The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-06-13

| nOt lOfktU up lll " Bittll Nuuil' Nv
blue vault above Is n free treasury Gl
wealth for all, and its starry splendor'
shine in glorious profuslon upon thou
sands who will scarcely lift their eyes
to see them. See how the diamonds
sparkle under the swift strokes Of the
skaters yondcr, and those who can not
or do not wish to skate, make II plCtur'
esquc addition to the scene, ms pushed
by some athlete they too glide onward
in their graceful swan-shaped chairs.
Along the river bank all seems more
quiet. Ascending the broad flight OF
stone steps, with marble statues adorn-
ing the railing, we reach the prone
made called the "rreppen terrasse," and
loiter Oh under the leailess trees, past
groups of people sitting on stone
! benches in the sunlight, until we ar
| rive at the Belvidere, the fashionable
place of resort for the aristocrats of the
| city. A classical concert is advertised
| to take place here Sunday mt 1 u. NJ.
The admittance fee Is twelve cents.
The hour is near, and we enter. The
concert room Is II large hall, filled with
tables, surrounded by groups of we'll
dressed, evidently refined and cultiva-
ted people, drinking beer or coffee, and
n few of the gentlemen smoking.
Dresden bears the deserved reputa-
ton of excellent musical culture, ana
we had the pleasure of listening for
two hours to a concert of the highest
order of music, approaching in excel
lence of performance the renowned
''rhOmas" concert in New York. To
our minds there is something incon-
gruous in the drinking of beer and lis
tening at the same timeto a symphony
of Beethoven; but we must take iuto
consideration that in our land respect
able ladies and gentlemen do not visit
beer saloons, while here there is no
stigma attached to the drinking OF beer
by either ladies or gentlemen, the only
distinction between respectable and
not respectable being in the price they
pay for their beer and the appearance
of the room in which they drink ii.
In attending n concert in a beer hail,
il is expected that one will drink beer,
but we have found that, if one has Il
prejudice against that beverage, they
can substitute tea, coffee or even milk.
Most Americans fall in the customs OF
the country, drink wine and beer, and
try to make themselves believe they
would be sick if they did not; but we
have had the honor Of making the ac-
quaintance of three young men who
have been in Europe several years, and
who, during that time, have not tasted
wine or beer. Brave young men 1t
takes real moral courage thus TO With
stand the intluence ana example, tode-
cline urgent Invitations TO drank with
friends, to resist temptations and TO
endure unyieldingly the SCOTS and
jeers of those who would laugh at them
for the devotion TO what would be
termed q fanatioism, foolish notion.
On returning to our hotel, the polite
and genial host met us with the pro-
gramme of an entertainment, to be
given ut the Victoria saloon. "Not
exactly an aristocratic place." he said,
"b'lt the gentleman could go and would
doubtless be highly entertained" The
programme bore the name OF an Eng
iia,. aanseuse and Of an American
calfed tile India rubber man or "der
iiinke Americaner" (the lively Amer
ican(, besides y host Ofuerman singers,
dangers and acrohats, Declining to
descend from Raphael and Beethoven
to "der tiinke Americaner," we closed
our Dresden Sunday quietly in our
room, hearing occasional echoes of the
songs, speeches and laughter d $he
"Song Vere!lt', OF lnHsicai sopiety, who
Yere assantbled In the dining room ln
BeloW.. '' u '' '' ER A.