The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-09-09
Cheap Places to Live in.

makes with her own hands, be cause Ter
Fritz likes them SO. She may boast
thirty.two quarterings on her escutch-
con and be terribly proud of her line
age, but she has no nonsensical ideas
about its being degrading to put on q
canvas apron, lard piece of veal,
make jams, or dole out with her own
hands the prunes that are to be put
into the potato stew. She keeps her
best attire for Sundays, and makes it
serve on good many of these festals
days, for she does not follow fashion
blindly or in a hurry. On ordinary
days, she dresses with a plainness
which would excite the contempt of a
French woman; but then her culinary
pursuits do not prevent her from
being by far the intellectual superior
of her French or Belgian sister. She
reads serious books that she may be
able to converse as an equal with her
well-taught sons she practises music
that she may remain on level with
her daughters who are trained to be
brilliant pianists; and she nnds time
to read the newspaper in order that
she may understand what her Fritz
has to say about the topics of the day.
The example thus set in high life by
the FRAU Grsfin" is copied in lower
spheres by the Frau Doctorin" and
the FRAU Professorin." These ladies
keep no cooks they perform most of
the household labors with the assis-
lance of maid-of-all-work, and when.
ever practicable they do all the wash
ing of the family linen at home, and
make their own dresses. Withal they
are very hospitable in hon.el5 way.
They delight in evening parties at
which cafe an lat is served with cakes
and sausage-sandwiches. A carpet
dance, little singing and music,
round games and good deal of frank
Irritation between the young people,
furnish the diversions at these enter
tainments. In the winter several
families club togeiher to hire a large
room in which Dreistemache LITERALLY
make-bold) assemblies are held once
week. Each family brings certain
quantum of the refreshments, as at
eld-fashioned picnics, and dancing is
carried on within sensible hours, be.
tween and II p. NJ. The object of
these assemblies is to make young
people "bold" to disport themselves at
more ceremonious balls should they be
called upon to do so in fact, they are
unceremonious dancing parties at
which the guests appear in morning
attire and expect no costlier beverages
at supper than lemonade and beer.
The cheapest towns to go to in Ger
many are the capitals of small Duchies.
Berlin has become very dear. Dresden,
Leipzig, Stuttgart, Munich, are all
cheap in comparison with English
cities, and they offer first rate educa-
tional advantages but they will be
found more expensive on the whole
than such places as Brunswick, Cassel,
Dermstadt, Welmar and Coburg.
Taking Brunswick as specimen of
these second-rate towns, it is q place
where family can live in the utmes
enjoyment and dignity on a small in
come. 1t is an old fashioned town of
picturesque architecture; but the
streets are broad, and the houses large,
with spacious and lofty rooms, wide
courtyards and grand staircases. Most
of these dwellings are let in flats, each
of which has its separate kitchen,
with its wooden balcony overlooking
the yard and separate staircase for
servants. A ten-room flat furnished
can be had on first floor in the best
quarter for about sixty pounds year !;
on second, for forty. five pounds; and
on third, for thirty pounds; but pri-
ces are lower in the old streets on the
outskirts of the city. 1t is not the Gus
tum to let unfinished, as almost all
the houses contain stock of old-fash-
toned furniture dating from the last
century, when the court of Brunswick
was one of the most brilliant in Ger
many, and when the city was crowded
with wealthy residents. Ithas all the
appearance OF wealthy city still,
though the present Duke lives most of
the year in Italy, and does little to at
tract strangers to his handsome palace.
1t has university, a gymnasium, a
public school for boys, several private
schools, and large academy for girls !;
a museum, and public library, and q
noble theatre. The Duke chiefly helps
to support the theatre, and for this
much deserves the thanks of his sub
jects. For many years the condu ctor
of the orchestra was Franz Abt, the
eminent composer, and at one time ne
had the best Q,4dtuor of vlolinists in
Germany under his orders. Perfor-
mances are given at the theatre four
times week, operas being performed