Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-30
HOME FROM EUROPE.
GENERAL PEYToN WISE BACK FROM
HIS FOREIGN TOUR.
Bacy Observations on Men and Things III
Lands Across the Allan
tic Ocean.

The bright ana cnecfiu E.cr VI Noh''"'
Peyton wise was seen on our streets yes
terday for the first time since the 9TH OF
December. he and his wife having returned
10 Richmond only the night before from
trip abroad Knowing him TO be an DO
servant man and good talker the DsDG'ci
asked him 10 tell what cities they visited,
what accidents befcl them, what Nirginians
they met abroad, and all else that might
interest our public. Thus besought' the
General said:
We arrived here last night after trip
which was delayed by bard winds and me
aprrehension OF icebeTgs, one or Wnlch
only day or two before VIC rsnchS ,si, t .1e
Gulf Stream struck the Sslale. of the W mite
Star Line. and came near wreckng her
with a very large number of American pas
sencers aboard. Cur trip, however, was
very pleasant in the main, and Joliity anu
pleasantry were the rule among the pas
sencers, among whom We're several distlh-
guished people. including the retiring
American Minister to Belgium, General
Parkhurst, and his family.
GREAT CITIES.
While abroad We visited Paris, seve.ral
parts of France and Switzerland, lncludlhS
Baale. Iucerne, Schaffhausen. where are the
beautiful IAllS Oh INC iAllli's 'itt
crossed Lake Constance to Lindau, whence
we speeded TO Munich. From Mumch 10
Linz. on the Danube. and down the Danube
to that second Paris of EEope, vienna
From Vienna TO Dresden, certainly the
second art city on the Continent.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Here we stayed three weeks, the rather
that relatives were there. Here, TOO, we
met Joe Mason, the United States Consul.
a Virrinian of the old school, who gave US
q dinner Ga good one, really ana IN many
other WAYS illustrated the style In when
Americans love to be treated abroad. /
must not omit to state here that Consul
General Rathbone, at Paris, entertained us
in style and with "A bOiiAomie which rem
dered him one Of the most popular Amerl-
can representatives III Europe.
BERLIN.
From Dresden on TO Berlin. Here we
STAYED about two weeks. Other American
travellers had told rs that day or TWO
would suffice to DO Bcrlin-that there was
nothing much there to see. This, as we
discovered, only meant that there WAS not
an immense number OF old Gothc churcheS
TO see there. nor galleries quite as eAIen-
sive as in some other cities Of Europe.
Rut after our two weeks in Berlin had eX-
nired we found out that We were 10th TO
leave It's Inter der Linden, rs Timer gar
ten. its Charlottenburg, its POtScam mot
many miles away. its bright and hNely
popuiation reminding rs more Of New
York than any other city IN Europe;
its architecture, which, unEke most
other cities in Europe except London,
varies in stvle and material. and last. not
least its Emperor, who IL the only nj on
ROYALTY in Europe which We saw that had
any reality about II.
THE GERMAN EMPEROR.
He appears every day and in quite a
democratic sort of way, except that he IS
dressed in uniform. He is handsome
Young fellow, with strong. square Jaw
that makes him look very much as II ne Is
in earnest The people IL Berlin VIII wait
for hours every day on the Linden to see
him pass and will cheer him 10 the echo
when he appears, and l"anltest tondness
for him that is touching. Truly this Ho-
henzollern breed has got something IN II.
1t is q painstakilg, Industrious hard-
working. sternlv brave race that one must
admire in spite of himself. As for the
balance of ROYALTY in Europe, 1t Is mock
erv and a delusion.
Even Queen Victoria, whom we had
learned 10 believe was the idol OF the Eng
ish people, was no exception TO thus rule.
We saw her once pass through mule
of crowded avenue-tbe Ladies Mile
in HYDE Park-and not a cheer nor
a hat was raised TO greet her. You
are very much more apt To hear
complaints about her absence from Lon
don. about the terrible expense OF royalty,
and a prediction that royalty WHY end with
her These predictions VIII continue 10
be made when the Prince of Wales and his
wife pass. both of whom are very popular;
They say Of him that he is a Jolly, good
fellow CAS- indeed he is), but that he hasn't
the brains TO rule
LONDON.
From Berlin we Went 10 London. won't
ATTEMPT a description of London. Ii Is the
epitome of ala great, glorious city, very
new and very old at the same tlmp. Here
saw a crowd that hurrI-scurrled as much
a. in New NOrk-that was as keenly bent
ON business and as little likely TO consent
10 be stopped in the effort to do II Is any
population in the world: but one might
emerge from such a crowd into the Tower
of Westminster Abbey and find solemn
tv and gravity that were almost appalling.
In London had the good fortune 20 hear
a rafting debate on tie Irish question BE-
tween Mr. BalfoUr and the Sohcltor-Cren-
crnl on one side and Harcourt and Mir.
Gladstone on the other Knight have wait
ed in London "A year and not got similar
opportunity again Baltour didn't impress
me greatly, although he is said 70 he one OF
the most tmproUiRg men in public life IN
England.
OTHER GREAT MEN.
Harcourt is a tall, large, typical English
man of the blum and beef-ted type, but
graceful, easy, and fluent to degree not
excelled by the best examples of American
oratory.
Large as may have been your expecta-
tions about Gladstone, there's nothing DIS
appointing about him. With all the crush
ingweight of his cighty-odd years upon him
he arose with a grace and an ease that would
have beiitted a man of less than middle
wears and addressed a House that was mn
nitely still and In the attitude Of listening;
Only one man in that whole house showed
stOlidity aud carclCssne~s about his words.
This man sat on the extreme left of the
front Liberal bench, his hands deep down
in his pockets, his hat drawn down over his
ewes. one leg crossed over the other, LIS
general attitude cross between tnat OF the
man who was up too late the night before
and that Of the person who cares litde
whether school keeps or not. This man
was the Marquis of Harrington, All almc.t
terrible contrast 90 Randolph Churchill,
lust opposite, whose nerves a.c al their ut-
most tension. and ever a-qulver, never stlll,
and only barely managing 90 remain IN his
seat Gladstone speaks n way hall COM
vocational. bat fcryidly and earnestly,
without saving Of the air In gestlculatlon.
There il "a wonderful choice OF English
here. Every word is ia its place. ana every
word hits like trip-hunmer Il. nail upon
the head. But there is wonderful moduia-
ton and music in the voice, too. He speoks
for an hour; he stops. but the echo-a full.
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