The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-24
DRESDEN MARKET PLaTZ.
An Interesting Scene In Famous ant
Beautiful Old World City.

An Interesting Scene In Famous and
Eceatifui Old World City.
Morning lie in Dresden market square
is one of the sights of that beautiful city.
Leaving tho Hotel Bellevue, you cross
I Theatre Platz, lovely square, with inlaid
walks, which makes you think you are
stepping ON rare old mosaic work, SO beau
tiful is the coloring and design. Then
past the old cathedral, down o narrow
street until the quaint old erohway is
reached Passing through this, you come
to tho great china street Of Dresden, shop
after shop filed with this frail and dainty
ware Dresden china, with it's exquisite
paintings, rare ard expensive, you see dis.
played as in no other city Of Europe All
ladies love beautiful china, but even here
in the home OF china workers IL takes a
long purse TO become the possessor of the
finest Leaving this street you como to
Market Platz, large open square, where
in carly morning the market frau comes
with her different articles for sale. AT one
end OF tho square there are small movable
stands Or benches set closely together, with
aisles between tho rows. On these benches
are displayed the different stores. Next
como the dogs and carts standing closely
together There seemed to be hundreds of
them. The carts arc good size, about two
thirds as large as single wagon, with
quite small wheels. In the carts you find
butter, eggs, sauerkraut, cabbage, potatoes
and herbs of all kinds-in fact, many
things you never heard of as being good to
cat before are here offered for sale. Then
you como to the cheese market, which is
at the farther end of the square. Here you
realize your sense Of smell is perfectly ca
Of, I've itc It,fx- Nnr, faol
that some one, like Pandora, possibly, has
lifted the cover from the famous box,
where all the cdors of the old world have
been stored for generations, and, like.her,
has failed to get the cover on again; but,
for all that, the cheese looks nice and tastes
delicious.
What busy scene this is! Mistress and
maid, tourist and student, jostlc one an
other in their endeavors to fill their baskets
with tho best. We must not forget the
corner where the flowers are. Here you
feel at home. 1t does not make any differ
ence whether you speak German, French
or English. To them nationality does not
count; you understand them and they you.
Your heart goes out to them as it does to
the flowers in the old fashioned garden at
home. How the pansics smile and nod at
you with their almost human faces! Sure
ly you have seen this one before, which
smilingly says: Yes, we understand all
about your difficulties in trying to estab-
lish relative values between American dol
lars and German marks" Wonderful
wreaths of ivy, baskets of roses, punches
of violets, emblems and designs of all
kinds can be purchased here at SO small
cost you wonder how they can afford TO
grow them for the price asked.
BY 10 o'clock the crowd has vanished,
carts are packed with the unsold goods, and
the usual air of general moving is prom
incnt Many of the carts are drawn by
two large dogs harnessed to pole Others
have but one, in which case the market
woman steps into the place of the missing
dog, takes hold Of the pole, and with a
strap arranged to Git over the shoulder as
sists in drawing home the cart. If you
pass the square at II O'Clock, you will find
that the busy scene of early morning has
vanished and cleanliness and quiet reign
supreme.-Detroit Free Press.