Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-04
twrusn expressly for the Dayton Erupuel
SUMMER IN EUROPE.
NO. LVTIJ.

city that one would not weary Of for a long
time. Sixty gears ago, II was but mere
secoud.rste German capital, distinguished for
nothing. Since then, It has doubled It's
population, and hssreeeived additions in the
way Of architecture and ne arts, which have
placed it in the very foremost rank Of Eu
ropcaa cities Il has an unfinished appear.
snce however, and on many Of he streets, the
sidewalks are only gravel, aud the grass is
growing on each eide Of tho roadway In the
center. This American feature Of nepaess,
10 not possessed by any other city we saw Eu.
rope, aud yet it seemed to US to be dead
city AStb5ath stiffness brooded over and
within it--there we're no drsys or heavy vans
to be seen, and no business was apparent eK.
eept the retailing in the little shops. What
gained Tor such a city i's poou uIation Of one
hundred aud fry thou and, or how its people
eoutrive to live in It continues to be to me an
inaxpcsble myrery.
Msnch owes most all Of its attractions 10
the love Of the 6ue arts, and energy of it's
"Old King" Ludwig I, who is now living IN
retirement at the age Of eightyhve, while
his grand son, boy Of twenty "reigus ia his
sleDd The old gentleman poured money
ike water out Of his private purse, for
pictures and picture gall riss, and made
heavy inrosds upon the public Treasury for
The improvement Of the streets, and the erec
ton Of fountains, statues and triumph
arches He made himself famous some G.
teen years ago by his patronage Of Lola Mon.
tex for whose sake he forfeited the regard Of
his sui ect5 and was compelled to yield to the
nurmnrs Of his subjects end give up heir
throne 10 bic con Since bis abdicaion, he
has conducted himself with dignity and dscre
ton and has reeRined the good will Of bis
people to such an extent that whenever be
appears in public, be is greeted with apparent
ly sincere demonstrations Of ELECTION and
'pect They forget his weakne ,ses, bu,
tbey are daily reminded by the monuments
upon their streets, that to him their capital,
Of which they are justly 20 proud, owes all
its beauty.
When we started out to "kill the lions" Of
the place, we naturally turned our steps 6rsl
10 the picture and sculpture galleries. We
trRversed the halls of the new Pinacothek-
aid to be the best for the exhibition Of pictures
in the word-the Glypothek aud the Iuterna
tioual Exhibition. and saw pictures almost
without NUMBER many Of which are said to
be Of almost inestimsble value, but very few
of which would bring much if we're the
only bidder.
10 the Piuacothek there Is tremendous
picture By Carl Schom, Btvariau, which
would have been something Admirable if the
artist had lived to oomplese it. 1t is designed
TO represent The Flood, aud the cousterna
tion caused by the rising OF the rsmorseless
waves. The faces aud groups nearest com
pletion are very Gue but they did not aiter
: all, impress me near so profoundly, or convey
anything like as much 10 my mind, as doe
I the Last Man" which hangs ia the reception
room Of the Bnrnet House il Cincinnati
A Massacre OF the lnnocsots" BY Rubeps
is the most horrible n its ldeas) Vi Gil th,
= many presentations | have seen OF Lhi
L 6eudish dted. One frantic mother is tearln,
)f the face OF d soldier wuh tue ieruclty VI 4
I ugre,s another, grAsps with her naked hanJ
:. he sharp and shIulus blade which 10 uplItteC
over her baby boy anolher has sunk be
" teeth deep into the arm of Que OF tue assas
slns, aud yet another, with agony ubspeAb
r. Aoe, clasps to her heart the mangled an,
;. hieless iocm of her little darling Never be
= fire did realize II ;rod's d-vuish rocit,
IL aud 1t was with genuine satisfaction that
rene m bered that he was punished even upo
thls earth THAT the worms, anticipating hl
death, came and iaaated upon him while h
- yet lived, and that the worm that never die
{, Is prrylug upon him sun The death q
y Wallensleln, -represeuung him stretched ou
o. upon the hJor his chamber with boud upO
II hls breast, AMI Ihs old sitrologer bending owe
IS; him, seemed 10 me to be the gem Of thi
q collection.
IN In Que Of The lower rooms, there are Il
q, Vulnerable specimens OF pictures upon Chin
Cd which excited more wonder than admiration
i'd aud lhe model in plaster Of The Genius {
b. Glory or Liberty or OF the Naion-you ca
rs take your chOice-n car drawn by fou
)u MASSIVE lions, The brohEs casting OF Whic.
re surmOunts be beautiful Trl4mphal Arch q
re The sud OF Ludwigstrasse SlHndlng on Zip "a
'n by tho side OF the smallest lion mau g.
n feet ten inches N height, can just reach
DO tue middle Of the lowest part of hls back, an
2e in bis open mouth good sEed head may /
sk inserted, bat aud all The female figure, Il
Ia. car aud lbe lions are as perfect in their PR
! portions as they are msisstlc, and we gs1s
H. upon thinking there was nothin5 TO taul
t. them in the world,
.h- A lew minutes drive in a carriage hoveV,