Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-08

Brownell's thoughts during her stay
abroad readers. / think It's fine OF
| her to send such long. interesting let
ters. when every minute means
place to see, don't you?
Here is her latest:
Dear Miss Doom:
Isn't this beautiful writing paper
Like everything else in Heidelberg,
which is rightly called the Garden OF
Germany. i is situated IN a a cI.sie
hollow on the bank Of the NeGksia1r'
surrounded by beautiful green Mus.
And. by the way, the Neckar is not
disappointing, as was the DANUBE
The water is green and blue by turns,
and the banks are low and luxuriantly
covered with foliage. Mr.. Stork anu
| | left Munich In great anticipation,
because, as you know, we have piaye99
are very fond of the play. After
seven hours ride we reached here in
a pouring rain, our spirits haVdnS
dropped considerab bly,. We took cap
| bookstore for magazines and papers
and we spent the afternoon READ
ING. Wasn't it shame?
However, in the morning the the sun Jun
was doing it's best to shine, and we
made haste to take advantage OF IT.
In the new part of the town the hrst
| thing that attracts your attention Is
the abundance of flowers. In gardens,
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homes and before the stores are seen
growing flowers, very beautiful In
| the old part of the town are the uni
versity buildings, the Oldest one of
! which was built 450 years ago, that
is. the oldest one that is still standing
| In 1t is the little prison. where they
used to contine the students who mis-
| behaved. The walls and ceilings are
covered with drawings, poems, carica-
| lures, etc. made by students who had
been confined there. Some of them
when translated, were very amusing.
Then we went across the bridge to
the very inn where Carl Heinz stayed
while he was studying here. We sat
in the little garden in which the sec
ond act of the play is staged and Mr..
Stork ordered beer. I took a picture
of him drinking it, and do hope it
| turns out well.
Il told the. little barmaid who
| served us that Mr.. StorlS had played
| Carl Heinz in America, and she made
haste to tell the proprietor and his
wife. and soon they came bustling out.
eager to serve US. They reminded me
] for all the world of Herr Rutler and
his frau, save that they. of course,
did not wear the peasant costumes.
| They told us of many famous people
who had visited the place. and one of
the Heidelberg tales they told us was
that, right now In Heidelberg is Ger
man prince, who has fallen in love
with young girl of the town, and
next month his parents are coming to
take him on trip to Japan. Then, |
sadeyed little Kathie. unless. per-
| chance she can forget more easily
than the other one.
From the little garden on the bank
| of the Neckar Is beautiful view of
the castle. After watching it for some
time we drove through the Odenwald.
How can describe II? There stands
ton of green. Carl Heinz said to
Kathie, and one could almost see
those lovers wandering arm in arm.
along the little footpaths that ran
here and there.
Leaving the Odenwald. we stopped
at the old inn, where the students
hold their duels. Truly. think every
boy that comes to Heidelberg to study
engages in at least one duel. 1t is
astounding to walk along the streets
and pass so many with dreadful scars
| on their faces. some with two or
three: They all seem proud of them,
cation. becoming friends again when
the duel is over. The large room i'm
which they fight has been used for
500 years for the same purpose. Only
little maid of the inn pointed quite
proudly to the stains of blood on the
| floor that had not yet been washed
away. When they fight the necks,
/ face is free, hence the scars. When I
| see those good-looking boys all
SCARED am glad the custom does not
| hold in America.
THE ruins of the castle are very
picturesque. Situated about half way
! M. the hill they command wonder
| full view of the river and town. The
gardens have been restored The wv
and scarlet creeper soften the old
ruins, and the surrounding pines con-
tribute their beauty. Only the cellars
OF the castle are intact In one we
sew the famous Crosse Heidelberg
Fass. 2 wine cask which can hold "a
! COO eal'ons Of wine. 1t has been filled
on three different occasions When we
came up from the cellars 1t was rain
ing: and through the mist the reds
and greens of the vines had turned
to browns and grays until the whole
| thing looked like beautiful etching.
As we drove away there came to mind
that celebrated poem of Victor Won
Scheffel:
Old Heidelberg, Thv beauty
/ Is crowned with horours rare;
No town on Rhine or Neekar
Can unto thee compare.
Thou home of merry comrades,
OF wisdom deep and wine,