The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-02

lous as we are TO reach Berlin, the train
moves too fast through such smiling fields
At regular intervals small bitches divide
them; the black and white Holstein cat
tie, the windmills, the scarlet and orange
rooted houses. the brilliant uniforms of
soldiers. station and railroad officials. all
welcome colors. because none of them
blue: then the first tall chimneys of
Bremen-all fash before US, and we are in
the old Hanse town, which holds the keys
| OF German commerce. Whatever ideas we
have enormously had of Bremen as a
purely unitarian city vanish during our
two hours drive; finely paved and lighted
streets, bordered by pink and white-fiow-
cred chestnut trees, parks where are
massed white and purple hlacs and snowy
syrlngas, rivers, rustic bridges and gliding
swans. and houses worthy of merchant
princes. Between Bremen and sleepy
Hanover the country is highly cultivated;
TO the edge of the iron road stretch mar
ket gardens and fields of grain; towards
evening every few moments comes a whirr
of brown Wings partridge has flown
up; great raven flaps his way to the
nearest canal, careless of the impaled body
of brother set up in warning in the field
hard by
AT last through Brandenburg we have
come many miles. and the first sight of
Charlottenburg repays us for our long
voyage, No pen can do justice to this fair
city of palaces and gardens, where all is
due to art. Old Berlin, dating from the
time of the great elector. Frederick VIII
liam, is tender thing of 200 years; New
Berlin, risen within fifteen years is re-
markable for well-paved, well-lighted. we'll
drained streets, an excellent tram service
and thorough police supervision. Even
we nameless travellers have reported our
selves at police headquarters, have con-
fessed our ages, birthplace, religion and
condition in life, our lack of passports and
our intention of spending a month in
Berlin, thus taking shelter under the wing
of the Prussian eagle. Inter den Linden,
the great promenade, begins at the Bran
denburg gate, an imposing landmark,
bearing the figure of Victory IN her chariot
and four, which was removed to France IN
1907, and brought back in triumph in 1914
In full view of this gate, down the leafy,
radiating avenues of the Thier Garten,
CLEANS another winged statue of Victory,
upborne by mighty column made of
captured French cannon. At the farther
end of Inter den Linden is q fine eques-
trian statue of Frederick the Great.
The service at the great cathedral
is Lutheran; the music simple, but
powerful and impressive, as can be
expected from chorus of 500 voices.
Father Time has not spared the
interior, never deliberately decorated, and
our eyes wander TO the imperial loge, di-
rectly opposite the loge of the corps diplo-
matique, which We occupy. Their ma.
iesties are at Potsdaln for the summer,
and in their loge sit rarely fortunate
couple-fortunate for princes-they have
been permitted to marry for love-the
hereditary Prince of Baden, cousin of the
emperor, and his princess. born of Nassau.
Small liking has she for the emperor-not
surprising i'll one of the house OF Nassau,
but it is said she is treated with such favor
and condescension that she must end by
being reconciled. Another Sunday We go
TO the English church at Mon Bigon, itself
a Jewel, built by the Empress Frederick
for the English residents of Berlin. Here
is large stained-glass window in memory
of an English ambassador. and here also
smaller window, TO the little prince Sigis-
mond, son of the empress.
By far the most beautiful of Berlin's
suburbs is Potsdam, the summer home of
successors. 1t is reached by rail in half
an hour, and by small steamers, and lies
on an island formed by the windings of
the Hayel. We first go through the
palace of Babelsberg. home Of old Kaiser
Wilhelm; it contains indescribable treas
ures, and the owner used narrow iron
bed, a walking-stick cut in the park by his
own hands, and gave audiences in
room which only the view from the WIN
dows redeems from being commonplace.
We shall see traces of this HohenZollern
simplicity IN other palaces. The drive
leads past Glienicke, owned by Prince Leo
pold the richest of the imperial cousins,
and then in a narrow. shaded street we
stop TO watch q martial array, l2nces
with black and white guidons-a very for
est Of spears. The Hussars OF the guard,
his maiesty's own regiment, files past, 500
strong. We are reluctant 10 see them dis
appear. but must on 10 the top of the
! Pfingstberg. the highest point in Potsdam.
From the Belyedere we have magnificent
view OF the entire city. and see Moorish
room in the right-hand tower and Pom
peiian in the second. both paved, frescoed
and furnished IN exact imitation OF these
widely different styles. Now for Sans
| Souci sud the historic windmill which
| aggravated old Fritz much after the man
| ner OF Nabofh's vineyard. The sequel Of
| the story does not resemble that
| of the Scriptural one, however. The
great fountains are playing n front
| OF the palace, but We viii none
of them We will follow our joyial
| guide through the great Frederick's apart
ments. He had good taste in pictures, old
Fritz, one must allow. Vatican seems 10
| have pleased him most. Here are some
| priceless Chinese vases, four centuries old;
| there some specimens of the finest old
| Berlin and Dresden china; here q tall
| clock. q present from the Marquise de
| Pompadour Old Fritz ordered a precisely
similar one 10 be made, as proof Of has
respect for the lady, or OF German
| proiiciency-wh knows2-but the clock
was = iarnentabie failure. tsf alchtst
| Ssaea bIe1bsmf' commanded old Fritz, and
| il stands II q dark corner today. This
| king had s library of ]. $50 volumes, col0s-
/ sal for those DAYS. HIS books were and
are held in giided. carved and painted
| eases-all but his favorItss; these went
! with him during the seven years war IN
| small wooden chest. now black with age,
| beneath 4 marqueterie writing desk. Ball
| room, MUSHROOM. apartments OF Fred
| er1ck William Ill seem 81 small account,
for now we enter the rooms fitted up ~
/ Frederick for N0ifaire. after the romantic
/ friendship had suffered some eclipse. Nol-
| tsjre loathed the fables Of La Fontalne;
| they were embroidered by royal command
/ on every couch and chair Noltatre's
| toilet required many perfumes and very
little water: Dresden service has dozens
| OF tiny boxes and aacons and q basin and