The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18

some features. 1 did not particularly
 admire the general run of Austrian sol diers, but did think that these guards
 were the handsomest body of soldiers
 had ever seen, and their uniform has
 no equal anywhere in Europe,
 afterward found that these guards
 did possess equals in every way, and
 those of my readers who have seen and
 admired the body guard of the king of
 Rome, to be seen at the Quirinal palace,
 will bear me out as I state that these
 handsome tall Italians (every one over six feet talD represent the beau ideal
 of soldiery bearing and martial manli- ness. The quaint little chapel within the castle walls is we'll worthy of vis- it.
 The castle contains hundreds of apartments, halls. staircases and rooms almost numberless.
 The apartments formerly used by Ma ria Theresa are very interesting. Her name is name to conjure with even to this day, and is beloved and revered with the same spirit among the Aus trians as the great Lincoln's name among all patriotic Americans.
 Maria Theresa was one of the magnt- f1eent women of history, the great daughter of the great Emperor Charles VI, mother of sixteen children, of which large number no less than ten reached maturity. She became the most popular monarch of all the Hapsburg line, and to this day the mention of her name thrills the heartstrings of every Austrian, as 1t calls to mind the dreadful seven years war with Freder- icl1 the Great. Her apartments are very beautiful. Room after room is lined with tapestries of wonderful beauty of design, One or two elegant clocks are to be seen in every apartment ucking away as of old, and keeping perfect time The great bedstead is a thing of majestic beauty and quite large enough to hold a score of Hapsburgs; it is a gilded affair with gold embroid- | cred coverings of exquisite design and execution.
 The chandeliers, furniture and beau l tlful mirrors, with the great quantity of elegant presents from European rul- CTS actually bewilder one in attempting to examine them. By the way, why do royal personages in Europe continually | exchange such magnificent gifts as are to be seen in the various palaces? This | is an old custom, not only extending back few centuries, but such was the order of things long previous to the Christian era. Such gifts bring to my l mind the old sentence "Odi Danaos dona ferentes." They indicate instead of feeling of friendship, a kind of 'Punica fides" The extensive apart ments of Emperor Joseph IT., the pop ular son of Maria Theresa are quite as interesting as those of his august moth CT. Here among very many portraits of the Hapsburg family, and there are multitudes of these portraits, some rep resent the same person at half dozen periods of life, here are to be seen por- traits of Emperor Franz Joseph and the Empress Elizabeth, these were painted just after their coronation, they are very beautiful and admirably executed.
 They were at their marriage the hand somest royal couple in Europe and these two portraits are so life-like that they appear as if about to step out of their frames.
 Time has dealt harsh1y with the Elm press of Austria. Affliction and care have left sad traces upon her fair brow. Among many sorrows the loss of her | only son has had its effect upon her | brain and she roves over sea and land | and can find no rest.
 It is a singular fact that every por- trait represents her as a woman of | about tWenty-six years of age. She is about sixty years old, however. That l lovely, simple portrait of her in the cas- tie, clad in a white lawn dress was painted in her twenty-siXth year, then she put her foot down firmly and de- clared that never again would she sit for her portrait and when she puts her foot down she means it, as the books of the royal treasury show.
 It was quite contrary with Frederick the Great of Prussia That monarch used to put his foot down imperatively. He never sat for his portrait i'll he was in his fifty-sixth year (this portrait still hangs in the palace at "Sans-souc- ciO down went his two feet as he de- clareI he would never again sit for a portrait, and he kept his word. At the back of the burg is building contain ing the ball rooms and the winter rid ing school. This was erected in 17SU, and it is well worthy of passing visit.
 Here are very many horses to be seen of all colors and styles, and the riding track is very fine with gilded balconies above.
 When the princes and princeasGs ride here it is a gala sight, and the repre- gentatives of the tournaments at the Middle Ages are said to be fetes of | great beauty, and attract royal per from distinct courts I shall not forget the beautiful horses that were being trained here by the royal They were taught to walk, trot canter, and run in becoming man. aer and moved majestically, looking as if carved from stone, so beautiful and | locile withal that they seemed as in- selligent as human being. Protestant Germany in her large cities has, sad 70 remark, but very few churches. Rom- m Catholic Austria on the contrary possesses very many churches One of he most beautiful churches in Vienna, Ind in Europe for that matter, is the 2 grand "Votive church. in the Maximil- ian Platz. This sacred edif1ce commentaries the . escape from assassination in