Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-10

them in the private house of the ,burghers.
The visitors often numbered more than
lily enjoyed a portion Of the profits.
The local shopkeepers packed their
stock away and rented their stores to
the more important dealers. They had
the same tenants every year. The smaller
dealers were accommodated in booths
erected in the streets. vacant lots and on
the outskirts of the city.
These booths were the property OF the
municipality. They were substantially
made. and at the end of each fair were
for the next year. The rents went into
the municipal treasury.
Every house in town was open to re-
ceive the visitors. The rich people enter
poor climbed up into their garrets and
leased their beds to strangers.
This custom gave rise to d saying that
such an one 'has come down out Of his
blanket" which originated TN a cartoon
printed more than a century ago to il
zigers during fair time. A burgher was
represented sleeping with his wife and
five children in a blanket suspended like
a hammock from the ceiling.
Rogues in Merchants Wake.
The fairs brought great deal Of money
into town and a great deal Of disorder.
The merchants were followed by all kinds
Of disreputable characters, confidence
men, pickpockets, gamblers. and hordes
Of hangers-on such as are found in the
wake Of circuses and state fairs in these
days.
The business of the fairs has been re-
duced to a system Of late years. The at
tendance is now limited to representatives
of wholesale houses and commission men
from different parts Of Europe, who do
a clearing house business and exchange
orders.
The streets are no longer incumbered
by booths. The city government has
Of board of trade, or exchange, like the
bourse in Philadelphia, although the
building is not nearly SO large nor 50
fine nor SO we'll arranged.
1t contains central meeting rooms where
the representatives Of the different trades
get together-textile. hardware, crockery,
leather, silk, jewelry, notions and other
dealers-to do business There are sample
rooms, where they can display their
wares.
There is an ancient building called the
Furstenhaus, built in 15ls, another called
the Gwandhause, which is devoted to the
use Of the cloth merchants; Handel
shot. which is given up to machinery. and
various other separate exchanges for the
various several trades
Leipzig is well supplied with hotels for
the accommodation of the crowds which
come on these occasions. German love of
method appears in every particular. The
prominent visitors who come regularly
always have the same rooms i'll the same
hotels, the same tables in the restaurants
and thereby are made to feel much at
home.
The ordinary patronage of the hotels is
displaced during the fair period. Tour
lists are wise if they avoid that city dur
ing the first two weeks after Easter and
the first three weeks in September.
Musical Education.
AS I have already told you, the music
is stable product of Leipzig The Royal
Conservatorium. founded by Mendels-
sohn, in 1885. is attended by twelve or fif-
teen hundred students from every part of
the world. The largest number are. Of
course. Germans, the next are Russians
and the French, English and Americans
come in that order.
The Conservatorium is the largest and
most famous music school in the world.
with a large staff of sixty or seventy pro-
fessors. There are number of prepara-
tory schools in the same neghborhood
and private teachers. Beginners will not
be received at the Concentrating, but
Only those who, have already passed be-
yond the ordinary accomplishments Of
playing the violin, piano and other in
struments.
suppose more church organists have
been educated at Leipzig than in any
other place. The organ has always been
the speciality of the schools ever since
the days of the great Sebastian Bach. The
trustees of churches are liberal about al
lowing students to practice on the big Or
gans. and YOU can hear them from day
light to dark.
There is a municipal concert hall nearly
opposite the Conservatorium where con-
certs and recitals are given regularly and
are a part Of the course. Season tickets
are sold at such low figure that every
body can have the benefit, and for 8