Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-02
The Imperial Urea uraS Ct the
House of Hapsburg, Csle-
bIatsd in Song and
Story the vide
World Over.
r les of Chsrlsmagno, Ia
rouu-al. Raschid, Maria The
ress, Mar Q Antoine tie
ard O.hsr Royal Fer
sonages of the
Past.
The Gllded Cradle OF Napoleon IL.
the sword, Crown aud Sc epter OF
Cha lsmasne, the Lost Dia-
mona of Charles the
Ba d.

vienna, Dscomper 20. TO students
| OF history Vienna is luexhaustibie in
| antiquities; ITS museums, It's treas
| uries, it's churches and converts ali
| bring up the mirsgs OF the past life oi
\ nations splenoor, aud the faded
silk IN robes of the emperor Chac.
lemague seem photographed with the
| glorious scenes through which they
have passed, until the stu9ent is
| charmed into a clairvoyaut trance and
unto life start cut the form, long
vanished So l felt this past week,
as I wandered through the Imperial
treasure rooms aud saw the rsgslia
of Austris, the jewels and silver, the
armor and arms, the trappings OF
steedu, and the c ,aches Of royal per.
sonages, carefully kept by old Gus
todians and guarded by armed sol
diery. On the festival of s.. f ia
beth of Hungary, which came on Sun.
day this year, WE went to hear the
music at the Hof Kapel, the little
court church In Hofourg, where n
hears tho finest music in Vienna.
The chapel was crowded, as it al
ways IL, but Ppm and q friend who
had gone early retained their seats
uutit Fern and l got there, 30 we had
a comfortable scat and could enjoy the
delicious music. Then the guards,
who stand in the chancel during the
msss-it is wonderful to see them
They stand as still az statues of mar
bic; not q feather in the long p'unes
in their caps 30 much as Crembles.
: Tney are relieved every ffreen min.
utes, and nov away SO quietly that
you would never kuow II unless you
watch them closely. The following
l day we secured tickets of admission,
or rather permits, to visit the Sahatz.
hammer, or imperial treasury, aud on
Tuesday, at IL o'clock, we made our
d way into the court before the entrance
to tho Adlerstiege, as the Hott urg en-
trance from the Schweizerhof 10 called.
Passing the fountain, or old well, Of
the palace, we entered the building
opposite the facade Of the Adlerstiegt
: by e little door toward the corner Il
Q the court, q door before which two
u sold,srs were ~parading, with great flu.
muils of caps on their heads and = lot o
Q gold lace and braid on their dark blut
uniforms. Ascending two flights o
stone steps, we gained at last TIL
entrance to the imperial jewels. Ou
P psrasols were of course taken from u
n and . tiny paper check given, and W
d were permitted to enter a long vesti
bule filed with heraldio hags and per
mons, herald CARDS, banners and othe
r, insignia of imperial Hapsburgs. o
3: a table before the window stood
IL casketIof bronze and beaten brass.
is q casket containing the
10 COFFIN KEYS OF THE I~MPERIALIsTs
" buried In the church of the CspuciuI
n Before the days of Maria Theresa, {
about $50 years ago, this Treasury
contained antiques, paintings, churc
treasures, and the jewel and art CO
of |, clio s as found here in this cabin
ly of art in the Stallburg to-day, but II
81, great empress, who, judging from tn
works, appears to have possessed Il
O. bump Of order, commanded ii
Schatzkammer TO be arranged
scientific manner and inventorie
This was completed by De France
1850; but as there existed an ~ecclesia
teal treasury az well as a civil on
Joseph I. ordered them to be separ
y ted and the former given into d
hands of the court priest. Then t
az books, MSS. and dra wings were SO
IL to the court library, the paintings
the picture galleries, the coins and a
e tigue carvings to the antique cabiue
IL il the lower Belvedere, where tn
% still remain with the Ambrose cole
M ton, white the mineral and ~astronol
~ icsl cabinets were formed, and t
II court armory, hunting and ssdG
" rooms, enriched by the valuable al
oles dc luxe ct do virtu which h
/ been used as imperial toys, things
amuse the sovereigns of an ell
pire. A few Of the ivory and g
"a, yer carvings have been allow
to remain-shings that are us
"a, on state occAtions upon the imper
!. tables; the most celebrated artic
"s perhaps, is the saltcellar by Bsnvenu
Osllini. 1t Is an ~exquili.e desie
Two silver igold lined sea shells fri
which Tritons, at command of Ne
tune throned, are shovellipg salt in
the sea; this placed on a pedestal
cut glass, or clearest berg cgyst
seems like a sea in miniature. L
let Us pass through this immense c
lection in order. From the Herr
=. vestment room We enter the clock q
Ao watch cabinet, a dear little room liz
with crimaon velvet shelves, on VIII
! ere placed watches and clocks as
rs the time OF Haroun-al. Raschid,
81 the good c~aliph-one of these cloc
indeed, belonged to him. A Turk
&c watch bearing the date 1864, anc
quantity Of Nuremberg eggs, as
German watches were called, but
ameled, painted and set with gems
such wondrous beauty that tn
bulky shape was no objection, lir
the walls. A superb table service
pyramidal form made from berger
~. tai, was placed In one of there cas-
1t was the service which wss fJrme
-. used at Frankfort.on Main, at
co" coronation Of German emperors al
- the time of Charlemsgne. An en-
aid vase, from the treasury of b
gundy, once belonging to Mary
Burgundy, Is also in this room,
- though the great agate cup belong
-. to her bridal treasures Is In the G
| see and antiquity cabinet. In the 70
opposite, we found.
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