The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-11-19
descriptive Artirles.
King Louis Fairy Palace.

: The Ober- -Ammergau, says the London
Telegraph, is known to many of our
readers, but few may have felt tempted to
follow the river Ammer three miles up and
to enter the broad and green Graswaagthal,
which rising gradually, stretches off in
south-westerly direction toward the noun
tain peaks of the Tyrol. And yet this
portion of the Bavarian highlands conceals
strange things. and an account of the Lin
denhof sounds as an echo from the Arabian
Nights. There stands palace, an imita-
ton of the one at Versailles. Gigantic
caryatides support the projecting parts of
the edifee. Gilt balconies and inches rich
with marble statues, enliven its front-the
seasons, the four parts of the world, yea,
Louis Quatorze himself-are distributed in
the arbors and shrubberies all around. The
entrance is copied from the beautiful porch
of the cathedral at Rheims The interior
of the chateau is furnished from Paris, in
the gorgeous style of the Renaissance,
Costly GobeIins deck the walls numberless
agates ornament the stoves. embroideries of
rare and expensive kinds meet the eye
everywhere. and the bed in which the king
sleeps Is of so magnificent construction,
the gold embroidery on the red velvet cur
tains 50 elaborate. that E75,000 are said to
have been spent on this article of furniture
alone.
But all the splendor sinks into insignif
eanee before the marvels in the park.
Memories of ancient Greece rise up before
rs a. We behold on the hillside temple of
Venus, and in il beautiful statue Of the
goddess in the purESt marble Of Carrara.
Behind it a tunnel of great extent leads Us
into the bowels 0f the mountain. Here all
the waters descending from the Klamm-
spitz and ;he Heanenkopf have been
caught up and gathered into an artificial
subterranean lake already the subject Of
legendary lore. The cavern is coated on
the inside with tufaceous limestone and Is
known by the name 1t the Blue Grotto.
owing 10 the blue rcspleadenoe of the water
in !, in former days. But now the resen-
blance to Capri and its cave has vanished.
The royalty inhabiting this fairy palace
causes the cave TO Be lt by day and by
night with artificial flames, protected 10y
globes or plates Of gilt glass, and thus oR
waves uf liquid gold, glidcs along the swan
shaped gnndolA and its solitary occupant,
girt maybe with LohcngTin's artnor. An
Ingenious ecutriyance, driven by steam.
agifatss the water Of this still cave and pro
duocs the scmblance IT the effects Of a
hreeae No human eve being allowed 10
gare on this strange boating exercise, the
life Of the royal hermit vas IN no small
danger some time ago. when the steam en-
gine created ycrisahle storm and the bark
was cayssired. II has been limited that the
artificial moon which casts its light on the
royal slumberer in bis palace 10 Munich
has chance Of being transported hiiher to
grace these suhteErAaoan scenes.
The cave j. heated the whole year rOand.
in order that shc rgyal owner may, even on
a sudden and unexpected visit, find the
temperature to his taste, The lake serves
10 feed numerous fountains i~rigating aud
dscoraiiRg the park and surrounded BY
brilliant aoWer beds The chilly asmo--
phsre not being propitious for training aow
eTS, they are reared in narscry gardens far
away in the plains and myztcFioUisly planted
before daybroak BY the hands of gsriners
who Withiraw during DAY time in order
not 10 brcak the spell Of the an-perrading
silence 4 flight of two hundred marble
steps, friRred sith beautiful flowers. take
Us down the bill TO the famous old linden
tree, which has given H. name 60 the
place
We observe fountain sending up jets
of water 20 an unusual height, and finally
We come onec more upon the fine bronze
hons holding watch near the gate. Rocky
peaks and mountain wilis surround the park,
and prohibit prufane cyes frum partakiRE
IN pleasures unique IN the fullest sense of the
wOrl. Two spots TO the south ot the
palace stil require mention. Below the
Drcithorspits mountain, on a solitary Alpine
meadow inaccessible 10 tourists, untrodded
by any common mortal, hat has been
built, as described by Richard Wagner in
his opera ~WAlkure, = true Hunding%
huofte Of trunks. branches and bark
Above Il lies hermitage Of similar con
stERction. and in front Of II tiny lake,
sides and bottom laid out with TIN TO pre-
vent the waters froEa escaping through the
porous soil 10 lonely Is the spot that the
chalnois comes there TO drink Les simple
in style is Moorish pavilion, suTnamed
Morocco, standing in the midst of dark
frs, but resplendent with gold and jewelry.
The most precious ornament it contains Is
a large peacock, rich in emeralds and tor,
quoises, suspended from the midst of the
ceiling, and lit up by magnificent ehande-
heEs the light of which Is thrown back from
innumersble mirrors lining the octagon ON
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