The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-25
The Palace---lis Legend, History and
Past Associations.
HIS MAJESTY'S CHARACTERISTICS
RoyalApartments Of Hohenschwan.
gan and Their Features.
THE KING AND THE PLAYERS.
HonENsouwANaAN. roh. 10. lsr1.

fav0rite autumn residence OF the young King o
a-Hohenschwangaa. And, beng here, / In
tend 10 write not only apou, HChensehwaugan, bu,
about its very romanncally inclined occupant who
b Just undoubtedly one or the most lnteresting
royal personages OF Germany | have now been
some days among these deightfu! mountains and.
after glancing al the royal residences on Lake
sternberg and up at the Lndenhol | have at last
found delightful resting place among the untold
beauties or the HoEenschwangan.
HOHENsClwANaAN.
One approaches nohenschwangan with certain
curiosity. The Mnnlcheans speak OF the place with
reverence. telling YOU 1t lies up away among the
mountain businesses, close 10 the borders of Tyrol:
that there the King loves TO bury himself away from
the world, instead OF attending TO affairs OF the
Stale, and that thher In mid winter his Ministers
have TO follow him in sleighs in order TO get the
royal signature or consent 10 matters Of essing
public business. The Munlchean dreams OF MS King
among The mountains as closeted with Wagner and
listening 10 the emusic OF the futgre,r as hunting
the chamols or wandering or rlaing among the
snowclad peaks. Nay romance begins In the he
OF King Ludwig at home; for in Munich Itself the
monarch has managed TO wrap his life and move.
ments IN mystery as pleasant as 1t Is curious The
story OF the fun moon which Ludwig was said 10
have had put on the top Of one OF his sleeping apart
0enis was all fiction.
MUNICH MYSTERY.
Let me record one Munich mystery. Nearly every
traveller visiting Munich has heard that in the
Royal Palace there is beautiful winter or palm
garden TO be seen full OF the wonderful plants
and c0ntrivances for royal pleasure. The first
thing on visiting the palace Is to this celebrated
garden. Most people having seen one garden OF
Palm in the palace imagine that they have seen
she one. But they are mistaken. II you stand IN
Ludwgsstrasse and look GA the roof Of the palace
you VIII see an Immense archel glass roohng.
Under this is the royal winter garden, miniature
para Disc and at the same time forbidden to be en-.
Jered by friend or stranger 1t Is sacred ground,
on which even the royal princes dare not appear
without permission. Servants Of the castle who
have lived there for years say they have never seen
inside this paradise. / know only one individual
Who says he has seen 1t, and he wrote Of 1t thus
MINIATURE PARADISE.
"Up there. though We live in the severe North,
the foot treads among beautiful palms, luxuriaut
creeping vegetation obstructs the view spreading
broad rich green over the great ribs that bear
She edihce OF glass, h!diag them completely from
the eye. Amid the green wilderness sparkles
beautiful lake; upon itswans glide majestically, and
water birds OF multifarous plumage live at ease
amid the broad.lealed, uxuriant growth OF vegeta.
ton. You scarcely believe your own eyes; you
know that you are high up, on the roof OF tne Royal
Palace; you imagine you dreaming; yet II Is all
arealiiy. The magic which has been here called
forth by royal word IL palpabe. There rests small
boat; Jump in and permit yourself to be rocked by
the clear, deep water, in which 1sh carry on their
playful pranks; get consolation the clear wavelets,
they are cold and wet-papable reality. In aston
lshment you go onward; the eye looks into endless
distance, the ripping waves OF broad, blue lake
are seen, and beyond extends far away high
mountain chain. wlld-looking snow peaks, higher
than those OF our German Alps, peer up against
the deep blue sky Now you believe all, yon
would not be surprised II you we're 10 see steam
boat ploughing that distant lake. coming to take
you across TO those fabulous mountains But this
time il is magic that binds the eye. Optical delu-
sion, decoration, painting and machinery have CO.
operated IN the production OF kGrchen upon
which You are compelled to believe, so plastic, 80
beautiful, so natural is everything there In that
edlGce OF wonders, OF which so much has been
tabled and which so few men have seen. But what
relate is no liable, but pure truth, which you can
believe Ia confidence
A MAGIC MOON
No one can now be surprised at the story of the
gas moon, which we are told, IL to be found at
6chlossberg The King could not sleep. He missed
the calming influences OF the moonbeams. He
called Tor the mechanical director OF the Court
Theatre to his schloss, and ordered him to make q
tiful one used In the scenes at the Court Theatre
Rumor at the time said that after great difficulties
and much expense the artificial moon was made 10
shed It's refugent beams upon the couch OF the
young monarch, VINO then. surrounded by sweetest
dreams, slept The same era In Ludwig's life pTo-
duced
INNUNEEABLE STORIES
oil the youthful pianks and follics. Foreign Jour-
est monarch in Europe, but they hinted mystic
riously at the same tune, and tapped significantly
&mored with Wagner and his productions that he
would have the great musician play his music OF
the future before him the whole night through.
Others said that the young ruler had once been seen
barcnegded on horseback, riding furiously through
the suburbs OF Munich Then be became aflanced
70 the Princess Sophie, OF Bavaria, youngest daugh.
ter OF Duke Max, OF Bavaria but again EVIL report
said that she had been turned on because she could
not ENJOY wagners music, though DINER reas were
Rt the bottom OF the aEar. These anu thousand
other stories still cling pertinaclousiy 10 the
young KING, though 1t Is Ger ain That ne has out
crown many OF has earlier fancies ana is settling
iown into very respectable monarch and, In my
mind, a mucl better than the average, IN
ew years ago the complaint was general, indeed,
hat he love 70 amuse himself better Than to at.
end TO the aiars of STATE and the lesson taught TO
III faithful monarcns Ia that story OF King Lud.
Wig the First OF bavaria and his royal love Tor Lola
member, Hans Won Buow applied for divcTCe and
ne young King got bls trend Wagner 70 marry
ptquant Scandals. But moons. midSirht rides
lnd royal loves were hardly surprising in young
monarch oil nineteen-for Ludwig born on the 25th
II August, le45, assembled the Bavarian throne on
ne lOth OF March, 1861, ana with some unwilling.
less preierrlng TO 1--we the easy LIE OF priace TO
'earlng The important burden OF crown.
FiIE SUMNER RESIDENCE or KING LUDWIG
Sthoss Berg, on fne banks OF the beautiful stern.
efg Lake. This is his iavortte home, ana Is FUR
shed wItl all mat can please the royal taste. Pass.
NJ along the LAKE railroad, the Schoss strikes yen
~ The opposite shore, account OF Its two castel-
seQ towers on either sdc. inc Kings Ire there Is
atglesting enough, though very simple. The royal
ahie is only prepared Tor tw0--tho King and his
ayllant. lt u rarely that princely guests are In.
iteui and the table Is sometimes increased by the
.ucsyhee 81 one VI the Ministers. The food IL very
llhpe. Inc King is very Irregular In taxing his
ILLS, ~ u reported that whenever the Arch.
,IsnOp OF Munich Is invited TO the royal table HIS
IS never placed IN the immediate nelln-
on3 ~ o. tne KING HIS Majesty s said TO DC op.
e 49, W we uitramontanes, especially to the pn.
NAG mental culture. >'S'
A recor, uLlR4MoNTANB ASSUMPTIONS.
Ell n writer says that he once expressed him.