, 1873-07-06
Tho Emperor OF Austrla's Stables.

u e. r. IN The baltimore American.
Having procured tickets Of admission nc pro-
ceodod thia morning to tho Royal stables, aud
wero astounded at their dimensions. stated In
formor letter that thouo buildings covered
ground about four timos aa large as Franklin
sqqare We found upon, entering thoua that
oight timoa tho apaco Of franklin Square would
be nearer tho correct figure Tho number Of
blooded horaon in tho stalls IL 400, and they
Hcre woro the EmpororH riding horaou. and
tho Emporor's riding and hunting horses,
tho Empross' poniea, tho Prince 1mporials
riding mud carriage horsos and poniea; white
tho royal oarriagos On stato occasions ovor 4
hundred brown and aor1'ol horses for light car-
ragaas, about fifty coal-black horges to DO used
for funerals and whom tho royal family is in
mourning, and about twonty mules, including
several pct mules belonging to tho Quoon. Tho
number Of royal coAchmon iB sovonty, poBttltons
forty, ,a and 2oo groo1ns for tho horsos, With
about fifty stablo-boyu and laborors. Tho Em--
peror aud EmprcBa Gro both pasHionatoly fond
Of horscn, and can "talk horse " with tho best
jookoya ii the land. It la evidont that they do
not intend thia to bo regarded as " ono-horao
country There ia hospital for horses With .
npothccarJ shop among tho buildings.
We were next taken into the oarriago loft, and
here were two hundred carriages about tono-third
covered all over with git, aoino Of them espo-
c!ally for grand state occasions, aud othora for
daily nso al as bright and beautiful as if juat
from tho factory. Tlorc was n!Bo the grand EIlt
chariot built for Maria Thoteaa, the panols Of
which woro painto1 by Reubens. Then thore
wore tho gildel s!cighs and tho smnllor chariot
Of the saintod Maria, with q doZon Attlo pony
phaesons ,uaod in their dag by tho EN-.
other great folks WHOM they woro littlo
boys and girls There was also III this loft tho
mourning hearae upon which tho romainH Of
Ma1imiiinn wore conveyed to tho tomb, and tho
mourning carriago ia which tho Emperor and
Empress rodo on that occasion. In another
| building wo nore shown an immonHo array Of
gllol inrneBs, hundreds OF sets, all ready for
use, with tho suits Of livery to bo worn by the
coachnen and positions, with zach 6ot Of har-
moss. Thon there waa vast numbcr OF sets OF
harnoss for funeral and mourning occasions,
light harness. saddles, kc., innu1norablo. The
ahown us, with other mattors pertaining to the
horse too numerous to montion.
We also visited, in a large building, tho royal
TidinG-Hchool for u89 In winter, where the boys
and girls OF royal blood are taught to rico on
lOraoback. It ia an mmenBo hall, 240 feet long
by 120 in width, With q canopy box for the Em-
poror aud Empress to sit md witnosa the per-
floor, and tho walls and ceilings are elegantly
! ornalnonted. This boing only for winter uao,
furnaces aro placed under tho floor, with llueH
for heating It. Tho whole establishment is AL
moat as elegant "a tho palhce and everything
clean and III fne order. Tho horsoa are all kept
in broad atals, with cushioned eidea to them
swinging from q bar. Tho main building is about
aa long a. from North Btreet to Eutaw, and tboro
aro q half-dozon immense buildings III tho rear.
Carriages with tho royal coachmen and poatll-
ions can bo seen flying about the city at all
hours, and the Emperor and the Empross, and
| the father OF the Emperor, appear almost oyory
day eithsr on the stroots or at the Prator.