The New York herald., 1922-08-13

between two and three hundred millions
dollars month.
The big Viennese banks have amassed
great wealth in the course of the years
and are not only financing Austrian
industries and commercial concerns
but also many industrial and COM
mercial concerns in the neighboring
States. With their modern organiza-
tions and international relations they
are an economic factor of more than
local Importance.
II Vienna IS reviving from the profound
misery of the first years after the war
and offers international tourists every
reasonable comfort and enjoyment in
the way OF music, theaters. museums
and the like.
The Viennese has his own ideas OF
amusements, which do not always CO.
incde with international taste. The
international type of dancing saloons.
for instance, is not much favored by
him. he rather prefers less pretentious
wine festivals, known as "Heuriger."
in the, vineyards of the suburban dis
tricts, or quiet listening TO a waltz
band in one of the numerous cafes.
The few dancing saloons in exist
ence are chiefly mesnt for the foreign
ers. who as a rule. resent Il very much
that dancing by the public is not al
lowed In these places, the police having
decided that such gay scenes give
wrong impression of the seriousness
of the situation and might prove an
obstacle for obtaining foreign credits.
The immediate reason for this police
regulation was articles published in
foreign papers on the gay life of the
Vienncse by foreign correspondents.
who are nov rather annoyed about
being themselves prevented from dane
ing. But Austria being the typical
country of compromises, allowing ex-
ceptions from every rule, there is still
much secret dancing going on in some
bars and night restaurants after mid
night without the police doing much
to stop II.
As tho steam driven underground
railways, which were entirely stopped
till very recently owing to lack of coal,
maintain only a very limited service
the tramways are generally crowded
although the fare is $50 kronen in
Stead of the normal 20 heller, and will
be raised to 900 shortly.
Vienna is a nursery of music. Mo-
zart, Johann Strauss (the waltz kingl.
Beethoven. Brahms, Bruckner. Schu-
bert, Mahler were either born here oil
spent part of their lives in Vienna.
Among the universally known living
composers Richard Strauss. the writer
of Salome and the Rosenkavalicr,
Schoenberg and his highly gifted
disciple, Anton Won Webern, and Korn-
gold. author of the famous opera Die
tote Stadt," deserve to be specially
mentioned.
The concerts and recitals are excel
lent. and there are two famous orches-
tras. one of which. the "Philharmon-
iker," is just now on tour through
South America. Since the krone lost
its former attraction there is some
, difficulty OF persuading foreign musi-
clans TO give concerts in Vienna. But
the home supply is such as to offer
enough compensation for IL.
Dramatic art is not as highly de-
: ! NtlODtd dN ciliOhri Aiit phi
, theater" is still on a high level. To
stimulate his part of artistic life II
, has been decided TO call Max Rein
, hardt. born Austrian. to Vienna with
some OF his best actors. like Moissi, and
, to give Kim opportunity for working
part of each year in this city.
Vienna University IS famous for her
medical school. which Is constantly
: attended by foreign medical students
and practitioners. The American sec
tion has founded It's own club here
under the name OF american Medical
Association
J The true Niennese il a great lover
of wine, and as the currency has no
gold basis he likes to give Il wine
basis and take the price for a quart
liter Of wine as his unit. This unit Is
! now about 500 kronen, and the lug
gage porter 81 the stations expects to
get one such unit for carrying the lug
gage from the train TO the carriage.
The Austrians are very fond of out
door life and great admirers OF the
natural beauties of their own country.
Whenever they find the necessary
, time, they go on tramping or climbing
excursions, and Sunday trains are
sometimes so full that some Of the
passengers sit on the roofs or stand
on the steps Of the railway coaches
for hours and hours.
! The approved costume TOT such ex-
! curzions lis kniCkers or very short
eameskin trousers, which leave the
knees bare, greenish OF b.ue jacket,
hobnailed heavy boots of huge size
! and green felt hats with or without
chamois boards. An American tour
ist seeing this apparel asked with
, much surprise: why do tho AUS
trians wear shaving brushes on their
: hats?"
The girls generally wear "Dirndl
, costumes l. e.. multicolorcd cotton
skirts with white blouses and also
hobnailed boots. Huge knapsacks
complete the attire Of both sexes.
In Writer, skiing and tobogsaning
are the fayorite STARTS. Boating. ten