New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-17
LOCTS. KING OF BdTARTI.


Royalty in Munich is practically represented bv
the Qucrn-mother-an elderly lady of almost b0ur-
grni- simplicity, who may be met any line iternoon
in the streets of the capital, followed ~ short dis
tAncc ly a couple Of Court lackeys. The foot pas
scngrrs sau" her win cordial rrsp'ct, ann carriages
by some nwrittcn Law Of Varian Court etiquette
stop ~ she passes. or she may be- seen shopping IN
her carriage IN the dusk Of winters evening 9t-
tended a. she leaves each establishment by its
bart'- hcadcd proprietor with couple OF lglltcd
waX-candlcs in his hands The actual monarc b,
leaving the prose of nlnrternth-cenufy institutions,
Of reformed and constitutional monarrhirs; Whrn
the sovereign i more or less the mere hg'rr-h"ad OF
a responsible popular Ministry, lives an rNl.trncc OF
ideal royalty modelled un that of Iouls NV. HIS
chaicaus aud his palaces are furnished AMI adorned
with minnie oXacin.>s after the costly models lrit
behind him by that most magnificent ot MonafchS:
The greatest artists and -cnpors of Bavaria and OF
IfaIy are constantly employed on these works o re-
production. A. the lrcnch Ions had
Mollcrc 10 add the embellishments ot Iteri-
mp To The other splendors of ms reign,
~ the IavarIau Louis has Wagner.
His ambition il that hi reign shall be celebrated by
splendid patronage bestowed on ncN master ~
mrlndy. whom he believes destined To rival, n not
eclipse the great and immortal compos r. whose
musical productions are Craven lmpcTI>hdhly on inc
hearts of each succeeding gcncratlon hdngh
'ncS-' are the passions Of Tho young monarch NE
though the DE- sire Ia model ms royal carer after an
original Of almost Oriental magnterncc and
patriur, HAL simplicity, where he would Zee the
fountain of wealth and honor. the munhcrni patron
nf art the SOLE r,warlcr IF the good aid pun>ller
of ia, baI has 10 doubt received many a rude ana
chilling shock before the prosaic restraints oi con"
Stltlttunal monarchy Ike tidl ol DaNdtid N'i'N'
- il j. hy the threatening hattall0us "i imFidI
Grruany-hc has yet shown tirmnr>s "i character
and an Independence IN Nhlch some NOR iiail'f"i-
fact among hI- brother soyrreIgns have been want,
ing lie has insisted on retaining his own post ana
telegraph system. His bust. crowned WIN laurel
Lk, a modern Caesar and not the Imperial donble
eagle appears still on the BlyaIlan B'rb"arckcn
though he has been forced of lat" NrlrN, IKE Tue
other petty soycrrieis of Germany. 70 thai ~gn u
vas,llag the mcrg ing Of ms coinage - IN" Imperial
Ndr,F.
The King Of Bavaria - n strange psychological
study. \ very Hamlet among princes. h' SEEMS
Will. the sovereign of one at tl" most r",ac peo-
rlr ~ Tur,p. to Ice living IN a rcamlaud of magi-
nary ROYALTY ~ far removed from the a"uaiie- ot
hi, ever day existence ~ the distant ages oi 'ud-
,lism He was the only sovereign who dld not per-
.oualy head his armies IN tb" field IN the stirring
campaigns of 1870. No one charged hun WIN cow
ardi,e or want of patriotic feeling. His soldiers
bore often the brnt of the battle, and nturned Ia
his rapia full Of glory-oncr IN charg" Of 1000
French prisoners about Ia be informed IN BaVarian
fortress The vctors were etcd by the c.y, thanked
and substantially rewarded 10y The Queen mother,
~ no r,Nrd them IN one of the stately galleries If
the palace But the King was not there.