The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-08-16
Life in Vienna.

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man newspapers, and it takes them gem
they must have b glass of beer andaa gen
eral talk on the news with their neighbors,
and then the German goes to his business.
If it be store, he smokes and waits for
custom, and at about one O'Clock he shuts
up, and goes to the cafe with his, family for
dinner. This CONSUMES two or three hours,
and then he goes home, opens shop, takes
his pipe, and falls asleep. In the evening
about seven he closes for the day; has his
supper, and sits in the cafes and walks
about and smokes till bedtime. The next
day is but d repetition Of the first, and 80
on. Sunday is the grand holiday, and, If
anything, more beer is consumed that
day than any, other. Churches do not
seem t6 do thriving business Sundays,
but the different gardens do. III
I have left hotel life and gone into
lodgings, and In some respects / find it
preferable, and in some I do not. My
rooms are delightfully."- situated, looking
out into the stAugarten," and the music
that surrounds me on every side is very
fine. MY rooms are not carpeted, but the
floors are of oak, inlaid in devious pat
terms, and theyare waxed and polished
till they are so smooth that you will have
to exercise some care, or you will take q
seat more rapid than graceful. There are
handsome velvet rugs before the sofas
and bed. This lastis small black walnut
affair, too short for me, and the sheets
and pillow.shps are Of the finest linen,
embroidered. Ihe coverlet is of crimson
satin and the upper sheet is buttoned on
to that all around: There is great fluffy
feather-bed and brown rep cover which
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are too hot, and all that goes on
the chairs till morning. The red
satin cOverlet .is too short, and 1 have
either to leave my shout, ers bare, or else
stick my feet out shout foot. The fur
niture is green reps, and have the most
convenient writing-dress in my room l
ever saw-nO end of drawers and pigeon
holes, where can mislay my MSS. splen-
didly, with every prospect of an extended
search. have great Dutch clock, where
the weights run down and long pendu-
lum swings to and fro, and the walls hung
with pictures painted by mine host, amt
rich rare plants and statuettes, and DELI
cate lace curtains-and piano, and all for
one hundred guilden month, about fifty
dollars American money. OF course that
does not include board. !
A Dutch stove is curious affair. It is
always placed in the corner OF the room.
They never have fire-places here. The
stove is tall and looks partly like white
marble altar and partly like child's play
cupboard. 1t is about seven feet high,
and is made of sheet-irOn painted white.
The place for the fire is at the bottom,
and is not over eight inches square, and
the apparent shelves across all the way
up are fues. On the top of mine are two
statuettes representing Venus and Adonis
Everything is ornate in this house even
down to the ladies and utensils in the
kitchen, and all is clean beyond compare.
They do not sweep the floors here, but
wipe them with flannel.
But to come to my causes of complaint
in such an Eden: first, this is on the sec
ond floor; next, I never can have water
enough to keep clean with. A little de-
canter with pint Of water day! You
cannot get water enough for regular
bath at all fer love or money, except you
20 to bath-house. When there, you find
there are four scales of prices, and find
that they are ranged according to how
many persons have used the water. Wa
ter is scarce here, for all there is so much
rain.-Olipe Harper, IN st. Louis Globe.