The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-02
Ena Elar.


and may stu claim proud place among the nations -
Eastern Europe.
Tng JEWS AND THEIR POWER
The position OF the Jews here Is worthy OF speci al
comment at time when America Is excited by dis
Is probably no large city ~ The world where the He
orews are 30 numerous, or. II a. numerous. are 30
po~ ".I,, as they are here Taxing The
third OF II are Hebrews; but counting only tue
better classes embracing the commercial industrial
and financial br nches VI activity should say that
three-iourths Jews The wealthy bankers. .ner-
chants and business men generally, specuiators,
brokers. &c. are nearly all Jews The Stock aud
Produce exchanges altogether Hebrew Institutions
Most OF the influential editors are Jews, ana even
among the proies sional classes among the wealthy
merous and influential DR. Man Folk. the chief editor
OF the Poster Lloyd aud probably the most influential
Deputy IN the Diet, Is a Hebrew aud several other
deputies belong TO the same religious persuasion.
Among the Jewish women beauty
common an article as wealth among the men,
and here, in other countries
they are conspicuous for their richness am almost
tempted Ia say cxtravasancc. of dress And yet whc
tue jews occupy 80 poweriui position hereall the
wheeis Oh commerce and industry kept Ia motion
by them and ~ them ony-the religious prejudice
against them is still kept nvc some extent
"Hier sfinht IS "a ron iau'er Jaen (why II stinEs
mere WIN Jew sald gentleman TO me the other
evening at Clemens Garden
And yet the telegraph director, a conversation on
the Geographic service with foreign countries England
France, America. &c, SAID to me n icw DAYS ago sMy
dear sir, II were for tho Jews should nave TO
shut up that branch OF our service entirely. IL is the
jews that keep our foreign service alyc' II almost
needless to add that that gentleman was Christian
rHE NOBILITY.
While the Jews have greatly risen In influence and
power from their formerly despscd position another
picturesque element OF Hungarian society has lost
nobility. The nobility of Hungary are no longer a
privileged class, and while they sim form n sacred
circle OF their owG and monopoze certain lavorte
posts IN the diplomatic and Official service, the army
&c, they are now only wrctchcd shadow, ghost OF
what they were thirty years ago Moreover. lbey are
very much Ia the power OF the Jews. too They are
thrftlcss. extravngint sct-ond OF throwing naker
driver gypsy fiddler twenty hfty form bill
and Their beautiful estates are always being
to pay for their aristocrac pleasure OF exlrava ,ancc
Twenty i've or lity per cent Is considered very
pitabc rate OF interest by the jewish money lenders
~ want 1000 horins this afternoon says Count
- 10 Abraham.
~ can accommodate Your Excellcncy." says
Abraham, rubbing his hands gIeefuy. "For how Iona,
Your Excecncyr"
$40 month"
'very good. Please sign for 200 and III give you
Ana the yong count VINO is only waiting for his
rich father to dc VIII gladly sign tho obligation TO pay
800 per cent for the loan Aad the money Will soon
be spent ON Takers. women, wine ana gyps bands
THE GYPSY MUSIC.
Perhaps the most delightful feature Of Budapest
Already at the first Hungarian railway station on the
way from Vienna TO Pest at Neubcnserl, the wild sad
p,anvq 0o a%d "saOy touching ~, strains Of
The American reader has probably already received
faint idea Of the striking characteristics Of tho
Hungarian gypsy music from Liszt's "Rapsodie Hon
crosse Erkel's .'Hunyad Laszlo" and the .Rakoezy
March, played exqnisely by Thomas band IN New
York two summers ago. But TO appreciate the wild,
racy altogether indcscribable flavor ana sublime
rugged beauty OF Hungarian music you should come 10
Budapest and listen 10 0Do VI the gypsy bands like
that OF RACE Pal. II Is a music which seems seize
hold OF every nerve and pulse of every heart string
to vibrate at WILL stretch IL 10 its tension
almost rend 1t with the unuttorablc despairing sad
ness OF its tones 1t laughs and weers the
almost. a very true saying was that Weinend uat.r
hat SIGH der Ungdr' tine Hungarian enjoys himself
wecplng). But the Hungarian gypsy bands here are
not heard ut their best ut the hotels and gardeua
You must attune these gypsy hddles to their most
liery magic by good round heap Of 1orins. Go to
some entertainment OF Hungarian mobiles or swells,
where they collect 100 200 forms for band aud
then, oh! now they play, with the gistening gold or
the equally pleasant paper rags before them When
has some gypsy band to play the tavoriie melodies OF
every guest. The dusky muscians-these Ole Bulls
who never learned noteare told to step up close
the guests, and there stand right before them they
fiddle away TIL two or three In the morning. Now
this one, now that one oil the guests Will shout
out the name Of his, favorite tune and interrupt
the piece they just then performing II Is mat.
ter however, the gypsies are used u these Interrupt
tons, and on they 60 making their loved Instruments
only speak but scream for the very Joy and
which these wild OF the Preszta feel as tney
ing champagne corks. OF the jolly, animated faces
round Them the shouts OF interruption the approx ng
glances, the delightful glimpse OF new twenty horn
bill which some Mugyr cavalier lings at him, all this
inspires the gypsy fiddler till his whole body seems "a
sway IN the rapt, wild deirum Of his music
Who ever forget the gypsy bands OF Hungary who
has heard them ON some such favored nightY