The Arvada enterprise., 1910-10-14

lHeIe are SO many pictures IN
this gallery that particularly ap-
pealed to me but of course | can
not take the time to mention them
much less describe them as find
it a gift beyond my powers.
In Dresden l went to the first
plays | have seen since l left
America. The opera season is on
in all the German cities of i'm
portance. / went to the Royal
opera house Wednesday and
Thursday nights; the first night
Isaw very pretty operetta,
Der Zigeunerbaron" or ''The
Gypsy Baron" The music was
by Johann Strauss of the famous
Strauss family.
The second night | saw fan
tastic opera by Offenbach called
"Hoffman's Erzaehlungen" or
Fairy Tales" The music of
both is splendid and l have never
heard better orchestra music, fif-
ty- five pieces.
On the ground floor of the Roy
al Palace saw a most interesting
collection of jewels, curiosities
and trinkets; one of the most
valuable in existence.
One of the most unique ivory
figures / have seen represents
The Fall of Angels" in 142 fig
ures carved out of a single mass
of ivory about a foot in height.
There is a magnigcent por-
celain fire place made in 1882 set
with pearls, brilliants, amethysts,
jasper, marble and brass.
The Saxon court jewels are fine
and the gem of the collection is
the green diamond weighing for
ty eight and a half carats.
In the Johanneum museum is
one of the finest porcelain col
lection in the world; there are
about 10000 specimens of Chi
nese, Japanese, French, Dresden,
Meissen and Italian workmanship
and one of the most unique is a
rose tree perhaps four feet in
height covered with leaves, buds
and white roses all of porcelain.
In the museum is shown the
horseshoe broken with his naked
hand by Augustus the Strong in
I'LL.
A saddle is shown set with 500
pearls and 700 diamonds. One of
the most gorgeous suits | have
seen is that of Christian II who
died in 1911, it is the most mag
nificent and valuable of the col
lection, made of gold and silver
with reliefs of the "Argonauts
and Trojan War" and on the
horse armour are reliefs- of Fhe
Labors of Hercules. ;"
Oberlangenbielau, in Schlesien.
Now | really have a little surprise
party for you. You remember
1 spoke of Mrs. Wunch and her
three children from Providence,
Rhode Island, that / met on the
boat from New York? Well they
are here in this little town in Sill
esian Prussia within a few miles
of Polondl and the Austrian bor-
der, staying till October.
When | left them in Hamburg
they asked me to be sure to come
and see them and liked them so
much and they were so good to
me that | made up my mind to
do soif | had the time.
l came here from Dresden,
It's miles and my ticket cost
only So. Is; and am going to stay
a whole week but they insist
that | stay longer. | am having
a lovely time and they are SIM
ply grand to me; they all came
to Reichenbach, a station near
here, to meet me.
certainly was happy to see
them and it was just like COM
ing home. We have been taking
dandy little trips out around; the
country is so beautiful here and
the low mountains afford oppor-
tnnities for pleasant excursions.
Saturday we went to Fsranken-
stein to see the maneuvers of the
German army, | very much en-
joyed the day.
There were about 100, 900 cav
airy, infantry and artillery in the
maneuvers in East Prussia.
Twas impressed with the differ
ence of conditions in this country
and America; here the soldier is
everything and every German is
a military man, as a German told
me: In Germany the boys are
born soldiers and begin to play
soldier as soon as they are able. %
You should see how the soldiers
and horses and cannons tear
across the peasants fields. it has
been raining a great deal here
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