The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1898-10-04

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The palace, Of Gatschina cunnot be
compared with such castles Us yefss
lsailles, 6anSsouci or Schosnbrunn. Il
has nothing of the artistio embelhsh-
ment Of the QUO, the historical memories
! of the other o. the landscape beauty
and comfort Of the third Situated ii
the middle Of Wide and desert plain, II
has no pvetty surroundings, and. built
without luxury, its exterior does not
make an imposing impression. CATS
china lies between Tsarslsoje-Selo and
Krasnoje-Selo, and the roads from each
Of these places to the imperial palace,
| which have private court railway sta
| tions, are placed under particular SUI
pervision, and may not be used except
| by the court. A high wall incloses the
| park, In the center of which is the
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 superintendence is
Sol strict, it Is said that the inhabitants
cIS the palace are not, and must not be,
aware Of it. Their pleasures and COM
forts are not impaired by it, and all the
amusemcnts that could be agreeable to
the emperor and his family drives,
hunts, riding and rowing, evening par
ties, theatrical representations, etc.
can be partaken Of Adjoining the
well-tended park Ia an extensive wood
like the park, surrounded by wall
and guarded. In the park itself are two
lake-like basins Of water; the palace
contains splendid saloons, and two col-
onnades which afford agreeable prom
enades in bad weather; all this aids in
preventing the inhabitants from feel
ing anything of the anxious and never
tiring supervision held over them and
the want Of more charming surround.
ings.
Sometimes the royal family inhabit
Peterhof, but always return to Cats
china. Peterhof is more magnificent,
Oranienbaum prettier, but Gatschina is
considered safer and quieter. For many
years before the accession Of Alexande.
III. the palace had been unused; he
caused it to be restored and comfort
ably furnished. 1t has been seldom
spoken of and scarcely more was known
Of it than that the imperial hounds were
kept there. a'he Gatschina race was
celebrated, and dog from the imperial
pack was very valuable, but people
cared little for the castle and park.
Still Gatschina has it's history. Petes
the Great made gift Of it TO his ia
vorite sister, Natalie; Catherine III. gave
1t to her favorite Orloff, who furnished
1t at great expense, and built additional
edifices, by which. after the plans of the
Italian architect, Rinaldi, it received
quite different form. After Orloff-a
death the empires rebought It from his
family and gave 1t to Archduke Paul,
who inhabited it for some length of
time. The palace forms long square,
at each corner OF which is a stately
tower. The dwelling rooms are in three
stories. The colonnades run along the
sides, and the pillars are Of Finland
marble. The rooms are not architec
turally beautiful, but are adorned with
valuable pictures and sculpture from
the imperial hermitage in ST. Peters
burg, from the Anitschkow palace and
from the winter palace. The views are
limited by the park and wood, which,
however, have been beautifully laid out
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