Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-01
FROM OVER THE OCEAN.
Down the Rhine Quaint Sights In
Holland and Belgium-In Paris.
90 "a, Me, 1898.
PARIS, FRANCE, May I, 1898.


PARIS, FRANCE, May Z, 1898.
itere we are, nicely settled at Mrs. Els
and "Cootie's' pension, a very nice To-
cation only one short block from the
Boulevard des Champs Elysees near the
Arc de Triumph. "Cootie'' lived here
four years several years ago, and she
knows all the sights, and with he help OF
Baedeker also we get on beautifully. We
shall be looking up steamship lines soon,
although we can't do much until we see
how the war turns out.
Only one more city to see after this,
and then we shall see you-in less than
two months, hope. They are rioting in
Italy now; we got out just in time. |
don't suppose, though, that it affects
travellers much. | will now tell you
about the rest of our trip down the
Rhine, and through Holland and
Belgium.
WIESBADEN.
After finishing with Frankfort and its
envirous, we hurried on to Wiesbaden in
order TO see HIS much as possible while
the pleasant weath continued. Wies-
baden is very pretty place, and on that
day it was looking its best, as the weather
was fire and the city was hung with the
national colors in honor OF the visit of
the kaiser, who was expected that even
ing.
This is one of the oldest watering
places in Germany, being mentioned in
the time OF the Romans. In 1888 remains
of a Roman fortress were discovered on
one OF { he surrounding hills-there is part
Of an old wall still standing, called the
'Heathens' WALL, which is nine feet
thick, and which probably formed part of
the connection between the fortress and
the city.
On one of the other hills is the So called
"Greek chapel erected for a Russian
duchess, and containing beautiful mon-
ument OF her.
Wiesbaden is frequented in winter
well as i'll summer, owing to the health
fulness Of the climate. Its waters, when
used externally, are good for the govt,
neuralgia, rheumatism, ETC.; when taken
internally for dyspepsia, obesity, etc.
The most important spring is the Koch
brunnen (boiling spring. which is 1867
Fair. The buildings, the ''kursaal" and
the various "trinkhalles" aren't quite as
handsome as those in some OF the other
Rhenish watering places, but the parks
are fine. The opera house is a handsome
modern building.
DOWN THE RHINE.
Late in the afternoon we left for
Rudesheim, small town on the right
bank OF the Rhine nearly opposite
Bingen On the Niederwald, the name
given to the slopes behind Rudesheim,
stands the German national monument
called the "Germania". 1t was designed
by Prof. Schilling, of Dresden. Do you
rememb Der that we wrote you about going
to see the original in plaster in the
Schilling museum in Dresden? The
whole statue is Ill feet high, and cost
S2S5 200.
Early the next morning we took the
steamer that came from Mainz. Fortu-
nately we had fine day, at least for the
main part of the trip; it began to rain
just after we left Bonn but you know
that from there to Cologne the country is
perfectly fiat, and OF no particular in
terest.
1t is interesting to read the legends of
right on the spot otherwise it is rather
hard to take much interest in some OF
those that are so far gone that only an
arch or a few walls remain. There are
some, as l suppose you souvenir your
SELF Gas the Frenchmen say, that have
been restored at various times and not
allowed TO fall into decay; they are
really very picturesque.
If there were a few such ruins on the
Hudson that river would be more pictur-
esque than the Rhine. AS we were
especially interested in forts and fortifi-
cations at that time, we took double in
terest in the fortress "Ehrenbreitstein"
opposite Coblenz. An American who was
on the same steamer said that he was glad
to see il, hut that it had looked much