Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-01

co<rsspond.nee OF The Evening star.
MUScHKS. Aug. 20. 1892.
HAVING BECOME SOMEWHAT COOLED
HI on from an excursion / undertook into .
place as hot - purgasory Is supposed to be
only that went in n different direction-I will
enieavor TO describe it. The great statue Of
Madam Bavaria, a. shown IN the cut, was nv
objective point Some one some time in my
hearing had made the remark that it was
warm there" so waited until thought the
day cool enough and started out after dinner to
pay my respects to this celebrated woman. 1t
10. Of courss. a very necessary thing to do If
one is . foreigner within the gates. but nine
c6t Of ten Of the people Of Munchen were
never Interested enough in her to go inside Of
tho bronze door at the back, opening upon .
staircase Of stone leading up through the
pedestal, which Is Of granite and thirty feet
high
After passing through broad streets. built up
on either side with modern-looking houses, we
came suddenly out upon broad, green
meadow. known as the Theresainmiess. which
lies at the west Of the city. and, except for a
short time In October, when II Is used as
sort Of a fair ground. IL the pasturing place for
fOek. Of sheep and the playground for all the
children in the neighborhood-
THE STATUE
looks from where we then stood much As it does
In the picture, but as came nearer the
majesty, beauty and grace OF this sentinel Of
Bavaria became more evident IL is situated
on an elevation Of some seventy-fve feet ter
raced twice and made easy Of ascent by marble
steps leading up to the base Of the PEDESTAL
There the beauty Of the whole begins to i'm
press you, but it is 20 finely pyoportioned that
Its magnitude does not appear until the
back OF your neck seems to object
TO the direction and angle Of seeing. The
draperies graceful and having tunic Of
fur gives her Germanic tone thatmight other
wise be wanting. The face Is full OF power
united with womanly gentleness. She seems to
be in the very act Of browning some one.
Guarded BY the Bavarisn lion she seems TO
defy all enemies and 10 be at the same time the
protectress of ali that Is good and noble in the
nation
THE STAIRWAY
through the pedestal Is lighted by two or three
lamps hung on the walls. While the figure re-
ceives hers from a window in the back, hidden
BY thefolds OF the drapery so as not to be
seen from below. and BY that which comes
down through the throat. The first chamber
IN the statue. made much larger by the hollow
ing out Of the body OF the lion. IL very roomy,
but Irregular anything possibly could
be, and. much TO my surprise, was warmer
than comfort demanded. knew there was no
time TO waste II | would reach the top. A light
iron stairway, becoming quite narrow as one
chambers through the throat. was the means Of
our ascent into the head This room is fur
nished with two couches resting on the Jaw
bones, each large enough TO seat three persons
comfortably, while two or three might stand
between. There were fye of and we had
plenty Of room 10 turn round in
INTENSE HEAT.
The walls were so hot that we could not
touch them. while our brows were dripping
with Precipitation. But the view repaid Us,
though there are many places in the city where
one can see the same panorama almost well.
From the west and south windows the peaks If
the Zugspitz and Wendelstein can be distin-
guished- They reach an elevation Of between
10000 and IL 600 feet, being the highest points
In bavaria, and belong TO the Alps, so that
without going any farther one can say they
have seen these renowned mountains. The
space between seems to be q plain dotted with
villages and forests. streams and meadows, but,
- n matter Of fact. it 10 covered with hills,
and the Pisin-like meadows are cultivated land
on their slopes.
FRoN THE soUrH AND EAST WINDOWS
the city Is to be seen, looking very imposing
with her many dOues, spires and tall chimneys,
while the mountains make a most beautiful
background and framework with their inter-
ycning forests Of pine trees. From the north
ern window one the Isar winding like a
small villages with large manufactures and
thsir high chimneys for life and ornament; on
the other the English garden stretching away
into the hunting park OF his highness the prince
regent. By the time l had taken In ali there
was 20 see was so weak from this ''l02 degrees
In the shade atmosphere that IL was with fear
and trembling I undertook the descent and
would advise no woman to attempt to enter il
unless 10 be early in the morning, as the effects
OF That dry heat are sure to be felt weeks after
ward
rHK WEIGHT AND SIZE OF THE STATUE.
Upon coming out and looking up at her we
we're better prepared to realize what il meant
When told that seventy-sight tons of metal had
been required FOR her lAdyship's construction.
This metal IL u Turkish guns most Of them
being taken IN the battle OF Navarino. To give
On idea Of her immensely, measure Of twenty
four feet nine inches, the leagth of her arm.
and compare IL with your own The total cost
Of the figure. which IL sixty-six feet high with
out the pedestal. Is quoted at s97 0O0 Tbs
following inscription. % be found ON lock OF
her hair. gives about all of her history that il
necessary TO know and n more than YOU could
End GUS by asking; This colossal statue.
erected BY Ludwig !. King of Bavaria
vas designed aud modelled by Ludwig Won
sehv.nthaler. and vas cast in bronze and exc
euted between the years Of 1874 and 1850.
by Ferdinand Miller. The last named
Of the Capitol at home so that you can Feel
sounevhs, acquainted with him even at that dis
lance. This statue - the largest one IN the
world cast IN one piece and ranks second in size.
She derives her name from Bayern the name OF
the kingdom, and that, like the Latin Boiaria
from Bon, the name OF q Celtic people by whom,
ths country which then formed part Of Ven
delicia and NOricum was inhabited In the ti,nes
~ Augustus.
TEE HALL OF oIoRr
After resting fs~ moments at its base We
turned our attention 10 the RGhmeshaI HAL
Of Glory, which forms hollow square back of
he hgurs; tee length OF IL center front il IA
fest, each AIDE - feet and IL n Doric eolonnade
With forty-vixht pillars, between which are
sizsty busts Of D-yarias brave.t aud mos,
eminent men, Who have been adjudged worthy
81 ths memorial The frieze IL ons OF the mos,
ornamental IN Munchen and Is composed Of
forty-four repressn tations Of yictories betw een
which are placed figures denoting the Indus
riss, Sciences and Arts. In tho apex formed
By the ends Of the wings are four female figures
de-gned by sdhvanthaler, representing the
four provinces OF which the Kingdom Is CON-
posed, vim PAlatinats, Franconia. suabia and
hAvarn- That they beautiful goes without
question. for the works Of this noted artist are
beyond the criticism Of common people A
small park eneirosss It, which seems to be de-
voted TO children. ~ could Scarcely move
Without ssepptag On thsua Az the back there
~ door, but - thsre are no visible windows
doabt n thers be anything more than Q Ions
hAirfnsids. We reached homo late and even