The Graben.

Clad in Hungarian costume, and wearing the iron crown of St. Stephen on her beautiful head, she entered the hall with slow, majestic tread, and stood before the throne. There, holding by the hand her little son (subsequently Joseph II.) she addressed the assembly in Latin, a language then in use among the Hungarians, and which Maria Theresa spoke with fluency. In a voice revealing at the same time her great distress, yet firm determination to resist injustice, she appealed to them: "Deserted by my friends, persecuted by my enemies, attacked by my relatives, my last resource is in your loyalty, your courage, and my own unyielding constancy. The time has come when the faithful hearts of Hungary must be tested before the eyes of the world. A crisis is at hand. The sword must be drawn, either in defense of your sovereign, or in support of her insulting enemies; but in the hearts of brave men, I have a refuge in the worst emergencies. I have chosen, therefore, this hour to place in your hands the persons of your sovereign and her son, who, in their extremity, look to you for protection."

The Entrance To The Museum Of The Arsenal.

These words, together with her beauty, majesty, and sorrow, roused the Hungarian nobles to the wildest enthusiasm, and drawing their sabres half-way from their scabbards, they flung them back to the hilt with a mighty shout that echoed through the building, as they cried, " Let us die for our King, Maria Theresa!"

In personal appearance Maria Theresa was well-fitted for her exalted position. Her figure was stately, and in youth exquisitely proportioned; her arms and hands especially being of remarkable beauty; her face, a perfect oval, was lighted by large gray eyes that sparkled with vivacity; her hair was long and golden in color; her mouth was beautifully shaped, and a slightly aquiline nose heightened the commanding effect which her manner inspired. Moreover, her smile was charming, and her voice peculiarly sweet and clear. She did not plead her sex as an excuse for not performing all her duties as a sovereign ; but, on the contrary, she conducted the affairs of State with energy, and spent many hours daily holding conferences and giving instructions to her ministers. In purely family affairs she was as thoroughly domestic as any hausfrau in a provincial town; and, though an affectionate, was a very exacting mother to her children, of whom she had sixteen, - five sons and eleven daughters. At Vienna she used to see them all three or four times a day. She was likewise a most devoted wife, and from the day of her husband's death she not only wore (for sixteen years) the deepest mourning, but also had the walls of her private apartments hung with black. Even the season of the year in which he died was always sacred to his memory; and during the whole month of August, annually, she secluded herself from society and spent most of the time in fasting and prayer. A short time before she expired, as she was lying with her eyes closed in silent prayer, an attendant whispered, " The Empress sleeps." Maria Theresa instantly opened her eyes. " No," she said, " I do not sleep. I have been expecting Death for sixteen years, and when he comes I wish to meet him awake."

Maria Theresa.

The Franzensring.

No less than four attractive parks border the Ringstrasse and relieve it from the possible monotony of an uninterrupted expanse of architecture. It is delightful, on a pleasant afternoon or evening, to stroll along this curving boulevard, and see so many thousands peacefully enjoying out-door life in these resorts,-listening to music, partaking of light refreshments, or sitting with friends at little tables, before which moves an ever-changing spectacle of pleasure.

The Statue Of Francis I.

The City Park.

In one of these gardens Strauss' famous • orchestra plays every night in summer, while a military band alternates with it, so that the music is uninterrupted during the entire evening. At such a time, the traveler realizes that this is emphatically a city of simple, rational amusements. The Viennese are said to be the most musical people in the world. At all events, Vienna has one hundred music schools and sixty musical societies, and has been the home of Gluck, Mozart, Beethoven, Wagner, Haydn, Millocker, Schubert, Brahms, Suppe, and the Strausses. The latter seem especially associated with Vienna, and rarely has there been seen a more conspicuous instance of the heredity of genius than in this family of musicians. Not only was the father, Johann Strauss, a famous composer of waltzes and the conductor of an orchestra, with which he made a series of European tours, but his three sons Johann (the "Waltz King"), Eduard, and Joseph-have followed in his footsteps; and, together, these four men have composed more than a thousand pieces of dance-music, of which Johann the younger has contributed about four hundred waltzes, besides numerous operettas.