When I Mentioned To A
Bavarian That I Could Find No Cafes In Munich Resembling Those In France
And Italy, He Said With Emphasis!
Gott bewahre (God forbid)!
I could not
help thinking he was in the right; for those splendid cafes are very
seducing to young people and tend to encourage a life of idleness and to
keep them from their studies. The lower bourgeoisie and Stubenmaedchen
(maidservants) wear a singular head dress. It is made of stuff worked
with silver or gold and resembles two horns sticking out one at each ear.
This head dress must be costly. This class of women wear also on fete
days gold crosses, collars and earrings.
The Bavarians seem a frank, honest set of people, tho' sometimes a little
rough, in their exterior deportment. The character of Otto of Wittelsbach,
in the tragedy of that name, gives the best idea of the Bavarian character.
I have made acquaintance here with a Mr F - - -, an Austrian gentleman, and
two Polish gentlemen, the one an officer and the other a medical man. They
are brothers and had both served in the French army. We have agreed to
travel to Vienna together on board of the raft which starts every week from
Munich to Vienna. This raft brings to every day between twelve o'clock and
two near some town or village on the banks of the river, in order to allow
the passengers to dine, and anchors every evening at seven o'clock near
some town or village to sup and sleep.
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