The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-19

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 evil head, he swore a solemn oath to re-
 nounce Professionalism and to make the
 Royal Court of Saxony forever follow
 CTS of the Roman Catholic faith. (All
 this for little bit of iron weighing five poundsD The royal family and Court of Saxony ever since that time have
 been Roman Catholics; and, strange to
 relate, never since that oath was taken
 has any royal ruler of this country left
 direct heir to inherit the Saxon crown.
 The Protestants nearly all the people
 are Protestant declare to this day that
 the Lord has dried up the natural suc-
 cession, for the crown has passed to
 brothers, nephews, cousins, to son
 never; all of which does appear very re- markable
 The old royal devotees of pleasure have passed away and been succeeded by more sedate followers, and to-day wise ruler and grand court hold sway | in Saxony, The reigning family Is one of the oldest and wealthiest in Eu- rope. At grand gathering a few
 years since at Dresden the members of
 the royal family appeared clad in an
 cient apparel and armor of their ances- tors, who dwelt and ruled here nearly
 one thousand years ago, and the style
 of life as seen here in the court Is splen-
 did and magnificent Now a word in
 reference to Count Bruhl, the prime
 minister of August the Strong, He
 was great power in those days and
 almost surpassed the elector himself in
 the royal magnlfcence which he dis
 played in the conduct of his daily life
 He had August completely under his
 evil influence, ever furnishing the royal
 debauchee with new favorites and
 boundless wealth to amuse hls wearled
 tastes, while Bruhl himself managed
 damaged (2) the affairs of state He
 pulled the wires which made the good
 old ship of state move forward. Bruhl
 was a high roller and buzzed about
 the social circles of Dresden like huge
 bee ever busy upon some new scheme
 to benefit the state CD. He was fam
 ous entertainer, and at one occasion
 gave a grand banquet at 0 cost of
 million marks. When the feast was
 over he ordered the servants to cast
 the elegant service of gold (the wonder
 of all Europe) into the rapid waters of the Elbe; his extravaganza knew no
 pOunu5s w HdI CdTed bfuHl! NOulu he not tax the land and the Saxon land owners? Bruhl made his unworthy name thing to be long remembered when he constructed the "Bruhl Ter race" in 173S, high above the banks of the Elbe. This Is a splendid work more than one half mile long. It has for nearly 160 years been the most popular promenade in the city. wonder how many who walk there ever think of the great Count Bruhl who, when he died, l was instantly forgotten. The records | of state do not mention any great mas ter stroke of statecraft which took place | during the political career of the man. | His name is perpetuated in the Bruhl | terrace. Ah! forgot to mention an- other little item. He is sometimes l spoken of as that old Saxon prime min ister "who left behind him nearly five French wafstcoats;" the dan diacal Saxon dudel I much doubt # | those Paris tailors ever were paid for the five hundred waistcoats.
 A halt to these old world pleasure | seekers; we have heard enough of their vain and empty pleasures If such | creatures should cucumber the earth | to-day. I for one would if dwelt in the same land with them, strike hands with those we call Socialists or even harder names, if by so doing 1t would be possible to rid the earth of such fel- lows. It is delight to see the people walking and driving about the Crosse Garten. Splendid horses are ridden and driven by fine horsemen and finer horsewomen; elegant coaches and drags, tandems and four-in-hands, pass up and down the drives. and the scene is a very bright and lively one. People from all countries are seen here every afternoon. Many English and Americans daily drive and walk in this beautiful park, and one Is astonished to hear the English language so con stantly spoken here. Although the 1wellers of Albion and Columbia have sprung from the same parent stock, now different they are in almost every they seem to speak the same English tongue, but English as spoken 0y the English is not the same Eng ish which we are accustomed to hear rom their transatlantic cousins. Do my of my readers remember when Miss Amelia Edwards delivered her Egyp- ian lectures In New Haven few years jince? Do they call to mind those weet, melodious intonations of her rich yoice; how mellifluent those tones were. They were as mellow as the notes of he nightingale, as she sings alone in he trees al night, Nearly all English adies of refinement speak with those ich, highly finished infections of voice have been familiar with English voices or over thirty years and have always admired the rich crystal like modula- ions of the female voices. The girls nd ladies of England are not especial y to be praised for their fine voices, hose have been acquired through cen uries of gradual refinement as well as v direct climatic influences. l do not elieve the English voice of say 800 l ears ago, was as harmonious and bird l1o i- ot fhn trncp0t lime and