Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-10-12
LETTER FROM EUROPE.
MUNIc, BAVARIA, Sept. 4th, 1916.

EDITOR JoURNAL:-My last to yol
was dated from Verona, Italy, 13ti
ult., and hope has reached you err
this. The weather at the time o
that writing was so excessively ho
that 1 was surprised at myself al
being able to write at all and l haC
no idea of remaining there until the
3Oth August, but then copious show
ers, heavy hail storms and materia
change in the temperature, and abov'
all the pleasant surroundings of thu
many near and far relations caused
the prolonged stay.
As stated on the Both ult., I tool
the cars at $50 P. NJ, arriving here
the next day at 1:50 P. NJ, making
the trip over the celebrated Bremen
Mountains during the night. The
grand mountain sceneries lit up BY
the moon, then almost full-in fact
the road passed mostly along high
mountains, taking in and traversing
the Tyrol. Snow we found and saw
plenty, if not Immediately on the
road at least on the slopes of the
Mountains, sometimes reaching al
most down to the road bed, and over
coats and wraps were necessity.
even with all the windows down in
the usual close and oppressive coupes
of the r. r. cars.
Since r,y arrival here l have put
in the time to best advantage possi-
BILE. I found the city crowded with
strangers, representing most all ma
tions, owing to the Exposition of
Fine Arts of the German Empire,
and upon application at several ho-
tells found every space and room oc-
cupied and engaged ahead. But l
was sure 1 could make myself COM
Portable some other way, and so l
made inquiries and secured rooms in
a private house at about double the
rent usually paid, and though not
perhaps as elegantly furnished, have
at least a temporary home and a
place to lay down, and eat where |
please and when l please.
Travelling is no doubt very in
structiye and generally considered a
pleasure and recreation, but to travel
in the month Of August in a climate
like that of Northern Italy proved to
be this year, is surely and most en-
phatically anything else but pleasure.
Railroad cars are not patent of
comfort, aad such dust cannot be
found in any other country.
Thanks to the change of the sea-
son and the location of this country,
we now can breathe again and even
can make good use of q spring over
coat in the evening and mornings.
1t would be of no use tor me to make
an attempt of giving description Of
this city as l hardly have seen enough
of it, and even if time should permit
a prolonged stay here / would hardly
attempt it.
Iwould call it the City of Arts, for
do not suppose there is another one
in the world where such collection
of paintings, antiquities and general
works of art can be found, where
many foreign students make this
their home of study, and where at
one time the King of the land has
devoted such Capital and such time
and attention to the various works of
art now to be admired.
In the large Museum, with collec-
tions of Japan, China, part of North
America, including Indian antiqui-
ties, Sandwich Islands and other ISL
ands in the Pacific Ocean, Lapland,
South America and many other coun-
tries can be seen-all that an inquir-
ing mind wishes to know about those
countries. Everything except the
living people, for perfect miniatures
of the different tribes and nations,
and the respective classes and casts
amongst them are to be found; fig
ures about one foot high, with their
costumes (if any worn in their coun-
try, collections of utensils in use for
house management, their arms, coin,
patents of their dwellings, their
ships, their mode of worship with
numerous complete outfits from
places of worship. In fact, the for
eign traveller has no need to venture
abroad-he can see the sights right
in these halls-he can study all he
wants.
Amongst the collection of oil
paintings, which are very extensive
and many in number, can be found
the masters of that art represented
by some of the finest works in exis-
tence.
The Exposition of Fine Arts of the
German Empire, held now in the
Crystal Palace here is, am told, the
grandest affair of that kind ever got
ten up. 1 do not mean to say that il
should be grander than the Phila
delphia Exposition, but in fine arts il
will excel anything ever brought
out.
1t has been largely patronized by
some of the Protestants who have
bought literally.
In calling it an Exposition of Fine
Arts, I do not mean to say thai
paintings, sculpture and such are
only to be seen, it really would ap
pear to me that the fine works Of
:. many trades are represented there
(not machinery, for there is no room
in the building, in other words {
collection of works of luxury, b,
they in the manufacture of furniture
tapestry, Cbina-ware, castings, man
ufacture of clocks, paintings, sculp
ture, weaving of silks and wool goods
mosaic work, glass-painting, car
riage-making, Photographic, copps
and steel plate work, bronze casting
jewelers. work, artificial flowers, fan
cy leather work, cutlery, firearms, i
fact of all these and many others tn
finest and costliest work to be found
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