New-York tribune., 1909-07-05
RoYAI. DUKE as RoNrFACE.

Another hotel. conducted on still more peculiar
rri8rrles is owned and run by the brother Of the
late Empress Of Austria. Duke Charles Theodore
n bavaria the famous ocu1st, who celebrates just
month hence his SEVENTEEN birthday The hotel
in question is at Kreuth. the slopes Of Hohlen-
stem. one Of the BavarIaa Alps overlooking the
lovely Tegernsee Early i'm the eighth century the
Bsnedctine monks. who had their headquarters at
Teeernsee obtained possession Of all the land in
ihst neighhorhood- The reverend fathers, sNiiful
doctors in their way were not long in discovering
the curative qualities of the little sulphur spring
N the Eohenstein plateau They built 10y the side
.. II hospital 10 which the delicate members of
ne order used 10 retire from time TO time TO re-
cuperate. As years passed this hospital was re-
rlseea by one larger. and right up to 1903 when
1his particular order was driven from Bavaria,
Kreuth was the regular health resort OF the Bene-
dicines The hospital then turned into
farmhouse in 1913. however. Il was purchased by
King Max OF Bavaria. who restored the old Bad
hsus and erected a second So long he lived
the place vas used Convalescent home for the
poor and when al MS death il passed into the
hands Of his widow It was with the condition at
iaehed that certain number Of poor should every
year he Hospitality entertained there Il his
wish that Kreuth should remain a charitable in
Etruon- But funds were low in the Bavarian
eEchsqBeT. and the poor cannot be entertained
without money.
After much hard searching. no doubt. King MaKs
E11oE and son resolved 10 Try an experiment They
- 70 Eork 10 whether the natural advantages
Of kFeuth could not be turned 10 account as
means Of raising funds fo- charity. The old build
hgs furnished Up and new ones erected. until
accommodation for more than three hundred guests
! was provided. An excellent cook was engaged, and
lie place vas turned into regular hotel For
s three months in the year Kreuth Is thrcnsed with
Visitors, mostly South Germans. who come and go
and pay their bills, as al any other health resort.
Every Effort is made render their visit pleas
ant as possible. Hardly day passes that Duke
Charles Theodore the grandson OF King Max, and
the present owner Of Kreuth does not drive over
ron his chateau the lake that the guests
! Hfs being properly taken care o. while his elder
brother. tie morganaticalIy married Prince Louis.
generally lives in the hOt=l. and plays the host in
Il quaint Informal fashion Iavishng on the guests
p sorts Of courteous little attentions High and
5lnghly pers9nages are 70 be met there al every
iuEn TIE Empress OF AGstria's two sisters the
seG-gaeeu of Naples and the Countess Of TRAM
whose husband drowned himself, the King OF
y lrtem5erg. Princess FrederIca Of Hanover. the
Dake and Duchess OF Eend0me and Prince and
fiheess Alber. Of Belgium are yearly visitors at
Afeuih There iu fact 50 many royalties at
Aieuth that it il Of the few places on the
s<fih where they are treated just ordinary
ieIiais Perhaps that Is why they Ike 10 go there
p much
During June July ana August the place IS con
-0les on strictly business principles the charges
me rooms being precisely the same as those
Vhei hotels Of equal standing in the neigh
S1hooc- The money thus earned IS used by
= ouke 10 board and lodge in the hotel during the
- months OF the spring and the three months
- autumn poor artists. officers. professors and
10y men, persons OF education. refinement and
l-ng %ho stand IN need Of d holiday and Of
4 saphur baths o. Kreu1h, but who have the
'ie"llh TO pay They are all entertained without
.si>e = 70 themselves o a single cent
-As duke has thus cieverly made the charity pay
- - ana has incidentally developed into a re-
- eleFsF bonface- Having a wholesome
- - u iFiddienen. he has made his hotel almost
- independent % outside supplies He Tears
q - eas4e grinds Ms corn, and has even
- ~ wing Of his palace into a brewery that
4 \. "e~ Ms oNn beer. By this Arrangement
- 'l'e expenses of the establishment are
= "S 'essencd and the end of the paying
- 49,. .-a ne duke has always a handsome sum in
paying guests wv '''A