, 1879-05-16
AUSTRIAN FESTIVITIES.
The Celebration Of tf,n Silver Wedding Of
tho fnr0rlal Cnupfe.

VIENNA. Anil o7.-Lonr viii this s,v h.r.
mctnbercd ty Vienna, The hctunI fc.t,vc mn.
cessou formed bu. sna,l purt OF to.1ay,s
r,rcat ovation, Tin whnIe ~ vIsr,. u ,,,a,, ~
sasa, paFhacd eetosc It's Etnperof and Empress.
Ille corFege was to form nj q. IN. In tie Pratar
and to start at 4. M, 1t being calculated that
tue head nf thc n,fH.esston wnufd rcnch N,
H.l,a,,,,.rr s,-.,,, ',1o,o -, H.. ,,,,a,I.s
-. S''aesI' e'''so ~ u'o Au'pct'"' tent
abott IL q. IN. The time Wns Kept almost to
the ''tnute. Shortly i'cforo tho hour struck
appearsl il'e evr'sqt, headed by tho herald and
,,1 on1 wh, ~ H. 'lo eo.of' " ,ne po"n'
~ r. aau ""'". This was the signal for their
Nia1est'es 10 .,ne. Tic Imperial tcuts Of
dark crimson clotf,, resting on columns. stood
tust before tls Durss,a, y" rha,r Mn,...tas .,uo
thcrc,,,rc ho,9 ,n1y to drlst ~ aJes, m'
t., ,.art -, ,,a tn,orIa, rasin.gonn4 n4e na!epath
:" !sos'. W. '". .".pe .', - tight and
left Of the Imperial tent, IN tho I'Fm Of se-L,
circle, extended fur payons, connected by an
urcado on columns, while upposse roao
~ nm n,,,hc of scota. a,,r,n,;3ntcd
W. ~ H,','' ..', o,',aa ~, tl,o a.......
by ohellsks md columns, lot tho aesom~
mo.lation of tho guests Of the town. The tso- .
cecdtucs opened with M nddrcss by the bu.-
,,o,rn.t,r a,l,frg Tim ncrn,ssIon of .hr{r Maies-
ties for the passage OF tneeivlc procession. Aho
vienna ulnlc cho,e then sang o caHtata composed
for tlIc orcasion, recording how 1Austrta did
h,,tnape tn her E,nreror, who had spread
tt.,t,& .,f
over het heh1 a"u 'recoo'n' aua nsana.
which he had transformed, expressed it,
LOYALTY. The signal was then given, and the
ct'rtcge began 10 pass, taklnE two hours III
pnssiug. The portion lncustunp, with its twcn.
ty-eght carriages asIti .s1N attendants, though
no doubt The most brilliant, was hut a snlall
part Of the procession. iiic ln!vcrsity, flIf
Polytechnic, and the Agricultural seiioot alont
Ilni M many representatives On thu hccnao
These, hcGlcl b. tho seniors Of the different
sections. IN thrr full H.rscltrn dress, a,M hear.
lug their flags displayed: opcne1 The procession.
Naxt can't ,,sarray o. ,"uturna1s or mem,oets q
dress, nlnrrh!nS US we'll as Tho best Of yuut
volunteers. Not only the different asspela!tuns
oi Vienna, bnt !kcwlse tbo*c nf the ut:ehhnr-
Ing towus, haA ssmt u'e!f fcpTs:tatlses, ;I' Or
tEs couple Of thousand strong. After tlicsa
apptureh that teAr civic lnssisnlln OF German
towns. The Rifle Associations 1uspitr nt it, posi-
old civic institution tloursshcs husc as pr,.,aLly
In lew rsaccs, l,avtE al'ult fet1 yes!fs a4.0 re-
cciveti !rcst lmpHlsc from luz fssmt .-'.tlpE
Of ali tl,s assl1au nssGeiaiona. u ,aS 1nllst 90
tlpurlsh!ng Indeed. to l11t!Gs by those hundreds
Of rfIetnen In Their l'ali military castftne ni.u
fenthtsel hat. They might llaYe saareu tlaeth.
selves tlu; expchoe oi III" tostn'o ~
thelr MarSers n,ri nhers, ,, %nG. ~ ,vi,i'e fI;
felt hats iooked somewhat out 81 EreplnE Wa.h
hat S tsss' nos .e t r!si 'sns' y Vienna s9ae pa.s
60; every rostse nst n OF AmssFa AZ! pcss, nap sen.
nlssni,er exrestns l,op Neit t n.sd past p,an a',a
Lcpntatio''s df the various industr'a! assoea.
f!o.!a, over scscmty ~ n,tu'oet, ol,e toI u*ery
guild. Then followed thq repscson.at,g,cs oa
tLs fire. n1lsa'1ss o. a,, ter ro,,. Aas'r r., v e
whose natnnera lts toWns. nosouRns' Ghti s, W.
augcs contributed, .nak!nl: up t9tal @ o. snou,
sands. The ysteran 'osa assfsat"as iotmSa 3' s.
Ut msn who having s1tseu Iis s tS ~ ns
c'osen w f!e rear. Ile worn Veterh uiMst Ill.,,
nos !nfsacnd ot'u into IT, iuea Of sou1etl. aiKa
Chelsea p"ns1onsEs. l5Iy asa hinlost VIZ wts,ots ~
exception strung mtddle'aEel men, VINO, ~
their blue military tun!ea a "'aea"axGs;; l axes;
Ret OIL Wy leattIef, !s'oke4 as II tiey Eou,u
rrller very good survive. These associations
arc sprcad az over Austria, e3tenu'f!G !nto
quito sg'all brigade ct ,t!em & closed .he ps9- 70
session. What with all these above enumerated
added to those in sostnale. ulIa lhc!adlns ths
Alno sportas't o. uppeE @ s A9stFa} s1y9in. a1n ~
estimating The n!lnnsa q psope 1osmnE ~ to
ooo. H., ..o....,o, J., co,,rr, u ,nov hs
tecntll century, as were, IN the btoad
anil thu cltzci,s of !argc Town ureascd N ttle
comfortable but anything nut picturesque ueeta
81 mtdsFn times: Ie costume @ prsssio4 an,'e uau; n
carried out uaotr hls eyc ~ nete!eettF
that yon quito forgot al the surrounds
inG& which clAshed Will II, your cye
bcng riyetcd on the stow as II u passed before
you on tic stugr. 70 intense. iuasyd, was tho
tnterest IA tbs really H'aEhcent uisntaJ tllat
not for ons moment did tho lucongruity ssrtke
the ttnllghtud Spectator Of 1iovo him to SMILE
Ut rlcule, nll1 wtcn In thu list group OF nttists
lIcyr Makart hilarlf was roeoFnlzeh ~
his blAck aud gold dress, OH hts m!lk-
whtu slcetl, hu rucciyrd quits "a oya-
tion all nloug ,ia ltno. Il you had In
spectc.l Inlnutcy ono bs oao oil those etostumsa,
| YOU wout not have tou1la !aW u ahY !itaec1.
r:lcy. First wus uxhihitot! representation of
the clt,lsu by the aratovracy, Who rnnserked
t,le!r own COLLECTIONS md those Of their friends
| thu I,ur;,oso, thu books and pictures Of tho
nst;ol il a,iesilun III tile library sugg 6ttllg
TN, costumes, pack of hounds, mnny Of tho
old breed, WIS Tiers to match The rest. 1t WIS
all rcal. though arilla'sa. aowi' 70 70 t,e soars, @