Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-08-08
FIRST EDITION.
OUR EUROPEAN cORREsP POHDEEcE.
The Girls, Coneluded.


| THE MOTHERS OF YOUNG AUSTRIA oARRYINd uoDs
--eLIMPsEs or vIENNA-THB AMERICAN BOYS AT
THE ExP0sITIoN-GoINe UP THE RHINE HOW
SOME TOURISTS SEE ITS BEAuTIEs.
From he Commercials Hpecidl O0rrespOadent.
.. VIENNA, Seventh Mo. 21st.
Closely where am writng,i ,is a ney building
| in process Of erection dozen women in coarse
blue and tow blouses and bare feet, mix tile NOR
tar, carry the bricks. and wheel and dig the
dirt. One saw yesterday with heavy rope
around her shoulders, brought front under her
arms and taken back and fastened to large
hand cart fllod with dirt, which she drew along
with painful effort man helping push, now
and ther, at the side. hardly know which ia
worse, this, or the wearing out OF the eyes maxi
| ing lace. No wonder this country Is not all il
should be, when the mothers OF its men are sIso
| it's drudgeB. s.ssa-s
Well. / did not get 20 see the Shah. saw his
portrait, ,though,a splendid painting OF a splendid
looking fellow, and his palace is a gorgeous, or-
entail temple Of luxury aud beauty 1t iH OF glass
| outside and in that is the wooden frame is
largely covered with glass OF different sized and
! colored pieces which glsten and shine in incon-
ceivable brilliancy. What is not glass in the in
| terror Is cherry eatin and white lace in one
tonnes, Persian embroideriea and carpets, &c,
| DC, In others.
II is not nearly completed yet, and the Shah
will be here in hve days. They must work hard
to be ready for him, A letter from Paris few
days ago (from one Of your number when she is
is at home, says the illuminations and the fetes
in his honor are really magnificent. He Is very
fond of beauty. see by the English papers. and
when he comes TO Vienna he will be pleased, for
tbereAre come beautiful women here
CThere did not moan to say one word now
about this place, although we are hero and are
full and running over with delight at its beau
ties, and iis wonders / must wait until another
time to tell OF them But you pust hear about
our coming upon group OF four nice young
men, or boys as they call themselves, working
away with jackets Off and faces flushed, ed iting
publishing and printinga paper here at tn Q Ex-
position a sample OF amateur journalism called
The american Youth, They full OF life and
hope, but they don't like to live in Vienna they
wish the Exposition was over 80 they might go
homeA
The censorship of the Press is very strict,
here /; the slightest reflection upon the Govern
ment, or comparison Of their school system with
ours, even il the dsparagement is only implied,
is quickly and severely punished. There boys
were 30 glad to have Americans go to see them,
they gave us papers, and their names, and told
us the objects they had in view. l told them
OF former pupil now In college, who had the
same interest that they had, and askedif they
had ever heard OF Dexter" 'Oh yes, he used
to write for Oliver Optic, do you know him Y
&c. u was very pleasant away out here, to nnd
out that Dexter" was kuown and appreciated.
wish could tell you of q great many nice
things We have seen, but their name ID legion,
and hope you will see them for yourselves
some time. Among the other preparations and
advice / would give is to read we'll before you
start. Don't have to ask when you get to the
Piuakothek. at Mnnich What the building is,and
what 1t is for, as one school teacher " did,
Bayard Taylor says in FteUS A-fOOt that he
recognized all the places that he came to, iii
sailing up the thine that is more than some Of
ua know but it s certainly not too much. 1t is
more than half the pleasure OF seeing, to be
able to connect place with some history OF per-
son, or event. 1t is the history OF place that
gives It importance the dead earth itself is Of
| no value, ,excert in happy combination or parts
| to max what VIII call scenery and that must be
| grand indeed IL 1t attract, independent OF its
connection with human life, past or present.
On the Rhine it is the castles on the rocks
and cliffs that give tho latter much
OF their solemn grandeur. BY the way
| you will like to know porhaps-and per-
| haps you will not for we don't like
| to pull our air-caatles down-that the "Blue
Rhine" isn't blue at all at least not where L saw
| It but 1t il Just about ihe color OF your new
| spring dresses, elephants breath, l think you
call it, Of the very fantest, most indefinite
shade. And it is only about half az wide at Co
| logne as the Delaware is above phlladelphia, say
at Bristol. II does ''sweep along" quite rapidly,
but it does not appear to be very difficult of nav
| lgation, though We cannot tell how much dan
ger we were in at the famous Lorelei rocks, for
l
| we sat looking for the Siren who used to sit up
/ ON the cliffs and comb her golden hair and sing
/ to the boatInen till they were stranded on the
| rocks in the channel beloW. We did not see her
though 80 we shouted to the echoes and they
| returned the call, family.
That was a delightful ride up the river, but
i our eyes and necks ached looking at castles and
| sleepy towns and frowning rocks At first L
| thought those who praised the Rhine 80 much,
had better go to America and see the Hudson
i aud many other rivers but it grows on one as
| we recede we see the grandeur OF Dracbenfels,
| that at first looked quite ordinary; it looms up
/ taller like great monument Of Aome prlmeval
age, and we pity the lone spirit still dwelling
| there and looking out so mournfully upon new
| race. Right in the best of the scenery while
| we were running from side TO side OF the boat TO
| get the best views. came upon sentimental
| group of three, reading and singing, aud enjoy
ing each other and not the Rhine at all l lis
| tened for moment, thinking 1t must be some
beautiful description Of the places we were pass
| ing that the gentleman was musioally drunlng
| over to two admiring listeners, Not at all 1t
was the arsenal at Springfield. and again when
| passed, it was EUdngeline, and they scarcely
lifted their eyes. Once hoard something about
'enthusastlc tourists" and ''when one has seen
1t once that is all there is Of it," l felt like
wishing for an opportunity to see it more than
once, aud without him Read Eodngettne by all
means; it il beautiful but at home, not on the
Rhine and see that river al aften as you can
| and think you will find there is still something
| more of it.
A sweet little English girl, born in Germany
| and visiting her native land for the first time,
was our companion that day. Her father ID N
! the East India SERVICE bfonzed by exposure
but kind in heart he could tell us "inquirine
Americans" many things. Farewell, dear girls
| Il w.