The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-17

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On en- ering Bohemia from saxony
the traveller h struck with the singular
beauty Of the country. Great plains
highly cultivated stretch out before him,
groves Of pine trees and orchards Of ap'
pie and cherry trees break the monotony
Of the scene, while here and there rises
IN isolated butte surmOunted always
with . chateau. Prague, the chief city
Of Bohemia, b pioturesquely situated on
the Aoldau. branch Of the Elbe. Like
most Of the cities Of Europe, it has .
new and IN old quarter. The old city
contains the Cathedral and the Royal
Palace. These ara situated on . great
eminenee and close to the great wall
that enc:oses the city. The Csthedrals
Of Italy contain some Of the choicest
creations Of the Italian masten in the
way of pictures. Those Of Germany
and Austria none worthy Of attention.
These, however, have in many cases
windows Of stained glass Of exquisite
beauty. In the old quarter Of Prague
We find narrow, crooked and dirty
streets, many Of the sigDs are In the
Bohemian language called Tchegue, .
6clsvontc tongue, and very different
from the German, although they speak
this tongue also. The new quarter con-
tains many elegant buildings Of modern
style, and one long street called the
''Gnben," where are many tazaars and
beautiful shops, and y great display Of
Bohemian glass ware 80 WIDELY cele-
brated ior its unique beauty. The broad
psvements of this street afford . fine
promenade, and, in the evenings, are
throngetl with cay crowd exhibiting
the various aspects Of Bohemian life.
The journey to this city from Prague
requires eight hours, through an inter-
esting country. At Brunn we pass near
the field Of Austrilitz, where, in 1906,
Nap0leon achieved the defeat Of the
allied armies of Austria aud Russia. 1t
was . blight Sunday morning when
approaching Vienna, we crossed the
''Blue Danube'' f,r the first time and
entered the capital Of the great Empire
Of Central Europe, which, since the
foundation Of the Hapsbourgs, has
welded . mighty influence in marking
the destiny Of nations. This city has
nothing remarkable in the way Of art to
exhibit. The Palace called the Belve-
deere contains many fine pictures, in
which the various Italian, the Spanish,
and the Flemish Of the old schools, and
the modern German, are all we'll repre-
scented, and yet there are no masterpieces
or great gems If painting. Besides tins
palace there are Jew others, and some
private collections Of paintings, but not
The Imperial Treasures,
the Crown Jewels and many
other things Of great value, are worthy
of visit; likewise the Imperial tomls
in the crypt Of the church of the Capu-
cines. Here are some fine bronze stat
ues, notably those Of Maria Therese and
her husband Francois l., and their sue
cessors, and that Of Macmillan, who
was cadet brother Of Francis Joseph, the
Emperor. But two churches will repay
\ visit. The Cathedral is q grand struc-
fure, varying little, however, in the in
terror from others, and there are no pic
lures Of value. Being located in the
centre of the city, a fine view IL obtain
ed from the top Of the high spire; the
hattie field Of Essling, just beyond the
Danube, and that Of Wagra,n, still far
her north, being plainly visible. The
'ther church which attracts attention is |
magnificent gothic structure, with . |
most beautiful facade and two spires,
md IL called the Votive church. 1t was |
)uilt to commemorate the escape Of the !!
Emperor from assassination in 1855.
1t is relief to the traveller in great city |
when he has finished the routine sights,
md can spend his time a. fancy may
l'ctate. The Prater is the great exterior
ark, corresponding to the Bots de Bou-
egne at Paris. and here, as there, on
sunday afternoon are to he seen the car
lagos of the l'eau-monde and likewise of
he demi-nl0nde. The COlyo in this park
) beautifully shaded avenue about
lree miles long with a parallel way Tor
Orsemen, separated by line Of trees.
The Empress ride here on horseback
very afternoon. She has a great p,.s-
ion for field sports, particularly hunt
ny and goes to Ireland every winter to
njoy following the hounds. The royal