Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-18
TRAVELS IN GERMANY.
IrcIDEars AND EVENTS WHICH SHAPED
THE DESTINY OF NATIONS.
City of Dresden-its Language and Women
Places Of Interest-yisis to Leip-
sic-Its Conservatory-Ete


ence to Vienna and its attractions. Before
leaving Austria it will not be out OF place
to say that the house of Haspburg is the
Oldest and was once the mightiest reigning
house in Europe and the history of the
Austrian empire is the most eventual and
variable of European countries. It's posi-
ton and composition has been the cause of
its eventful destiny. Lying in the center
of Europe, hemmed in between opposed
and hostile races, and composed of dissim.
ular elements, Austria has at different
times encroached upon all It's neighbors
and been itself their stumbling. block.
SUCCESSFULLY it stretched its arms over
Germany, the Netherlands and part of
Italy, but was finally driven out of those
countries OF recent acquisitions it holds
part of the former Kingdom of Poland
and some States OF Turkey. There is
something interesting and significant in
THE DESTINY OF NATIONS,
And the changes and events which take
place are often trsceable to the personal
feelings of their rulers or ruling spirits.
Had Marie Antoinette, the decapitated
Queen of France, not been an Austrian
Princess, the bloody wars of the First Ma.
poleon would probably never have oc.
Cured, for this was an Indictment to the
| leading part which Austria took in the first
wars against the French Republic, whose
chief General Napoleon soon became. Had
these wars not taken place Austria would
have kept her supremacy in Germany and
her influence upon the Netherlands. Prus-
sic would not afterwards have gained
ground in Germany, the coalition against
France could not have existed, and there
would have been neither a rise nor (a) fall
of the first French Empire. Had Napoleon
III. not retaliated later by assisting the
| little Kingdom of Piedmont (Sardinia)
against Austria, the latter would have kept
her possessions in Italy, the King of Ma
pies and other Italisn sovereigns
WOULD HAVE KEPT THEIR CROWNS,
And Italy would not have become an ally
of Prussia in her last war with Austria,
which caused the expulsion of the latter
from Germany. and Prussia could not have
gained the upper hand in that country,
declared war against France, and, bringing
ell Germany against her, caused the down.
fall of the second empire. The part which
England and Russia played in the wars of
the first empire may be considered acct
dental in as far as it was consequence of
Napoleon I. ambition and check to his
thirst of conquest Had Austria not been
the primary cause OF these wars they would
in all probability never have taken place.
Thus chain of events may have remote
but simple cause of origin. Returning
into Germany we visited
DRESDEN, THE CAPITAL OF sAxoNY.
Tat kingdom is more noteworthy for its
manufacturing Industries than for agricult-
ure or commerce. A great portion is billy
and covered with forests. The low-lands
are mainly used for grazing purposes. 1t
has number of mines and various smelt-
| ing works. As products of its industry
the linen, the porcelain and damssk may
be cited as very fine. The people boast of
two things-the purity of their language
and the beauty of their women. but it is
safe to consider both unqualified presump-
tions Their pronunciation is not purer
than that of many other districts, and
as for the beauty OF their although
there is an old saying in Germany that the
beautiful girls grow on the trees in Sax
ony-I have not been able TO discover any
particular charms of the sex in that coun-
! try. Dresden lies on both sides of the
river Elbe, and is, with regard to its sur
roundings, wide and clean streets and pub.
lie edifces, one of the prettiest cities in
Germany.
AMONG THE REMARKABLE PLACES
And buildings are the Bruhl's terrace the
Zwinger, with monument of King Fred
eric August the Marktplatz, with that of
King August H.; the Bruhrs palace and
picture gallery the japanese palace, with
it's library, it's gallery of antiquities and
collection of Chinese and Japanese porce-
lain the Princes palace, with collection
OF pictures of the royal families of Saxony
and Bavaria, collection of engravings and
a library the royal residence in the Alt
stadt. The so.called green-vault, with the
crown jewels, offers a dazzling appearance
on account of its immense treasure. The
principal tbeater is fine structure and en-
| joys good reputation for its dramatic per-
formances. Operas are generally given.
| Dresden is certainly one of the most IA
vored cities in art treasures, especially
paintings and rivals with Munich in that
respect. There has always been a large
colony of Americans in Dresden, probably
owing TO its healthy location, pleasant and
cheap living and good schools.
CITY OF LEIPsIc.
Our next visiting place was Leipsic, the
commercial metropolis Of central Germany.
On our way we stopped at Sachsen.Alten-
burg, duchy about the size of Sacramento
county. Its capital boasts of an old dueal
palace. In this place we observed some
thing in the way of dress Of the country
people worth mentioning. Some of the
peasants wear what must be called nom
descript dress, for a name can hardly be
given to it. Both men and women wear it
with so little difference in shape or form
that it is difficult to distinguish the sexes
at first appearance. 1t is wide garment
reaching down to the knees, and which
| seems to be made of one piece. 1t par
takes neither of the masculine nor femin-
| inc apparel it is neither coat, pants nor
| N6sI, nut uEeSc VI pottlOVah W hos hauAO
these good people give it | am unable TO
say. Leipsic lies in fertile plain at the
confluence of three rivers, and is
A LIVELY BUSINESS PLACE,
Some Of the streets are narrow and irregu-
larly built, while others are wide and hand
some. The interior city ia surrounded by
fine walks which separate it from the SUI
burbs. A number of public squares and
monuments in hQpor of Hitler, Bach, Gel
lert and Hahnmann embellish the city.
It's Importance is not only due to its COM
merce, but it is also hearth of the arts
and sciences. The university, founded in
1909, occupies several fine buildings, and is
richly endowed. The conservatory of mu-
sic, as is well-known, enjoys high repu-
tation. Leipsic monopolizes the publishing
trade in Germany. Several hundred book
and musi Il publishing firms, and many
printing &c Adjustments, DO business there.
Three annual fairs, which have bsen kept
up for over six hundred years, attract PEG.
pie from all parts OF the world. They are
strictly business arrangements and congre-
cations, rather than gatherings for recrea-
ton, and last from five to six weeks. Dur
ing fair time it is interesting to observe
THE MANNERS AND DRESS
OF the thousands of visitors from abroad.
Besides the representatives of the different
German States, the Hungarian in his pict-