Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-28
Impressions Of a Visitor to a Quaint
Little Town.
OVER THE MOUNTAIN FOR A WALK
Coffee and Cakes While the Band
Plays.
CHARM OF THE SOCIAL HOUR

| friends in this quaint. pretty and dear little
place. 1t is charming to learn by observa.
tion family life here in Germany, and ID
| stay with people until you really know
something of their ways in their own
homes and 1 am enjoying that privilege
| at present. This has always been my ideal
| in travelling abroad-to find the out-of-way
places. where tourists do not abound, and
| then to linger on the way, until you feel
when leaving that you are parting from
friends, not merely people you may have
seen in your drives or walks in these inS
terestng foreign cities. 1t is wonderful, too,
how, even with very slight knowledge Of
the language of the country She may be In,
one can by her reception be made to feel
SO perfectly at home as | do, and TO enter
into the social opportunities afforded me
with a zest which such congenial novelty
inspires. This pretty town is five miles from
Eiken, and until this summer the only way
to get from one place to the other by
driving or walking. An uncomfortable stage
coach makes the trip every day, but the
usual way is by carriage. 1 can scarcely
say usual, either. for the almost universal
method Of the people living here is to walk
over the mountain. which separates the
two places The Harrl, the mountain
called. has six paths through the forest
all beautiful, some for carriages, some foot
paths, and the people hereabout love the
mountain and love 10 walk, so every after
noon in summer sees them trooping over
to Eiken to listen TO the concert, as they
drink their coffee under the trees. Many OF
the ladies take their embroidery or knit
ting, and their fingers fly they talk or
listen to the music. Sunday is the same as
other days. and the reedlework is Just as
much an accompaniment to the CONVERSE
ton on that day as any other.
The Prince and His Mother
This is the residence city OF the Prince Of
Schaumburg-Lippe and the old and new
,,ora h.
seeing. They are distinguished in name.
the one being always called the castle and
the other the new palace. The prince lives
in the castle, while his widowed mother in
habits the new palace and both places are
very attractive The castle is surrounded
by moat. beyond which are avenues and
pleasure grounds, green houses and gar
dens. The most interesting apartment IS
the chapel. in the heart of the oldest part,
with beautiful frescoed walls, the coloring
red, gold and blue, while the towering pull
pit and communion table. supported by
kneeling figures of life size. all Of
carved wood. gilded. making of the whole
very gorgeous appearance. This like 80
many other churches, chapels and the like,
was. after the reformation. thought too
beautiful, probably. and so sinful. At any
rate it, like others. was white-washed so
thoroughly that all trace of gold color
was completely hidden for years and years
Some thirty years ago, the then court
architect. by accident, or suspecting the
upon until the original coloring was found
and restored, to give pleasure once more TO
the worShipers visitors.
The Golden Room.
One room. called golden" has been like
wise restored, and here. too is much gilded
carving, and It is most attractive with its
unique furnishings. A very beautiful mod
ern ball room has only been completed a
few years. and was the first apartment to be
lighted with electricity in the town All the
rooms are interesting to American eyes
for all are filled with old and rare objects
of art and furniture. The new palace IS
different in many ways The grounds are
small, though pretty; the mansion. more
like many large country house in America,
and, what is unusual here, with every
modern appliance in the kitchen. which is as
perfect as can be ina gined. and one Of the
most attractive features OF the handsome
home.
FIOwer-Decked Streets.
The city is small. and 1 have walked
through each Of its quiet streets. where
every window is joy. with its sash OPEN
ing out the entire height. mass of -four
ishing plants filling the sill, and white cur
tains edged with handmade lace drawn
back, parting over the array Of bloom,
These are the closely built streets
where you step from the street right into
the nall On the outskirts. where the bet
ter residences are, there is ALWAYS gar
den before the house, and only a damp
climate with not too much sun can bring
forth the great roses. enormous pansios
and luXuriant vines that riot over these
verandas. The time for afternoon coffee is
the social hour here. and IT is usually taken
IN the garden. on the veranda or a walk
is planned which leads to one Of the many
coffee houses in the forest or neighborinu
country favorite way of entertaining
Is to ask a number of people to meet at
some coffee house and sit together while
n
small. delicious cakes eaten with them
L never hope TO see such cakes 'intil
come TO Germany again, and | never want
10 see such coffee, for Ii is seldom good to
my American taste at least, but the so-
ciability is delightful, and eating and drink
ing out Of doors such an agreeable novelty.
and L shall be always wishing We mint
do 1t at home on summer afternoons,
am sure.
Robbers and Witches
One of the most interesting of little ex,
cursions which have taken, with a coffee
party as it's raison detre, was to the rob.
ber-knight castle of Arensburg, few miles
distant. 1t crowns a steep hill, at WHOSE
foot lie three ponds. where suspected
witches used to be put to the test by being
successfully thrust into each; IL the person
noated Ii proof of Innocence but
after floating in the first pond a second
trial was made in the second, and IL stiI
able to keep above water the third pond
ieihdilleu, ana, DelnS exhausted by that
time. the body sank. and so the guilt of
the accused was triumphantly proved
Women to the Rescue
This castle was dilapidated for a long
time, but some forty years ago the then
reigning princes interested herself in its
restoration. and called to her aid the ladies
Of Buckeburg, who embroidered hanginss
and furniture covers much in the old
style as possible: old furniture was gathered
from other castles of the prince until now
1t Is filled with everything that would
have made fully furnished stronghold Of
the period in which 1t fourished One most
interesting feature is a closet built be-
tween two rooms with glass doors opening
into each and filled with fascinating COL
lection OF beautiful, old and odd glass uten-
sils- The light from the farther room
coming through the glass. makes its trans
parency more effective than any mirror
backed cabinet L ever saw, and / am sure
is certain to be copied and admired wher.
ever seen.
To the days of Old"
After exploring all the rooms climbing
Z ha nd yiS{t