The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-12
BISMARCK All HOME.
A Dutch Picture Of the True Bismarck He
Confesses His Sins and Weaknesses
to Dr. Busch-The Unhappy
Chancellor.
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Herr Mortt2 Busch IL giving a new series
of firpside views III Prince Bismarck In the
fiyebs7aofen Herr Busch writes by permits
sion of the Chancellor. who. saws the Echo.
angry III thu absnrd fancy sketches made OF
him for the London and Paris society" Jour-
nails, gladly sat to the literary friend that
bore MIN npmpany al Versailles He re-
auested the favored Busch to give Dutch
nicture of the true bismarck and of bis real
country retreat. Az Cromwell Instructed the
Inner to paint him with his wen, so the
Statesman llpon whom the eyes OF Europe
ara ara now liked ordered i Bismarck at Home"
which was to he neither emlnlished nor de-
formed. but shown lust as he is. The COM
mission one who Il not used To Pr,lssian
Herr Rnseh is a friend Of Princess Bismarck
and her sons ana daughters and II sincerity
was what the Prince wanted 1t might have
been dspeasing to them. But Germans are
blunt. plain pepple: and neither the wife nor
children Of bismarck hampered the pencil of
Moritz Busch. who begins by taking the
reader to Varzfn and showing him over the
house of the terrible Chancellor 1t ia pic
turesquely situated estate and well farmed
~ Bismarck and the steward. There Is d
yarztn dstiIlery. in which schnapps of q SUI
peror quality are produced. 70 get to the
house from the road a court surrounded by
tidly kept farm buildings must he passed.
The residences of the chancellor is spacious
and comfortable. but not grand Or preten-
items I1tiIitv and convenience are most
thought of in the domestic arrangements.
Thar. ic nO snmnfi01S fnrnitllrn unless In
tho saloon and bedroom of the Princess.
where there are Mosaic tables. uilt and mar.
hle consoIes. rich damask hanginEs and
chairs and co,ches in silk stuffs. No ATTEMPT
has been made to form an art collection The
walls crave iii paintings. when are not given
! them. Statues and bllsts are rarer than pic
lures; but the windows, commanding views
of wooded hills, fields, ponds, pleasure
grounds and model garden, are delightful
iniehes. In every chamber there are COM
Portable, springy arm and rocking chairs,
diyans and sofas, and large mauIica stone
fire. places, fetched from Sweden, ia which
wood fires are lighted the moment tho au-
tumn chills are fell. Like all those beings
who draw extravagantly on their nerv-
Gus energy, the Prince suffers much from
cold. Herr Buschs catalogue of household
gods Ia u little tedious. Every chamber In the
house Is thrown open to the reader. In the
hall are massive SEATS an eight-day clock, hat
racks, umbrella stands and q piece of furni-
ture made Of deers' antlers and set apart for
coarse straw hats Of the Prince, whose stick
has fox head handle, and is u knotty black
thorn cudgel. It lies, usually, on a small
dumb waiter. beside a table near which Bis
marck reads and writes. The floors are
dotted over with spittoons. Pipes and cigar
stands have place on buffet and the walls
are decorated with panopltes or serviceable
arms and trophies OF the chase, OF which
there is q fine show 10 the hall and corridors.
Light literature Is devoured by the Prince,
who Is fond or those aWfuls, winch origin
ally appeared as teuauetons 10 ne lars Jour
nals. Inc other menpers OF the fanny are
great readers, ana DOCKS are TO De found IN
PERCUSSION ana 70 many languages from gar
ret to ground ! !. floor or :, +,o ,,nd =, :. II -