Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1889-12-07
Correspondence of the Palladium.

La point of actual numbers the day.
are not many since we walked out Of
our little German villa in Wiesbaden,
turned the keys. passed down the mar
row ''curl cued" path with its trim
box hedge, and on through the great
gate, which banged behind Us, settina
the little bell q iingling." possibly
sounding in our ears for the last time
as we turned to look through the BARI
1T the reckless greens and browns of the
deserted little enclosure. with Winters
remorseless fingers on its pretty, gay
throat, it's scientifically measured and
planted Edges of cleaning white peb
bles. now in form OF . diamond, now
the figure 8. and now the letter X. and
so on until ali the stiff, hand cuffed.
rigid emblems OF the German garden
have been exhausted, and then-sigh-
ing, looked no more. Mo- as l say. the
days in point of number since our de-
parture for Bremen are not many, but
In incident they are manifold. First OF
| ell, even little Bremen il beautiful in
its Way most hayward wayl Essen
| TALLY . sea port town. depending for
| everything from dry bread to soft lux
| uries upon that savage tigress-"Die
See," - the Bremenites call it. Every
body talks OF the sea; you absorb and
drink it in. for everybody in some O.
pscity or another there belongs to the
sea or its farers, and surely everything
from your pillow to pin paper smells OF
the sea. Beginning with our head
waiter (who was twenty years . sea
steward), down to Boots" and But
TONS" ali are now or have been inter-
ested in and in some way dependent
upon the sea.
We we're . day or two earlier than
that set for our steamers departure, so
We ransacked the strange, pretty place
from stem to stern" Zone must De nau
teal even in expressing it), taking our
luncheon in the damp and mouldy old
cellars known as the Baths Keller"
in which the old statesmen OF 1905 were
wont to hold their awe inspiring oouu
cils-one OF their fAvorite old casks for
wine, holding with ease 40 600 quart
bottles. rsmaips intees and 90 exosef~
ton. We spent some time diving
through its many narrow, dark and
"cob webby" passages, finally emerging
in the broad and CHEEKY state chambers
above, where we remained through the
greater part OF . stormy afternoon IN
specting the curious old halls with
their s.,aa lives of painted emperors.
and two long rows OF steamer models
suspended from the ceiling. aEonS
which WAS . most rakish little craft, the
first ever sent from here to America
Having finished this inspection we
turned our devotions to Bremen's old
church, standing here since 1900. 1t 10
but six months since first saw 1t. To
have seen it then was to dwell upon it.
indeed, and to love 1t, 1t you have
heart; what 10 my disgust to lind that
in SO short space workmen have been
employed to rejuvenate it, to efface all
lichen, and to erase all moss What Is
lovelier than this gray and green flush
of old age spreading its witcheries like
the soft face veil that tones down the
sharpness of the advancing change?
Oil these Germans! Their souls
seem to flow out in one long strain OF
graceful little tendrils OF every other
tasteful thought. Here stands the evil
dence of their most questionable i'm
provemens. | can see 1t from my win
dows through . drizzling rain and over
. whole wide ocean of bobbing and
dripping umbrellas, looking -
cold and As "spie and span"
as any other quite new thing
in glaring white paint. A couple OF
days have elapsed and We fud ourselves
delightfully."- quartered on the Traye, .
splendid steamer bound for New York,
with ali her brighs colors ahoat. We
are almost sorry We are getting oh 1T
S ,uthampton in two days, for every
Indication points toward delightful
passage, with such . SCORE of pleasant
companions: on my right ut luncheon
to day l had Senator Washburn, . su-
perb old gentleman with . fine COM
plexion and full white side whiskers.
L. To- . ~
first time in his life to forlorn Preside,
having LETT his wife and family on this
side for . years travel and opposite me
Mr.. Lee, . brother of the Countess
Wsldersee As the Count Waldersee
is . fond and intimate friend of the
young German Emperor, Mr.. Lee. .
most polished and elegant gentleman OF
possibly forty. has been in close con-
verse with this brilliant. handsome
young sovereign, OF whom he related to
me many interesting anecdotes. Per
hsps the one best calculated to enter
tain an American was relative to the
Emperor's fondness for humor. especi-
ally In literature, which he evinced one
evening recently by rising and reciting
for the benefit of the two Americans
present, Plain Language from Truth
tut James, from our own Bret Harte.
The recitation WAS given in English,
says Mr. Lee, and every point of its
rich humor made to tell. Next Mr..
Lee We had Nine. Lille Lehman, the
lovely prima donna OF the Metropolitan.
over whom, two seasons ago, New
Workers lost hearts, heads and purses
q most brilliantly beautiful woman with
flashing black eyes. . splendid mouth
just made to emit those tragic Wagner.
ian strains. mouth filed almost to
running over with cleaning rows of the
handsomeest teeth L have ever seen
She is said. with ell her amazing tri-
umphs, to be . warm, loving hearted,
tender women. She is certainly we'll
read. graceful and refined to the last
degree. Next her sat her brand new
husband. Herr Kalisch. tenor of great
note. fine looking fellow with . heavy
golden moustache. and . broad chest
that somehow sets you to accounting for
those wonderful high Is you have heard
him in the season just gone sending mp
into the sparkling chandeliers Of the
METROPOLITAN.