Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-23
GERMANY IN SUMMER
It's Lights and Shadows Upon an
American Girl.
CHARMING STUDENT LIFE
Berlin Does NSt Rank High as a Summer Re-
sort-BeauteouS presden-Some Fine
Bits of Description.

Villa Napoli, Loschwitz, a. d. Elbe,
Aug. S.-Who would be away from Ber-
lin in the glorious winter season, when
there is an average of eight beautiful
concerts night? Who would be in Ber-
lin in summer, when the great art center
of the world is the hottest place on the
globe? We will not dispute the latter
statement, for most anyone would agree
with me that it is warm enough to HE to
the woods.
The Gewerbe Ausstellung, regardless of
the heat, is now attracting visitors from
all parts of the world to Berlin The
Deutschers claim that it is as large as
the Worlds fair at Chicago, but only the
Deutschers who were not there, for while
1t is creditable and magnificent display
for the empire, especially Berlin, it is not
sensibly to be compared to a fair which
brought all the countries of the world in
to competition. Deutschland is proud of
herself however, and well she may be.
One of the most interesting features of
the Ausstellung is alt Berlin, represent
ing the now great modern city as it was
in the fourteenth century. 1t is peopled,
costumed and conducted as it was in the
olden days
The colonial divisions also merit great
pride and elicit much interest.
The city of Cairo is represented in a
side affair." quite the same as at the
Worlds fair.
All the arts and industries of Germany
| are creditably displayed, and the Haupt-
7 Gebaude is a wonderful piece of archi-
fectural art and skill, fronting a well-laid
| plat adorned with sculpture fountains
and flower beds
~ There are the usual attractions in the
! way of sideTshows, fireworks, gimcracks
land dangerous air-whzzers while the ev-
er prevalent gardens on the river tempt
the inner man to refresh himself with
the foaming amber beer. The air is laden
with music.
All this sounds like advertising Berlin
as first-class summer resort when |
started out to tell of the exodus of the
students from the city. You see the
students see the sights of the Aussteling,
Is well as visit the international kunst
display before the weather becomes I'M
bearable. In fact, Berlin is delightful
IN the spring and early summer season.
The Germans appreciate the first bit of
green that peeps out in spring, and like
one wakes up some fair morning to hear
the birds sing and find a garb of green
over all the earth, so the German is seen
smoking in his flower valcone; all the
tables are outdoors, tea and coffee serv-
ed in the fresh air. the restaurants have
up their awnings and beer gardens are
here, there and everywhere. Nature
seems in touch with all this for it is day
light until after o'clock at night, and
nobody dreams of staying indoors when
there is an empty seat in the great
Thiergarten. Speaking of the Thier-
garten-an immense forest park in the
heart of Berlin-reminds me of the Ger
man Verlobters, for whom it is O verita-
Dle paradise. Custom makes it perfectly
advisable for these lovers to hug and
hold hands in all public places. but that
does not lessen the curiosity and amuse-
ment or the foreigner in. watching them.
They hover in every nook and crook, and
no amount of coughing, rustling leaves
or other modes of warning them Of your
approach silences the music of their
kisses. How funny to Americans, who
consider a kiss bereft of all magic I'M
less begged, borrowed or stolen!
The last two of the series of musical
receptions given by Herr Professor
Rarth. Berlin's most famous master for
the piano, took place the middle of June.
These receptions are the most delightful
and educational for students in Berlin,
being bereft of the show-off element. and
designed strictly for improvement. Each
9rformer receives the criticism of Herr
fofessor Barth as at a lesson Best of
-, there is the opportunity of hearing
ne great pianist himself, who usually
furnishes the last half of the programme.
These affairs take place in the elegant
suite of rooms composing his salon, and
are conducted with the dignity and SIM
iiCity that characterize the man-no less
54e.t a man than artist.
81 the last two mentioned. however,
liz students held sway II Is no light
SIX to hold an honored place among so
many talented and gifted students, and
il a splendid atmosphere for self to
be iJrgotten In the pure and proper ap-
pse~.ltion of art Over the delicious ices,
berries and cream the students chartered
over where aid how they would sum-
nier, the general cry being for rest and
relax alton, mountain air and forest trees.
K party go to Schwartzburg, in the
'ihuringen Valid; some to Eisenacn,
N'Es e our select party sof two loitered
lssi summer previous to- tramping the
Rh2n; others to the Ostsea and Rms
S.a, and many cross the water for a sight
OF home again. The same small party
find themselves now in sight of Dresden,
q place which magically fits our case.
IT, say nothing of having Dresden and
the wonderful art galleries just across
Gaa Elbe, there is delightful swimming
I the river. and mountain climbs and
walks unreasonable. Loschwitz COM
poses one of the villages built on the
Highlands, which lend great charm to the
beautiful environs of Dresden.
The mountains, or bergs. as they are
hera called (they are not high enough to
be termed mountainsl, are studded with
charming Villas, yine-clad gardens and
queer little peasant houses of the older
Loschwitz nestled between. On one of
the bergs is DR.. Lahmann's well-known
sanitarium. Die Weise Hirsch, near by
the splendid pine grove and the Schwes-
ter Quelle, In fact, fresh, pure water
abounds. With the shady hooks and
rustic seats arranged for the best views
OF the river stretch Dresden across and
the mountains in the distance. with the
out door concerts, what more would one
ask for a summer abode?
Dresden Is more like n American city
than any In Germany in fact there are
numer ous American and English villas
and a large colony of both living here.
English Is spoken in all the stores and
public places. The electric cars whiz-
zing by is like an American breeze, but
never in all of Deutschland can one find
the free. generous American spirit nor
the charm OF. our home life.
An interesting bit of German life was
portrayed yesterday in Dresden in the
Kindeffest, a character parade Of the
school children. There were floats rep
resenting old German fairy tales and
children in quaint peasant costumes of
various periods and parts of the empire,
the most picturesque of which were the
Roccoco costumes and Spreewald mad
chen. Regiments of small boy soldiers
proudly marched to the fife and drum-a
child's first impulse here almost is to play