. Romantic Germany. who know it. In absence oneyearns for certain Munich sights as for the sight oftried and trusted friends. The Old Rathaus, for instance, has a speciallyintimate appeal, with its noble tower-gate and itssimple, beautiful hall enlivened by the Gothic humorof Grassers dancing figures. One has much thesame feeling for the great, homely tower of (The Old Peter, in the vernacular),whence on Saturday evenings and Sunday morningsa trombone quartet breathes mellow chorales; for thelittle Church of St. John, built next their own fanci-ful house, and presented to Munich by t
. Romantic Germany. who know it. In absence oneyearns for certain Munich sights as for the sight oftried and trusted friends. The Old Rathaus, for instance, has a speciallyintimate appeal, with its noble tower-gate and itssimple, beautiful hall enlivened by the Gothic humorof Grassers dancing figures. One has much thesame feeling for the great, homely tower of (The Old Peter, in the vernacular),whence on Saturday evenings and Sunday morningsa trombone quartet breathes mellow chorales; for thelittle Church of St. John, built next their own fanci-ful house, and presented to Munich by those re-nowned artists, the Asam brothers, who poured outon its walls so much native buoyancy and humor;for the toy houses of the village-like Au, clusteringalong their brook; for the dear old St. Jacobs-Platz;and perhaps most of all for the gigantic body andthick, dusty-red towers of the Church of OurLady, like a portly, genial, confiding burgher,ready to welcome you into his heart on the slightestprovocation. 310. CHURCH OF ST. JOHN MUNICH-A CITY OF GOOD NATURE Artists, as a rule, detest commerce, and these ar-tistic people have had to make trade as attractiveas possible for themselves. Hence they have chosento deal in the two things they like best, art and beer. Munich is not only the center of the arts and craftsmovement, of the photographic, lithographic, andallied industries, but also, owing to its honesty andits situation in the center of Europe, it is the bestplace to buy antiquities. There is even one com-mercial institution which the JNIiincheners actuallycontrive to invest with their carnival spirit. TheDult is a biennial rag-fair, covering many acresnear the toy houses of the Au. Here, amid thebooths that hold the Bavarian junk harvest of thelast six months, the eye of the enthusiast may dis-cover Egyptian and Roman bronzes, fine old lacesand embroidered vestments, Sicilian terra-cottas,Renaissance furniture and ironwork, Russian brasses,even precious prints and pai
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