Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-09

he occupied are preserved almost unai-
tered. Many personal relics give addi-
tional interest and illustrate the tastes
and habits Of that remarkable man. Vol
talres room Is also preserved as II was
when he occupied 1t.
The clock in the concert room. when
Frederick the Great was in the hapit OF
winding up himself still remains with the
as they are said to have stopped at the
precise moment of his death the ltth OF
August. 1885. An examination OF the
mechanism of the clock disclosed no rea
son why the pendulum should stop. ana
superstitious people have taken great sat
isfactiOn in this mysterious phenomena
Graves of Frederick's Dogs.
At the end of the terrace. between two
beautiful fountains which throw up water
in the form of chime Of bells, are the
graves of the favorite dogs of Frederick
the Creative Italian greyhounds He
selected this conspicuous place for their
burial and expressed a wish to be buried
beside them, but his body lies in the gar
rison church instead.
The chat.au or Babelsburg. near Pots-
dam. beautiful Gothic building r1sang
frcfn a terrace. was the favorite residence
of the late Kaiser William l, and 1t was
there that the present kaiser proposed 70
her highness Princess Augusta victoria
of Schleswig-Holsten, the stately and
ssrious partner of his throne. He had
met her frequently before-frst in the
spring of 1879 at her fathers castle on
the Baltic called Schloss Prinkenau- ana
it is said that he fell in love with her at
first sight. He had recently graduated
frcm the University of Bonn and was an
enthus .astic. impetuous boy. She was a
Wholesome but rather serious girl ana
not at all of. the disposition that one
would think he would fancy. There is no
telling Of the ways of a man with
maid. however. and he never had eyes
fer another woman after he had met ms
s'Dornroschen. as he called her.
AS a princess and an empress she Is as
different from her lord as husband ana
wife can possibly be. Her simplicity OF
manner her honesty of purpose. her gen
tie strength of character and her con-
servative tendencies are in striking con-
trast to the righteousness OF imam the
Sudden. but there has been no happier
pair in the world and no loveilcr nome
than they have made.
Made It Public Park.
The chateau called Bellevue, in the city
of Berlin. not far from the parliament
house and the Brandenburg gate, was
built in 1885 by Frederick the Great as a
residence for Prince Ferdinand of Prus-
STA, hts youngest brother, and 1t has ever
since been reserved for the occupancy
Of princes OF the royal family as needed
1t adjoins the Tiergarten, which. by the
way, Is the private property OF the crown,
and was a forest reserve and deer PARK
when Bellevue was built. Frederick Will
liam III. opened the Tiergarten to the
public and it is now one Of the most at
tractive as we'll as one OF the most gem
erally.used pleasure grounds in the world,
covering about go acres. a little less than
Central Park, New York.
Bellevue chateau is small and coy. and
It's latest tenant was Prince Eitel Fried
rich, second son of the emperor. FOR
whom it was fitted up in 1903 at the time
Of his marriage to the Princess Sophie of
Posen to live in the grand, new castle
which was completed last summer and
Bellevue is vacant again.
1t has always been a custom with the
Hohenzollerns that their brides should
occupy Bellevue chateau at the time OF
their marriages, and from there make
their entree into the city of Berlin on the
morning of their marriage. passing
through the arch of the Brandenburg gaze
that Is reserved for the imperial family,
on their way to the cathedral. The En-
press Augusta started from there on the
morning Of January q, 1881, over rose
strewn avenue and through GORDON OF
soldiers standing with grounded arms on
both sides Of the Inter den Linden, all
the way from the Brandenburg thor to
the old palace. The emperor rode to his
wedding at the head OF his regiment or
foot guards. all giants in stature. with
tall helmets of glistening white metal,
uniforms embroidered with gold and trap
pings that were FURNISHED like the brass
In Solomon's temple. He led them into
the court Of honor Of his grandfather's
palace and there dismOunted to await the
arrival of the bride. Bellevue Is always
open to tourists.
Forest Royal Preserve.
The largest forest standing in the
neighborhood of any great city is the
Grunewald, royal preserve Of confer
GUS trees. 1850 acres in extent. lying
between Berlin and Potsdam, Immediately
upon a railway and the Havel river. A
trolley road and several driveways pass
through it. On the southern border of
the forest is fashionable suburb called
Grunewald. consisting of about 500
wealthy families, who reside in handsome
villas grouped on the banks of brooks
and little lakes, some of which are arti-
fetal. To the south Of this village lies
the shooting lodge royal Of Grunewald.
built in 1872 for Elector Joachim II.
who used the Grunewald forest for a
occupied. The emperor seldom visits 1t
and It is left in the hands Of care
taker for the benefit Of tourists who are
drawn to the picturesque spot by one Of
the pOpuldC Sup0IctAIlOHS WHICH ClIuS W
several castles Of the Holenzollern
family.
The story goes that EIector Joachim II,
who built the chateau, had for his mis-
tress Anne Sydow, fascinating beauty,
wife OF a bell founder. and. therefore.
popularity called 1.-The fair foundress." The
affair became so scandalous that the pub
lie actually rebelled. and the woman sue
ceeded in getting hold Of large sums of
money and jewels belonging to the
estate After the death OF the elector
his son, George, had the woman arrested
and locked up in the castle at Spandau.
where she died In 1896. after four years
place of nor imprisonment SO success
fully that the people got an idea that
1.-The fair fOundress' had been immured
alive in one of the vaults of Grunewald
Schloss or bricked up in the walls. OF
course, her ghost has since been wander
ing about the place at night, moaning and
cursing the king.
Ghosts Inhabit Castles.
There are several ghosts among the
other assets of the imperial family. the
most important and interesting being
1.-The White Lady, who has appeared
on the eve Of the death of every Hohen-
zollern prince. She resides in the big
palace and wanders through its corridors,
candle in hand. until the dawn of day.
There are several aged servants in the
palace today who saw 1.-THE White Lady
on the night that the old kaiser died,
March 9, 1898 There are the royal palaces
at Oranienburg, Bresau, Schwedt, Bruhl.
Gale Coblentz. Fingers. Hanover. HON.
burg, Konigsberg. Strasburg, Wilhelm
shohe. Wiesbaden. Osnabruck, Posen,