The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-11-23
THE AUTUMN IN sWI7zERLAND.

| tnrestnl philauthrOpic motives could proiucea
| desire to warn the tourist and traveller against
| his misguided ways. Englishmcn who rush
hcadlong to tho Continent for their summon
| holidays. Americans who DO switzerland aud
tho Rhine In tho doainys. and spend the car.
nival or the scnson respectively in Paris or
| London do not carey away the memory ~
| what ~ emphaticaiy the nost beautiful ASPECT
| 81 tho lands they visit. Neither tina attraction
| of pheasant shooting IN tho rich covers of tho
| British counties. nor the fascination OF foI
| hunting over the brown fields and damn nioad.
ow land OF tho shlros can vie with the marvel.
| lous glamour which October spreads over
| Alpine scenery in tho Swiss cnntons. In that
| glorious month tho rtlil. STERLING. genuine an.
loyment OF Switzerland culmna,us The big
| hotels. berussel by the tumultuouS onset u
| ever shifting. raItie-s caravans. Inp1r into a
serene tranquil state OF case and qolnlorl and
| uut ont tlcIr best features. lilo In made pa.
mnny Of tho picture.
| Taxing iierne. Tor INSTANCE. at all times par
haps tho ioast hncknoyei, least tours, iniosted
| town OF the whole republic. ~ soon ~ Scptcm.
nor has 1Yssd np"n the general sinmrsde ne he
quaint Old capital rgRssuines character al! ia
| Own. 1t SHAKES OFF tho faint OF tho careless
| stranger. and bnsks In gunial atmosphere rs
warm as the bright autumn tints scattered on
| its cncompas-sinG nils. MS cIcar M the curvina
running waters Of the river IN wnoss embrace
Of Alps rising In nysicrious amphi,hsatrss
hiEh above, Tho horizon. win their eternal
searching autImnai sun. nnfetterod by tho
dewy yapors rising from tho fresh ploughed
| with chisellei accuracy tho picturcsquo out.
| lines Of gabled houses. the mellow richness oi
aud protecting caves the heavy roofs. the
cheerful fountains with the quaint &c.
Sf IN Of AG sias % 'n at:
| performed. tho clear little stream couTsinY
down tho centre Of the paved road. the old and
| Ing the place OF "abil yes" inns. and wor.
shlpiul companies. bringing out the wpiteness
~ tInua In.a tlin n gt
panes, and intenslfying the gloom Of the low
arcades, on which open the dark, narrow pms
| saEss OF the dwelling houses. There over
modest boil null one can read names that We're
illu5triops Already at the Crnsndes the Dies.
Ha E Of hS tho ersa Moras
and Lauilen. whose scniptured prescntmenn
adorn the pubic buildings. and whose fame
rs tho libsrators OF their country equals. II -
does not rival. that of Tell and Winkoiried In
Eyorywhere on the hills that lool, down on
the old City of the Bears. the great battle OF
color is rag lGg between the sombre everlasting
changing FURNISHED gold and copper Of beech.
lime, and walnut Tres more GORGEOUS IN their
prime. In England tho darkening leaves
IinGsr on tho houens glued to them as it vera
heavy they drop noisseessly into the ,soddon
gro md below dIrihi: Ne drsary fogs of Nov,m-
Der. In switzerland tho fall of the year comes
with ~ fresh crisp g!adn"ss aud me low radi-
once: 1t is less the appfoach of winter than tbs
vn'"se On the sfira a hs veyards the WIN.
Dresses creak joyinily, apt tho rrodigal gnih.
9ys th be- 'a S be hssrp OF tho vines
%aH4s dye D the es e WHmeq n .aa
s6e wqsds; al IL red AZ MA yellow any
over Tor, the honce in iieih and vineyard, arr
busy with long rakes heaping into little light
bright dry. fallen leaves. which they store
away for agricultural purposes. The air IL
honest odors. llttio cold ma, be. at early
morn. but soon saturated and soitened by tho
dim which It would be M insult to call fog
drops at daybreak like n veil over the awaken
aud light. 1t slowly rises. disclosing by dogroos
the various features OF the scene. First. low
rhH ss like OF as1
its banka then tho nnirest slopes of the oppo-
s Srb hs stand rsyealed in their richness Of
cows appear in the meadows. where for some
s haa been hef1a a ba ns Of ha hs
darker ridge is reluctantly protiled against
the the uniformly gray hackEround; fakes Of
needles Of tho pines, struggle to get froe and
foa. after tho recsdinE mass; a. they drag
over the bright pa, ches Of crmsonng trees.
an fs seem I, " By inyisi5s flame wiihn
far distance widsns the scene before your
syosIIa ratianes whch is not entirely Of the
the stately Jungfrau and her courier Alps
emerging nustare and serene from tho how
r9sehte pass OF yapor bathing their feet and
ness from the wealth OF warln, rudy. living
color NC longing to that lower world over which
July and August in thelr fair III onotony have
mother those changes nor those surprises: II
they had. no eve would witness the transforma-
tion: the dawn works i;s daily miracles while
ne tiredcont tourist slsers IN his bed In the
N tuish
,nniIook save on the yard in which the horse.
and iF to asa nn Is ben and picked
ana constant iteration unknown to Dedmaking
Apart from pil nictur,seuc and scenic effects.
liie becemes easier and pleasanter mt this SON
son than at any other The Attendance az
dress witt veIgot so"" and silver s esai s'o nSi
being overworked becomes pInctunl. obi ,ging'
"Sn tn sH sogF ~4R Rs nR II,
pr"portI9ns Of n family dinner; your tastes arc
unmarried Diplomats return 10 Their f,vorits
h motIny %hene9 they had baen onf,ed by
associate IN tsndy F1 eoSveraa eSs ana c5 "na
icons tsGn in'erconrse With the int gent few
GnS n nns swSved from the track Isaen b.
aud morning by tan slnfts OF lion q not I'm
signify construction. in each corner. while
ilre on your low op"n, hearth; the beds ars,
hanging the double window sasnes has taken
place, heraded bye universal cleaning and
washing o.; the same a. all the fountmins by
sturdy women. who direct on frame and elass
t ths E rum stream OF the ever; flowing wate.:
h h ron DaIc comics einb'azoned and crested
s sih' indicstiye OF loupgings on the windny-
s sbiis; anu mo october sunsh.ne falls through
tns warmth and briilancv OF summer More.
oVer. aioel' every morning the encroaching
wave OF sho" laps u !oweg range on the flank
OF the morntains. even Switzerland has nor
sheltered hooks and privileged corners Last
vas IA lower in the open air. the Same air thai
hed blown over Mont Blanc Rhamii,. aver
thGSe wonderful blossoms which are educh. ed
70 biioom ut ChristmaS in the dank cellars OF
rurls WHO &c honely horse chestnut burst
season OF the year Va ''
=, but Prejudice. habit. fashion will be too
sTong. even IN face o. proof convincing and
nothing will stem or deny the foo,prints of ths
uAfnHrr lt9 thinks hes must do what others
+ j. ~ ndv!sed have done before him; hs pins
~ taith 10 his guide book. aimires by order
wh3t Is he'd ny 70 his ler'iinctory admiration,