The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-05-07

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inbs was formerly an external foriIpa-
tion, Which Is now the boundary of thc Sity
limits, aud ia spoken Of as the Linos each
Line being designated by tho Vorstadh
which lies within 1t, From this dtscrip-
ton you will zee that ViCnsa is really
city within y city,. 0mnibuses run from
the esntre Of Tho cilyllrough all the sub
arbs, and a street railway is laid through
the Ring Strasse, thus oncrcling tho city,
and at various points branching oil into
tho Vorstadi thus ready communication
with all parts Of NiGnns is established,
This disision OF theA Oily into suburbs is
not without advantages, for once knowing
the relative position Of each, yon have snl
to know in which go,Sndt lhep'aec you
desire to reach Is situated aoa you have
at once, tslcrably cleari ic- of it's whelsw
sbouts Erhs Rips stcassssis one Of thu
most magnificent streets in Europe, bolng
In fss wholseStentncar lythtce, niles in
length. The Boulevards at Parisfsa three
miles, and the Linden at Berlin, one mile.
The opera house, grand hotel and numer-
Gas palaces and parks lay a'ong
this street, and it is the fashionableprom-
onads on pleasant Sunday afternoons
when tho throng Of hnoly dressed people
is 80 great that tits difficult to force oass
way through it, One popularity of Wen
m ID found inlihs vnst edifccs called Ho'e,
the property of the greatccclesiasticol
foundations and Ahbeys of Austria, which
are used as dwellings,, and which contain
Inmates enough to constitute small town.
They Isrs in external appearance often
very lonesome, being from four to six stO-
riss In height and CONTAINING numerous
courts One Of them contains ten courts
and shelters about fourteen hundred peoi'
pls while another accommodates two
Thousand. "A ITS- - NAi
r. Itis diffcultafor Americans TO UNDER
stand tho European medc Of living, In
European cities "house' does not mean
sdwsllins forene family but ssbuildingl
diyidsd iiido nnsny dwellings, of different
SsiIss, 10 slit different families, ana Of
different sp.iuos, tor suit different purses,
'dsolisins Ia Price as they ascend IN ati
luds, so that Tho poorer one is, tho more
slsvs,sl q ;pgsitisn will he take. How
svsr, ia some Of these. magni 6ccnt houses.
sven the poorest tsnant must DO psrssa
'ofnsaAs, for the manwho- livesssn the,
aftA floor, with emo hundres and thirty
steps between The from, door Of the, House
and his dinner table, will pay $500 y year
for dwelling with Eve ROOMS, rtsg
q Strangers who ylsiEYiehna, Ithrips the
coming summer ought not to confine Their
attsntiOn wholly to sthe Exposition, or
"Wslt Ausstolluug," as the Germans call it,
10 tho neglect of the other attrhc ions of
the city. Admirers of fine architecture
viii End objects worthy Of attention in the
Cathedral of ST. Stephens, the unfinished,
but inelfably beautiful Votive church, and
the new Opera House, as vet the 6nest in
the world, but which the ouo in Paris.
when completed, may surpass. Lovers of.
music will find themselves in the great
musical center and will gladly embrace
the opportunity of hearing the. best or.
ohestra in the world Artists win fad
much to admire in the picture gallery Of
the Belvidere and other smaller collec-
tons, while lovers Of nature will rejoice
in the many pleasing excursioass to be
made in the surrounding country. Schou-
brunn beautiful feunD,, an lmperial
with extensive garden laid sat
in the French style, containng. also q
botanical garden and . mcnagerie. Ma
polsoa l. took up his headquarters here
ut one time, and his son died in tho pal-
ace in the room once occupied by his
father Saxcnburg, also m imperial pal
ace, with fins grooads aaa ndmeeoa, ob,
jeets sfinterest, besi many shorter cs-
eursions to reighboring villages, and
ommanding beautiful iewss
But Of Course the chief attraction will be
found within the Prater, Andswhat is
the Prater2 The Prater is the pride of Vi
Guns, and is q pleasure ground or park,
about four square miles 1t
was laid out BY Joseph II, and is cast Of the
Leepsld vorstadt. At. the point nearest
the city is circular space called the
Praisr Stern (star), and frem here diverge
five ave nuss which int erseet the aPfater.
The avenus farthest to the right is called
the Haupt Alice (main aveaue), and is tho
fashionable drive of the aristocrscy the
avenue next to 1t is called the Wurstel
Prstsr, Wurstel beiag the name applied
to the Punch and Judy shows, and The
n anne indicates the character Of the street,
for II Is the resort Of the working classes,
and Is filled with amusemeuts suited 70,
heir tastes. Restaurants aboupd, and
zach one provides entertainment for It's
guests, WHO si OUT Of doors, eating and
lis,e ding 10 a concert'or watch
nc he dssiisr'es Of aclown, whils a con-
,tshsly changias erowd-of iilea, outside
II the enclosure, get tbs, benefit Of the fan
Tor nsthiag. rais aveuue Is ole lang