Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-31

hue as the tints of the rainbow. When to
the soldiers are added the innumerable off,
government, who are clad in a special
dress characteristic Of their Office, and who
carry swords and decorations In the form
Of medallions and ribbons, 1t Is no idle ven
destrians upon the streets with as without
uniforms.
The Tyro1ean Jaeger wearing loosely 1T
ting suits Of gray with stiff felt hats. sur
mounted with bushy plumes Of dark green
feathers-the Hungarian his lower extrem-
tiles incased in tight like fitting cloth, with
braided scroll above the knee-the Bos-
MAN zouave In light blue-his Turkish fee
saucily perched upon the back Of his
head-the dragon with glittering helmet
and rafting spurs-the huzzar In a fur
lined jacket. loosely thrown over the right
shoulder. the formidable guard Of the de-
partment of justice In somber black, with
his deadly carbine, the artillerymen con-
spicuous by reason of the broad double
stripes of red on the outer side of his
trousers, the pioneer In bottle green car
ryins heavy short sword, the north and
south Austrian in uniform resembling ours,
are but few of the picturesque types of
soldiers met with in Vienna.
The Peasants.
Next to the soldiers come the peasants in
their colored sectional costume, among
which may be mentioned the Syrian and
Hungarian nurses, whose feet arc not
covered by sandals or shoes, but by boots.
which, like the buskin of the Phrygean
maiden, reach high above the knee. To de-
scribe their fluffy plated skirts, so sug-
gestlve of the ballet account Of their
shortness, would require an experienced
modiste and not an individual unfamiliar
with the terms of the dressmaker. How
ever, 1t is not starch OF hoops which make
the dresses appear stiff and stand away
from the body, but a series Of fifteen to
elri, ~ ia lane he he
shortest coming first and the longest last.
The dirty Slovenian In rough gray home
spun, with moccasins bound to his ankles
and calves by means Of the most primitive
thongs of eowhide-the Smooth-faced farm
er wearing coat Of buckskin embellished
with coarse wooden embroidery. the long
bearded and mournful looking Polish Jew
with unkempt locks, rcbed in the blacklist
frock reaching to his heels the baker in a
linen cap and trousers, and the dreaded
socialist with his broad brimmed slouAh
and red necktie still more heiGhten the
panoramic picture Of the streets.
Other Novel Sights.
But this Is not all that appears novel in
the metropolis. The low one-horse vehicle
drawn by pole instead of shafts, the wo-
man hooked by the side of dog to a cart,
the floors of which seem to scrape the
ground, the huge barrel on heavy trucks
which is used to sprinkle the streets, and
from which the water is drained by means
of a long leather hose, resembling the
trunk of an elephant, as 1t Is swung to and
fro by an attached rope In the hands of an
attendant must be mentioned as things
which are wont to awaken the curiosity.
The woman hod-carrier, with a bucket of
mortar deftly balanced upon her head, can
be seen ascending flight after flight of
scafolding.
Sunday Amusements.
On Sunday the populace, clad in their
best, may be seen moving in all directions.
They frequent the race track at the Freud
enau. the rack and pinion railway Of the
Kahlenberg, the steamboats, which ply up
on the canal and the Danube, the great
South railway, which in an hour CONVEYS
them to the higher mountains; the Franz
Joseph road, the two Praters and the ex-
tersive Wiener Waid,' one of the largest
forests of Austria. The "Wurstel Prater"
Is popular resort with the poorer classes,
where they enjoy themselves in the dance
houses, In the shooting galleries, menag-
cries side shows, with the carousels, of
which there are scores. Sometimes the
crowd here Is so dense that It Is With the
greatest difficulty that way is made to
the fashionable Haupt Alice of the Prater,
which Is broad driy eway three miles
long, thanked on one side with tan bark
track and parallel with wide sidewalks for
its entire, uninterrupted length Magnffi-
cent cafes, with thousands of white tables
and myriads of lights, are to be found
alonS inc eAIf6 driveway. Military bands
may be heard here every afternoon when
the weather is propitious. There are no
end of uniforms and costumes which may
be studied while quaffing the native wines
and drinking the celebrated coffee Beaux
and bellies, merchants and bankers, boys
and girls, officers and soldiers of every
rank and file seat themselves at the diff
ferent tables to listen to the music, to
laugh, to hum the airs as they are played
and make merry, while others less for
tur ate either earn their bread by the sweat
Of their brow or accumulate shekels at the
expense of their health and enjoyment.
JOHN H METZEROTT