The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-09

III spite OF his seventy-seven years, 81 ndtng
erect throughout, entertaining familiarly the
youngest and prettiest ladies, airing himself
like an old marquis Of the court Of France, and
handling his fan with the grace OF sehorta.
The races ere stiff, and, "a It were, mere mill
tarv exercise spectators a. serious ~ court
chapcls audience no enthusiasm, no shouts,
no waving Of handkerchief, no clapping OF
tiny hands, no bets no champagne corks pop
ming In honor OF the winner.
Familiarity with the language enables ono TO
travel I'm Germany with much more pro1t than
In any other land. One is then sure 10 fall in
wi some Indigenous fellow traveller disposed
to tell him about everything, from the most re-
mote ori1in to date, as n the imparting OF such
Information was a duty enjoined by the Fates.
Conversation with a Frenchman naturally leads
up to the "reudnche," as the prevailing fear Is
th 4 some day or other France will endeavor TO
recover Alsace-Lorfaine; and the i'm peachment,
which really cannot be denied bv him. has to be
sugared over best may be on the SPUR OF the
moment. "Work in peace we won't trouble
you for long time" was Tissot's usual reply.
Gotha has a fine park whose grass and flowers
can be freely enjoved for no sign boards tell you
nc every step, please keep OF the grass" as Is
the case In other parks eeometrically designed.
The art collection Of the Gallery II grotesque;
It contains hat and pair Of slippers Of Naro-
ltpn JnhNus = pflnNinR estdDUsnlntHb
is one of the curiosities OF the city, from the
fact that the famous "Almanach de Gotha" ia
published by this Arm. The work first
issued as a small pamphlet In 1893 In the French
language. which was then 40 fashionable, thanks
to Voltaire's hobnobbing with Frederick the
Great; II Is to-day published In separate edi-
lions in each tongue, and IL INDISPENSABLE to
the worlds diplomatic, political, and literary
circles. Napoleon l. used to conhscate some Of
its annual editions because they did not pre-
ciaely please him and Prince Bismarck would
like TO see 1t printed exclusively in German. but
the matter being relatively unlmportant, he re-
trains from con1scative measures.
Prussil Things and persons have now essen
italy changed IN aspect; the softness and fer
tuty Of the south have given place to a decided
Prussian twang and to Immense plains almost
destitute OF Inhabitants and cultivation. War
and misery have reaped the Young men for
graves or America; aud thus also entire Saxon
villages are gained over to the cause Of Social.
ism.
shawls are Indispensable to travellers in Prus-
STA az substitutes for sheets and napkins In the
hotels. The cooking Is In harmony with the
rest; to irtake Of the hotel restaurant Wet
uals, one must have no scruples about cleanll-
ness, be patience proof, and iron clad In the
| stomach. IT'S enough TO make one believe that
all the celebrated poiaoners have settled in
Prussia TO carry on their trade with impunltY.
A Prussian dinner consists OF soup seasoned
with beer, or behring's eggs; beef with pre-
served prunes ; red-peppered steve In the bot
| tom Of which are discoverab faded vegetables
and fragments OF fossilized chicken bones;
| roast veal swimming ia a sweet sticky, ink
black sauce venison with oranges crossed with
green pc and 0nilly, Just before dessert, nsh
| with asparagus. The hotel keeper, after serv-
| In ha a ha haad nf q tabIa n M
drinks the choicest wines OF his cellar In order to
| set good example to the Ruests-his wife mean
while eating 10 the kitchen with the servants.
| Family life is nowhere so empty a. In the Prus-
sian provinces. Husbands dine out, and from to
10 p. NJ. are ALWAYS either at breweries or CLUBS,
| living high while their wives and children are
| left at home a low diet In the large cities
| family ties are extremely loose, and nothing is
further from the truth than French notions
| as to the pure morality OF German life.
Leipzig Is bitter against France, which l. by
| this city dubbed the Hereditary Enemy"
| Sapoleonic souvenirs, monum ents, popular fes-
tivals, all seem to nurture hatred OF the French,
who. when visiting there, II ignorant OF the Ian
| guace. had better speak In low tones. The uni
versity Is ahead Of all Others, and has 5000 stu
dents, Of whom two only French IS Ameri-
| cans, 900 Germ ms, and the rest divided OF
| amo ng other nationalites. The lessons given at
| the universities by German professors consist in
| heaping up before the pupil facts and ideas, in
showering quotations aud dropping down an
avalanche OF notes and photographed extracts.
II Is extremely dificult to follow them in their
scientific eaplnGs aud jumpings Compreben-
sive views or syntheses not their forte. The
distributor OF small facts and details, or the dis
| coverer OF a new comma In disputed text. ia
most esteemed. The German youth are oon-
tented only with substance, however rough aud
coarse, and In their eyes form goes for absolute
| ly nothing.
In France, German centres OF science and cru
| dtion have often been euved: but a close ex-
animation Of these institutions will show that
| It should not be regretted that they have re-
manned amid the foGs OF the Rhine. The So
ciilists Of Leipzig expect TO start the Commune
there within ten years, and, therefore, are be-
stirring themselves like men, according to Herr
Bebel, their spokesman, in order TO succeed on
| time. rhis leader saws 1t is a mistake to sup
| pose that Communism recently entered Ger
many from France. In the fourteenth century
II was more advanced than now in German
cities; just 90 years ago Brunswick, Nurem-
berg. Mayence, Worms, Strassburg Spire, Frank.
fort, Tim, and Augsburg founded Communes
or little States governing themselves. John OF
Leyden proclaimed aloud that God had ordered
hin to level everything exalted, and hence he
pulleu uOWn monuments, slecples, ana towers
a. the big and wealthy personages Of the day
got out OF his way. But the Communists OF to-
day intend 10 cut loose from all the old extrava-
giant notions Of their predecessors, both at home
and in France. What they want first to accom-,
plisb is to force the State TO ailOt sufficient
funds for the needs Of all Communistic sOcie
ties-and then the rest will follow. Herr Debe
Is OF the opinion that the secret Of Prussiai
power lies In her perfectly organized bureau
or cy. Still, II bismarck forces another wal
which must entail additional misery on tn,
people, there will spring up against the bureau
cracy an Instruction by the side OF which tn,
revolution OF 1859 W Ill have been but lulab,
for babes.
The nrst thing that strikes the eye OF tn
traveller In getting out OF the cars at Berlin I
the ubiquitous placard In the station, Bewar
OF roRues." This police notice has somethin
frank and ingenious about IT, and one involun
tariiy says to himself while buttoning up hi
coat; Here are people who are not afraid L
show them selves in their true coloSi" In tn
station no customs examination OF baKgaR,
which Il some relief: ugly old ricIety carriage