Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-29
scenes Of EaIrY.LIke spIendor.


toward the mountain peaks Of tue Tyrol.
And yet this portion Of tle Ba-arian
highlands conceals strange things, and
an account Of the Lindenhof sounds as
an echo from the ''Arabisn Nights"
There stands palace, an imitation Of
the one at Versailles Gigantic caryatides
support the projecting parts Of the
edifce. Gilt balconies and inches rich
with marble statues enliyen its front
and allegorical figures Of all kinds-the
seasons, the four parts Of the world,
yes, Louis Quatorze himself are dis
tributed in the arbors and strawberries
all around. The entrance is copied
from the beautiful porch of the cathe-
dral at Rheims. The interior of the
chateau is furnished from Paris, in the
gorgeous style of the Renaissance.
Costly goblins deck the walls, number
less agates ornament the stoves, en-
broideries Of rare and expensive kind
meet the eye everywhere, and the bed
on which the king Of Bavaria sleeps is
of SO magnificent construction, the
gold embroidery on the red velvet
curtains so elaborate, that 1915, 600 are
said to have been spent on this article
of furniture alone.
But all the splendor sinks into insig-
nifcance before the mar7els in the park.
Memories Of ancient Greece rise up
before us as we behold on the hillside
a temple of Venus and in it q beautiful
statue OF the goddess, in the purest
marble of Carrara. Behind it tunnel
of great extent leads us into the bowels
of the mountain. Here all the waters
descending from the Klamnspitz and
the Heanenkopf have been caught up
and gathered into an artificial snbter-
ranean lake, already the subject OF
Legendary lore. The cavern is coated
on the inside with tufaceous limestone
and is known by the name Of the Blue
Grotto, owing to the blue resplendence
Of the water in it II former days. But
now the resemblance to Capri and its
cave have vanished. The royalty in
habiting this fairy place causes the cave
to be lit up by day and by night with
artificial flames, protected by globes or
plates Of gilt glass, and thus it is on
waves Of liquid gold that glides along the
swan. shaped gondola and its solitary
occupant, girt may be with Lohengrin's
armor. An ingenious contrivance,
driven by steam, agitates the wa
ters of this still cave and produces
the semblance of a breeze. No
human eye being allowed to gaze
on this strange boating exercise,
the life Of the royal hermit was in no
small danger, some time ago, when the
steam engine created veritable storm,
and the bark was capsized. 1t has been
limited that the artificial moon which
casts its light on the royal slumbeIer in
his palace at Munich has a chance of
being transported hither to grace these
subterranean scenes. The cave is heated
the whole year round, in order that the
royal owner may, even on q sudden and
unexpected visit, find the temperature
to his taste The lake serves to feed
numerous fountains irrigating and,
decorating the park, and surrounded
by brilliant fowerbeds. The chilly
atmosphere not being propitious for
training flowers, they are reared in
nursery gardens far away in the plains
and mysteriously planted before day
break by the hands of gardeners who
Withdraw during daytime in order not TO
break the spell Of the all-pervading
silence. A fight Of two hundred marble
steps, fringed with beautiful flowers,
takes us down the hill to the famous
linden tree which has given its name to
the place. We observe fountain, send
ing up jets of water to unusual heights,
nd finally we come once more upon the
fine bronze lions holding watch near
the gate. Rocky peaks and mountain
wilds surround the park and prohibit
profane eyes from partaking in
pleasures, unique in the fullest sense Of
the word. Two spots to the south Of
the palace still require mention. Below
the Dreithorspitz mountain, on solitary
Alpine meadow inaccessible to tourists
untrodden by any common mortal, o
hut has been built, as described by
Richard Wagner in his opera "Walkure'
true Hundingshutte of trunks,
branches and bark. Above it lies a
hermitage Of similar construction, and
in front oft a tiny lake, sides and bottom
laid out with TIN to prevent the waters
from escaping through the porous soil
| So lonely is the spot that the chamois
comes there to drink. Less simple in
style is the Moorish pavilion, surnamed
Moroccog Standing in the midst of dark
frs, but resplendent with gold and
jewelry. The most precious ornament
it contains is large peacock, rich il
emeralds and turquoises, suspended
from the midst Of the ceiling, and lit u
by magnificent chandeliers. the light B
which is thrown back from innumerablt
mirrors lining the octagon on all sides
King Louis, though not SO handsome
as he has been, is still an uncommon
ine-loo&ing man; he has shown eminen
goods nse in all cases of emergency
both viii regard to the government 0
Bavaria and to German politics, and q
long as he continues to do SO his coun