New-York tribune., 1889-10-20
AN OLD VIENNA HOUSE.
ylenna lstter to The London News.

Vienna letter 10 The London News.
The Old characteristic houses Of Vienna icing
pulled down one by one, aud The traditions attaching
- them are la!ne, ana VIII o. utterly forgotea ~
the generation The6 y a, P'zSu & s'U"iHg @ s 0g' o. On
BY a name streets with numbered houses having
for pulling down what is condemned 10 fall because
the IOundGtiOus can be plep1iei Guuns the winter,
a.d In Tie newborn sprhs uNe slJnei monsters, thas
Garcn the streets aGt conceal the blue SKY, spring
up as 4 by magic This autumn. aS IN previous yoars,
demolition Is the order OF the day, ana few DAY ago
br!cklayers spade struck tho foundation stone Oh
the Old Muller Iaus. This Old house Is rich IN his:
toricsl associations. The house, which conslsch OF
less han 100 years ago. by Joseph. Count Deym OF
strilez, Who, athougu he Wa OF undOuDted hODlhg,
and proprietor Of feudal castle, was stu proud "
bear the title Of Court statuary 20 Emperor frsnv,' fr
ot Austria. The story OF thi, ttle IS worth telains
tenrcramcnt was soon involved In a duel Having
sen his antagonist fall ami believing him 70 os os Ss in
Holland, where he called Ein,eif Muller and prolessea
to be an artist Ic earned nlS living oy emuI eI an a
few years time. having earned fame and money ne
migrated to Italy IN Naples he soon found tom rtVm
e % o SIGsn s SSO Se Obtained for him the permission
first 20 copy IN wax the finest sculptures OF Inn me s
art gallery. and then TO tshe plaster 'As' A'~
lie returned TO Vienna with for'pne oi SnoOVV 49, ~
si,,.c erns honestly earned and promised W siow 70
his ,rsSeI 70 Naples could hope to
favored e6v Gnei ~eS soTod him but in good time 100
i%.ts SUG statues, copied from the masepie,es o.
ancient and Roms Sav'a sGr and Mtb weuder a
NaPT TO The Emperor gave him some good around
pdtlrhcv, h IN buia a house with galleries, and afeg
ppon "S Scted The valuable property conferred upon
XIV H. ttle OF Court Staluary. Count Deym nev,t
nm W. Ky 'tamily name any more, but called hmsen
,b Muller 20 the end All Vienna thronged to hs
gVsrp" anJ Count Deym made his galleries especlhy
snow sno~crc hy new invention. He was the first 20 use
ssss prms his chandeliers, and with ,as !s no the
h@sands OF wax candles earned for his nHgsS nHsS IL
acs ~ a fairy palace He gradually coppiessS,,,
oiIection BY adding original works OF art IN
'arSSe and ivory, aud a By incons,aeSv" 20
Number OF OF paintings. He married "a not cali
sncient nobility, Countess Buguoy, who aa aaS "a to,
bsrsef Muller She and her three sons ,nnnsation
da,ghters took the name of Deym In thn ivc,i,nrei
Iona eyealed light were found h"sufi'W =, "a
and tinted apples, pears and pcsches. ,si ,,,.ms
Vienna porcelain IN which lay diverse oy,s -
Count Joseph Deyms portrait IA WAY Oh quo s'~''
beautiful piec" OF wora, anu NeN 80 sidss giving
a large baden tablet engraved on BON ,he Jmncrai
the history ~ h' founder of the hOusc' ~ uhich tbs
.rapt and lat4iled account ~ no hs', ~ " y va
h,ili,' was no he nut besides these things eiass
soL.et was found bt workman dtOpl,a ri Than, an can
+ ont and Il was shattered 10 fragments, re- avn
he no doubt that the Counts porirsn Ton stone
work as we'll as the prisms in ths ws Rev pro.A
The fact OF his placing them 'R9tv sssu' "" ~
| he was Of this nysaE2kA ~