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KING LOUIS'S FAIRY PALACE.
Ero,n The London TeieGroph


The Ober-Ammergau is known To many of your
readers hut few may have felt tempted to follow
the river Ammer reTe rasaagtba Witch rising
gradual V, stretches off Ill southwesterly direcnon
toward the mountain peaks OF the IyrSl, AND yes
strange things, and an account OF the Lndenhof
sounds as an echo from the Arabian Nights There
stands palace, an imitation of the one AT YER
sailles Gigantic carvatldes support the projecting
parts of the eifce Gilt balconies and inches rich
with marble statues enliven it's front, and allie
gorical figures of all kinds-the seasons, the four
parts of Che world. yea, Louis Quatorze himself
are distributed in the arbors and strawberries all
around The entrance Is copied from the beautiful
porch of the Cathedral at Rheims. The interior of
ihe chateau is furnished from Paris in the gorgeous
stvle of the Renaissance. Costly Gobelins deck the
walls numberless agateS ornament the stoves, en-
broideres of rare and expensive KIND meet the eye
every where and the bed In which the KING sleeps
is of magnificent construction the gold en-
brodery the red velvet curtains elaborate that
$4,000 said TO have been spent on this article
of furniture alone.
But all this splendor sinks into insignfcance be-
fore the inarvels in the park Memories OF ancient
Greece rise up before we behold on the hillside
a temple of Venus, and in it beautiful statue of
hind it tunnel Of great extent leads us into the
bowels of the mountain. Here all the waters
descepdng from the klamspt PITT and the H lear
artificial subterranean lake already the subject OF
legendary lore. The cavern is coated on the inside
wi tnfaceous limestone, and is known by the name
of the Blue Grotto, owing to the blue respendence of
the water i'll it in former days But now the reSem-
blance to Capri and its cave has vanished. The
Royalty inhabting this fairy palace the
to be lit up by day and by night with artificial
glass and thus it is on waves of liquid gold that
glldes along the swan-shaped gondola and its soil
tary occupant, girt maybe with Lohengrin's ar
NOR. An ingenious continuance, driven by steam,
agitates the waters of this still cave and produces
the semblance of the effects of breeze. No human
eye being allowed to gaze on this strange boating
exercise, the life of the Royal hermit in
small danger some time ago. when the steam engine
created veritabIe Storm and the bark was cap
sized. 1t has been limited that the artificial moon
which casts its light on the Royal s!umberer 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 sudden and unex-
pected visit, find the temperature to his taste. The
and decorating the park, and surrounded by brill
liant flower beds The chilly atmosphere not being
propitious for training flowers they are reared III
nursery gardens far away in the plains and mysteri
ously planted before daybreak by the hands of
gardeners who withdraw during daytime in order not
to break the spell of the all-pervading silence.
flight of 200 marble steps, frnged with beautiful
flowers, takes us down the hill to the famous old
linden tree which has given its name to the place.
WeObserve fountain sending up jets OF water To
usual heights, and, finally come once moro upon
the fine bronze lions holding watch the gate.
Rocky peaks and mountain wilds surround the
park, and prohibit profane eyes from parta<ng in
pleasures unique in the fullest of the word.
Two spots to the south of the palace still require
mention. Below the Dreithorspitz mountain, on a
solitary Alpine meadow inaccessible to tourists,
trodden by any common mortal. hut has been
built, as described by Richard Wagner in his opera
"Walktre," true " Hundingshdtte" of trunks,
branches, and bark. Above it lies hermitage of
similar construction, and in front of it 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 channels comes there to
drink. Less simple in style is Moorish pavilion,
surnamed Morocco standing in the midst of dark
frs, but Respondent with gold and jewellery. The
most preci us ornament it contains is large pea
cock, rich III emeralds and turquoises, suspended
from the midst of the ceiling and lit up by magniii-
cent chandeliers, the light of which is thrown back
from innumerable mirrors lining the octagon all
aides.