The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-10-12
1t is a work Of two great an

1t is work Of two great an
undertaking 1c mcnt!on III Getsli
even the most Interesting If the
works Of Art in this great city-S"
viii specify ouly Il few thugs oi
ro;c aud interest. Ibe Royal
Palace, is a gloomy, Girty-!och:ns
,na>- ui brick aud niurlar; audi oHe
should ind ISc ofilS contents from lis
attractive looks without: Ec would
not feel much inclined to ei:ter.
Tie interior is fitted up some" hat
, like most othor large I;a.arrS; hUt
: the collection oi' u;amnulis is per
! har> the ric::,st in the world
SD 900, 900 worth in one room !
IN the second room is the cele-
. tralcd Statue of Charles II, which
was hewn from a solid block O.
cast iron: there are also IN the
same room two beautiful bcrscs
! heads, and rrucitix carved by
Michael Angelo. But the most
dazzling Of all is 8 room further
Oh, abnUt the scyeDth or eighth in
number, which contains the entire
rc!,alia Of Frederick Augustus IL,
used ut his coronation as King CT
Poland. Here, on every SIDE you
turn, are precious relics, and Of
ia;raculOHs value, which bewildc"
the scnsrs to tnj:,li o!-Giamouis,
crowns, sccp!r2s. chains, orders OF
the Garter, Golden Fleece, and
Polish EagIe-diamonds TOO Of the
purest water, weighing from forty
TO fifty carats! The greatest en-
riosity in this room though, IS
"1Ie Court Of tie Great Nogyl,"
of the finest gold. and worked
with the most delicate enI cXpHis.
tic taste. 1t consists il aii Of ono
hundred and thirty-eight figures,
which the artist: DingIinGHr, tbs
Court Jewcltr. was six years in
making. The carving and enamel
ing OF this gem is perfectly mag
niiicent-its cost was SIS, 900.
Next is the Picture Gallery,
which is rich beyond description i;
and this is owing LOO to the fact
that it has been very fortunate in
the vicissitudes Of wsr, and last,
but by no means least, to the great
muniticence Of its princes. Imean,
of course. that it has been partic-
u!ai'iy fortunate as 20 lis works Of
art. and paintings especially; for
the city itsclfh has suffered severely
from Tie hands Of invaders on
many occasions Frederick the
Great battered down it's churches
laid it's streets in ruin, entered the
city as a conqueror, levied lis con
tri5ntions, aud sGpcr:ntcndcd the
government, yet asked permission
Of the conquered EIectress t"
visit the Picture Gallery; and
strange to say, even Napoleon |
respected SO mach this celebrated
gallery of paintings, that he
carried not a single one Of its
gems to France. First OF all then.
is the world-renowncd "-Hnd0nna
dr ,Son tSisto" Of Raphael. Angus
tns III purchased this from the
Duke of liodcna's collection at
tie round sum Of $4,000. This,
as vel! 81 tie master piece Of
Iiolbcin. also Madonna, has
separate room for eXhibition.-
The painting Of Raphael repre-
Scn.s the Virgin as she ascends to
heaven bearing the Infant Christ
in her arms and below on either
side. is his Holiness, Pope Sextus:
and St. Barbara and ji:0t in front
are two little sngeI-hoys. with
bright, bcaming counteDanccs Of
love and dcvotion-ail ale gazing
rpon the Holy Pair, with the
deepest veneration and awe, thus
maki.:g as a whole one CT the lof-
test ard most noble conceptions,
and perhaps, the finest in execu-
ton, Of all this mighty masters
productions. In this gallery we
also see one OF CorreySi&'s ceIc-
brated works-"The Virgin Gnd
C"Hd IN tie -TaNger." 1t repre-
Sents the ChiIi lying in the straw.
while the Virgin mother hen'i<
above the Infant, undAzzled by
the emission OF its supernatural
light. Yet hcr companion is COM
pc!Icd to shield her eyes with her
hands from this dazzling light.
In addition to is rich cn;lcc-
tons of works OF art. is mEitnIlc-
i1v Of men Of learning and talent.
its splendid opera, it's sdvsn;ascs
for education, lis select and eie-
CANT society, its healthy 2nd bra
eng climate, IA monument has
been erected to commemorate the
fact that the cholera has never
visited the city,) the Saxon Capi-
tai is said to be one Of the most
economical cities in Europe.
sPERO.
Pensacola, Florida, has been
sol1 out, and the best of the joke
Is hat She hos hid herself In. The