Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-19

, possible to take walk in any direction
| without meeting at almost every step
historic "reminiscences Of bygone CEN
turtles. Shady avenues and gardens lie
in all directions, and even in the hottest
, summer time a pleasant temperature
| made cool by the lake and clear streams,
pervades the town. 1t has refreshment
kioskS in the public gardens, open air
restaurants. light railways up the Uetli-
berg and Zurichberg mountains. rowing
boat and steamer excursions, bathing eS-
Establishments in the blue lake and superior
therapeutic institutions. In the center
of the town are shady beer gardens. The
numerous comfortable and well conducted
hotels and boarding houses-so arranged
as to satisfy the requirements of a slen-
der or a we'll filled purse-testify to the
repute which Zurich enjoys as a tourists
resort.
Zurich offers to the stranger all the
advantages and enjoyments Of a large
city, without its seamy and shady side.
Promenade concerts and organ recitals,
Venetian fetes arranged by the society
for promoting the interests Of Zurich,
open-air fetes. bicycle races. foot bali
matches and other kinds of sports interest
the tourist. Special trips can be taken
up the Uetliberg and Rigi to see the sun
rise. excursions to the picturesque valley
OF the Sihl. The town possesses one of
the finest concert halls TO be found on
the continent-the Tonhalle-beautifully
situated on the Alpen quay. Hish-class
concerts are frequently given there. while
every day entertainments are held in the
spacious pavilion or In the luxuriant Ton
halle gardens. Concerts are also given in
the "Waldhaus" (Forest house, and in the
deer park belonging to the Dolder Hotel
on the Zurichberg. Then there are the
exhibitions of paintings, promoted by the
Zurich Society of Arts. permanent piano.
ramas, tVe panopticun, etc.
But Zurich is not only a town for en-
joyment, it is also an important seat of
science and literature. as well as of trade
ia rf m Of
Rudiger Manesse. Hadlaub, Bodmer,
Breitinger, Lavater. Gessner, Zwingli,
Martin Usteri. Pestalozzi, Gottfred Keller.
Konrad Ferdinand Meyer. Meyer Won
knonau, and many other celebrated men
whose names are engraved in the annals
Of Swiss history. Today. as it has been
for centuries. Zurich is described as
ATHENS on the Limmat." Few other
towns are SO richly endowed with estab-
lishments for education and learning.
The Polytechnicum University, Gym
nasium, Girls Higher School. seminaries,
schools of languages and commerce are
all known far beyond the boundaries of
Switzerland; there are also numerous
IT has thus become and will remain a
center Of instruction for the youth of all
nationalities.
There is no more favorable start
Switzerland. or to the mountains than
from Zurich. From here the king Of
the mountains. the world-famed Rigi
can be reached by way Of Arth-Goldau
In one hour and a half, the Glarner Alps
the Falls of the Rhine. the Lake of Con-
stance. the Castle of Habsburg, Lucerne.
Einsiedeln. Rapperswyl. can all be
reached in the same space of time, and
a few hours journey by the express brings
the traveller to the Engadine. to the st.
, Gothard district. over tine Brunig pass
to Berne and into the Bernese Oberland,
and to French Switzerland.