Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-18
BANKERS ANNOY TOURISTS
TRAVELLERS WAYLAID BY H7rov
STEERS AT ALMOST EVERY TURN ,-N
ON SHORES OF RHINE
POSTAL CARDS IN SHRINE
Beautiful Luxembourg Chapel Marrs7 ~
Presence Of Booth Where Sou.
venirs Are Sold

In a country where America is ,aas.3
upon as the land OF the almighty f.n..
absolutely impervious to aestltrf.' '."''
pulse, 1t IS exceedingly interestiny =. az.
the extent 10 which this Same .,,...
cialism has been carried in Gerfran, a.
IN matters aesthetic. Especially l. ,,
true III the beautiful country .fa,-.
river Rhine. Along this maiesti,. So
aud amid its towering crags ana nod
It's romantic ruins, and its ancient ,.,.
one might the least expect 10 du8 r:'
curse. yet it is here at its worst J..t.
mean the spirit which has uroiur.f. ia
Advance i'll all prices TO fureigI5,-r.' "1
taking financial advantage Of yi.1...
Wherever and whenever possible. Inn,
TeIef 10 tnat feature of the "Erym,jen.
lndusule, which does the most rnv[aI
destroying the beauty of a inur,,t
through this country. so rich in >cen.r,'
ga renowned in legend. song and So
writes Oswald +. Schuette from Padts,
Baden to the Evening Wisconsin.
Few examples from my experiences an
the Rhine will illustrate.
Crowds of Bankers.
From KOenigswinter, we essaval o
trip up the Drachenfels, the most mt
esting of the "Siebengebirge." All he
way from the railroad station. We. We're
waylald by hucksters of souvenirs bnr
when we began the ascent-it is abant
mile and a half to the historic min
that crowns its peak-this ANNOYANCE
became worse whenever we paused n
note the beauty of the passing paun.
rama. we were confronted by these deal
ers, who announced their wares with An
the noise and energy of a state fair
barker. Someone else might he ala
to maintain his aesthetic equaniuirv
under such circumstances. | could not
and for ME half the romantic charm #
the mountain and it's ruin was zone
Fortunately when we made the descent
we went through the private grounds Of
the Drachenburg manor and the Nachti-
gallen thai, where our commercial
friends so far have been unable to ef.
feet an entrance.
Postal Cards in Shrine.
The next morning, we visited the
shrines On the Arlberg, near Coblenz
If ever there was a spot that seemed
singled out by nature to inspire spiritual
thoughts, it was this one. And here
far above the noise and worry of the
city, had been built a little church. out
of stones no larger than your hand, and
the entire interior, walls, pillars. chaucel
decorations and all. fashioned out Of
| Tiny piece or quartz and granite. Ii
was wonderful bit Of workmanship.
nesting in q beautiful grove at the top
| of the mountain, surrounded by quiet
country churchyard. At one side. be-
meath the shade of the grove had been
built shrines and grottoes that brought
| thousands of the faithful from afar to
worship there. OF course. just outside
the churchyard fence, there were ped
dlers' stands. but in the center Of the
grove hedged in between two stations of
the cross. we found a souvenir BOOTH
with two noisy attendants importuning
the worshippers to buy illustrated postal
cards.
On a shoulder of the Neroberg ut
| Wiesbaden, the Grand Duke of Luxem-
| bourg built splendid Grecian chapel n
| honor of the memory of his first wife,
the Duchess Elisabeth Michailowna who
| had been a Russian princess. 1t is but
small structure. but its interior is fash
| toned entirely of beautifully carved mar
! BILE, and at one side repoSes the sarCopha
! gus of the princess, hewn out of snow
white Carrara marble, with her etHgy
delicately sculptured by a master artist
! Rich tapestries and costly paintings add
| to its beauty, and under special provision
of the administration of the grand duchy
| the price of admission has been fixed at
! 80 pfennig Q21a cents). There is room
! inside for but n few score OF people
You enter, and before you have had
| chance to note the costly magnihcCuce Of
! this palace of worship you are confront
| ed by a large postal card booth that oc-
cupies Il commanding position and much
of the space of the sacred precincts.