New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-28

circle OF boulevards and system OF avenues
Chicago. which Is, 'eally capital also. IS fot-
lowing the example with difference; the mag
niGcent avenues and gardens on the blue sea
front Of Lake Michigan are at It's base and u
has buttresscd its ring OF boueyards with nope
parks.
Vienna transformed itself from cramped
medieval town to capital by levelling IT'S
fortiliGationS into the ring-a clrCiet VI palaces
and parlaments museums galleries and courts,
opera and university without an equal for I'M.
perial stateliness Other cities, less successful
in grouping their features, have aligned theni-
selves along great street unter u'm i.,,u'
is one example with two palaces, two museums
opera and university and dozen statues III I"
length Of a mile with a triumpnal arch AT one
end and n square with palace, gallery anu
cathedral at the other. The Rue Royale, at
Brussels Is another-lned with public buildings,
with a panorama OF the whole city DreakliE
away from one side and the elephantlhe faiacc
OF Justice blocking it at the tnd.
LONDON IS DISAPPOINTING.
After all these. take the night boa nom sdnr
and run In at a sunshny dawn upon our ue az
Tondon You will have seen nothing IN all
your journeying more beautifui IMAM nv nv .h
ing sheen half mist. half smoke. that glids thp
endless ocean of roofs so tenderly. but "ncn
Won set Yourself down at Charing CroSs' gu,
dear London does not look like CAPITA w, iou
are In the heart of it; what 40 you So ,,be
Is Nelson welcoming you back ctr'alIlS III
too YOU recall was seasick on small poat -'ru
the National Gallery. but tile uI,cI o,S
offices are best seen from st. James fdrh, anu
tne w., 10Y, p, se.n ar ali: the Cathedral is
couple OF miles away, looking OUT 9n ~ MI,
narrow alleys of Cheapside ana IunSu.s thc
"a the Palace OF Justice CoDP' f. -, ',o,t I'D
narrow alley OF Fleet-st.: the opera ~ lu. a
I'm in n vegetable market, and Tor tIat ,.na g.
| Is not open; the Houses OF Paillanent hero
COZ COR. liet a - the view of Westminster Abbey;
the abbey has fortified Its one VislpaT t,7 has no
| absurd St Margarets. the unlHe,on! L. NOT
| students and the Municipal Buiidihss w To
| n exist AT all. fOoi
Voc no centre and no shape; 1t Is all PARIS anu
| no whole. r,o>.
! TIE SUMMARY OF 4 NATION
r,o hog, wav to impress foreign VISITOR n, ~
nrdon IL 10 take him to the 'front.' ol III" - 10
Exchange. tell him that thg DE - England /,
! . cborItv school and the Bank Oh r, us not ~,
adL,1rs' urIson-he will readily pencnc w he
| folaehoode then divert ms alte, n,nn ~ Tho
people That boiling WniI'p aS.or ~ ali somebody
IN s,v Il /, men that make great cns.
} II l. In one sense. yet not III an pS, ',i,aI
! Downs on Derby Day is great cry; t,aar;ra
/ 10 strike the cye ana set n I,,Iv TO SUMMARIZE
/ ton ought visihly and Sucrlh'', ~ 80 dn,s mi,
.",' bni activity Of a ration. Vienna eorS VIVA
/ g.; q Walk round ;he ring There - ,t r,,,iftrian
the imperial famiiy. tnt EtJj The anti-semitic
| ~, Tho question uf German vs. HIdN -
| catholic church. the army ana .nY 'roLi,nnt
! chonre-all represented ClnCIetuiS III a, i' ach.
@ Won may search London TIL your tES -
! ui'' To-" 49, SSun,rnary of England. not To sieaN
/ 80 ,L. British Empire, IN a walk VI az ons
-, n,, only fails 20 look national II goes
/ ont of it's way t. look protlh''nl ,,,o every
London is M native ci,y' ana ar which man
s .a ~ tnc. daily I'm matchess beauty IL mas
we ~ ,"hicb is truly living river-n"t care,
fuy preserved ditch M the S SP5SS 9y ot V Ships
" 10y M M, ~ endless mystery and grandeur
S,,m No if at evening in the red eye o, In, Sun
s S.c't the smoky majesty Of London rise iurny Nv
Ia heaven. and you will never can ~ an am' ci,iaa
NV ~ w re,iiv the heart OF the world Hut 'hS'''
| II does not look H.