The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-17
Here is kept one of the finest marble stat

Here is kept one of the finest marble stat
ues of
THE HOLY VIRGIN.
The Turkish pasta realized the value of
this piece OF art and to save it from the
soldiers vandalism, he told them that the
inquire had the power to heal all diseases
and any one who would touch her would
Immediately be struck blind. Thus it was
preserved until lately, when some one vii
lalnously Knocked the nose off, so now it is
locked up in room off from the church.
A Turkish prophet is buried at Ofen and
the place is always open to Turkish pill
grlms who may go there to worship, accord
Ing to treaty made with Hungary. The
place of burial is kept in order by the
Turkish government. From Ofen we went
TO Alt Ofen (old Ofen), the Oldest part of
the city. and visited a peasants home to
drink wlne,f here wewere sure of getting
the unadulterated article. From Alt Ofen
MARGARET ISLAND
is seen. 1t is very delightful to spend the
summer days on this island. 1t is used as
a place OF enjoyment for the Budepesters.
1t lies in the Danube river, is beautifully
parked and is also used as cure resort. 1t
contains enc hot cataract, a mineral water
used Tor bathing and drinking. An old
legend has At that a Princess Margaret
wanted to become nun, and sober father
built her a convent on this island, of
which she was the chief. Her crown is
yet seen in the museum in Budapest
The island was uncutivated until lately,
when an archduke visited it in the winter
and was surprised at seeing steam coming
out OF a place in the ice. On examination
he found the hot cataract and then prom
lsed to Budapest summer resort that
should surpass all others, and this was
opened to the Budapesters as Queen Mar
garett's island.
On the right side of the Danube the land
is level and
HERE PEST Is BUILT.
The two cities have been united. and
hence the name, Budapest. Pest is beau
tlful new city, much If it being built in
squares with wide, paved streets. 1t has
many very fine buildings and residences,
butt owes much of its beauty to it's situa-
ton, to which the view of Buda on the op-
posite side adds greatly. Budapest is
rapidly growing city and shows rare enter
prise. 1t is next in size to Vienna among
the capitals of the empire. The people are
courteous and friendly, giving strangers
warm welcome and a helping hand.
The art gallery is not very large bat has
many master works and is said TO have the
best collection of Murillos.
The museum is very large and has very
rich Roman and prehistoric collection, as
well as others. 1t is truly interesting 10
see
HOW OUR ANCESTORS WORKED.
First are all the vessels aud cooking
utensils OF the stone period, made by hand
and well made, too Even the working
tools were made of stone; but more curious
still is it to see the iewelry with which
they adorned their bodies These people
must have been very large and powerful to
have worn the heavy things we saw here.
Next to this comes rich collection of the
bronze period. 1t is of great interest to
see how the hollow casts were made. We
saw some that were not finished, and could
easily realize how they were put together.
The steady Improvement after that period
is striking, notable and full of interest,
and the Roman and Gothic periods show
much beautiful work in silver and gold.
wonder how our modern ladies would like
to wear hair pins as thick as ones finger
and about one and one-halt feet long, oc
heavy breastpins that extend from one
shoulder to the other
The museum contains large library, and
among the things of interest seen there
were writing of Martin Luther. several
old Turkish books and documents given to
noblemen confirming, their titles. To
these were attached solid gold and silver
seals, as large as a common coffee saucer
Some of these were eight hundred years
old.
Especially interesting was the first
German newspaper CIV ing
AN ACCOUNT OF THE DISCOVERY OF BRAZIL:
one of the books published by America
Vespucci on America; also many church
books written by nuns and monks, with
beautiful initials. 1t took a lifetime TO
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The university in Budapest has about
three thousand students, and was the first
university IN Hungary. We were shown
| the i've solid silver stats, the insignia of
the deans of the four faculties, medical.
theological, legal and philosophical, and
the staff of the rector of the university,
which is the heaviest. We also visited in
Budapest coffee house which, to my
taste, excelled the Cafe Habsburg in vi
emma, 1t is in oriental style, very large,
and richly built. One room is made to rep.
resent a tent, and is altogether Turkish
with its rich Turkish touches and divans.
covered with rich silken Turkish goods,
and ornamented with many mirrors.
The National opera house is grand.
Here we witnessed the performance OF
''Lohengriu.' With all the great adyau.
tages at the disposition of the management
the opera was not equal to that on the Ger
man stages. 1t may be true as the Germans
say, that only a German stage can produce
Wagner 10 perfection and that only a Ger
man public can fully appreciate him How.
ever, the orchestra, numbering over one
hundred MEMBERS was exceptionally fine
But must not finish my letter withou
speaking of
THE FAMOUS GYPSY BANDS.
They are small and very effective for {
short time, but become tiresome if heart
too long or too often.
On leaving Budapest. going south, the
country is fiat and thinly settled
SO that l had the impression OF
travelling in some of the middle
states of America. The Danube rive
by the side of which we go, becomes WIDE
and wider, until we reach Semlin, the las
place in the Hungarian empire. On top o
, the hill called Gypsy hill is the castle o
, John Hunyady, who freed Hungary from
Turkish rule. Crossing bridge, we enle
Belgrade, the capital of Seryia.
forgot to mention young man, the sol
Of the director Of the library Of the mu
scum, who played for US upon the Hun
garian instrument, cymbola The must
! was wonderfully sweet The cymbole i
about the size of a table and made like
, either, only it is played by a stick in eac
; hand, the end Of which has wadding on il
VERONA E. POLLOCK,
BELGRADE, Servia, February 13, 1892.
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