, 1877-11-25
THE OLD WORLD.
Gleanings Of an Elder
Woman Therein.
A Visit to Potsdam...PaIaces and
Relics Of Frederick the
Great,
The Statue Of the Queen Louisa-..From
T. sans'souci to Saxony.
Dreslen--Its Gardens aud Its Picturc.Galler7-.
Raphaels hadonaa di Santo Sisto.

uFeSlen--iis GarGens aud Its Pitturc.Galler9-.
| naphael's MADONNA di Santo Sisto.
| Special Correspondence Of Tbs Tribune.
DRESDEN, October, 1S77.-A visit to Bcrli1
is considered very imperfect if it does not in
clude visit to Potsdam. 4 short railroad
journey brings the traveller to this town; but
| in order to see the places which make 1t inter
esting, one must commit oneself to the mercie
| of 4 I,ackruan. We found oae who assured II
! that he knew the whole order OF the things t.
he seen, and resigned ourselves to his guidance
little dreaming that, after fire hours Of dryin
| to palaces, and OF walking through them, VI
should still come away leaving many thing
! unseen.
Our first station Was
TIE ROYAL PALACE,
in which, as in the other palaces. every relic O
Frederick H. is carefully preserved. Here onc
sees his wrting-table, worn with much use.
uiusc-stand reminds one OF his flute perform
ances, which were much praised In his time. !,
bookcase in one Of tile rooms contains French
books only. 4 curious cabinet is shown, IL
which Frederick was wont to dine with conf
DENTAL friends. The doors are double, to guard
against listeners. The centre of tIlc
round dining-table Tas so arranged that
it could be let down into the
kitchen and drawn up again; and the pillar be.
meath still contains every convenience for the
ascent OF the various dishes, ice, wine, etc Mr.
CARLYLE himself cannot give US an idea OF the
conversations carried On iu this singular isola-
tion. When one secs the pains which q mon-
arch must give himself in order to be alone
with himself, or with his friends, one reflects
that private lie, and even obseurity, ARE not
without their advantages. In this palace is
shown clock Which is said to have been given
to Frederick by Nine. dc Pompadour.
From this place we went to
THE GARRISON CHURCH,
where the sexton grizzly unlocked the door of a
vault under the pulpit, and showed us two cof-
fins. One, OF metal, contained the remains OF
Frederick; the other, Of black marble, those Of
his father. Frederick William, I. These two
historic pcrsonagcs have, therefore, never been
under ground. stDust to dust (" appears
gcntlcr sentence than this imprisoned homage.
The flags taken from the French in 1913, and III
1S10-'7l, are displayed on either side Of the pull
pit,-a fitting gift to the names Of the military
monarch. Those battlc-11ags in 4 Christian
church make sad discord with the pcaccab!e and
1ratcrnal spirit OF CnrlStlanlty.
We now proceed to the
PARK AND PALACE OF sASs-sOCCI
The former is laid out with much magniiccncc.
From d night Of marble steps, sixty-six feet in
height, one looks down upon a vista Of woods
anu Of fountains. Some costly marbles adorn
this Eiuc inclosure. Among these, an equestrian
statue Of Frederick and a rorphyry bust Of
PABLO Giorlauo arc the most interesting. In
the TERRACE at the top OF these stcps can still
see, dim anl defacel with arc, the stones which
mark the graves Of Frcderick's fayoritc horse
al.t pet dogs.
The palace Of sans-Souci is building ot ono
story. 1t was built fur Frederick, anu was his
fayoritc residence. / clock is shown here
which he used to wind With his own hand, and
which is said to have stopped at the moment Of
his death. The armchair in which he died.
the down eoSerlld which enveioped him. Wing
as ii 1t covered him STILL have pathetic inter
est. Here is shown the suite ot rooms occupied
By Toltaire when the King Of Wits visited the
King of Weapons. Tie bedroom is gaily auorn-
cd with flowers, birds, and animals. in wooden
relief, painted with bright colors. From hence
THE NEW PALACE,
built BY Frederick ut the end Of the Seven
Years. War. Its construction occupied six
Years, and consumed Ill immense amount uf
money. Among other sDlenIors, it contains Il
marble saloon lOo feet in length, anu i grotto
saloon, OF which the wallis are entirely covered
with tine shells, with minerals, nIll with Pre-
cious stones. Ono OF the latter is remembered
as the gift Of Alexander Won Humboldt. The
pa!ace contains a theatre with GOO seats. Sal
yini PLAYED hrrc before the Emperor some six
weeks ago. Another royalty his,-thc royalty
OF dramatic art.
TO SUM Up roTsDAM,
all Of its palaces contain nluslc-siands used by
the King, French books with his mark, spinncts
OF the old fashion. dumb ard yoicclcss now,
1oolns hung with satus and brocades u every
color, wonderful mirrors and lustrcs, and clocks
said to have been gifts from Nine. tic Pompa-
dour. These clocks are all OF one pattcrn.--
high, with more OF less ornament Ono only,
III the New Palace, has the hours marked III dia-
monds, and, US we cannot suppose the lady to
have made presents by the wholesale, We tx
,,pon this one rs the real present. The music
stand IN this Palace has on it piece Of manu-
script-music copied in Frcdcrick's hand, and
covered with glass.
The most valuable works Of art collected BY
Frederick have been transferred to the National
stnsce. Among the pictures that remain ut
Potsdam arc several portraits OF Barterni, Il |
lanscuse, and Fredcrick's fayorite. The por- |
trait OF his mnsic-mastcr, QUAINT, is also shown.
In the New Palace is preserTcua pcn-anu-ilk
sketch Of Foltarc, drawn by the hand Of his |
Royal friend. 4 printed page Of the latter,s |
is shown, with correction in sol.
tairc's writing. The King had written '1eh'che;"'
Voltarc, With an apology, suggests "dure,'
ices, us have said, one finds the sp:nnet OF |
Frcdcrick's timc.-a yerT mea9re grand piano.
One OF them, which VIC were allowed to touch,
,aye back cracked and discordailt sound.
Nc were very m,lch struck everywhere with
THE ED1spRoroRT1oNATE EXPENSE
If these Royal dwellings, in Il country, 50 poor
IS was the Prussia Of Frederick H.. Why he t
should have built the New PalacE ut the cllu OF
he Seven Years War, when the pecunlary; re-
ourccs Of the nation must already have been
aycd to their utmost, does not readily appear
ans, Perhaps Mr. CARLYLE has already told the
world the REASONS for this great expenditure.
Yc have never got so far i'll his book.
With all these residences rea'iy-inadc TO thcl!
,aud, the Royal Family OF Trussia have found
+ cxorIicnt to construct othcrs,-wi.ness
lie Marble Palace, the Palace OF Dabels:.
nrp. and the Orangery. All Of
here have been built since Frederics's timee,-
nc of them, the orangery, was cnulp5eteu as
cccutly US 1886. 1t measures a5o wards III
.nrtt. is adorned with numerous statues, and
ontains one room in whi.n tue nlantelnleee Is
{ ,nalacutc, with tables clock, ami OTHER OF.
aulcnts to match Our grievance against all
his cxtrayagance is, that Prussia has always
zen too pocr ctuutry to pay for such things,
MI that tley can onlY nave been paid for either
y grinding the faces OF the pour at home. Or
he Still guiltitr cxpc,Iicnt OF offensive warfare.
history would probably tel! US that this golutn
trcar OF expense has ho"ed IRON noth OF
lcse sources.
In what is called the Parad;se-Garlcn Of
ms Souci stands one ediice with wEose cost
- will not quarrel. Its form is that OF classic
,nnlc, and in its heart rccues the marble I'm
rf of true Queel,-of \ woman beautiful
nd beloved in her day, and remembered IN
1is.
THE QUEEN LOUISA. ..,
usr published letters tell of tcr Happy 20
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