The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-12
Cafes IN Vienna and Budapest
Filled; Money Is Spent
Freely.

and II In c10s0 touch With o6a1rp - -
ncisis. He has sfssa a0pe.rsA bsesr> =.
ELttsrs In CsnGruss - - haAAsssey q
tHixrstisa nsstssv. 90 y . winter q
wide note On ecensmlcA. Ths fealsNfns
asticie, tho third 81 the serlea. 10 sntfusS
sAustria- Hungary In Wa Tine"
~ DIR. AELA sEKDLY.
The most surprising thing about wUI
conditions In tho dual monarchy b tn
feeling Of self-cDmplscancy which per>
meates the people Prior to the Va,
Austria-Hungary was considered q mor,.
bund state Political doctors through.
out the world diagnosed her onss q
hopclesa In official circles Of the
dual monarchy this prophecy wal
frowned upon with apparent contempt.
In their heart Of hearts. however, patr1-
otto men trombled with FEAR iese the
diagnosis should prove corrsst. When
var broke out the unity Of sentiment.
me exubcrant enthusiasm Of the popu-
lation without distinction Of race, oreed
or class was a revelation to friends and
foes alike.
Despite temporary reverses Austro-
Hungarian self-conidence grew. Far
from being the beginning of the end the
war welde together. as II by magic, the
various peoples Of Austria-HunKary. In
fact war has been accepted as an insti-
tuition, as something inevitable, and
people have readjusted themselves to II,
And, what is even more remarkable, LIFE
in the two capitals OF Austria-Hungary
RaHa ON urfeh Hfa as .,.N
That with great battles raging on
practically all VI the fronts there still
should be so many soldiers and officers
r. Vienna ~ a source of wonder to the
visiting stranger. The cafes and res
t,urants are crowded with them the
s,re'ts glitter with their multicolored
Uniforms they rush by In automobiles
and carriages they make up nearly one
N'f of the audiences in theatres and
moving picture shows. And poor indeed
must be- the girl. poor alike in looks and
f. lmb''ion. who walks at the Kerntner
S'-1sse or on the Ring without the
escort ~ A soldier. be he a high officer
or a mere private.
soldiers Gay in Vienna.
Som Of them are lightly oun
ar AIRY n n n instead Of a sword. A
.-s -lrrv ,beir arns Il, n s,ina ~, ~,
s'l0m come across a so,di.r svs,artn.
rom re loss os , leg nv an arm Thass
'Nva.'IS. discreetly and public spiritedly,
are coping themselves out OF sight. A
'"ar ago | was shocked by the sight of
. many MANNED soldiers in the streets
= Neara and oppressed by the num-
Ner ~ women in deem mourning Roth
sights h.ve d.sappeared. and ,he streets
apparently. are as gay as ever in that
,y g., ~. fun loving and love making
metropolis.
DIlapest. the Queen CITY Of the Dan.
uhe. vtrltes TO tho music Of the ri.
games when dusk fails 70 AZ ,ina.
there "a sadness in The strains OF their
s'ri~rsi Instruments IL il merely no.
y.l.e ,2trano music nossesses a ueird
81 often melancholy CHI, r,p Rudanes,-
fans IN the r~.Stsuran.s and c,ves a.. 40
much q, cas-. as ever as CAV as scin-
turtlrc. As brilliant as in tho oldo, a. '
TO the war.
Nigga conversation IL always ami
mated heated. emphatic Rudanestian
c0r, or, ,,ln L. alec ouizzical with a
.l Z sefr-ra!lIerv. listen 10 ,h. tally
and q Won understand IL Won will he
ss'-7,s1ed by tho tone Of mockarv ,bat
prevails. uYt ,ban ubsr they snsot ~
me ~.yr'o,,s az thnir brothcrs AZ ,ha
e.Orf. 4u.ll4r Inns suddenlv prow tipbt
and her. comes into tho eyes ash 81
d,,e,nIra,on which sneaks u,ei, vor ,h.
Ugh, ng qualities of thu MA iar tenn.
re-smer. The next moment. however
> sr.ntr,tlr- remark relieves the tens.,
,,s,,, Va, a'oIe run anu isusn me.
haunting tzigane melody.
There is of course much speculation
ms 10 how things will 20 on
wren the wal IL over. Some expect
tr"a' Changes in the life n customs OF
peoples. | am inclined to believe that
"ben peace has come things will be
very mNch as before. War will change
NE map Of Europe. but II cannot change
nu''t' nature. ono has only to observe
,mr monday crowds in the streets OF
crowA' hdF.sedly. The everyday spirit
" 10 vienna ana Budapest crowds 10 a
SN.rl' on several fronts mil.
"a, "I @''llers ar" nghtins a pattie or
e., oll '''lh' Inc killed. the crppied
a. ITO "'.nufu huniper hunureus Oh
h.. hHt th'Se crowns' tnei. Joi-
\, 'n''r'St IN tne snop WINDOWS,
, I'd. W uuS hico thinss' the.r .
So '''-H al III" thedtres. theiT chat-
.' t'hh "rsdtioh' 'heir eHuoerant
Mo-, S.Il' W tne puo,S paIns,
~, '"e SulN''urs o u1 s'ves
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