Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-14

oHe Soulu i've delightfully."- In the homo |
OF the brave old emperor. Right in !
front fot the windows OF this palace |
stands the magnificent statue of Fred
eriek the Great. very impressive and |
mastery work in bronze. the grandest
monument of Its kind IN Europe; II Is |
Iorty-tour feet In height. and serves as
Mhdmark up and down the length
Of the Linden. which really begins at
the base of this statue. As you go
GOWN the Linden from the statue on
me left hand is an asphalt driveway
Tor carriages and light vehicles, then
row OF lindens and another roadway
paved with Belgian blocks. for heavy
urdught carts, then another row of
trees and broad gravel walk of forty
feet for pedestrians, and still another
row OF trees then Il sand track twenty
feet wide with another row of trees, this
pain Is for officers on horseback. still
another paved roadway on the extreme
rlSht, thus We have four avenues and
a broad central foot path extending
right away from the statue of Fred
erick the Great to the "Brandcnburger
Thor the western limit OF the "Unter
den Linden"
These avenues are as straight as an
arrow, and together form one of the
finest boulevards in Europe.
The statue of Frederick the Great de-
serves special attention, for two months
1 passed and repassed this statue and
never wearied OF studying the fine
art which is observable in the very
many bronze figures which form the
base of this colossal statue.
The hero is on his famous horse
Shadow, with his coronation robes and
his familiar walking stick. The upper
part of the pedestal contains scenes OF
fTedericks life with figures OF Moder-
alton, Justice. Wisdom and Strength at
the corners. Then there are four eques-
TRAN hgures representing Prince Hen
ry, Duke Ferdinand, and those old bat
tered heroes. Zeither and Seydlitz with
many others, friends and contemporary
les of Frederick the Great; all are of
life size in enduring bronze The foun-
dalton stone of this grand statue was
laid May 81, 1910, the hundredth anni-
Versary of the accession of Frederick
the Great to the throne OF Prussia the
monument was completed in 1851. OF
all the colossal bronZes in Berlin this
stands without peer. And the great
hero was well worthy of such glo-
rious monument.
OF all the sovereigns Of Prussia he
did more for the glory than any other
and the great Frederick was by far the
greatest real friend the Prussians ever
had. Sometimes while quietly behold
Ing this glorious tribute OF natnon's
honor and love, l would run back in
mind to the youth Of Frederick the
Great and think OF the time when he
was tlmld retiring lad. and almost
crushed to madness by the intolerable
cruelty OF his brutal sire, Frederick
ilhelm l. His royal father hated him.
and for years insulted him to such an
extent that the youth was in despair.
Carlyle draws a fearful picture as he
pprtrays the fathers treatment. And
yet the fathers name merely survives
IN the niche of history as the father of
Frederick the Great. who was Freder-
lex Wilhelm l. No halo of glory sur
rounds his name, he did nothing in his
long reign blu ttyrannlze over his prom
ising son, grumble at his equity feet,
and drill his giant granadiers Father
and son have lain side by side In the
little room beneath the pulpit in the
Garrison church at Potsdam for more
than 100 years, the gigantic father in
huge marble sarcopayno and close
to his side rests his illustrlous son In
plain marble casket short as boy's.
for he was, strange to relate, only five
feet Inches tall. When Napoleon af-
ter the capitulation of Berlin paid his
visit to this room in the little church
of Postdam he stood silent for a long
time, and then placing his hand on the
casket containing the remains OF Fred
erlck the Great he exclaimed, eff thou
hadst been king, / never should have
been here" He paid no attention to
the Insignificant giant behind him. But
let us return to the Linden" for we
are DEPRESSING. As we leave the statue
behind us we proceed down the Lin
dem passing the great Cafe Bauer on
the corner Of Frederick strasse. This is
the largest and most popular restau-
rant In Berlin. and is open from a.
m. to a. M every day of the year
1t Is thronged with the fashionables
OF the city and It is the popular resort
for all classes. Frederick strasse here
crosses the Linden" "Charlotten stras-
Sc" crosses the Linden" not far off.
These are very busy streets. forming
CHEF arteries among nearly 600 streets,
they actually throb with life all day.
and nearly all the night long Bros
sing Frederick strasse we pass the
Passage" or KAISER Gallerie," one OF
the busiest arcades I'm Europe, and We
continue walking along the crowded
thoroughfare and after passing many
fine shops and imposing buildings we
come to Wilhelm strasse The north
half Of this street is considered the most
arlstocratic quarter OF the city, and Il
is lined with palaces on either side.
/ Prince Bismarck lived at No. II In this
street for twelve years. and princes are
as llllNh III bhie lpNiAllAS as Duties ON n
bush. We now enter wide portion of
the Linden" known as the "Parisler
Plate" named such after the victories
OF 1914, Here are the palace of Count
Redeem and the palace of Russian
embassy, also Prince Butchers palace,
now the residence of the Austrian en-
bassy; right opposite Is the palace of
the French embassy. Palaces are thick
In this locality and they show to great
advantage, surrounded by fountains
and pleasant gardens.
We are at length at the western ter
minus of the "Unter den Linden" and
that huge structure directly in front of
US built In imitation Of the Propylaem
at Athens is the "Brandenburger Thor"
forming the entrance to the town from
the Thiergarten. This gate is so foot
high and 205 feet wide, with five dir
ferent passages, separated by masslye
Dorc columns. A colossal QuadrIga OF
/ Victoria Of copper surmounts the top OF
the gateway, and the horses are 80
animated and life-like that they ap-
pear as II actually in motion. Napo-
leon stole this magnificent quadrlga in
1907, and set 1t up :. the CHAMPS EIv-
sees at Paris. In 1914 Il was brought
| back TO Berlin and restored to IT'S or
iginal position.
The central passage Of tho gateway
/ is reserved for the royal carriages
/ Through the other four passages press
I throngs Of carriages and foot passen-
( gers; many thousands pass daily from
the Thergarten into the city along the