New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-15
VIENNA'S JAGDFEST.
A CHARITY FAIR WHERE NOTHING BUT
GAME WAS SOLD-A SKATING ANN.
VERSARY

vienna, DecemDer ~.
To the great ladies Of Vienna belongs the credit
OF having invented something entirely new and
original In connection with charitable fairs and
bazaars grand fair has just been held in the
building OH the Ring known as the Musikveren-
saal. where nothing but game was sold. The w.
rious stalls were decorated with all kinds Of en-
blems Of the chase. such as guns gamebags. cart
ridge BELTS hunting knives. etc, while the game
Itself was displayed in tie most artistic and fan
cifu manner Stays and chamois had their anters
gilt and tied up with ribbons; quails were hung
in long festOons; hares. rabbits and pheasants
were piled In proflsion within great bowers Of
twined boughs. Wild boars protruded their shouts
from amidst branches Of FIR trees. and hawks 40
well as foxes figured among the articles for sale.
Contrary to what might have been imagined,
there was not the slightest offensive odor in tho
immense hall from all this immense quantity
OF dead game. the organizers OF the fair
having taken the precaution TO decorate the
walls and tie ceiling with vast quantities Of
branches Of pine and fir, even the floor being
thicldy covered with pine needles, and when one
entered the nall 1t exactly as il trcading into
an immense bower Of frs. The result Of this
was that the only perfume perceptible was the
delightful and healthy odor Of pine Gamckeepers
Of the Emperor. Of Prince Lobkowitz, Of Prince
tran magnates. arrayed in their picturesque dress,
kept watch at the doors and acted as attendants,
whilst the saeswomen included the beautiful Prin-
cess Odescalchi the French Ambassadress. Countess
kelmanscgg, Countess Mongolia and Princess
Montenuovo, all attired In full hunting costume.
The prices realized were enormous, and the fair
proved so extremely successful that il is probable
that il will be repeated from hencefofth annually.
The greater part OF the game had been sent from
the imperial forests at Mursted, in Syria,
where the Emperor with his sonin.
law. Prince Leopold of Bavaria, and
Prince Francis Salvador have lately been hav.
ing some fine sport. Large quantities Of game,
too. were contributed by the Marquis Pallaicini,
Prince Leichtenstein, Prince Mortenuovo and
other great landowners The chief merit of concep-
ton and organization Of this novel fair belongs
to the Countess Kielmansegg, wife of the Governor
Of Vienna, and principal rival of Princess Meter
mich in every social and charitable Undertaking
Indeed, the war between these two great ladies 10
Of most amusing and. on the whole, beneficial
character. Although society sometimes suffers,
as it did when Countess Kiemansegg induced her
husband as Governor Of the city, to forbid at
the last moment the Flower Corso in the Prater,
organized by Princess Afctfcrnich. yet. as stated
above, the charitable institutions benefit by the
fact that the two ladies are always endeavorng to
Outstrip one another in devising popular schemes
and enterprises on behalf OF the poor.
As an illustration Of this may mention that
on the very day when the profits realized by the
Jasdfest the game fair is called here. vas an
nounced. the Archduke Rainer attended by several
other members Of the Imperial family and Cabi-
net Ministers, inaugurated fine new hospital for
outdoor patients, erected with funds collected by
Princess Metternich. The hospital is in connec-
ton with the Poliklinik. Moreover, the leading
merchants and shopkeepers of the city have just
presented the Princess with beautifully illumi-
mated address, expressive of their gratitude to her
for her organization Of the international dramatic
and musical exhibition here last year, which at
tracted an immense number Of strangers to tho
city, and consequently contributed to greatly
increase the years trade Of the metropolis
Great preparations are being made by the 40
called Eisaufvcrein skating club. to celebrate
| the twenty fifth anniversary Of its foundation.
The affair should have taken place last year. but
| warm weather set in on the day fixed for the
fcte. This time the day chosen is January 0. II
all goes well, international contest, Tor which
valuable prizes are offered, will be held. In the
| evening grand pantomime the ice is to take
place formidable ice palace is being built to
form the background of the scene, in which
from the Edda will appear with people from
Friesland, Holland, Lapland and Iceland. as well
, AS Esluimaux and Canadians. To preside over
all these will he the god of ice, his son and his
sons BRIDE with retinue Of several hundred
snowtakes and iccles, ice dwarfs and ice falries
White and grizzly bears will represent the time
when all the world was nothing hut vast glacier.
The principal parts of the pantomime are being
nractiscd with great glee by the best skaters in
Vienna II is on the ice. I may add, that the
aristocracy and the bourgeoisic enjoy almost their
only opportunity Of coming into contact with one
another.
For some time the good people of Salzburg, ana
cspecially the clergy OF the place. have been much
concerned by finding that each morning the great
| lamp of the Eternal Light that burns before the
chief altar in the Cathedral Of Sazburg. and which
il supposed never 10 go out, was eXtingushcd
or course it was thought at first that the at
tcnd.nt deacons did not pour sufficient oil into
| tho lamp but on their innocence in the matter
being satisfactorily proved, it was determined 70
| keen a watch on the lamp through the night, IN
orler IN discover the cause for the mysterious
| extinction of the flame. Accordingly several OF
rho nriests concealed themselves behind the altaf.
| Thcir yiril was rewarded when, toward mid
| ncht they observed an enormous rat running
alcnc the ceiling of the vault creeping cautiously
| down the rope by which the lamp Is SUSPENDED
| and feeding on the oil. After remaining there
| for about ten minutes, he retreated in the same
way that he had come. leaving the lamp ex'
| tingushed.