Connecticut western news., 1885-01-21

feeG WlQe. It IS adorned W1Ln many pll- | lars. The lower part is an arcade for shops and pedestrians. Above there are and bathrooms. The new pal ace contains 36O apartments. They are | furnished with silk and vel vet hangings, paintings, candelebra and palatial chairs, sofas and tables. The | rooms most ornamented are the "mar- ble, " blue, "white" and dining" rooms for state occasions. There are l many frescoes. There is porcelain ware which was presented by the first Napo- leon. There are about 500 majolica vases in collection, purchased at Ven ice. In the old palace is the beautiful Gothic chapel. Near it is statue of Schiller, which was designed by Thorn aldson, and was erected by means oi subscriptions from all parts of Germany. The new concert hall of Stuttgart is tn, largest in Germany. It has an area of 1900 square yards. Stuttgart is noted for its musical conservatory. The build ing is unpretentious but gives forth "A concourse ot sweet sounds"
 An afternoon and Q night of continu- ous railroading brought us from Stutt- gart to Vienna. It was a pity to loose any of the fine scenery by travelling in the night, but the majority willed it so, and as in America, the minority had to yield. However we did not miss the fine views, as we crossed the hills near Stuttgart; we had the beautiful valley of Neckar beneath, and in the distance the Swobian Alp. We passed by Esslen- gen, partly surrounded yet by walls. We ascended the table land of tLe Swabian Alp, which is the water shed between the Neckar flowing to the R line) and the Danube. The ascent is 1 to 45. For some time we could see the highway far below us. In the dis tance we saw many Alpine peaks. Thus we crossed the Rauhe Alp and descend ing into the valley of the Danube, pass ed through Ulm, where in 1895, 30,00O Austrians surrendered to the French, who were led by Marshal Ney. ITe en- tered the Bavarian dominions, and came in the evening to Munich. Here we crossed ''The Iser, rolling rapidly, but unfortunately were ourselves rolling too rapidly onward through the darkness, to take note of the beautiful surround ings.. We passed through Salzburg, which was called by Humboldt one of the three most beautiful cities in the world, the other two being Constantino- pie and Naples It is picturesquely sit uated among the hills on both sides of | the SelzLch river.
 Vienna, capital of Austria, Is situat q in plain 500 feet above the level of the sea. It is surrounded by distant noun tains and the lower hills of Austrian Alps. The Danube canal, an arm of the Dan- ube On the southern side, divides Vien- ma into the greater and the less city. The less city extends to the ''Blue Dan ube, liver second only to the Rhine and the Hudson in natural beauty. The play of colorings on the waves is fl e, and good lesson for painter. The little river of Vienna, or rather Wien from which Vienna takes its name flows through the city into the Danube canal There are many fine bridges with sculp tured images, extending over these riv e.s. Five large bridges cross the Dan uhe in Vienna. They are each about ( mile in length.
 Vienna has one and one-fourth mil lion inhabitants. Like many of the German towns, Vienna is laid out 1T circles. The ancient and beautiful Gothic cathedral of St Stephen stands in the center of the city. From this cathedral the streets radiate in all di rections. Other streets crossing these make rings around the entire city. The Vlennese especially rejoice in th,.il 'Ring-strasse," very wide and beauti tul street extending around the entire inner city, where was once the ancient wall around the oldest portion of Wien na. The external wall, around both in ner and outer city, still constitutes the city boundary and is called the 'Lines. It vas built in 1704. The inhabitant. of Vienna claim that the ring street Ii the most beautiful street of any city il the world, the boulevards of Paris no excepted. This street Is about 55 yard. in width and three miles in length 4 mile of 1t is parallel with the Danube canal. Another mile is parallel witt the Vienna river. There is room fol street cars, carriages, riding paths anC sidewalks, with rows of trees between There are many very showy building. in the vicinity of the Ring; among whicl are two new museums which are not ye completed, the Academy of Arts, Parlia ment house, City hall and the new Burg theatre, the University, the Votivt church, the Burg entrance, Burg build ings, the new palace, which must have several years yet for its completion Temple of Theseus, Albrecht's palace
 Heinrich's Hof, the magnificent opera house, Kinsalou Of the Stadt park anG the National Austrian museum of arts and industries, which is an institution similar to the Kensington museum ot London. Where the Ring theatre once stood, which was burned down with such terrible loss of life three years ago, chapel is in process of building. This chapel will be in commemoration of the