Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-02
GLIMPSES OF GERMANY-IV.
BY CHARLES PALMER EMERSON.



and floral adOrnment Here. amid the
most charming scenery, one may fine
tables and chairs under the trees, ana
may enjoy simple repast including
fresh milk. Elevated on loft,
pedestal before the palace. stands the
gigantic figure Of the rampant "Saxor
Horse"
On the left Of the Herrenhaeuser
Alice we entered the broad GeOrgen.
gartn cGarden Of the Georges'O on,
OF other charming institutions where
surrounded by beautifully KEEP,
grounds, old and young gather abou
numerous small tables under the tree.
and lunch i'm the open air.
Passing further up the Herrenhaeuser
Alice. we entered the immediate pre-
cinct. of the Old palace Of Herren-
hausen. erected in 1893. Here is one
OF the most famous botanical gardens
in Germany A description or even
adequate mention of it's numerous care
| fully arranged outdoor specimens
would far exceed the space available:
| while Conservatives were filled with
! treasures Of far greater value, includ-
ing tropical fora from Australia and
| South Africa. A new palm-h house Is in
! process Of building; and beside il
| stands the older one, nearly O hundred
feet in height. Entering this large
building, We mounted flight after flight
of narrow stairs. to obtain a satisfac-
tory view of the exhibit, one specimen
of which, LivistOnia australis. rears it,,
fan-crOwned top to the very roof of
glass. OF course the air at this eleva-
ti"n wa; not refreshing and probably
we descended sooner than the stoicism
of scientist would have permitted.
From the palm-hOuse we proceeded
to the mauSOleum, beneath which lie
the remains Of Ernst August, (the
father Of the last reigning monarch Of
HannOvcr) and of his wife Freiderike.
the sister of Queen Luise. An elder
ly man. who was seated without, arose
at our approach and unlocked the
door. Stepping within. We saw before
us flight of steps leading up to the
marble floor of the mausoleum. At
our feet we beheld pairs of enormous
felt shoeS-SondOlas in which we were
required to navigate the stairs and
floor. The requirement is reasonable
because, first. the delicate polish of the
marble would soon be destroyed if ex-
posed to the merciless grind of ordi-
nary shoes; and. second, because it is |
not practicable 70 keep felt shoes to fit |
over all sizes Of leather footwear. Yet
it cannot DE denied that the appro-
PIRATE sense of sGlemnity was Well-ngh
destroyed by the absurd spectacle we
presented. Each member of the COM
pany made a supreme effort to MAIN |
tain an erect posture and a serious |
cOuntenance. After hObbling with in |
finite pains up the steps, sometimes |
stopping TO pick up fallen gondola, we
arrived at the top. With nothing more
difficult to perform than sliding walk,
We approached the beautiful monu-
ments within Two huge blocks OF
richly carved marble occupied the CEN
ter of the apartment. each bearing n |
white recumbent image which pre-
sented the perfect appearance of
natural sleep. So beautiful were the
figures so soft the light, so deep the
silence that we forgot our ridiculous
the marble, and We're yielding to the
solemn influence which came from the |
presence of the cruicifiX. But at this
moment the elderly guardian of the
mauSoleum took his station at the foot
/
halation which sounded as if he, too.
were weary of the ceaseless repetition.
he began the address of explanation
which he had learned doubtless years
before. When with perfect phOno-
graphic fidelity he had uttered every
syllable. he heaved another sish-a sigh |
of relief this time. which had something
vicarious in it-and stepped back. We
q. 1
had begun to steal over us before he
commenced to speak. but it was in
vain. With sense of needless diSap-
pointfnent we now heaVed 2 sigh uf our |
own. shuffied back across the t.oor. and
hobbled down the steps again. At the
door we gave the man his "Trinkgeli'
and departed; | for one feeling that
would far more gladly have multiplied
his fee had he but left unbroken that |
deep and solemn silence
Not far from the mausnlcum lies the !
GrosSer Garten Great Gardcm oI the |
Tor house OF the lordsD |
Of Hanover Bounded by high paral- .
lei hedges and richly ornamental by ,
cascades and fountains. and by
figures in stone. this gar
len extends more than four fifths of a |
miles in length and eighteen hundred
feet in breadth. Arranged after the +,
French style, it ranks next TO the gar
jens of Versailles and Schoenbruna as
The most important of its kind AL
central position is occupied by the
Great Fountain" through which 4
stream of water issues a foot in dame | '
er and rises to n height of more than |
Two hundred and twenty feet IN the !
circumstance that the Great Garden" ,
md the "Georgengarten" are contigu- ;
'us. there is presented a rare cppor-
unity to compare the effect of nature
md of art. In contrast with TIE
regularity of the
'GrOsser Garten." the "Georycngar- i
en-" albeit under a controlling artist
land. presents nature in all the beauty
# free development.
At one side beyond the borders Of the :,
irosscr Gartcn proper. we came to two :.
stairways of stone fanking n
ountain and leading up to the old gar :.
len theatre. Mounting these stairs, we =
ouni ourselves at the back of an OPEN =,