Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-11
A VISIT 70 THE PALACE o. THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY.

This is decidedly the most imposing
and important room OF the palace. on
the 18TH of January of every year are
held here the grand cour-feasts, and
the order of The Black Eagle, the
highest in the Prussian state is con-
ferrcd on those supposed worthy to re-
oeive II. The king himself is the great
master and through this all his sons
are born knights.
never had seen such a beautiful
and lavish display of golden buffet"
service as is presented at one end of
the room. These vessels date back to
the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
In the center and attached to the cei'
ing Is q massive silver decoration cir
cular in shape, which weighed, up to
the time of the seven years war, 5000
pounds; at this time the metal was
coined into money. Now you see only
the model of the figure which has been
covered with silver. From the ceiling
hangs the historic old chandelier, in
laid with gold, under which DIR. Mar
tin Luther made that memorable
speech before the Diet of Worms which
closed with these words UNLESS l am
convinced and conquered on clear and
plain grounds or through the testimony
Of the Holy Scriptures I cannot and
will not recede, because going contrary
to my conscience Is neither sure nor
advisable Here I stand, 1 cannot do
otherwise, God help mo, Amen" Jour
neying on we reach The Black Eagle
room Here the time of day is told by
clock dating back to the time of Louis
XIV and presented by Marie Pompn-
dour to Frederick the Great. The
tapestry is the same as is found In
the Red Eagle room with the excep-
ton that the Black Eagle is worked
in instead of the Red. on the wall IL
life-lilke painting of Frederick the
Great with his generals after the
battle, by Leuthen. The furniture and
hnngings are all heavily golded.
The Red Plush room IL about 200
years old and was cleansed for the
FIRST time in 1892.
Again our pantoffels glide over the
polished wood and we do not halt until
we reach the Chapter room, the cell
ing of which Is supported by twelve
massive pillars. Frederick the Great
was baptized here. and from 1To6 to 1912
all the marriages of the royalty were
performed herein. Around the walls
are hung the coat of arms of those who
belong to the order of The Black
Eagle During the life of the knight
his coat of arms will remain here, but
as soon as death happens It is then re-
moved to the Konigsberg Schloss, way
out near Ost-Prussen.
Now we find ourselves walking down
the length of the picture gallery look
ing at those grand old faces dating back
from the time that Germany consisted
of scores and scores of separate poll
tcal provinces up to the present kaiser.
and wen might one be proud of being
n descendant of such noble old race
AS is here depicted. One painting l
must make mention of, the Coronation
of wilhelm. 1t is a large affair. con-
tanning upwards of one hundred and
fifty faces, each true to life. The artist
worked at this continually for over five
years. The hall is 200 feet long. and Is
Ill. IA oil
right angles: the wall, covered with
paintings, Ia SO constructed that 1t can
he removed whenever necessity re-
qures. thereby nearly doubling the
scating capacity. The hall is used on
state occasions for dinners.
CHANGING into the queens room we
pass by and enter the White Chamber.
so named because 1t is finished in
white, used for feasts and balls given
at the opening of the Reichstag and
Landstag; in the center of the floor
the sign of the order of the Black
Eagle is inlaid with the letters F.. II.
representing Frederick Rex or Freder-
lex the King. This room is soon to be
finished in beautiful gold.
Passing up the steps we leave our
felt boots and step down upon the mar
bic floor of the castle chapel. 1t Is 10
feet from floor to ceiling and seats 600
persons. The walls are covered with
ninety-six different paintings taken
from the four Gospels and the room Is
lighted by means of candles placed In
chandeliers over 1000 years old. The
same were taken from the ruins of
POmpeli.
The room Is used only at the time of
marriages and blessing of children. 1t
cost over 100000 marks. 1t is impos-
sibe to think of visiting the 600 rooms
| Of the palace, because to do so properly
would require days of time, so in order
| to reach the court below, we pass down
a winding staircase until terra firma is
| found.
The castle was nearly demolished
during the thirty years war. and but
small section of the old part still re-
mains.
j. COLLIE Robson.