Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
Found in the Quaint Old Town Of
Hildesheim.
COPIES IN CORCORAN GALLERY
Pretty Legend of the Founding Of
Cathedral.
BLOOMING THOUSAND YEARS


HlLDESHEIM, Germany, July 20, 1900.
l wonder how many people who have adj
mired the collection of beautiful objects of
art in our Corcoran Gallery, which Were
found near Hildesheini, have ever Wis
tied this old city, the quaintest and most
interesting Of any have yet seen. Little
Nuremburg,' it is called here. and surely
in its own way 1t is quite as picturesque
and attractive as the more southern city.
1t is only short distance from Hanover,
on the direct line to Dresden or to the
Harz mountains, which lie between, where
we shall first go by making little detour
from the main railroad line Everything
in these old countries seems very compact
to an American and the distance between
points of interest very short. So in TAX
ing the trip from Hanover here we stopped
off two hours at Goslar to the
old castle that for three hundred years
was the seat of the Emperor of Germany.
The castle is imposing in its recently reno
waited state, and the great Gothic Hall,
hung with enormous paintings of historical
scenes, sufficiently interesting, but the gist
of the visit after all lay in one of the I'M
expected incidents which so often happen.
A very brisk shower came down as we
were going to the station, which was not
far from the castle. so we were walking.
We stepped in a doorway for refuge from
nuhIic az # vas omen At once a man
came to us and asked us if we would en-
ter; 1t was Il very old place, once monas-
terry with the cells ranged on one side of
the cells was a second tier with a GAL
lery into which they opened. the hall be-
ing as iofty as the two tiers OF ceHs. LIKE
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having certain uuaIifications here now find
a home. We We're shown the neat, white
washed rooms, taken into the refectory
and shown what collectlon OF rencs OIL lts
former occupation sui Remained.
Strange FurnishinEs.
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posed TO congratulate the inmates on their
refuge, except for one thing. In the center
of the hall stood a huge cross and on 1t a
Hfa-s;zed ag,,r. of tho Christ most terrible
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though faded, and with real mar hanging
over the shoulders, matted and grewsome.
1t is old almost beyond computation and
bore II is confro,tip, in ire gb,et1;nass
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gaiIerw ~ GROSS no hall far ber meals or
70 ieaya mis- pIonmv Mace for a breath Of
FISH air. abroad bit of mediaevaIism
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Laana m a nnr5atn.i interest after al In
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Legend OF the HOsebush.
This Hildesheim seems in its ASPECT far
far hack in history and as if the life of to-
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Wandered mill on a baimv snrinp day he
saw a shower of snowy petals from the
fruit trees falling on rose bush in full
bloom, ana me meaning OF the message
was hiaae pam " MN, So ne hditeu' anu
the cathedral now STANDS on the very spot:
Inc garden IN me rear, win the red.uled
roofs OF the old cioister, the tlhy cnapel
and the low graves marked each with
small marble cross lying on the grave, the
mead elevated lew lhches ABOVE the rest,
make picture that VIII never De forgotten
10 add to the interest is the rose bush,
thousand years Old, which climbs over
the chancei window and every May Is a
mass OF bloom; visitors We're so DESTROYS
high iron grating has been placed about it
Tor protection; but our party was small,
and the old man who showed 1t to US pick
ed up a bunch of leaves from the rose bush
and some sprays OF Ivy from the graves and
offered them to us for a remembrance.
He told us the curious story that the
rose bush seemed dying in 1880, and was
entIreIv re,iwed II and &c ba~a lid IL
stin renews its youth with every spring.
tide.
Wonderful Place and Name.
Each building Is SO quaint that in driving
about one cannot turn the head quickly
enough to take in everything on both sides
Of the street, but We have strolled about
a good deal and have wandered through
the numerous churches; have loitered in
the square before the town hall waiting for
the hour TO strike on the great clock so
&C 60 500 ,ha tim, +r,n,,,o.au, ,,;a,, ~ -
ae ~ sec 'he ''i' u iiish UP III
the tower come OUT ana echo the sound,
ana nave SaZsd at the Wondefful mouse,
= 5;:! i 4, $: IS: r. s:; s
goes two stories higher, with two dorm nsr