The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-22

HlBn, OVER One Ol Lue principal SCle0CS ao
its entrance into the city. The Glypto-
theke is gallery containing statuary
of all kinds and ages, from the ancient
Egyptians and other Eastern nations four
thousand years ago, down to the present
day On the register we noticed the
names of sixteen Americans within the
last three weeks
The Royal Residence, or palace of the
King of Bavaria may be visited at eleven
o'clock, every day. Punctually to time, a
crowd of about fifty had assembled in
the hall, when a man in plain citizens
dress made his appearance and conducted
us through the suits Of rooms. In some
the walls are hung with paintings, iii
others with tapestry. The furniture,
though better than | had seen at Stutt.
CART, did not meet my expectation. Much
of it was very fine when new, but had
become soiled. In some rooms the chairs
were covered to protect them from dust.
A bed is shown about one hundred and
fifty years old, the coverings and curtains
of which are embroidered with gold, and
are said to have cost 100000 forins,-
$500. 600, and occupied the time of forty
persons for fifteen years in the work. The
ceilings are lofty and are frescoed, paint,
| ed or gilded. One suit of rooms is
called the Saloons Of Beauty, and contains
the portraits of thirty-six of the hand
soonest ladies who have resided in Munich
at various times, and thirty six handsom-
er Dutch girls or any other kind of girls
are not often seen. The likeness of Lola
Mentiz was removed from the group few
years since. The throne room is at last
reached which is one hundred and thirty
feet by forty, is handsomely gilded, the
galleries being supported by lofty col
umns, between which stand twelve COL
lossal bronze statues richly gilded. The
throne is richly gilded arm chair, with
low back, covered with crimson damask,
and mounted on platform at one end Of
the room which is assembled by two steps.
None of the rooms are carpeted. The
floors are ornamental mosaic and inlaid
work, and composed of hundreds of
thousands of pieces of wood of various
colors, the pieces themselves being often
| inlaid one within another two or three
times We saw nothing in the whole pal
ace which seemed like o cosy domestic
I apartment.
Our conductor had his speech we'll
committed and delivered it in regular
schoolboy oratorical style. When we
had completed the throne room, and suf-
fciently expressed our admiration, he
opened the door, DOTTED his cap, as much
as to say, 'I am done-give what you
please and CO." We put six kreutzer
piece into his hand, and most of the
crowd did the same. Another usher now
appeared and conducted us through a
suit Of five or six rooms, which were mere
picture galleries with painted walls, rep
resenting various national historical
scenes, which occupied fifteen minutes
and he was ready to receive our gratui-
ties. In the courtyard stands bronze
fountain, representing Perseus, who, hay
| ing struck off the head of Medusa, with
his sword, is holding it aloft, while the
body lies beneath his feet, the water rep
resenting blood, streaming from both the
head and decapitated body.
The Royal Foundry for casting cannon,
statuary, ETC., the most noted establish
ment Of the kind in the world, we'll re
pays vist-admissior twelve kreutzer,-
eight cents. Here were plaster molds of
bronze works, Composed of copper and
tin) which had been executed for various
cities Of the United States, including the
busts Of Patrick Henry, Jefferson, Mar
shall, Benton, Horace Mann, Clay, an
equestrian statue of Washington twenty
two feet high-also the models Of Lin
coin, Grant, Sherman and Farragut, which
are now in the works, also a work for
Rhode Island including the names Of her
soldiers who fell in the .latc war SIEVE
raj figures of soldiers and sailors, etc, are
| already finished for Detroit, and a beau
| tiful fountain for Cincinnati, composed of
groups of categorical figures, the whole
to be thirty feet high when completed. is
now in progress. They are cast in Sec
tions and put together with exquisite fin
ish. The men also showed model of
the bronze doors at Washington, consist
ing of historical scenes in the life Of Co
lumbus. All the worksseemed decidedly
home like.
The Bavarian Statue is an object of ar
curiosity. 1t consists of colossal female
figure in bronze, holding aloft in one
hand wreath and grasping q sword
with the other while o huge lion sits