The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-10-04
Interesting Account Of
a Vacation Tour
BY Mrs. Hellenbrand- --Graham
Now Living Abroad
Descriptions Of the Homes Of
GOthe. Schiller and List
Berlin. Germany. Sci

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Bavarian Bad (Spa) Bruckenau. in the
picturesque mountains Of the Rhon.
On our way we visited several inter
esting old cities, and thinking a par
tial account of what we saw might in
terest our Salem friends, hence this
letter.
Our first stop was at Weimar It
has a population of $4,000 people, and
a dearer little spot | never saw. II I
could only exchange the people for
Americans | would be content to re
main the rest of my life right there.
The city is so beautifully and pic
turesquely built, everywhere -the eye
rests something artistically made Is
visible, not single nook nor corner
but what receive the most careful
attention. I shall never forget the
view from the hotel balcony just op.
posite. q museum with lovely grounds
anu little further to the right a
beautifully kept sunken platz and
then glancing up one sees at all sorts
of elevations, quaint old German
houses. all built so irregularly, with
their many-colored tile roofs. lending
picturesque charm.
We naturally Visited first the Liszt
wohnung. Il is kept now exactly the
same as when Franz Won Liszt lived
there. and his. housekeeper who was
with him twenty-seven years has
charge of the museum, and she chatted
with us over two hours about LISTS
private life. His wohnung was very
nice and consisted of three rooms
Drawing room and library are thrown
together and make one monster room
being only separated by portiers. His
Beckstein concert grand and piano
stand on one side of the portieres, and
the other end of the room he used for
a library and working room. We man.
aged to obtain from his housekeeper
a large photograph Of his apartments
II was made during his last days. and
he Is sitting at his secretary. A scraT
of his manuscript Is pasted underneath
it. with his signature. She had laid
the picture away for herself and was
quite lothe to part with Il. because
while she had plenty of his manu-
script, this was the only one with his
signature in t.
His bedroom remains the same as
when he lived. but the diningroom Is
changed into a museum where many
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us photographs of him from boyhood
to old age letters that he received are
there, and many fine jewels which
were presented to him by the nobility
We saw so many elegant canes. pipes
match boxes and rings that were sim
ply crusted with all sorts of beautiful
jewels. She showed us his favoritC
diamond ring which he always wore
on his cravat II Is a huge affair
One match box worthy of mention was
OF pure gold with n 5.kaTat diamond
on each corner, and in the center q
2hinch monogram, and above it q
crown. the monogram and crown be
ing crusted with beautiful diamonds
She told us he gave so many things
away again that were given him
asked her II he seemed pleased wher
he received such grand things from
the royalty, and she said he was. bu
no more so than he would have beer
to have gotten a bunch of blossomi
from some one. He was 0xceedingll
fond of flowers, and she said he KEEP
them abundantly about him always
She told ms that one day he received
some beautiful flowers and after few
hours he went across the street ant
presented them to an old lady whom
he knew. When asked why he did ~
he said he had had so much pleasure
/ from them he felt that some one mus
share it-showing his fine nature. 4
bust of England's dead queen stand
In one corner OF the museum. whicl
she presented him. The day we hap
pened 10 visit the Liszt wohnung wa
"Liszt's todes-tag." and a beautiful
marble bust OF him vas standing u
the library. covered with flowers
When we left the museum we wan
dered through a beautiful little WOO
and suddenly came upon what an
| peared to be an old used castle w
heard music so we Yentured neare
and peeped In and saw the grea
Busoni playing. He was quite alone
In moment he saw us and came out
He appeared delighted 10 NEE
a Joachim pupil, and was YER
kind. He invited us to com
again at 9 a. m. as he was goin
10 play for his pupils that eyenina
Needless 10 say We were there al ia
appointed time. This chapel Is al
ranged like a large salon. with concer
garnd in the center under magnll
cent chandelier Many fine marbl
statues and busts are standing arouh
here and there. This particular ever
ing LISTS bust stood In a cOnspicuou
place by the piano. on account OF
being the anniversary Of his deatl
and everything he played was Lisz
He plays wonderfully and we enjOye
Il so much. This chapel Is wheF
l.iszt played so often. 'Busoni Is 10
lowing In LISTS footsteps. going /
Meimar In the summer vacation an
giving free lessons TO worthy student
just as Liszt did.
The next day Wa ieft the hotel earl
and visited first the wohrung Z
Goethe. II consists OF some lC room
and is now a museum. aud fun Of a
manners Of interesting things lie wa
rich and had such fine collections Z
pen drawings. paintings sculpture. ch
ma. etc. We saw his piano and guita
but they have scarcely any tone nov
The plano Is the one that MendelssOh
used when he came and played Il
Goethe. aud is more like the Old-fasl
iOned English spinnet than a mOdeI
piano. Saw some handsome pain
ings. pen drawings and busts
Goethe. The one / liked best was
painting b. famous artist Of Goethe
death. II covers one entire wall an
is an exact likeness of his room WheI
he died ID shows him m M bif. fas
chair. boisfered up with pillows a.
cushions. and his niece. who affende
him Ia his last illness. weeping az hi
feet The artist Who PAINTED ID .
ccived decorations therefor
GOethe's death-ro0m has alWaS
been kept On exactly the same orde
as when he died u really seems q