Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-01
Louis H. who Has Set the worlds Tongue
MArrInC hy His Prnnks

1t is announced that Louis II, king of Bs-
vsria, is to be dethrored and regency es-
tablished. The king has of late shown de-
cided evidences of insanity and has given
himself up to eating and drinking. lie has
become So stout as to be almost unrecoguiz.
able, and Is most careless "a to his person.
His exchequer is entirely depleted. King
Louis II, popularity known "a the music
mad monarch ot Bavaria" was born in lsi5
and succeeded TO the throne in 1864. lie is a
man of genius, OF romantic nature and an ar
| tist, with rather capricious opinions concern
| ing political questions. King Louis is an
| example of the type of virile ideal beauty
| thought of in connection with the heroes of
| the " Nibelungen," justifying his sppella-
| ton of the " knight of the Silver Swan y
| Tall, with magnificent auburn hair and mus
| tache, with soft deep blue eyes, his embon-
point, which only began to show four years
ago, added to his majesty and to his stature,
and makes him look the wished-for cham.
| pion OF outraged innocence. Louis lives in
| deep seclusion in his magnificent palaces,
| spending the greater part OF his time on mu.
| sic and painting The description of the
lakes which many of his palace grounds con-
| tain, with their consolidated boats drawn by
| living swans, in which the king reposes
| may be below or far surprising the reality.
| Very few have ever seen them one was the
| actress who created the role of 'seult" "
1
that he invited Ber to ride in one of his boat
| and repeat her great aria. Becoming too en-
| thusiastic, she was about to sing herself into
| the royal arms, but their owner merely
| chucked her into the lake and left her TO get
| out as best she could, 1t should be added
that the diva was of dark complexion and
| anything but comely. In 1861, while be was
visiting Paris and the exposition, he became
passionately enamored OF the Empress Eu-
genie. In accompanying him to the station,
| upon his departure, the empress embraced
him, ii is said, and since then he has never
allowed the lips Of another woman To brush
| the place. The only one who ever tried got
| ducking for her reward. The inhabitants
| OF Munich regard the sovereign with kind
| of awe. On account OF his passion for music
| the comp poser, Richard Wagner, gained con-
| siderable influence over him in the first
| years of his reign. The people, however
| rose against the mposer, and Louis was
| compelled to send him from court He
| sometimes arraDses great theatrical perform
| anCes at an immense expense, at which he is
the sole spectator. Notwithstanding the
| whimsical nature and speudthrifty habits of
the king, in the internal Bavarian politics he
has shown himself equal to all occasions,
| looking through the plans of the various par
| ties and trusting none of them. In the az
fairs of Germany he has also played an i'm
| portaut part, giving substantial aid to Prus-
STA in the late war with France. After the
war he visited Paris and Versailles in order
| to study their works OF art. Another peculi.
| arty OF Louis in his enthusiasm for Louis
| XIV. He initiates that monarch stu6iousl y
and requires similar worship from his cour.
tier. Louis never visits the art studies with
which Munich swarms, which his predeces.
| sor made a habit of doing. He dslikes all
festivities and is indeed 80 Roi Solcil." He
| is unmarried