Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-11-02

He lived here for eight years before NOV
ing to the larger house. The home Is
much the same as when he lived there
on the\frst floor Is the dininS-room fur
nished with wooden chairs and table IL
is here Schiller and he often ate To-
cether and discussed poetry By the hour
Their discussions were only 10 be inter-
rupted by a visit from Prince Carl Au-
gust Above stairs are seen several sim
pie bedrooms and workrooms- The cup
boards served as places 10 keep the dishes
and books. The most elaborate furnish-
ings are the white curtains which were
embroidered by Frau Won Stein. one OF
Goethe's sweethearts- These ere bow
covered because so many of the tourists
insisted on cutting of pieces and taxing
them away as souvenirs The garden Is
set out In terraces and Is full Of beauti-
full trees. There is large stone where
Goethe and Frau Stein sat together talk
ing by the hour. bronze slab contains
the love verses she wrote to him whl'e
sitting there one afternoon. Across the
road Is n house where Frau Won Stein Is
supposed to have had an apartment
close to the garden hedge runs the road
to Ober- Weimar, on the other side
meadow and a path lined with trees.
bridge leads 10 the GartelhauS where
Prince Karl August lived during the sum
mer and amused himself telegra nhinS TO
Goethe.
Goethe's summer house was t-seedlnsiy
simple compared with the place he lived
In later. The entrance hall Is large and
imposing and decorated with several stat
ues brought from Greece. broad fight
OF steps lead to the many living rooms-
The walls are hung with many rare por-
traits including a splendid likeness OF
Schiller and the poet Wieiand; but the
most interesting are all Of Goethes many
sweethsarts including Madame Schroete
and Frau Won Stein Just as valuable are
the rare collections OF venetia glass. Ma
jolica and terra Gotta Goethe gathered
when travelling in Italy and Greece But
this rare collection includes personal gifts
given to the poet Including a laurel
wreath Of gold. rings, seals. snun-ooxes,
coins. rare plate and plano. GIT OK
Mendeisohn- flight of steps open into
q wing. Beyond are his workroons nlled
with splendid collections Of woods. miner
ais and geological specimens showing
what wonderful knowledge Of science be
had There are also cabinets filed with
scales, bottles and test-tubes-
The most ostentatious room IL his work
room, only lighted by two small windows-
In the middle Is q large work liable and
two chairs one was for him, the other
was used by his secretary. Under the
table is the wastebasket into which be
threw his handkerchief when be got ex-
cited The only other furnishing is
high writing desk on which rests creamy
glass bust Of Napoleon The bedroom
used by the poet Is even sno Her. In bis
old age the chief luxury In which he In
dulged was 10 eat his breakfast In
large armchair.
But the traveller is unwilling to say
good bye to weimar until he visits the
resting place Of these great men short
walk leads to a cemetery. In plain tomb
are a number of bronze baskets. two are
distinguished from the others because they
are covered with beautiful vreaths. On
one casket lies wreath OF gold inscribed
with the words: "wolfgang Goethe; on
the other a silver wreath bears the words
Friedrich Schiller" These two friends.
brother poets true to each other In
life now rest side BY side This friendship
is beautifully expressed In the large bronze
statue erected to their memory. The
young poet Schiller holds soDe parchment
in his hand and his eyes are seen gazing
upward In inspiration. His other hand
touches the laurel wreath which Goethe
holds as be looks out on the world con-
hdent Of his genius.