Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-11

such paintings as haunt one for a Lifeline
The subjects are the destruction OF bel
tie srorming Of Jerusalem and 'Greclan Poe
sg.' Ofcoarse it y ou'd be folly 10 attempt a
description; bat godlike genius speaks IN eve
~ loucb Of tic artist.
Connected with tins rev Museum, IS Die
picture aud sculpture gallery. II contains d
,ast number of pictures. but i not to he com
pared as collectonio that Of Dresden which
Is the best in Germany or even 10 tlat q
Vienna; yet il contains some fine pictures o.
the cid masieIs.
There are Two Royal Theatres here Winch
| suppose are not surpassed in Europe IN ex'
tent and beauty | 60 sometimes to hear the
plays from Goethe aud Schiller, both To learn
the German. and as an exceedingly pleasant
mode Of becoming acquainted with the works
Of these standard authors. Shakespeare IS also
magnifcenry played here. For those too VINO
are fond Of music, the operas arc superb
With regard to music, the fact is 1t seems to
be one Of the chief c4joyments OF u efmah ;
life, and in their concerts in the Summer gar
den and other places OF amusement, it's al
ways accompanied wiCh much eating and beer.
drinking. have seen too IA great many Ola
ladies' at concerts add knitting TO the above
cmployments.
TheKing's pa ace here is an immense build
ing Y ithout very attractive exterior, and
very seldom occupied by lis maiesty,since the
events Of Is and 10 (By the by, as and
10 ring her like '08 and 90 in the old Domin
ioo) He lives chiefly in Potsdam, about l9
nile from Berlin
Porsdam is literally cry Of palaces. new
err witnessed a more outrageous waste Of mo
ncy in useless pomp than here. The most
splendid Of these palaces was butt by the
the Great Frederic, oler one Of his long wars
nst 10 shov that his treasury was not exhaust
cd 70 give an instance If the eXtrava3an
displayed in the same, amorg innumerable
large saloons il confirms one, tie walls and
pillars Of Which are SUCCEED with beautifu
shell, aud minerals in the rough. immense Cor.
uelians, agatcs, ropnzcs, &c, &c. in any a
mount The whole affair IS SO fac that an or
binary, unholy shoe IS not allowed upon lis
mosaic (wood) floors, butthe yisiter must en-
case his boots in large awkward felt shoes that
only admit of sliding about. or this immense
pile, Frederic himself occupied TWO or tire,
very Indifferent looking small Chambers in
one end. HIS favorite palace was Sans Souc
The building Itself beng very unpretending
but the grounds very extensive and adorned
with any amount OF statues and fountains.
For small fee TO the servants traveller
can gotbrough all these palaces, and See how
royalty sleeps and eats; but it a very tiresomc
busne s. after You have seen one or two
You can see the King Of Saxony aad ms ,a,ni.
Iy eat dinner, by paying half a dollar and
ratherlhinlt he gets the money instead Of hi.
servants
There Is Royal Palace about four miles
from Berlin, which IS worth visiting on ac.
count Of one Of the finest works Of modern
sculpture by the Sculptor Rauch 1t is re.
Ginning statue Of one Of the former Qneens oil
Prussia. IN going through the grounds of the
Palace, you reach long beautiful alley, thick,
ly planted on either SIDE with frs. At the
| end Of this, IS tie Mausoleum, bult Of dark
marble, and within are the marble tomhs Of
the Kings and Queens, the statues wing or the
t"mbs. | am no critic in sculpture hut when
person Is haunted hy an image once seen.
and ever thinks Of il with pleasurable inela0.
choly, then It needs no critic to speak the pow
erot the artist. The " hole effect is hcigEteo.