Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-07-27

/, lie Keeps his title, which, as long as
he is an honorable man, nobody can
take away. Besides street cars they
have. an unusual amount of large
coachess similar to the ones seen in
New York, holding about thirteen
, persons, with coupe for smokers,
for everybody smokes: though,
wherever it is prohibited no one
would dare to violate the ordinance.
But, | do not consider Vienna the
place of palaces only, but also of
gardens, for they are to be seen ev-
erywhere. 1t appears to be an OBJ
.ject in the building of every house to
get room enough to have court
yardin the centre and garden in
the Theugh, these gardens are
noA large, for the high price of real
estHte could not justify this luxury
on too grand scale, still they are
veY neat, with fountain, surrounded
with iron fence and are certainly
treat to those not able either in purse
or body to enjoy the large public
gardens so numerously scattered
through the city.
LIDO not suppose there is another
city in the world where public gar
dens are so well enjoyed as here, and
where the government provides as
liberally as they do here to keep
these public places in perfect good
order, and where individuals that are
able to own such tracts of land are
liberal enough to admit the public
on certain days to enjoy the beauties
of nature.
Depredations of any kind there
fore, are not committed; the public
appears to appreciate their liberality.
One thing most to be admired here
is the excellent drinking water pro-
vided for all. The water is brought
IN an aquaduct some hundred miles
distant from Vienna, from the Sem
melsng Mountains. This work has
neas Vienna some of the finest ma
SON works l ever beheld, especially
near the town of Liesing, where the
aquaduet proper, across a valley must
be some 1900 feet long and ITO to 120
eetshigh. There is another mason
work of still larger dimensions, but
as have not seen it all ! will wait
untH ! have an opportunity to see
more of same.
In conversation with an eminent
physician, l was told that the general
health of this city in the last four
wears had improved very much, and
they. cannot ascribe it to anything
elses-,xcept the good drinking wa
ter.s
Though they have no steam fire
engf;es here, i am told that the fire
dep2stment with the great water
pow i1 ners-efiicient. at least there
is mol record of any very great fire
here, land no fear or excitement is ex-
hibited in the vicinity Of a fire during
it's progress.
AS it had been my great misfor
tune to provide myself and family |
with only the most necessary articles
of clothing for our journey, we were
compelled to patronize Vienna Stores
and find that foreigner, be he born
American or naturalized American
citizen, or any other not born in vi
emma will be imposed upon whenever
or wherever opportunity affords it, if
not one way surely another is in
vented, and though the matter may
only be small and therefore better at
once amicably settled, it is, nowith-
standing, an imposition. Still with
all these disadvantages person can
buy clothing of all and every kind
for a great deal less than in America.
Cotton goods of every kind are, how
ever, considerably higher than at
home, while silks, velvets, and fine
cloths are little over half price for
what they can be bought in Cincin
natl.
One thing is settled fact, compar-
ing for instance the city Of New York
with Vienna, (both about the same
number of inhabitants, and that is
the show for fine toilettes on the
part of ladies and gentlemen, is by
far greater in New York than here,
and though perhaps the material
used generally is not as good, still
the style and the way clothing is got
ten up is surely very plain and sim
pie here. In America the large class
of servants can hardly be distin-
guished from the other classes, (if !
any distinction at all can be made
between classes, while here the SER
wants at large are easily distin
guished.
The word distinction here, is one ap-
plicable in many different ways among
the large number of servants and
employes-for instance, uniforms or
a distinct costume of some kind is
required of the different employees
engaged by railroad, then again
street car drivers and conductors I
wear separate uniform, with badges, {
numbers, etc., etc. Drivers of other :
conveyances are also Uniformed
Nurses have their distinct costume.
Nurses for the several hospitals have
their costume. Again, porters in the
large mercantile house, sub-officers
in public banks, porters at hotels,
general carriers, messengers, walters s
at hotels, each have distinct cos :
tune, not speaking of the varie- |
gated and gaudy uniforms of the
Austrian army, of which e garrison {
of so or go Thousand are constantly
here. Then again, employees of the
post Office department are easy dis
tinguished by their uniform. Those {
engaged in the burial department
(which is. carried on in very snowy
wsy by an English company. wear a
very conspicuous costume, and to add
to this medley great many citizens
not belonging to any of the above !
mentioned classes wear the gay uni
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