St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-09-19

might be proud had it nothing else O.
which to boast. While visiting the
former we had the good fortune to wit
ness In it German wedding. Its two
peculiar features, common here how.
ever, were that the bridegroom and
orlde gave each to the other a ring by
the hand of the pastor, and the latter
made little sermon on the duties OF
domestic life part of the ceremony.
our two weeks in Germany ended in
Munich, city which more agreeably
surprised and delighted us than any
other IN this part of the continent. The
architecture of its public buildings is
grand and classic. Edinburgh tried to
initiate the Greeks and partially failed A:
Munich has been fred by the same
ambition and fairly succeeded. Its
University, Polytechnic schools, Public
Library (of 100000 volumes and many
rare manuscripts it's three galleries of
paintings, engravings and sculpture,
have all elegant buildings modelled
after the purest Doric, or Ionic, OF
Corinthlan styles. 1t has Propylaea
winch In its outline closely initiates the
Athenean entrance to the Acropolis.
But IN art with the old and copied it
mas blended the new and original. 1t
has Hall of Fame with Doric colon
made, fronted by bronze statue of a
female figure called Bavaria, 60 feet in
height.
Three other city gates are ornamented
with colossal figures in stone or bronze,
and the parks and public squares are
enriched with statues of kings, states
men, historians, poets and artists.
There are churches of several styles OF
architecture, the most superb of which,
the Basilica, initiates the Italian style
of church of the fifth or sixth centuries.
Its arches within are supported by &c
columns of grey Tyrolese marble, each
shaft of single stone. Of trescoes we
have as yet seen nothing elsewhere
comparable with either the Loggie of
the Old Pinatothek, or the apartments
of the Royal palace, whose walls are
adorned with admirable illustrations
drawn by SchnOrr from the Niebelungen
legends. Besides seeing the collections
in the buildings above mentioned, we
hn Of in Int
national Art Exhibition, to which an
nual collection of modern paintings and
sculpture all Europe contributes. In
the English department we noticed one
good American picture, that of Mt.
Whitney by Bierstadt. Many of these
paintings were fine, and few pieces of
sculpture were exquisite. The National
Museum is rich in its tapestries and
carved work both in wood and ivory,
but in most other departments inferior
to the British Museum. Yet with all
else that was rich and varied, we en-
jOyed as much as anything our visit to
the celebrated Munich Bronze foundry,
where were cast, and where we saw the
models of, more than thirty fine bronzes
now in America, as well as many others
scattered over all Europe.
Auy Americans who may be con-
templating visit to Europe we would
urge by all means, to include Munich
in their plan, and Nuremburg, too, even
if almost everyt thing else in Germany,
except perhaps Dresden and Weimar
are omitted.
At M. we had the pleasure of meet
ing Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones who with
one section of the Touriee party were
just returning from Italy. They were
looking well, especially for travellers
who had gone their round, and, since
their faces are bent homewards, you
will doubtless greet them again almost
as soon as you receive this.
Yours very truly, H. T. FULLER.