The Sunday herald., 1886-12-05
LUDWIG'S LUXURY.
The Exsravagant Palace OF the Late
Mad King of bavaria.


Z. C. Baker, formerly of this city, to friend in
Washington, the last week OF october says: "The
authorities at Munich have opened the four palaces
occupied by the late King Ludwig to the public at
charge OF nifty cents ticket, and In that way have
realized one hundred thousand dollars which goes TO
pay the debt he left. The Chimsee Palace is copy
as 10 style of the one at Versailles built by Louis
XIV; indeed the extrayagant French King seems TO
have been the ideal of Ludwig. The entrance hail
was miniature copy Of the entrance of the Grand
Opera In Paris, the walls encrused with fine
marbles and ceilings superbly frescoed. man.
moth peacock In bronze seemed to regard our COM
Ing with proud dlsdan, as the King had never re-
ceyed guest at this palace, and not even his own
| mother had seen IT, After ascending the grand
| staircase OF white marble wf came upon series OF
| magnificent rooms, each seemingly trying 10 outdo
It's neighbor In richness OF decoration. The first was
| hung with maroon velvet, embroidered with gold
There were superb paintings inserted as panels In
the walls the gilt around them being artsticay ar
ranged 10 form frames for the pictures. The door
| and window curtains were OF the same embroidered
| velvet above mentioned, and trimmed with a
knOtted gold fringe nearly quarter OF yard deep.
| The wood OF the furniture IL heavily glded.
The second room was OF turquoise blue and gold,
the pattern Of the embroidery representing crowns
| and neurs de lys. very large portrait OF Louis
XIV In full court costume and an equestrian statue
In bronze half-life-sze were conspicuous In that
room. There were also exquisite tables OF seyres
porcelain, with border Of turquOse-blue porcelain
| six inches wide, put together with gilt bronze and
having pedestal Of the same blue. The painting
IN the centre of the table measured two feet 10y one
| ! cOuntedslx Of these. Then came a Ted-and.gold
room, green.and-god room, and the throne.rOom
l Of purple and gold. The state bedroom was Of
| Gob!eln tapestry and gold The bed was on
dais, with two steps as an approach Al
the bedsicad was covered with the richest has
1
feet wide, had Cupds the size OF babies IN full relle
In heavy gold. Small crescent.shaped windows
| with pink glass ever the large windows, meOwei
the dazzling llgfi the glare OF gold would oherwls
have given. TINS gliding In on carved wood lnsteai
Of stuccO, and the gold is lS-carai weight. lmmens
chandeliers holding go candles are 10 every room
sometimes two, sometime. more. The Kings bed
room was equally nne IN idpis iGgmi blue and gOlt
TIE canopy ofthe bed va. Of GOblelD, with the cru
chxOn 10 tapestry AZ tue head Of the bed. and n
white dove over the top in the same Atthe centr
Of the gli fD0ib0ard arose sn elegant peiesla
whch suppOredA large ball Of dpis idgi ,On whle
rested the night lamp. A gl.i fence across the cen
TIE u the room guarded the approach TO The TOys
7 couch. There we're most superb toilet articles q
seyTos china In blue and gold. The dressing-gai
was parity covered by a p1lnl-lace yel, whc
EEL on each siio 20 tue moor, aud was held at n
. top by gilt chernb. The satin hauglngs ar0un
Z the toilet table were trimmed with the same mn
n point lace dfesslng-fO1m copied from Mar
Aniolnciic's on one side ~ This chamber and bat
u room on the other Ludwig had used twenty night
d ! King lu1wiF used twice a day large sgilamiI
. bath, ihirly feet 10 diameter aud slE feet dsep,
j, white marble, The sides Oitnero1m are Elaborate
u ffescJed Hhh mernaids ana sea lynphh,
i "IAe Nuullug-fplu, continues The writer uf n
A letter quoted, "Waa 10 iny uind the mosi unique
al, upholstered IA white sailn, embroidered vii
y baskets Of n1Sefs and bifds, Tue mantel and mlT
D. frames 81 ineisstf tshiiei china, decorated wi
n1Ners iu china, Chandeliers pf the same Il
panels un Tue doors have .0yo.y pictures
china. Il was quite aFe.lef after ~ nuch gildln
u Tue diulugTD1n u fci aud g1.i vas arranged
NJ the iale could DC .psete1 ani spread, then raso
80 no servant need he Ia sitcndanrr, The grAi
y salon, OF hall " glass, cunisined chandeliers Al
v caudeianfas holding iseuty.tge hunife1 canil'
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an. luiur ~ tao pounds more. she mentioned q
MARI li9slu And her daughter lived IN villa u
where Hae MAS called "AFryt hesi.