, 1873-07-06
A FETE DAY IN VIENNA.
The Frohleiohnam "reminiscences in tie
Austrian Capital.
The Empires drnndeos and Army.--A
Gorgeous Pageant.

The Empires drnndeos and Army.--A
Gorgeous Pageant.
Vienna tJuns II, Correspondence u Tho Se'' York
Times.
Thoro was such q etr and trouble on tho
streets at an carly hour, TINT inn-keepers, rea-
taurAtarra, b-drivors, and lodging keepers
might have boon for o moment BolRcod in their
dreams OF bankruptcy and ruin by tbs fond
chimera that special trains had suddenly arrived
from MI parts Of tho world, with tho supplies OF
that for which thoy hunger aud thirst III vain.
At o'clock drltnlg were rolling md trumpets
sounding in the barracks. Ono hour later, thoro
ca1no on tho car tho clang md rhythm Of bands,
10 tho regular tramp Of aoldiery rising
above tho noiso OF many feot. Look
out and 500 Vienna In It's bost-ono eye turned
upward miagiyingly, at tho sky-ono hand
dedicated to Saint Notwithstanding Of
toward tho Bteplans Platz. You hayo noticed
how tho trail Of sparks dying out in burnt pupor
twists and turns in and out through tho black
maes. 80 twistB and turns this brightly-Attirod
crowd through tho narrow lauce, duroh-gsngs,
passages, and 1abyrluthine streots which AFRO
still left to obstruot locomotion and delight tho
antiquary and tho conservative traveller in
snoient Vindobonia. Tie capital proved its
right to claim tho homage Of tho dozen distinct
Taces and moro which acknowledge the sway Of
the House Of Hapsburg, and displayed diver
sity Of costumes in its nhabitantH which prepared
ono for tho Old World pagoantry Of tho Froh-
le,chnam itself, and its sdmi1turo Of rominis-
oences Of tho times Of tho 1nquistion, with hard,
prosaio, raAtter-of-fact 1879.
CORPUS onn1s1l FEAST.
All this bustlo Is In honor Of tho day-A grand
holiday. 1t ia Corpus Christi feast. For con-
tur,es It has been the wont Of Kaisor and
Kais erin TO proceed from tho Burg to st.
Btophens, there to hear masB, and thence to
march on foot through tho BtrootB In pill
grimage to n1tars placed on tho grabon and
elsewhere alang the route to the Church Of
St. Petcr. Now asked several Roman Gath
olic gentlemen the "why and wherefore" and
could get no reply. They wont, as thoir fore
fathers did, to mass on Corpus Christi day. for
the samo reason that thair forofathera had done
so-one OF ms friends had vague notion that
1t had "eomething to do" with prayers for tho
harvest. Tho preparations made for the cero-
uonial wore not very costly At various points
whoreat there nero good viows Of the procession
stands were oreoted for sight.seerst who paid
protty Handsomely for doubtful seats on frail-
looking constructions. Tho windows OF tho
houses along tho line verc occupied from top to
bottom. Very incongruous-lookin policemen in
groom tunios aud JaRer hats, aandwichod bstween
whito-coated infantry, or vico versa whichever
you please, hopt tho roadway clear, and pennod
in tho crowd, which was fairly manageable, quiet,
and good dhumored. Ifanyono carest toread who tho
Generals wero, and what were tho troops which
took part In the ceremony, he will find 1t ese-
where. It was with somo trouble and crashing
Of tsese t. sn&gsa to sot to 5shety
for all tho direct ways wore barred by guard Of
mounted policemen and dragoons-the civil and
military being employed togcther in tho lining
except those who had como to see, too. Acrowd
with q line Of Roldicra and police In front;
pavement with Il wooden estrada on tho ground,
wide enough for two mon to walk upon easily
abreast; windows filled with faces opposite; .
great Bplendor Of lnce and feathers on tho finest
troop Of mounted men ono could well find; on
tho right, where q sweep in tho Btroet closes mp
The vista By it's junction with tho wall of tho
church beside ono !; beneath us the gendarmerie
Of tho palace; on their left, infantry Of tho line,
the Marine Veterans' Band, and tho abrupt clonc
Of tho Hcono by sudden bend in tho street.
which stopa the line Of sight conclusively.
AuBTHIA'8 9OLDlEGY.
My old friends of tho line do not look aH they
used. Tho Austrlanh aro popularity believed by
the rest Of the world-jokingy-t be stupid.
4uat IS Mr. Stuart Mill said - the English Tories
e the Sp Sap paasF hsa ds2 i to- Kssn aSSs Ss
privates in tho beautiful white tunic, and to
put the officer into dark tunics,-Ho dark as
. to be almost black It will be said that on
the same colorsd clothing. Then why, for
parade purposes, destroy tho effect OF the troopa
BY tho violent contrast, OF cou1so in War time
no officer conld appear in his ahnko, with n
broad belt 81 gold lace at tho TOP another round
aud in = coat with gold or silver lace COLLAR and
cuffs, without incurring instant concentration
Of rifle bullets. The cavalry, o1cept Bone fow
est-looking. cavaliers out, OF tho Bmartest. It
would break old Radetzky's heart to ueo hia hua-
pars now. The horaos have been deprived OF
ehabrscks, which is stupid thing, Tor they wers
were laid asido 1ong ago. I don't belio!o
In this excessive plainnoBs and Quskerly
affectation. It ia not the lace--it is the lance
point, the sabro, tho bayonet, clouds Of dust,
which betray the whereabouts Of troopa. Any
body Of horne, no matter how attired, unleas
their horaes are painted invisible green, and
their steel is blaokenod, will be mado out before
= they oau come near charging distance. II is An
s6]pa Of military service-to make a soldier as
unpioturabque AZ possible But thcn tho Ger
man Noble Guard, and tho Hungarian Noble
Guardl Shade your eyes and look. First there
on the right. They are in silver helmets, with
red horse-hair falling plumos-passez moi le mot
they arc clad in scarlet tabards, With gold laos
epaulostos, tho fronta and backs Of which bear
long -doscended House Of Hapsburg, and thsss
fall ovoE housings OF the greatest richneas, and
ovor their buokskin breeehes, only . small glim-
NOR Of which can be soon above the top of tho
much-wrink1sd, ma1veloualy-long, and shining
patent-lohther boots, Their horses are cream
color, aud the trxppings are ablnze with laco
the two and twenty mobiles who arc drawn up o1l
thor left arc OF the highest families Of Austria
silver helmets and white horae halr plumots,
brightest scarlet tunica, gold elaulettes. tue
breast broad shield of gold lace boots like the
trunpoters, set OF the bearing Of these gallant
gentlemen, who arc mounted On SNOWY }et blaol
horses III very gorgeous caparison. Bright Al
the troop arc, they but sst on a. dull foil tle
luminous e1trayaganes OF the Hungarian Noble
Guard On their left. They Hear rcd too, but II
is OF different shade. Their shskoa arc full Of
"chick," NJ the GorInans pronounce tho word,
and ara tnnnad BY long, upright feather; Their