Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-15

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home" said lady from the rural
west, as We stood In awed silence i'll
the famous cathedral Of Cologne, the
finest example Of Gothic architecture
in the world. We wondered why. Our
arrival in this city of Kaiser Wilhelm
III was just as the rays Of setting sun
were touching the graceful spires and
towers, giving an added splcndor to
all the beauty and charm Of the place.
Each cathedral in the old world diff
fers from every other This one has
wonderfully high lace-likc spires, ris-
ing in the air the same distance that
the cdifice extends in length, and the
height of the gable in the transept
corresponding exactly to the cathe-
drarS width. 1t has been many years
in building, being commenced in 1913
and completed, after many vicisstudes
only in 1880. After wandering about
the great interior and letting the
glory of the WOndrOus windows sink
into our hearts we sat down in the
impressive quiet of the nave. Some
body asked: Who designed this
magnificent building" Then the man
who always knew told US the legend
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cast down and discouraged because he
could not make the plans meet mis-
desires He was about to give the
whole thing up in despair when His
Satanic Majesty, that suave gentleman
who always seems present, appeared
and said he would produce a plan. if in
return, the architect would give mis-
soul to His Honor The architect
asked if his own name would go down
in history as having been the Original
tor. and Satan assured him that it
certainly would. Mr.. Architect asked
for a night in which to think it over,
and in the interval consulted a priest.
They had very shrewd priests in those
days and this one suggested that he
take the plans. and while conversing,
get a general idea of the details, then
return them. This he did and after
examining, gave them back to Satan.
saying he had decided not to give
mortgage on his soul at present
Naturally. Satan was wroth and told
the architect that for the trick he had
played on MIN, even though he built
the cathedral after the plans he had
seen, his name should be entirely lost
to fame. Thus it is that no one knows
who designed the great cathedral if
Cologne.
The first thing new and strange to
attract our attention. as we later en-
tered our room at the hotel. was the
feather bed. not to rest on. as in
sensible New England, but to sleep
under. 1t serenely reposed, in fancy
cover, on the outside of the spread,
like an extra puff or blanket. 1t was
delightfully."- soft and ore liked to poke
it, simply to watch it slowly and
persistontly come back into place. In
the morning. one of the principal sub
jects Of conversation was: What did
you do with your feather bed?" Some
said they awoke in the night nearly
having dreamed they were
bound to the bed by robbers. who were
stealing their diamonds. Others told
of trying to stand the bunch OF
feathers in the corner and described
their wrestio with the unwicldy mass.
which would not stay where it was
put. but fell down. filling too much
space i'll the not over large room. Still
others declared they put the one as
signed them where it belonged. on top
the mattress. But whatever disposal
was made. they always appeared the
next morning. after the maid had gone
her rounds. in gentle rebuke on the
outside Of the bed. One felt u trife
delicate iii casting them on the floor
after being told that Il German house
wife is as proud of her feather beds as
the hen. o" goose. which helps furnish
the contents. is of her fluffy offsprings
Ali over the empire this custom pre-
walls. but it seemed trife "stuffy" to
us. at least in mid summer The beds
are invariably hard and all this soft
ness goes to waste. 1t is a trf1e odd to
find a national style even in the
proper position for feather beds.
Here the tourist is expected to buy
fiber covered bottles of Eau de
Cologne. Among other attractions is
the original picture of Queen Louise,
which is now famous through the
advertisements of the Queen Quality
shoe.
The castles on the Rhine. \ whole
day spent in watching them. while the
steamer wanders along from "oblence
to i:lngen. AS one after another they
appear on the heights. apparently q
!lttte distance away. we gaze With Keen
interest at their stone turrets and hic,
some in ruins and others
occupied for one purpose or another
many having modern annexeS. with
flags flying. One is the summer home
of The Emperor. Then we hear fascin-
ating stories about them. One writer
said they charmed me nearly to
DEATH If one has not entirely los,
interest ill hearing tales of this kind
told or read. and is not already faniil-
lar with these. there is many Il pleas
ant hour for him in The Legends Of
the Rhine