New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-05


more than equal that the Vienna pipe-maker has
already carved il in meerschaum. OF in the imita-
tion which an closely resembles the genuine mate
rial that only skiIIful connoisseurs can detect It,
The imitation il called meerscbanm macs 1t may
he some consolation 10 those who have paid high
priee for pipe of this material surprising 1t TO be
the real stuff TO know that the mass actually does
contain some ueerschaum. The cuttings chips, and
dust produced in turning and carving the blocks of
rneerschaum are ground TO powder and mixed
with chalk and some cOlorless cementing liquid
To make the mass" Smokers who be-
Teve that real meerschaum pipes are as
rare as unadulterated wine will be glad
to learn that 1900 chests Of the raw material
weighing % pounds each. were according to official
statistics worked up in Vienna last year into pipes
and eigarholders of which America received rather
more than her full share. In these days of cheats
and shams. it is something to know that genuine
thing is to be had, If you skllful enough to DIS
tinguish it. There is artificial amber too, made of
glass; but there is plenty of the genuine. The
Vienna pipe-makers bought 6O000 pounds of it last
year at a cost of $SO00O0-enongh. surely. TO make
gOOdly number of mOuth-pieces. With the ex-
ception Of beads and few fancy articles Of ewelry
for which il is employed to a very limited
extent, this is it's only use. We must
not lnger too long among the meerschaums. Here
the brier-roots with silver lids after case
of them, in tedious succession. Then we come TO
the wild cherry, which is now considered the best
wood for pipes. The tree cultivated in orchards near
Vienna, and a curious article the pipe industry,
which 1 have before me, says that the product of
these orchards amounts to S250000 annually and
that $4,000 worth Of the pipes is exported
every year to America, France, England, and other
countries We viii pass the plebeian clay pipes with
out notice and also the many cases of stems mouth
pieces, &c, stopping a moment to admire lovely
set Of amber chess-men, with silver standards, in
board with squares made of light and dark amber,
and then hasten across to the corresponding transept
on the other side.
This whole transept is filed with porcelain and
glassware, the porcelain coming from Vienna man
ufacturers and the glass from the famous works in
Bohemia In the former industry Austria has
rivals in France England, and Prussia but IN the
latter she stands alone. For beauty of form and
color and for richness and elegance Of decorations
the Bohemian glassware is unequaled. If Austria
had nothing else to show Us beside these crystal
wonders Of her Northern Province we should not
complain. We pass from group to group with con-
slant EXPLANATIONS Of delight At every few steps we
come TO some new object that for the moment appears
the most beautiful thing Of all but the number OF
these superlatively lovely things finally becomes so
express our admiration. In the midst of such
fairy land of delight comparison is impossible, and
adequate description is out of the question How
shall we tell which of dozen wonderful shades of
color is the fairest or whether the brilliant gold
leaves and tsudrils and arabesques contrast best
with the ruby vases or with the deep greenf Let
Us feast our eyes in silence, wishing the while
that we could take small shp-load home TO Amer
lea with us TO make al our friends happy.
The artistic genius aud skill shown IN the modelling
colorng and decoration of the glass are not ouly
transmitted from father to son as natural gift but
are improved and trained in schools of drawing and
modelling maintained BY the Government. The /
glass artist must not only be born but must be made
too He must be schOOled IN his art by masters who
teach him all the knowledge that many generations !
of his glass working ancestors have accumulated
In the negibOrhood of Hayd there are 5000 persons
employed in the glass works. The principal sales
depots are in Vienna; and the market for the ware
Is as wide as the civilized world.
l promised TO take the Exhibition IN small doses
Sightseeing is the hardest Of all hard WORK we !
have scarcely made beginning IN the Austrian de-
nartment but to see with any thOrOughness the
things have thus briefly described, takes the best
part of haf day. The pratical RESTAURANT keepers
on the Exhibition grounds have been forced 10 re-
duce their prices, and one can now dine without |
being robbed outright. In the great establishments
of the Pil'ner and Likinger Brewery SoInpnl ' a
square meal can be had for about 20 cents con-
ssting of soup, one KIND OF meat, Puuuilg
OF salad, and glass OF excellent Deer OF
a small bottle of native wine. In the various
national restaurants - English, RUSSIAN, hun- |
garian American, &c.-the prices are higher !
In the American restaurant you pay Broadway !
prices and get the luxury of clean linen and plates
and bill Of fare that You can comprehend, Dnt the
cooking is by no means commensurate with the !
charges 1t is an unsuccessful imitation OF American
dishes by uns killful German cooks. The French |
restaurant is not vet complete. Ii is 10 be kept by
the propretOrs Of the famous treres Proyenceaux !
restaurant ia Paris Commands who complain that |
they can get nothing fit TO eat IN Vienna are anX-
iougly waiting its opening. II you dine in one OF
tbe Exhibition restaurants II is best to take the cof
fee and cigar at a cafe l. the Prater outside where
a good orchestra OF fifty performers plays 20 an |
audience Of perhaps thousand people, VINO slt |
around little tables under the trees and drink IN the
music and beer, which are the Germans ambrOsA |
IOng after the blue sky above the tree-tops has |
darkened into night aad the lamps nave been
lighted the orchestra plays-nOw Dewltcmng |
waltz. now q sad, dreamy revery, and now fan
tastic overture; and the people hnger over their
beer until the last tune is played and the last mug
emptied when they stroll along through the broad
alleys of the PARK back to the city 20 60 70 bed with
the consciousness OF having been happy at small
cost
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