CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-09-15
THE PALACE OF GArscH1NA.


The palace Of Gatschins cannot be
compared with such castlea - Yer
sailles. Sanssouci or Schoenbrunn. II
has nothing of.the srtistic embeilish
ment OF the one, the historical memories
Of the other or the iannscnpe beauty
and comfsrt Of the third. Situated in
the middle Of wide and descrt plain. II
has no pretty surroundings, and, built
without luxury, its exterior does not
make an imposing impression. Cats.
china lies between Tsarskoje Sclo and
krasnoje-Seio, and the roads from each
Of these places to the imperial palacr.
which have private court railway sta
tions, are placed under particular sli-
pervision, and may not be used excep,
by the court. high wall incloses ths
park, in the center. of which is tn,
palace, and this wall is protected BY
patrols, which never leave the outer
circle nor the park itself for one mo-
ment out of sight.
Entrance is only permitted by special
order. Though the superintendent is
SO strict, it is said that the inhabitants
of the palace are not, and must not be,
aware of 1t. Their pleasures aud com
forts are not impaired by II, and all the
amusements that could he agreeable to
the emperor and his fam;iy-dri,es.
hunts. riding and rowing, evening par
ties, theatrical representations, etc.-
can be partaken OF. Adjoining tn.
well-tended park is an extensive wood
like the park, surrounded by II wall
and guarded. In the park liare wo
lake-like basins of water; the palace
contains splendid saloons. ana two col
onnades which afford agrcemn.e prom
enades in bad weuther; all this aids il
preventing the inhabitants from feel
ing anything Of the anxious aud never
firing supervision held over them and
the want of more charming surround
ings.
Sometimes the royal family inhab'
Peterhof. but always return TO Cats
china. Peierhof is more magnificent.
Oranienbaum pretticr. but Ga schina i.
considered safer aud quiefer. Err many
years before the accession af sisxnndc-
III. the palace had been nauset; he
caused IL to be restored and comfort
ably furnished. II has tcsn sglsoz,
spoken of and scarcely more was klowa
of it than that the imperin hound wer.
kept there. The Gutschi..n race was
celebrated, and a dog from The imperi.'
pack was very valuable, but people
cared little for the castle. AK, n1rk.
Still Gatschinn has its history. Peter
the Great made gift OF Il II Ills fa-
vorite sister. Natalie; Cathcriae gave
1t to her favorite Orion. who N. /. h,S
1t at great expense. and built nsitI.ion
edifices, by which. utter the pians af he
Italian architect, Rinaldi, il feesiy,rs
quite different form. A.,sr Urlcfr,
death the empires rebougi, / from hi
family and give II to Arcsa "a Paul
who inhabited II Tor soire izr:-fh OF
time The palace forms lcrg squsr
at each corner OF which is a slate!,
tower. The dwelling rooms arr Ia f,.rs.
stories. The colonnadek run :. ng tho
sides, and the pillars are Of ;ialsni
marble. The rooms are not nrch.tcc-
turally beautiful. but are ndorr.d with
valuable pictures and sculptis. fros
the imperial hermitage In 81. reiers
burg. from the An:lschkow pain an,
from the winter ps,.ce. Tie ,iews ar.
limited by the AL and wrc.'. which.
however. have been beautifully laid out
by the celebrated 81. Petersburg land
scape gardener.--Landon News.
TAesaaaAs Of Trial Records.
In the big rooms of the criminal oflice
In Paris. known as the tomb. where all
the documents relating 10 secret trials
are slowed away. whole regiment OF
cats is quartered by order OF the gov
ernment to protect the papers from
rats. These cats live in clever and are
commanded by splendid animal called
Joseph. who is death on rats. The place
contains io9.soo dosaaers Of various