Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-15

the chaos attendant upon a work of
renovation. Some Of the wall-spaces
are yet to be filled with paintings, and
upon the floor stood canvases which
We took to be artists samples The
exterior Of the building, especially the
west front. is highly adorned with
plastic art, in which perhaps no other
work is more truly indicative Of the
Kaiser's ideal Of his empire than that
which represents Art and Industry pro-
tectcd by German warriors.
At some distance from the building.
on the side looking toward France,
stands the Column of Victory. or Sic
gessaeule. Around this column, close
against its surface in the fittings. are
fastened three rows of perpendicular
cannon, sixty in number, which were
captured from Denmark, Austria and
France. On clear day their polished
surfaces flash golden light far down
te Siegesallee. This is board and
beautiful avenue running southward
from the Column, and adorned on both
sides by groups Of statues representing
the Prussian monarchs for ages past.
each with minister at either side.
At the royal playhouse we witnessed
a mastery presentation of Hamlet. in
which the "koeniglichcr Schauspielcr
Matkowsky, took the leading part.
While unqualified to pose as a dra-
matte critic / could not help feeling
that Fraeulein Rcssel's splendid work
was equal to Matkowsky's own. She
made "Ophelia' seem more real than
ever before, AMI the pathDs Of the part
doom nd
presentation, indeed, was so good that.
to me at least, it seemed little like
acting"
Since museums and the like are omen
but a small portion of the day, since
their cor tents are so rich and varied
and our stay in the city was so short.
ii was impossible to see more than a
small portion of the exhibits, even Of
the few places of interest which we
visited. Through these galleries Of
painting and sculpture. among the
treasured relics of bygone ages, one
might wander for weeks and be unable
to bestow due attention upon more
Than a small minority of the treasures.
let VINO could express in words. even
W4tn unlimited time at command. the
oeep, absorbing human interest in cou-
temptation of monuments of the dis
'dht past! 1t is one thing to gaze in
es'heuc rapture upon a beautiful cOpy
% classic masterpiece; quite another
70 behold the ancient original though
me lor line the same In the forrner
att. adnn hia is involved alone; in the
Inought of centuries that have swent
tnoSc worlds 2Way-the nations and the
CIVILIZATIONS whose only relics now ar.
CdnEdScS.
pie, or scraps of jeweled finery And vet
not aii-for in the haunts of Egypt's dead
time, We recognize by figures turned
upon the side and knees drawn high
il log the chest. Nor are these mummies
they were but as We, and we as they, SO
FAR rs physical force is concerned
Onr visits to the royal palaces well re-
raid the time, which we devoted to them
though volume would he required to
describe fairly the magnificent appoint
ments OF the rooms themselves. not to
fbe, non the spifhhdor and richness Of
hing William. the first Kaiser of the
present s,h empire. is a massive structure
on on the south side OF the avenue and at
ITS cast end. Impressions created BY ~
WISH to the interior are peculiar Some
OF the rooms are overcrowied with Their
wealth OF relics and would suggest a sea-
son Of housekeeping were it not for the
a aDcfnfe po of so s5d Vet within thess
splerdor a solemn silence hovers. 1t is
not the palace of the reigning Kaiser
but the forsaken abode of the dead. In
the minds and hearts of patriotic Ger
mans these rooms are filled with pecu-
that however hard headed and practical
your average German may be- there is
beneath the surface deep current of
sep tlment. Americans not acquainted
with those Germans who remain in the
Fathcrland may see no connection be-
tween these royal splendors and the life
Of the common people; but some Of .o,r
fellow countrymen would be surprised to
meet patriotism of the personal sort
which binds subjects Of all grades to the
sovereign of their glad allegiance.
One room is called the t'ahnenzimmer.
or banner-roon. Here at one side stands
banner rd with rprrat Of the old
| stood PrussIa's victorious bannersD"
personally directed the removal of those
| flags to his own palace and had them re-
placed by the monumental banner which
represents them now.
Probably there is no spot in this palace
around which the Germans spirit of
| mournful love clings 50 tcndcry as in the
apartment winch was the old Kings per
sonal wHrltroom and at the place where
stanos his ancient desk. Here. we
told. every chjcct on the table occupies
| the same position as when its royal own
| or left it last. When articles are cleaned
| or busted they are carefully replaced. as
A ease Of glass rests on the table now.
| If TO lend an added sacredness to the OBJ
jcCtS seen below.
Of the magnificent series Of lofty
rooms halls and galleries in this palaces
! | will mention but one other, the beauti.
| full vaulted dance-hal. circular in form.
| from a certain point OF which, near the
center OF the floor. our conductor uttered
] Il sudden sharp call "Jd!' "Nein,'
| Hello" Each word was repeated by a
| remarkable multiplied echo which was
! counted as twcntyfold. 1t can be fol
| loved best when caused by, sharp
| stroke of the palms instead of by an ut
| tered word
| The palacc OF the present Kaiser the
| winter residence of Emperor William H.:
| is one of the most magnificent royal
| palaces in the world. If it Is hard to de-
| scribe the historical magnihcence OF ms
| rcvercd grandfater's less spacious resi-
| dcncc. it were still more difficult to con
| vev in words a just appreciation OF the
| material glories about and WITHIN inc
| nrcse nj Kaiscrs home. The spi"ndors OF
| his palace unite a glorious heritage from
| The INST with the tokens Of me nvlns
| nrcsent and the vIre energy OF us pres
| emf master breathes in every ro "har
Whether we lingcr in the RED n ;,,,a. ~,
| with its copies of ancient lurni'uIfs' ~ T.,
| tho Ecanirszimmcr. fully renovaten ~, ~