The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-01-25

robe is the interesting collection of old
carriages. On the upper floor are rows
upon rows of plate, gold and silver,
presents to the royal family-among
them two solid silver tables, which
were presented to Catherine the Second.
Emerging from the Kremlin proper
we enter the Chinese city, as Musco-
vitians term it. 1t is literally a walled
city and has its churches, bazaars and
streets. Most interesting sights are
formed by the street scenes. They
Che streets) are narrow and badly
paved, and lined in some cases with
little shops, having frontage of not
more than five feet, but one would be
astounded by the amount of goods that
can be brought forth from these shops.
Again, one finds another street COM
pletely blocked by people. One man
is boot-maker, all his necessary tools
under his arm, and he lends you a shoe,
or two, as the case may be, while he
mends your own then and there.
Another is walking dry-goods concern.
In some way or other, and probably
only known to the proprietor himself,
he manages to carry every kind of
suit, from dress one down to pair
of knickerbockers. Both of these men
are Jews. They are followed by
Turk selling all manner of fruits, which
he carries on his head. Next is an
Armenian with bundle of furs, and
occasionally true old Tartar is seen.
In fact it is quite safe to say that mer-
chants representing all natioralities,
save America and Ireland, are to be
found in these open markets. In this
Chinese city there is huge bazaar,
composed of hundreds of little shops,
fronting on little lanes too small to
admit of a horse and wagon, and here
the business is mostly wholesale. The
merchants sit in their doorways and
await the coming of their customers.
All these shops are gathered under one
roof. The first state printing establish
ment in Russia is quaint old building
off from the principal street here, and
among the specimens of early printing
and binding is seen the printing-press
used by Peter the Great.
The rest and greater portion of
Moscow lies without the walls. Here
are the hotels, theaters, museums, etc.
In Russia tea is drunk as beer is in
Germany or wine in France. 1t may
be called the national beverage, and
there are especial saloons or res
taurants all about, both here and in
Petersburg, for tea-drinkers, both rich
and poor. The truly Russian res
taurant is very different from the
European ones. The walters are all at
tired in white from head to foot, with
large black purse at the waist, and
are always all men. There is gener-
ally large barrel organ which gives
out the latest airs. 1t is wonderful how
much tea a Russian will drink. The
writer entered one morning one of
these restaurants with young Russian.
Tea was ordered and one glass followed
another with the Russian until he had
drank seven. He said he had often
drank eleven and that fifteen were not
too many for an old hand. The tea
is drank alone or with lemon and the
sugar eaten from the hand. A peculiar
kind of bread or roll is eaten with it.
Living in Moscow for a stranger will
cost trifle more than in Europe proper,
and much Formally is gone though with
when one arrives. The passport is sent
to the police and permission to remain is
obtained, and when one wishes to leave
the city behind him the passport is
again sent to the police and also the
destination given. 1t need hardly be
said that this is all at cost to the
owner of the paper. 1t was particularly
noticeable how silent all were as re-
CARDS the movement of the imperial
family, who were in Copenhagen, and
during my stay in Russia no one seemed
to know when they were to return,
or if they had not already come back.
Although it was in September, the
weather then was very cold and damp.
Snow had fallen in Petersburg and
plenty of it was soon expected.-COr.
Albany Journal.