The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
A LETTER FROM EUROPE.
I'm pressIOns q Canton Girl Visiting
Germany.
Tho maater Fentivitien---The Finely
Formed Women OF Vienna--'some'hing
About Royalty and urazy Kings

Dut am iplu " W Nbl9 HAsNl'N''''"fl IN :. Va
must expect q good deal more cold ana
rain and mud before summer 10 thorough
ly Installed For nearly q week " hhs
been like "rare days la Junen-warln ana
sunshlny-the trees and bushes nave pe-
gun 10 nut out their leaves, tho grass u
green, the crOeua, anowdroph hlu huihe
otber nowers are la bloom, and singing
birds are la abundance, ] feel ah We
ought 10 have been out OF doors hll we
time, hut have spent considerable OF lh9
past week writing German eAerclhnhi
am atlll discovering unexpected pppuilair
ties IN this language when nave 70 pn
mastered, and the principal eneei uI Ivy
wintsr's study seems 10 be that ma " u
little difficult To write and construct sen
tenoes Ia Engliah correctly l have, not
read any German since ! returned iroin
Munich, but intend % get book today
probably either one Of frellag'h or one or
lpsen'a novels. The last VIII, OF coufhe,pe
"A Translation from the scandinavian, bul
/ hear ao much about him lately hia
books aud plays are 30 much talked OF
here. ns think they are lhlely w lle
United States, that | want TO renl hplhp'
thing Of hls, aud may Aa wen wv Two
birds with one stone by reading " ~ He's
'"A' and ID. took uulte q long walk this
morning, before breakfast, and they gave
blowing accounts Of tho beauty OF the
park and other localities, We are plhlr
rlng. six or eight Of Us, 20 take q long
walk this afternoon, We are hnllelpht
lng "A great deal of pleasure IN exploring
the country around here, called tho saxon
Swltaerlnnd,whIeh h said to be very beau
llful, ,....-,.,.. ..
festive an occasion 40 Christmas, mere,
and N the great tlm0 for changing llouh'
oa are generally rented ANA servants en-
gagged Rt this time-nlwhyh IofhlN lnphtlh
at leaat, The principal examinations are
mnde I'm the sehools, and the alreeta are
full of happy young people home Tor illo
bolldaya or about % enter some new
gchool. One Of the sons M this family
bns glccesafully passed his examination
and Id 10 start next week 10 ChomnlN,
whore he N % spend two years learning
farming, which at home we do not llnd
needs two years apprenticeship, 10 say
nothing OF "a gymnasium cduchlioh' one
Of the daughters passes into the normal
school aud another N 10 be conhrmel
next week. This confirmation u one on
the great events In u German girlh NE,
/ standing hardly second 20 birth, marriage
md death, Every Germans life N re-
corded ln "a aerica Of "achonA' lccrliil'
caten consisting Of birth, bnptlam, yaoei'
nation, school examination, confirmation,
mnrrlnge and death "aohcinaN-pnd per,
hans some others. and no ono ~ allowed
| 10 go through one Of these ceremonies
| lexcept pcrhapa tho last without prOduc'
| inc AN the previous certificates, When 4
| plrl h confirmed, she ccnaea 10 he child,
and IL much irccr 10 do no she chooaeea'
/ They always have now confirmation
dreaaca- the Catholics white, the Proteh.
tanta generally black and with people OF
aullciont means, the confirmation clothes
are entirely now throughout, Across the
court from our room, can look into the
room of fashionable dreahmnkcr, nnd
while generally the room Ahounda In
bright colorcd silks, otc,, since ! came
back have seen nothing but black and
white there. The toy and candy stores
are full OF pretty and Ingenious toys nnl
awocta, In the shape OF easter eggs ANA
rabbits. The youthful theory In Germany
being that the rabbits lay the castor eggs
| Ia the windows are exhibited "conllrnh'
| tlonn coats, dronaoH, hats, ribbons, olcu
and everything suitable for proaontsi Tor
IA girl expects 20 get about na many pres
enta when she la confirmed, ~ whom she
h married. All her frlcnda call and con.
qrntulato her, or write 10 her and aond
| llowera aud presents and generally some
pnrtlea are given 20 celebrate the event
quite agree with our devoted English
church ponalonniro, Miss B. that Il W
"A very peculiar way 10 observe the core.
mony Of "rcnounclng the world.n
A child OF family boarding In the
i house, developed measles yesterday, and
| forthwith ordOra camo that the family he
/ quamntinod, None OF the family woro
/ allowed 10 leave the house, nor were they
| permitted 10 receive any ysitora except
Il a.. ..l.ssalgtuga aud AHRAplIHm IA
| police regulations, the timO 10 prescribed
| when danger Of contaglon IN oyor, whom
/ all pnrtiCH must bo fumigntod before they
are permitted 70 run Nt large,
or course have seen miles
/ Of pictures and moro church
oa and palaces than can
i remember, and / know this IN the
most important and profitable part Of
| such trip, but Il ia not the ploAsnntoAt
/ ono becomes aurfoitCd with aOOiug too
many pictures 1 have enjoyed the gNl'
| lory hero more than anywhere else, bC'
| cAuso 20 10 II ofton but do not stay moro
| than an hour or two alta time. II IL heat
cd In winter which 10 not the case with
the Italian galleries or with those In yl
i cnnn or Munich We were generally Htill
| with cold whom we camo out Of the build
| ing In those two places, II was nlwayt
| warmer outside than In thom,
ono Of the most interesting thlnga on
such trip ia watching thepooplc, aud ob'
/ serving their dillCrOnt customs, manners
/ and costumes, Vienna IN famous, among
/ other things, for lta ilnOly formed women,
i The frat few days we were there we wOrO
i 80 cold that the city seemed deserted, but
| whom IL grow warmer the people swarm.
i cd out and we saw something of their
handsome women, summer must be a
bottor tlmo for such sighte, whom the poo
pie sit In the parks and In front Of the
cafes and hnndsplny on the streets, Cafes
are IA proht feature In Vienna life. II
the city are devoted 10 them. They arc
most nlwnya on the first floor and with q
great many windows, andhorc the gonllo'
mon, and particularly officers OF the army
spend their days, reading the papers
talking, smoking, playing cards and bill
iards. Some OF these cafes are oNclu
siyoly for gcntlomon, but most ol
them can be visited by ladies will
perfect proprioty. Tho Vienna coffee
bread, butter and ices nro famous, Tho
public buildings are grand. l think they
make better impression than those In
Paris, and certainly better than London
The museum, too, IL worry fine, and very
| complete from all over tho
II
| rivers In tho United Stntos.
We went into the hall and staircase Of
the University just the tlmo the students
were assembling, and II was very interest
| ing 10 SEQ no many types Of humanityand
not ono that looked NJ oil American, OF
even English. In the medical school
there arc several hundred American and
English students. .
Munich Ia not beautiful city but II has
Qront art tronsurorB, IL hna had sue.
cessIon OF Kings who took delight In on.
couraging art OF all kinds, and although
the present King has boon hopelcssly In.
same over since he camo 10 the throne, and
his predecessor committed suicide through
insanity, yet the people seem very proud
OF their ruling family, and tho city IN Ger.
tainly roaping the benefit OF the royal ar.
lists taste. The Prince Regent, 70 whom
the crown will descend, or ascend, FOR ho
is the uncle Of the present crazy King, has