Gunnison news-champion., 1908-08-14
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A two hOHrs' walh fvUR The capital
'of Corfu. in . southsrly atr~cttaa.
threNah . very dinSy suburb called
San Rocco. and pest The httls vtAa0<
u 0ssturi, brtaGs the dust cOversA
tourist within sight ~ Oae u the most
elortOus architectural creatioas N "a
is,ence Thtckiy surroundeA by ciuA1s
u erayish green olive-trees sad w.
dant orchards. the AchillSaoa. tAs
fairy castle Of that RESTLESS uRfsr-
tunate s0press Who wes to 1ie wn1sr
n nuraerer's steel, eOerUes like .
white phantOa II the past. TIE beau
~ of It's outward eOrR-a clever tni
tattsa Of the P0Apsian stybe-is Oaly
matched BY IT'S lavish and highly arti-
Acial innnes observation. o. which
Empress Elisseeth 10 said to- have
spsat ol.2bs .ees. and by the maGnif,
cent views It commands. The Achil-
leioa was recently inhabited by the
German emperor. his cOnsOrt, dauGh-
ter, and q full stag Of courtiers; and
the a0hations thereby created with
conceptions Of Prvssian sOberress. cor.
rOaaatie BraAdeabHrgiaa attributes.
greatly take away from that castles
bewitching poetry. A thousand pities
The AchilleiOn. then, 10 the forty
ninth addition to the residences Of the
German emperor. In ordinary German
parlance. every oae 0f these ~ stree
lures. or estates. 10 calleAsa Kaiser
liches schloss." IN imperial castle;
but the truth is that only . few Of
them (amongst them the well-known
and much-depicted residences in Ber-
lin and Potsdam) are real castles in an
architectural sense Of the word. and
still fewer in . historic sense. For
merly built as strongholds. perched
upon peaks. OF sQuatted In the middle
Of marshes. In order to make them i'm
pregnable and to render all approach
diAcult, the castles gradually gave
way to ambitious modern residences.
The historical situation In respect
TO castles and royal nAnOrs 10 not
analogous In Germany to that n other
countries. The royal seats In Ger
many are not national. For this rea-
soa. tAe restorsttoa q time-Oosu
castles does not 20 On according TO Q
large. liberal insight ~ to what h a
Tie 1rst importance: II soss o. ~
systeaatically. according to . Aynastic
feeling of what nay coAdSce to the
1ynasty's distinct3sa. A coaparative-
~ uaiateresting castle. like The Hob
koaigsbars-to evote oae example out
q naay-is therefore restored. ~ tie
outco0s q - iApefial Whin. ct -
eoofDoxs expense. while seats Of over
WAeloiAg historic inpOstasce. ~ fer
iostaAcs Koaiss- are a.
IoWel to fUt. They are too "unpre-
teatious." One Consequence Of this
systea, ~ rather leck q system, b
that many Of these historically, or
Otherwise. iotsresting pieces are a.
most uaknOwn outsaAe Of Germany.
Oaly IL most oooscieatious q Eag-
fisA tourists viii aceuire . more than
super1oeiAl knoWieAUe q those sutet
nooks. May of which were. in former
ceaturies, centerr Of political or cultur-
al fnpoFtaecs.
TIE German emperors residences
are mostly plain coshtry seats or mere
shsuting boxes. % that the startline
total, -, hoses much Of its sensational
character when properly scrutinised
Among his various Berlin and Potsdam
palaces The Royal Castle on the Spree
is one q the largest city-residence
buildings, q . compact mass, In the
whole a Germany.
Quite reRarkable for beautiful sur
ruunAines - BfsAl castle. near Cologne
which has not been inhabited for over
lOo Year,. II IL . handsome building
erected in IT'S. with . very ilne
marble staircase and excellent frescc
paintings by Carlioni. Marshal Da
vo~st resided in It several years, and
II vas Afterwards assigned TO th<
fourth coAoft of the Freneh Legioa oI
Honor. Napoleon l. dwelt there for Z
Aay n September. 1904. For many
years 4 Vas abeadsneA to decay, thes
restored IN 1851: bst even after thi,
the beautiful palace hooked barrea ant
deserted. Like BFuhl. many roya
resiAences are being ignored and neg
locteA By their owners.
One Of the favorite resorts q EN-
perW William and his family seem,
to be his domain Of Cadinen. nea,
EIbtAg, situated IN = most charmins
l Dsros& landscape. 1t has 0ecooe wide