New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

Near by Is the little, narrow, cupboard1fks
.stiibchen" which was occupied by the reform
er,s friend wilibaId Pirkheiner, Of Nuremberg
A long narrow hallway ornamented with many
adages from the old German, leads to the
Reformation room, the walls OF which ar.
adorned with eighteen pictures painted by Pau
feIs Thumann. Lining and Struys. They repre-
sent scenes in the youth Of the great reforrner.
his arrival at the castle. escorted by mailed
knights; his departure as "Junker Georg." with
a winters growth Of beard TO conceal his iden-
tity: his trial before the court at Wittenberg
and others Of equal interest in his strenuous
life This room is shown to visitors only By
special permission of the commandant
A narrow hallway close TO the roof and show
ing the rafters is called "Margarethengang-
leads into the last tower in which the defenders
of the castle could take refuge for the last
stand" All the rooms were connected by pas
sageways with this stronghold in former times
the Eliza bethengang" serving this purpose on
the east side The 'Margarethengang" derives
it's name from an incident which happened in
the days of Landgrave AIbrecht. "the Vicious"
He became enaInoured Of the pretty mad-in-
waiting Kunigunde Won Eisenberg; in fact so
infatuated that he decided TO make away with
his wife Margarethe and mary the girl, who.
II Is alleged had blinded the whole court by her
beauty
The Landgrave employed youth 20 assist him
in his evil design, but the wife was warned and
quickly made preparations to fly from the castle
Before the unfortunate woman left her royal
residence she took leave of her sleeping children
In her grief she unconsciously bit the cheek q
her son Frederick thirteen years old, 20 severely
that he bore the scar all his life, and is known
In history as Frederick with the Bitten Cheek
Aided by a faithful servant, Marguerite was
lowered in basket from the "E.seLtreiber
Stubchen." which she reached throGSh the pas
sageway now bearing her name, and made her
escape accompanied by a companion and q
donkey driver She arrived after great hard
ship. at Kraenberg, and later at Fulda. where
she died of grief in the same year, and was
buried Frankfort
| Interest in the Wartturg must ever centre
about the picturesque building known as the
"Iandgrafenhaus." 1t is three stories high and
occupies a commanding part of the castles site
on top of the hill The third floor is given over
TO the large festival hail. where the AriOn Society
Will sing II is q beautifully decorated room,
with raftered ceilings and walls covered with
SvrnboIicaI pictures Huge carved benches are
ranged along the sides. and tapestries nu-
merous This hall is used only on especially
festive occasions. It's appearance is entirely
| modern although one Of the benches Is an
/ original from the early days of the castle The
old building is not without its touch Of hunor-
On the wall of the gallery leading TO the festival
hall are twenty pictures. representing the dec
ades of life for one hundred years. They are,
| Mans history: At ten years, a calf; at twenty,
| \ buck: at thirty. a steer: at forty a lion: at
fifty a fox; at sixty. a Wolf; at seventy. dog;
at eighty. a tomcat; at ninety. a donkey; at one
/ hundred. an ox's deaths head
| Womans history: At ten years, a chicklng;
at twenty. dove; at thirty. maspie; at forty.
peacock; at fifty. hen; at sixty. a goose; at
seventy a vulture. at eighty. owl; at ninety.
bat; at one hundred. deaths head with q
beak