The Penn's Grove record., 1888-09-08

in this fine old building, with its high
gothic arches. and antique furnishing,
where the Catholic originally worship
ped, and gave place to the Lui heran on
ly after the struggle of Il RefOi nation,
where the baptisms, marriages and fun
erals of a community have been SD long
celebrated and recorded, around which,
in fine, the deepest life Of this people
has centered for centuries, is very I'M
pressiye. kapenZ was one OF the free
cities OF Lusatia, and played its part
in the history of the middle ages. For
the general reader, however, its princi-
pal note is a rather passive event in its
history, the birth here in 1929 of the
great German critic and poet, Leasing.
The house in which he was born is
gone but the spot is marked by il tablet
and a fine bust-statue of Leasing stands
in a neighboring square.
Just outside Of kamenZ, overlooking
the city is quite "A hill known as the
Hutberg. From "A tower on this hill,
one can not only overlook kamenz but
this part of Saxony for miles around.
The town looks very pretty as il pleads
out below. with its irregular winding
streets, and white stone houses. The
site is indeed quite picturesque. A
deep ravil & on one side, and II a it II
rocky ridge, once surmounted by the
castle of some rObber knight. but nov
occupied by the houses and gardens of
humber, but more useful citizens, and
beyond an erratic cliff rock overlooking
the town from TIM side, with u beauti-
tul, rolling, farming land stretching in
every direction, makes the view of
Kamrnz from its Ruthberg very fine.
The town has about 700 inhabitants,
and it is one of the principal cloth
manufacturing towns in >aXony.
IL going u Kamenz. | passed through
Dresden, the capital of Saxony, and
one of the most attractive places in
Germany for tourists. There is always
large pDp ilitibl Vi Eng lisli and
American travellers here. English is
81 well known that notices are posted
in the museums in both English and
German. | knew a French lady who
went to Dresden to learn German this
winter, and left in disgust because she
head so much English. Indeed, one
part OF the city is known as the English
quarter. The city is most beautifully
situated III the Elbe, and though n
city cf 30, 900 inhabitants has none of
that rushing business spirit which char
acteri2es American cities. IL has long
been the residence of she kings of Sax
Ony, and they have made it II of the
worlds ceilters of art. The architect
ure of the city is, however, more inter
esting for quaintness and history, than
tor either magnlticence or beauty.
The opera house is however one of the
prettiest buildings in Europe. The
dingy mass of buildings called the roy
al palace, and where the king actu lily
lives, would hardly pass for IA good
tenement house from an exterior view.
1t is the picture gallery that gives
Dresden its great art reputation. The
famous ''Slstinr madonna" by Raphael
is the gem OF the collection. This
painting is by many critics said to he
the greatest painting ever painted, and
even one uninitiated in the mysteries
of art, feels its power and beauty.
Murilo, Conegio, Rubens, Holbein,
Titan, Rembrandt and many other
great artists OF the world are here re-
presented by pictures which the world
prizes as priceless. The modern pict-
ures are no less remarkable. Hotf
mann's Christ among the DUctoIs' is
one of the finest paintings of modern
times. Ii is in the possession of these
great pictures and the art inspiration
they give, That makes European art So
far ahead OF American. 1t is a stand
my disgrace that our tariff laws put "A
heavy duty Oh works of art, and 1 see
that even Mr.. Mills bill does not pro-
pose to make art free.
In the palace are the sO-called "Green
Vaults" containing artistic carvings
IN ivory and metal, engraved work of
the gUldsmiths and jewelry. But the
Jewel room is The wonder. Here are
diamonds by the quart, plenty as large
as hickory nuts, and one weighing I'VE
, %, There are swords covered from
hit To p"in with diamonds and rubies,
NO OF three Ut which would make an
nl'ilnoly mortal rich. The whole is
one lhe > brilliant collections in
M word, and gives some idea of the
Wealth ut Monte CIisto, Of whom we
L al III our boy hood days.
Little need be said If the other Ores
den museums. The armory contains
hundreds OF suits OF old armor, and
thousands of firearms from the first
rude guns, to the modern repeating