The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-07-13

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seventy Eve hours.
Things have vastly changed for the
better In South Eastern Europe since
Lady Mary wortley Montagu made
her memorable Journey via Vienna 20
Constantinople. G Lsdy Montsgu writ
Ing In 17l7 did not think much OF
Vienna. The sp!endor and luxury
OF the Imperial Court she frankly
admitted, aud remarked that she had
been more than once nentertained
with flfly dishes of meat, all served
ia silver and well dressed the des-
sert proportionate, served I'm the
finest china" The streets OF tho
town, however, she found 50 close and
50 narrow as 10 impede the view Of
the many and magnificent palaces Of
the Archdukes and the nobility and
she adds: "As the town Is too little
for the number OF people who desire
TO live Ia II, the builders seem TO
have projected 10 repair that misfort-
une by elappipg one town on the top
OF another, most Of the houses being
Of ilve and some OF them six stories,
there Is no house that has so few as
i've or six families In II. The apart
meuts OF the great ladies', and even
Of the Ministers Of State, are divided
but by partition from that OF a
taylor or a shoemaker II lis worthy
OF curious remark that the structures
passed by the fair critic of f7i7 on
the 'ncoavenlently crowded condition
OF Vienna would have applied with
scarcely any alteration 10 the Aus
trian capital OF twenty years since,
when the KGrnther S,rasse and the
Graben were the noat fashionable
thoroughfarcs, and tho Arch duke
Charles and the MuuscIl the most
aristoGTatic hotels 10 the Kaiser sladi.
The wonderful horseshoe boulevard
called tho Ring Sirassc, with the
Danube canal at rs lase, has now
completely revolutionized the archI-
teclural aspect OF Vienna, which has
become u city certainly surprising
Berlin, and In many respects rival
ling Paris, in splendor and luxurious
elegance. Colossal hotels, new opera
houses, theaters,- museums, picture
galleries meet the eye at every turn !;
and all that Vienna seems to need
towards tho enhancement Of is pros
pcrity Is considerable augmentation
OF the periodical contIngents Of
tourists. Some pleasure travellers
may be apt TO think that Vienna Is
very long way of. Geographically
Ii may be 50; but by steamboat and
railway the journey from London to
the Ring Strasse can be accomplished
In something like thirty-nve hours.
A "lightning express" has just been
organized, leaving Vienna at
quarter to four In the afternoon. The
Austro- German frontier is crossed at
Passau at 8 P. NJ. BY p. NJ. the next
day the traveller Is at Cologne. BY
7 P. N. he is at Brussels, and at the
next morning the train arrives at
Calais pier, where the steamer Is In
waiting to convey him to Dover,
from which, place he goes by express
to London. There Ia only one ex-
animation Of luggage at Cologne
going out and ut Passau coming
home; although the Belgians and
French dounaniers at Verviers and
Lille make a humorous pretense OF
looking into hat boxes and carpet
bags, 0stensibly for the purpose If
discovering contrabaDd goods, but
practically for the purpose towards
OBTAINING the traveller long enough,
to induce him to eat and drink some
thing at the local Bullets. Finally,
luggage can be registered through
from Vienna to London and vice
versa while, II the traveller takes a
berth In "schlafwagen," he need
not change carriage once during the
journey, and he will find that the
conductor of the sleeping car has an
ample provision, at moderate prices,
OF wines, spirits, beer, and aeraied
waters, and will supply him with
coffee and hot rolls at early morning.
The "Orient' express twice week
will be wonderful boon 10 people
who wish to go to Constantinople in
a hurry but the facilities offered by
the London and Vienna express
should be as highly priced by pleas
ure tourists, who have grown weary
of the Rhine jaunts, the Italian
lakes pilgrimage, the Riviera trip
anp1 fho raOuIar ftgtuiae pnund .