Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-04-11
VIENNA AS 1T Is.
UsefuI info rInatiOn for Intending
visitors 60 the Exhibition.

r-roa.tou for Intending
USER W,.i,ops Co the Exhibitions.
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Worlds correspondent
AS Vienna is terra lncogn,ia u
Americans IN general, IL Is h':,nE .nas
should say some WORDS aDous !. 'nA. c, ny
countrymen may Kno" "na' W eAPe0'
in visiting the exhioitioh'
Vienna is the pieasapn.ee. Gi.y ~ ,sio 81
many. II is more IKE aIls ~ 'he So
of its buildings ana OF i's isnao'S1ns' Sin
than any otner cl.y oNn VStn ano " ond ND ;s ran.
1t numbers now over ovo,oOV % 80 .,s
idly growing: IL eonsls's Gi ewo pTIs.a, pTs;,,
the inner city ana tne suburbs alI
inner city, or core OF 'Ienna; snsn ~ S ns >
circular shaped ABOUT ioulnin ';l.
mile in diameter, ana comPscuy ou'tv,
1t is intersected IN every ulleo''gT TL W
short, winding streets anu ,aneS neSe
rejoice ottehtimes IN VERY ianoiiS iSn IL
One is called the Ientlenien @ iane 80. 80
rem gasse)i anotner, 'he .lior euo H.
lSplegel strassel anu un Tn,,u III H. %
Lane. TO the ua'es r.. =. o, e'h ahonn;ne
melplort gasseJ' Ine fleas snoppIia ppIia5
street is the draDen, propa1ly % oS,e S;.eS
because It might not nave peeu ,;maa en
three or four centuries ago III .ng LINES
of the Turks. MS TraIen 70 Is.L
not more than three plochs III ,ensIu nJuws
but broad, ana llnea py snow @ n,nuo~S &c
filled with tne mos. te"ip.iu SawsIrv
diamonds ana pears o'her Je"en
silks, articles IN hussla lea1ner, ous
glass, cashmere sna~is' av, nva "nd sI .
in brief that IS a Ieast 70 cue ~ ~ @" ,h =
famine 10 tpe PURSE %, S' ~ tLo
streets in the neighporhoou oi ns tns
Graben or emptying lnto y are uesoSeu
to the retail trade 10 artioles OF lanoyi
The wholesale and banking business "
Vienna, moreover, IS trsnsac'eu VIM
this inner city. IL IS easy 70 lhasine,
then, how crowded the streets are aurins
the day hours. Inc tide Oh ousiness
and pleasure overhows them WIN an
ineessant stream o. ih men mani anu c;,r I is a
The periphery oil inc 'hues pi's - !"
broad street-oVer r uuGureu n,;on, ,es
called the Ring Ibe various see1lon' Io.,
go by various names sucn as Ine hoiou- a,a
rat ring, Opern ring, MARINER rlhg, e.I, ~.
tbs resemblance to the old oouievarus
in Pans=-the Capuclnes' ltgnens, Mon. !.
marte, etc.-~as striklng. The width rs rs
about the same ana @ Tno Hpllu'u nI
Partisan i iOoR' ox and amdS are @ tail and
them quite new, anu The e P;nr n s i
handsome structures, ~onada Of Vi;
the great city Dromensue Dm. d.Ss w w;,L
emma. During tne pleSss.as s-..o.od SA5 e Sa,e
which we nave oeen 50 iatGoeq 49, ~ Unvs-n, arr.
| eSerybody-gentlemen, lauies, so.ea dI =
esses. nAsses ana cnlluren en- ,Sowsaives sais
out IN numperI " i.nJ SUI 'ue 90 ,he G
Often l have ielt tre9splpSaIfs ~ ao, s
Bouleyaru ues s ioa oa,n F;fib avanns For
ter still, to our own ruin avenue -. =,
be it observed tnat the tlennese IN az
more than one point IN com noh WIN M 'ne
Parisians and the new ioIheIs ,iha .ho Pes S
4 like to fare wen, anu, uniiH0 ii tu = "a
I Hnese, thfy like TO dreSs weiI' ~ 10 80
freshing 10 eneennter once more ,;o -
many elegantly dressed Reople' perm l
| is : greet city, and tne germ t0rhs Sss a.
very culhVatas Rnd lnteIigent, oSt io'
all that it has q good aeaI q ne ntiis.
tine about it still. But ylehua ~
bright, cheerful, Jaunty cspital' Al,
The suburbs constitute py ,1r Wy
1 sGnater part OF the vienna Oh Vo-uay auu
et the fatuTs. They run back to a con.
siderable distanes lnto the country 1i
ali sides. bd. chiefly TO the Yfstj soutn
west and south, and have various ns''.sI
such as Josef Stadt, Neu Bau, MARIA
bilf Marrareth, Wieden, LaEdstrasse
etc. The thoroughfares dlverge iron
the Ring as radii, and the cross stEeeits
generally speaking, run parallel to tn
Ring. The tboronghfares are trayerse'
bv lines Of stages 10 aa1 from the inne
c;tv There are also sore lpes Of hors
ra;Iways
Vienna is not the cheapest city in tn
world. As contrssted with the 6ermai
cities, even with Berlin, 1t is much dearer