The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-24

adjetves broadcast they the subject
o Inns room In reality it is the most impossible Of i'm
possibilities, that is if has to take it seriously
museum of mineralogy it is not bad but as work
OF arCWell even French could not express my ideas.
II mad TO look at it in that light 1t is low to give
grotto effect. 1t is octagonal Possibly it has more
than eight sides but octagon is the shape
IT, Each side has an alcove and each alcove is fur
nshed with an alabaster statue of description,
"hlch upon occasion becomes weird fountain There
are hdeous sea serpents and scarcely less hideous
snomes. The walls-oh, those walls simply impos-
soe of unless has time to CLEAN from
the dlcuonary every adjective suggesting queerness
The Impossible Walls.
The walls look like rock salt, into this is
every conceivable SHE'LL every enable shape size
ana color. The frezes ragged jagged
masses OF minerals from all parts the world. Agiers
Tunis Sicily and the Balearc isles have contrib
uted their most curiousy formed and perfectly COL
ored coras Rock crystals three feet in diam
protrude with sharp edges from the wallis There
are hne specimens of Russian lapis azuli, malache
and glistening platinum quartz. are sardonyx
blocks alternate red and white strnes from india
Every quarter OF the world is represented in the col
lection When the guide that he has Americans
IN his train he gracously and mpressively points
contributions from Arizona and Mexico a fear
1ul and wonderful whole but for beauty-ugh!
perhaps on Christmas eve might change mind
were to be whsked into this she-room enjoy
reves Of the royal family be like Christmas in
the realms of Santa Claus himself Nine there
aolaze with tiny tapers and laden with presents,
tree for each member of the family great crystal
chandeliers pour out flood of light making facet
IN the walls twinkle with it's particular light,
and with the trees, the nine of the family, the
noise that seven healthy, happy children can make
must take on temporarily warmth jollity
entirely lacking at tourist time
1t is at this New Palace too, that the little Princess
victoria Lulse the only girl and youngest child
Kaiser has had model kitchen built her, where
under the watchful of her cook, she is
learning to make chocolate cocoa tea and Coffee
and less familiar to American kartoffesalat,
kalbs-braten and other dishes the German pal
ate This little kitchen is gem in it's way So perfect
is in all of it's appointments that many American
girl queen tho she is by right BIRTH would be almost
willing to become a little German princess if with the
cnange would go such dear" kitchen this. 1t is
exactly like the Kitchen has the same kind of
a stove, only small enough just fit a little lady of
eleven years There sinks racks, barrels and
boxes and shelves of utensils just the cook
mas TO use when preparing her fathers meals,
practically what found in every well reg
ulaed German household.
Happy Kitchen Days.
AND II all the stories be true, Victoria Luise is
happy IN IL as a king daughter could possibly be any
where She messes" about kneads bread until her
stout little wrists ache; she royal fingers peel
ing potatoes, and she sozzles her
water when cooking hour is the truth were
told too she probably spills and spoils quite much
as less titled ambitious the world over
There is another, less pretentous palace at Potsdam
that is closely associated the family of the
present ruler Germany 1t is the Marble Palace Mar
morpalas they call it in German the birthplace
seven children of the kaiser Cabby stopped us on a
shore OF small, low marshy lake and pointing the
side of the lake. told its history rolling gutturas
Everywhere everybody think more of the as
those which make the place the Mecca Foreigners
the palaces and the historic by Frederic
the Great. The king is dead; long live the king"
suppose is at the bottom of it. utterly to see
where the marble" in Perhaps the red was
marble instead of brick. Certainly enough
marble IN the trimmings to have given the name to
the place 1t sets low, the lake is lonesome and eerie
looking, even under sky and the trees crowd
closely and darkly upon Altogether it must be an
unusually sturdy child who could survive being born
there and very brave set of parents who
u living thefe! Mae Harris Anson
"A Doubtful Consolation
number OF Scots were working ffteen-story