The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-14
GERMAN ROYAL RESIDENCES
The Old Schloss Where Frederick Was
Born and the Palaces at P0tsdam.
Something About the Charitable and Educa-
tiOnsl Institutions of Berlin and tie Thor
oughness of Their Management.

Occasional Correspondence of the Sunday Journal.
BERLIN. July l9.-The geographical and
historical center of Berlin is the Old
Schloss. huge and dingy pile, begun
nearly five centuries ago. The original
building has been added to by successive
monarchs, and is even to-day growing
under the hand of the young Kaiser. who
lnhabits portion of the southern front.
The history of the Schloss is, in O way. an
eDitome of the history of Prussia. Many
royal personages have lived In 1t and left
their traces In personal relics still shown to
the visitors. a portion of the rooms are
opened daily, and the public is conducted
through them in squads. each door being
unlocked in turn and locked again by the
guide as the party passes from room to
room; there is no struggling In the Germ an
palaces one is brought to pile of felt snow
shoes at the entrance and requested to don
pair before be is permitted to walk upon
the waxed wooden floors By this Ingeni-
Gus device the floors are kept unmarried
and the visitors do the polishing. We
knew that the rooms usually shown did
not include the oldest and most interest
ing part of the castle. with the room where
Frederick the Great was born. and we de-
termined to see the whole, by fair means
or foul. As some of the Journals readers
may be inspired with the same ambition on
future visit to Berlin. will detail our
experience for their benefit. First we
stated our desire to the PORTER" who sold
the tickets of admission. He told US that
nothing of the kind could be done, but re-
ferred US to the PORTER across the court, at
the grand entrance. This Official
being Intercepted, affirmed that it
was impossible to see more than
referred Us to the ''castellan."
Recrossing the court. we asked the tick ct
seller where We could find the castelar,,
and were told that he was not at hand
After an interval of perplexity, Mrs. s. in
quired If the oastellsns wife were asces-
sible, and, receiving an affirm alive an
swer, we at once laid sioge to the lady.
she said she could do nothing, but at last
felt more hopeful. and held confidential
interview with the ticket seller, which
ended in the lady castelar, taking the
place of the ticket-seller while the
more to the grand entranc Here the chief
PORTER" looked grave and doubted, but
finally yielded, and told us to linger IN the
last room when the party passed out, and
tuo COuuuCtOE WOulQ EctuTu 10 US. n
whispered interview between the chief
porter and the conductor, when the turn
of our party came, completed the comedy
and the programme was fully carried out.
The amusing feature was that each official
In turn flrst denied that there were any
such additional rooms to be seen: then
positively declared that it was impossible
TO see them, and, finally. that there W as
nothing in them worth seeing. tried to
feel the proper emotion when we stood in
! th.rn m yl a m r.
cess.
WEARY OF PALACES.
The fact in that palaces are much alike;
the first two three do very well. but
those that follow are merely intermlnable
suites of 2ilded rooms, with a sprinkllng of
family portraits, presents in gold and sill
yer work, and carved or inlaid furniture.
Still. palace visits are the regulation thing,
and one must gracefully submit to the in
evltable. After looking at some thousands
of paintings In the Berlin galleries, the
portraits even OF the Hohenzollernsin their
own ancestral halls were wearisome, and
found relief and pleasure in looking from
the windows of the north front upon the
beautiful Lustgarten Ia public square with
fountains and statuaryl. surrounded by
noble facade of the old museum
OH the north, and the arsenal on the west.
To the left, It's whole length visible from
the schloss window, stretched the Linden
Alice" accumulated at the eastern end bv
Rauch's statue of Frederick the Great. and
at the western end. far away. by the copper
quadrigo, which crowns the Branden burg
| gate. While waiting in the chapel for our
beatitudes enciroled tho dove, in fresco.
| and among them, BLESSED are the Peace.
makers" One could not glance without q
| smile from this to the regiment passing an
| the street below.
Our day in Potsdam was one of specia,
| interest. The town lies sixteen miles
southwest from Berlin, and, in itself. is
unattractive. but 1t Is surrounded by lakes,
| hills and forest parks of great beauty.
| Here the great elector, two centuries and
| mere ago, built palace and laid ont a
| park. Frederick the Great developed it
| into the Prussian Versailles. and it has,
since his time, been a favorte homo for the
| HOhenZOllerns. Sans Scuci, q long, one
| stored structure, is famous from it's Illus
| trIOus builder. Frederick the Great, who
| made it his usual residence. The cham-
bers still contain Frederick's furniture and
many personal relics. His horses and
4 hounds lie buried at one end of the palace,
| and the spot is marked by stones inscri bed
| with their names. The beautiful chateau
| of Babelsberg was tho summer home of
| Wilhelm j, and his study and bed
palace. vast structure. is the sum-
mer home of the present Kaiser. As
our carnage passed the MarmOr palace
| the driver told us that all the young
| kaiser's children had been born there; 'iand
now,' he added 1.-The Kaiserine Ehas gone
| there again." The anticipated birth of q
| new prince is q matter of general interest
| and open comment here POtsdam has other
palaces, but We had seen enough. Our last
| look was at the exquisite recum bent figure
| of Frederick III IN the chapel of the Fried
enskrche. Every one we meet testites to
| the love felt by the German people for this
| Emperor. anu their grief at his uDtimcly
| death. which came as national calamity.
| About the present Emperor, opinions are
| divided as a man. few have O kindly feel
| ing toward HIM; as an Emperor, he Is two
centuries too late.
CHARITY AND EDUCATION.
We have gone out of the beaten track of
| tourists. and have visited many of the edu-
| cational and charitable institutions of the
city. receiving every where the grea test
courtesy and friendly attention. In con-
nection with the great city hospital there
| is a training school for nurses, which we
visited under the guidance of Frau Won
Helmholtz. the wife of the eminent sci
| enlist. The hospital is on the pavilion
| plan. with many separate buildings instead
| of one large one. surrounded by spacious
| and apparatus for sterilizIng Instruments
| of the management. All patients wear q
| uniform furnished by the hospital Their
| own clothing is disinfected. stored away
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