The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-01
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ing family OF the old Polish aris-
wealth.
The country house Is pcrchcd Oh the
shoulder OF hill. I'm wild mountain
Gus country, aomc leagues from War
saw and partakcs OF tho nature @: n
fortified stronghold. Ther, is no make
believe about 1t. 1t is no rich nnn's
fancy for the medieval The whole
neishborn,od is Infested with bands
OF robbers. and at any time II may be
necessary for the deniZcns OF The
chateau to defend 1t against attack.
IL Is the first residence to which ft
has been found necessary to appiy
architectural means Of defense sInco
o'den times.
The plan Of the chateau is roughly
square. with stout rectangular tower
at "a oh corner. the centre being n
SPACIOUS courtyard, All the windows
| quite small. heavily barred. and placed
hish from the ground level. The only
big windows arc those looking out on
TO the big courtyard and those on that
facade cf the chateau which is con-
structed on the very edge of n preci-
pee. at The foot Of which IL n large
ihKe IN fact II is impregnable from
that size
The roofs or ;hc four.anele tower.
arc steep and high. ana are designed
In ,ho form OF pyramids. The outer
walls are extremely thick. and or Gran
re- this making the interior warn,
and comfortable. as well as being n
protection against organized assault.
mere Is but one entrance TO the cha.
teau or rather into the COURTYARD
'nerco'' wei protected. end closed at
night hy 4 couple Of heavy steel gates
=
terror with every conceivable form OF
modern luxury. having its own cleo
trio light plant. and of the grca, hall
there is large private theatre. tho
Poles being extremely fond OF thea
trical entertainments
When the large numbers OF mag
nihcent country houses ana stately
chateau are taken into consideration,
which have been destroyed and plum
dored By big bands or desperate bri-
ga1ds and by insurgent pensantrv
during the last twcnty years in Poland
amonS them the magnificent country
pnlac" of Werki. belonging 10 the lato
Princess Clovis ilohculohe Count
ChlodZinski cannot be blamed FOR on
drnvorlnp TO furnish the country home
of his family with every available
means Of protection from any such hos
tile attack. II call attention to III"
irattcr It IS because il is interesting
TO ind - rcvcrsion in this twentieth
century to uc fortified residences of
the Middle Ages
Just i:cf, re Emperor William LETT for
Corfu ne opened and innuEur;,tcd ut
E.rliI the new Offices az the Navy De
partul"nt ia the kocniriu Augusta
Strnssc. a MAGNIFICENT huiid!nP. wit'
more than lir" rooms. twenty-five
courtyards. scores OF miles of corri-
doris and liberal accommodations for
half - million Of books Until NOW.
the Ministry OF Mrrir", the general
stan OF tho navy aud the naval cabi
net OF the Emperor have been lodged
IN ten separate buildings, and they arc
row all assembled under the same rcor.
In this connection IL is worth while
recalling that when Emperor William
succeeded 10 the throne, the admiralty
termed a more subordinate bureau OF
The war Department, and was under
the orders Of Lieutenant General Won
Caprivi, of tho army. Tic new Minis
try Of Marine Building shows tho
growth OF the Importance OF the Ger
man navy during the past quarter Of
century.
Copyright 1914, by the Brentwood
Company