Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-23
OUR EUROPEAN LETTER.
AND ABOUND sTUTTeART.
,,v,.s IN = Palaee--unveiisnx ssasse--S'
neysi villa -Mecrish Dseera'iens-"ss''-
aasser,ua and ne.Makins.

Living In Palsee-unveii'nx q s'a'se
nevai villa -Riecrish Dseera'iens-"'s''-
aasber,ua and wipe.Makfns.
,e..r,., f.sre<pondcace OF the Dispa'eb.l
STUTTGART, October %, 1884.
wc arc stjll here, though grooming over
..s remnants OF the cholera. which prevc'.
,,s t,om cojug TO ttaly-eur much iopgca
60, sxn,or,ng ground. However, we are
am,e,,ating custom Of that country OF pal.
ases and ure living In palace here sna'
fo,werlv belonged 10 Prince Won Wracn,
a consin 10 the King OF Wurtemberg. ne
sold n when stuttgart began 70 extend 80
ranidIy. and turned his park into building
los. a more practical arrangement thin one
wo,,ld give prince credit for. This living
I'm 4 naIaee sounds great deal liner than
1, "a in reality. The wide unearpeted pas
ace. and stsircases have dreadfuliy bare.
comfortless look. and reyerberate on every
occasion. and OBJ fair maidens oil the
western Star. some Of your compatr'o's
pitch their voices terribly high anu toe
boots OF the walking tourists come I'D as III
exaspcratiug fhgue to them.
This morning
PRINCE wEIuAR UNVEILED
the statue OF the late King Wilhelm l..
which has lust been completed. and stands
/, In front Of the Art Museum. He delivered
| the address In a clear, pleasant voice, and
eulogized the original OF the statue, MS de-
yo,iou 10 Nuremberg, aud the good No
had done b. the country in his bfty years
! reign. Wilhelm 7. was the second King OF
Wnrtemberg. and succeeded in raising IL
! into considerably more importance than "
had enjoyed before. aud started that de-
ye,opment OF Stuttgart which has gone on
steadily ever since. At the end OF Prince
| Weimar's speech the uncovering took
place. and displayed a gilt equestrian statue
! on dark.marble base. The rider is bare
beaded, locking slightly towards the ieit
! in the direction Of The town. ana as II on
the point OF greeting some one; the horse
! has a great deal Of spirit without being I'M
| possibly rampant, and both are a1miraDe
! from an artistic point OF view. the hns-
| sian Ambassador, conspicuous by ms sea-
green p,umes. was present also great
many military officers in their handsome
/ uniforms all ablaze with decorations.
N MARKED CONTRAST
/ with. these was the fullv.represente1 art
/ world Of stuttgart and nelghborbood,
whose white gloves and dark clothes had a
! somewhat lunereaI look lii the bright sun
( shine that was pleasantly streaming down ri
/ the time. Uoier, the designer 81 the statue,
; Has among them, also DIR. Lnbke. the author
! Of many interesting and valuable books on
/ architecture, sculpture. and painting. and
1 lecturer in the Polytechnic here. The
Princess Wcimar. the Grand Duchess OF
Wurtcmberg, and other ladies OF the Court
watched the ceremony from the windows
! OF the Museum. We went afterwards 10
the Wilhelma. 4 villa couple OF miles from
the heart of the city, built in the Moorish
STYLE bv the same King wilhelm. IL Is
| quite unique OF its kind-Very small
for ROYAL villa. ana is merely summer
place. fhe main building stan Is midway
on the side Of the hill, and its courts or
corridors, which open towards ;he garden
but are partially screened by trcllis-WOrk,
lead down and form an enclosure and at
the same time a charming walk 10 the Test
salon and picture-gallery, which are b0th
on a much lower elevation than the nam
| binding and at some distance from u.
The enclosure is an rregulavly-tcrraced
/ garden. with innumerable sets oil steps,
| differing in this respect from thebuildings,
which hayc only ground nOof. ~ mas
marble groups Of animals and fountains
scattered everywhere; yew-rees cut IN the
|
Giant Scntinels destined 10 guard secluded
senorls, and affords mlltiplictyOi points
AZ view Of hill and yally. wood and river.
THE FEST SALON
i, an oblong room. with slight pillars m
double tiers with inches between them,
and decorated in that subtitle, Moorish
mixture Of gold. red. and blue. which i
more soothing to the eye in its subdued
hannones than the dull, low tones beloved
ol modern 9sthetcsim. The Windows
are painted with pots Of roses. hYdrauge1s.
1 irises. &c. and are close 10 the ceiling. 50
that the light l. well away from the eyes.
and, moreover. comes down s0jtencd by q
mixture OF hucs. This toning down OF
the HIGHT i one OF the greatest points
OF the whole villa. II allows all
the brightness aud varied gorgeous
cOlOIing 10 BE- seen, and avoids
that glare which is 50 often eXcru'
ciating. The rooms in the main building
reception. dining, writing, aud bed
rooms-arc in She same style. and have
Moorish notices and cres's on the walls.
alternating with the lion OF Nuremberg.
The picture gallery /, also in unison with
them. aud Ia, only eastern representations,
principally turbancd warriors and gaily-
dressed sullanas. II is the very phce IA
give a garden party in, and couple OF
hundred people could be entertained there
very easily on such an occasion. II any OF
the guests liked 10 stroll outside the enclo-
sure. they would be rewarded by hayin
sill more beautiful views OF the surround
ing country OF Swabia, with the Neckar
flowing peacefully through it. For 'Swa'
bia the people here love TO clll it. aud de-
light in their country aud lis dialect OF
,0ftened vowel sounds aud ends OF words
cut OF, Is we'll as in it,
TRADITIONAL fOLH SONGS
and the poetry and comedy occasionally
written in il now. In the museum there Is
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