Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16
WHEN THE CAR Is GUEST.
Rooms at Fredensborg Castle That He
Occupies

Rooms at Fredensborg Castle That He
Occupies.
1T is with much interest that one sees the
apartments reserved for the Emperor and En-
press of Russia, who are such frequent and well
come guests at Fredensborg," writes a CORE
spondent Of the Gd6g'.dni Messenger, under
date from Fredensborg of July l6 Their
majesties bed room is u roomy apartment from
the three windows of which there il a beautiful
view over the park. On one wall is a very
large empire dressing glass, next to which
stands remarkably pretty empire chest of
drawers, and on the opposite side are two large
chests OF drawers and a mahogany wardrobe
The covering of the furniture is green satin. as
are also the quilts of the two rather narrow
peus, "hlch here, as almost everywhere on the
continent, take the place OF one broad one.
The car and cZarina's dressing room ad-
joins their bed room and is a pretty room. The
furniture is white enamel with gold and COM
prlses handsome large rocco chest of
drawers. The upholstery is covered with a
grayish-green material, and over the doors
are old paintings let in. The chandelier,
too, Is very handsome. mahogany ward
robe Is more intended for Use than for
ornament. There is nothing imperial about
the washstand, but the toilet set is a pretty
white rocco, with gilt ornamentation. Their
maJesties. however, bring good many toilet
articles themselves-for instance their bath
and the reader will no doubt hear with sur
prise that there is not one bath room in the
whole castle. Sometimes, when the emperor
goes out shooting very early. he has a small
bed put up for him in the dressing room. There
Is no separate dressing room for the empress.
The car and czarIna's study is a light and
pleasant room. with white walls and white
enameled furniture, covered with light blue
brocaded silk. large and handsome mirror
and console cover the wall between the two
windows, and on the opposite wall is a beauti-
tlful old inlald bureau and cabinet. with
clock at its top. There are several paint
lngs. among them some old Dutch
pictures, which almost too Dutch, and
large portrait of Catherine III OF Russia.
There are couple of pretty tables. white en-
ameled whatnots and nice rocco chest of
drawers. The most interesting pieces OF furni-
ture in this pretty room are, however l think
the emperors writing table and chair. The
former is a most bourgeois and ordinary wal
nut table and the latter, with its green rep
cover, forms a suitable fellow. The car
picked them up second hand, 1 should
think, In shop In Copenhagen
while yet czarowitch. and, although
am told his royal mother-in-law, with her
| artistic taste, has made several attempts to
have them replaced with other furniture better
in keeping with the rest of the room, tine auto-
crat OF all the Russlas means to stick to what
he rightly claims his lawful property. These
| rooms are ready to receive their imperial occu-
pants any time, and are never used by any
| body else.
1.-The King and Queen OF Denmark's bed
room is handsome, well-appointed room, but
| l understand that the entering into particulars
| as TO this one room was not desired. On one
| wall is an English text about the goodness Of
the Lord, of which surely King Christian and
Queen Louise have reason to speak more, per-
| haps. than most mortals
There is, of course, yet an endless number
OF rooms, but none, think, of special interest
Although several OF the larger apartments
have been divided into smaller rooms the
accommodation is not by any means excessive,
but 1t is no small matter to house at the same
time half dozen imperial or royal courts
The best, or at least the merrIest, DAYS of the
castle were probably those of King Frederick
and his queen, good Queen Louise daughter
OF King George H. The bigotry of his prede-
cessor had vanished and King Frederick was
fond, very tond, Of the good things of this life
From early morning till late at night Fredens-
borg was full of hustle and life. Both the king
and especially the English queen, a pleasant
change from the German princesses, were
adored by the people. Their msjestieswere them
selves happy and liked to see everybody else
happy, the very opposite Of their predecessor
There were excursions and receptions, feast
ing and carousing balls and fireworks ad infini-
tum. People were heavy drinkers then and
the king was no exception, but he was in his
younger years not SO coarse as many
of his confreres; he cared more for
the play and the opera and the society
of gifted and pretty women than for gambling
and like amusements. But he was very much
in love with his queen, equally conspicuous for
her beauty and her virtues and ne was discon-
ISOLATE when she died at the close of the year
1851, only twenty-seven years old The
king certainly married soon again, but
the happy, merry life at Fredensborg
had gone with Queen Louise, and the
castle became the scene OF more and
more licentious debaucheries. Fredensborg
afterward became the summer residence of the
Dowager Queen Tulane Marie, and yet another
English princess, the Inflated Queen Caroline
Mathilde, daughter of Prince Frederick Louis
of Wales, and granddaughter of George ii, re-
sided occasionally at the castle, but its old glo-
rious days were over
Time, however, has brought retribution to
Fredensborg, and / doubt whether any castle
has ever held a mere illustrious company than
on a certain occasion last year, when the king
and queen had for their guests, staying at the
castle, the Emperor and Empress Of Russia, the
cZarowitch and the other imperial children, the
Empress Frederick and her three daughters,
the King of Greece, the King of Sweden, the
Princess of Wales and her three daughters
the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Of Dem
mark, and don't know how many more crown
princes and princes and princesses."
Hoxr In EuinuoA h. n-~-.