The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-16

men partaking Of their evening repast
At the table on the side of US were lou
Turks, and on the other side iou
officers OF the Austrian army, ant
In front OF us four elegantly dreaseG
ladies. No sooner was Abl
vacated than others waiting, rushed 4
secure It. This estAblishmeni, with hun
dreds OF others, Ia similarly crowded iron
z TO 10 o'clock in the morning, from IL 4
3 In the afternoon, and from 2 to i
o'clock In tho evening, but at all hours o
the day there is good attendance. They
were mostly eating In the court yard
under tho trees, an abundance oil ga
lights being interposed. To eat out o
doors 10 the delight of the Viennoise, ant
those establishments that can furnish thiI
luxury do the largest business In summer
In Paris. the restaurants arc mostly "
stairs, whilst In Vienna they take thC
ground floor, and occupy the most val
liable property and locations in the city
The cooking and quality Of the food Is alsC
superior 10 any that can be found In Paris
except IN the fashionable and high priced
restaurants. Everything Is cooked tC
order, and served up fresh and hot from
the kitchen. In the cafes, where coffee
bread and eggs alone are served, the cof-
fec Is made fresh every half hour, and itl
quality Is equal to the best that can be
found at some Of our old Maryland family
tables. II all visitors to Vienna would do
only their sleeping in the hotels, they
would find 1t 10 be the most delightful
city In Europe for prolonged sojourn.
THE NODES OF GERMAN LIFE.
Having heard much of the modes Of
social life Of the German in the Father
land, both in approval, and in condem-
nation, one Of the purposes Of this visit TO
Germany, has been 10 give the readers OF
The American, the opportunity Of forming
q fair Judgment on what we hope they
will DEAN unprejudiced and impartial
testimony, IL the love ofmusic, and high
appreciation OF its charms, Is commepda-
BILE, then no one can find fault with these
assemblages, which are as quiet and orr
derly, and as free from all manner Of ex-
cess, as one oil Theodore Thomas concerts
at Ford's Opera House. Whilst listening
10 music they like to eat, drink beer and
smoke in the open air, which eating Is, to
the great mass ol them, their usual even
ing repast. Many take coffee instead Of
beer, whilst the ladies are eating cakes or
ices; but even the children drink their
beer. It 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 gather
ings, which are to be found In all parts Of
Vienna. They are places Of relaxation
after the labors Of the dsy, and are 30 re-
garded and enjoyed by the best people oI
Vienna. The quiet and good order that
prevails Is remarkable, and any unseemly
noise or excess would cause the prompt
removal ot the offender.
ABSENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
There Is not in the whole city Of Vi
emma place to obtain strong, intoxicating
LIQUORS, in which any one Of the visitors
to Barnum's, LeVells or Geekie's could be
cosxed to enter. 1t can only be found
here, in'sny varieties, in what We would
call low "rum MILE" irequented by hack
drivers, who are, in fact, the only class ot
people in Germany who have come down
10 the American level Of making beasts
OF themselves. They are the only drunk
ards In this immense city, and, in TACT, the
only men who show in their countenan'
ces any evidence that their beverage Is
other than cold water. We have some
Germans at home whom we regarded as
sWollen.up and bloated with lager beer,
but we are rather inclined to suspect them
of producing this result BY mixing whts-
ky with their beer. The women here
drink nearly as much beer as the men, and
more healthy and finely developed speci.
mems OF feminine humanity cannot be
found anywhere than are 10 be met in the
restaurants Of an evening, with their pa
rents, husbands, brothers or lovers, par
taking oil their evening repast, washed
down with one or two goblets Of the ma
tional beverage, which most Of them were
reared upon and weaned with from the
cradle.
An American gentleman who has sever
al times visited Vienna, and Travelled ex'
tensiVely in Europe, remarked to me to-
day that he was satisfied that there was
no people living who understood how TO
enjoy life 80 well as the Viennoise. That
husbands, wives, and children all moved
about together, and enjoyed themselves
In company. There are no anxious wives
waiting and watching for the coming
home Of husbands from cUnvivial gather
inps. and no occasion for "Caudle. lec'
tuFes" among the family men OF Vienna.
II nothing more could be alleged againat
them than their mode Of eating and the
quantity of beer they drink, they would
be very exemplary people. This mode
of outdoor life certainly has the merit Of
relieving the wife from that greatest Of
all vexations Of the present day, the man
agement ol the cook and the culinary de-
partment. The old axiom, ,"As TO to-
morrow, time enough 70 consider It when
II becomes to-day" Is the iavorite senti-
ment Of the people, and under the convic.
ton that 20 iresh mind keeps the body
fresh, they have adopted as their prac-
tice and rule ITO take In the ideas OF TO-
day and drain off those Of yesterday" By
the enjoyment Of life themselves they
hold 10 the idea that they are contrib
uting TO the enjoyment OF others, AS 10
their Christian duties and the observance
OF sabbath, no man has q right TO judge
them. They attend church on Sunday
morning, doif their, hats and cross them.
selEes6etore each OF the numerous shIlnes
erected along the thoroughfares as they
pass, and spend the afternoon and even.
ipg on Sunday in listening 10 music and
engaging In social converse in the gar
dens' or attending the theatres or the op'
era, They consider life too short TO lose
any opportunity for It's full enjoyment.
SCARCITY OF WATER. -