The Washington times., 1906-03-25

sized aIcove al one corner. Tan and
green are the pTedominating tinx
in rugs, upholstery. and hangings.
whereas the woodwork. as is the case
in almost all the rooms Of the en-
bassy. is white In this room also
are many ceramics and carved cabt
nets that constitute reminders Of tht
owners love for Chinese art.
Opening from the drawing room IL
the large dining room with its deco
rations in red harmOnizing perfectly
with the white woodwork and the
profusion OF massive silver plate. II
is in these two rOOms-the drawing
and dining rOom-that the visitor
might most readily imagine himself
transported 10 the interior Of a tyDi-
cal barOnial home in the Fafherland.
On the walls Of these rooms are fifty
ancient mirrors, many Of them ot
large size and all framed in sterling
silver. while sUpplementing thess
trophies are eighty wall sconces Of
the same costly material The heavy
plate in the dining room is literally
worth a kings ransom. as may readi-
ly be appreciated when It is stated
that one piece consists Of an i'm
mense wassaiI bow Of pure gold.
cunningIy wrought and chased by
the first goldsmith Of Bavaria and
which dates back 60 1850.
The Sternburg family gained it's
assendancy during the seven years
war when the great Frederick 81
Prussia successiveIy defeated the
armies sent against him by almost
all the great powers of Europe, and
eventually there found their way
into the hands Of The head OF the
house Of Sternburg many prizes IN
gold and silver plate captured from
the French. Polish, Austrian. Bo-
hemian. Spanish. and Muscovite war
lords. To this nucleus there were
added In after years the finest prod
Ucts OF the foremost silversmiths
Of NurembUrg and Munich in the
middle ages. The collection includes
many stems and other objects cal
e culated 10 make Pierpont Morgan or
any other collector desperate with
envy, and ancient sold and silver
candelabTa in q variety Of quaint and
picturesque designs.
Another unique feature of the fur
nishings Of the rearranged German
embassy is the Introduction Of steel
engravings constituting reproduc-
tions OF the most interesting paint
ings in the famous art gallery Of the
SternbUrgs at the chateau Of Lut-
Zschena. near Leipsic. W 1ich is now
the ancestral home of the family.
These art galleries contain a coIIec-
tiOn of Old Italian masters that is
famous throughout Europe. Framed
steel ensravings constitute the chief
ornaments Of the walls of the en-
trance natl at the German embassy
the house being arranged some
what on the English basement plan.
In the hall on the main or drawing
room floor the places OF honor are
given to large oil paintings of the
German Emperor and Empress.
These portraits are incIosed in mas
siTc gold frames. which are draped
with German coIcrs on the occasion
Of every Teuton holiday.
Much Of the credit for the attrac-
ticns Of the rearransed German en-
bassy and for the success of the So
cial program carried out there dur
ing the past few weeks belongs 10
the American hostess. Baroness
Sterneurg was a California girl. edu-
Gated in Paris. Hamburg. and Dres-
den She first met Baron Ste-nburs
while crossing the Atlantic. She and
her husband ere among the closest
personal friends Of President and
hrs. Roosevelt. and they spent a por-
ton of their honeymoon at the
White House ere il was known that
Baron SternburS WIS TO receive the
coveted appointment OF German am
b3ssadOr at Washington.