Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-21

But Dresden. is very pleasant city to
live in, The laws which seem exact,ng in
some things are just as strict in protecting
people in their rights, as the government
understands it, and they are enforced with
military prcmptness. There are many
parks and gardens in the city which are
public and beautifully laid out. One con-
tanning 800 acres is called the "Grosse
Garden" Through this beautiful park are
many roadways made for different pur-
poses, bicycle roads, carriage roads, roads
for foot passengers and others for horse
back riding, and the police rigidly enforce
the rules protecting each party in the rights
OF their own road. There is also one
other road for baby carriages leading to a
pretty grove where nurses can take the
children in their charge in the summer
time. The geological garden occupies a
section of this park and is place of inter-
est at all seasons of the year.
1t is said that the picture gallery in
Dresden is one of the finest in Europe.
Here is Rsphaels Madona, his greatest
work. There are many other art galleries,
museums and places of amusement.
One great aim of the German people seem.
to be to enjoy themselves. The poorer
people, men and women, meet at restau
rants (they have no saloonsP) in Ger
many in the evening and enjoy them.
selves sitting around their little table, tell.
ing stories, with their beer and bit o.
black bread, all for about five cents pei
head; and there is no place of entertain
ment, public or private, where they do no
have place set apart with tables ant
chairs where people can get the beer and
} little something to eat. At the Roya
Theatre, where the finest operas are pre-
scented, they have 20 minutes recess for re
J freshments at entertainments.
? Christmas is the greatest event of tn
= year, when the people give themselves u
) to pleasure. Every family ba, its Chri st
, mas tree beautifully decorated and all hav
! presents, but none are put upon the tree
These trees are kept in the houses an
lighted every night for a week after Christ
mas eve. Two days are kept as holiday
when the stores are closed, and many kee
the third day for visiting and recreation
and to "get over' the first two days, sup
pose. Never have been in pace whlc
put on such holiday appearance wee
or more before Christmas as Dresden. Be
sides the stores, booths and stalls wer
erected in public places tor the sale {
CHRISTMAS goods, both useful and orns
mental. went through the streets an
marts every day for week to see the fin
display would otter see little Gretchen
looki 6 with longing eyes upon the bri,l
toys hoping, quite likely, that Santa Cla,
would bring them down the chimney I
her.
The Germans have one very pretty Gu
tom, and that is decorating the graves
their dead at Christmas time, especial
the children's graves. I went into or
cemetery where there we're little graves
several hundred children close togetht
(on'y path between them) which wei
literately covered with wIe,,hs and flower
and on some of them little Christmas tree
! were placed, decorated after the Ge'ma
fsshien, except there we're no tapers c
, them. The view was like scene in fair,
. land. Th,re was no gloom about it. Tt
: same Gus ON is observed in the countl
= as saw when riding through few da,
after on my way to Nielsen where ii
famous Royal Dresden china is manufa
. tured, the finest ornamental porcelain
the world.
! am visiting with my sons family
Dresden and enjoying the pleasure an
. rest very much.
JOHN O. SPRING.