
most of them were reared upon and
weaned with from the cradle.
An American gentleman, who has
several times visited Vienna, and trav-
eled extensively in Europe, remarked
to us to-day that he was satisfied that
there was no people living who uns
derstood how to enjoy life so well as
the viennese. That husbands, wives
and children all move about together,
and enjoy themselves in company.
There are no anxious wives waiting
and watching for the coming home OF
husbands from convivial gatherings,
and no occasion for "Caudle lecturesS
among the family men of Vienna. II
nothing moro could be alleged against
them than their mode of eating and
the amount Of beer they drink, they
would bo very exemplary people,
This mode of outdoor life certainly
has the merit Of relieving tho wife from
that greatest of all vexatiops of tho
present day, the management of tho
cook and culinary department. Tho
old axiom, "As for tomorrow, time
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