The Tomahawk., 1919-12-04

The -Wagnerian leanings, which were
so important a part of King Ludwig's
life, are evidenced again by series OF
frescoes, showing scenes from the hfe
of Siegfrfed, Tannhaeuser Lohengrin
and Parsifal, and from the lives OF
those two familiar figures in the "Meis'
tersinger," Hans Sachs and Walter
Won der Vogelweide, which adorn the
magnificent apartments of the third
floor. In the gothic bed chamber, Wag'
ner again comes to the fore, for 1t Is
adorned with scenes from the story
of Christian and Isolde" - .,
Product Of Wild Extravagance.
Linderhof, another of Ludwig's fan'
tastic palaces, is some seventy miles
from Munich. Like Neuschwanstein, 1t
also is in the Bavarian highlands. sew
en- miles from the famous town OF
Oberammergau. renowned all over tne
world for it's Passion Play" Linder~
hof is in the ,roc0co style, and was
built between 1869 and 1870, when
Ludwig was at the height OF his wilo
career of money-spending. Its princt-
pal feature is the beautiful gardens
that surround it, which attract large
numbers of tourists, who combine a
trip to the castle with visit to Ober-
ammergau. - ., >.
In these gardens is a bronze eques-
trian statue of Louis XIV Of France,
evidence of the mad Bavarian mon
arch's hallucination that there was
something in common between him ana
the great French ruler. This crops up
again In the decorations Of the interior
Of the palace, which include a series
Of portraits Of French celebrities OF
the time OF Louis xiv and his sue
cessor, Louis XIV. Ludwig did not Tor
ret a statue Of himself. which Is one
Of the adornments Of the gardens OF
Linderhof. Another object OF interest
is an artificial grotto, with small IA
lake and waterfall, which visitors may
have Illuminated with, electric light
provided, however, that they numDer
at least ten; or, II fewer. pay for as
many as ten tickets good Instance
of the frugality which ruled In Bavaria
following Ludwig Irs career OF ex-
trava'gance. - y,t..,E: - .z.~.. =,
Linderhofs gardens also boast q
kiosk, in the Moorish style, with sta
lastic vaultings- sy.., -. .,s
An Imitation Of Versailles.
The third OF the series Of Ludwig
Irs "folIies" is Herrenchiemsee, an I'M
itatfon of the great palace Of Versailles,
situated on an island in the Chiemsee.
a small lake fifty-seven miles southeaa
of Munich. D6llman and Hoffman, two
of the architects who built Neuschwan-
stein (the former also did Mnderhof)'
were engaged by Ludwig to design
Herrenchiemsee. They worked on II
between 1878 and 1885, but left It IN
completed, as by that time the BaVa-
rians had had enough of the kings
wild ways and were getting ready 70
lock him up. q -, =
Herranchiemsee Is built on three
sides Of a square, in which are fine
fountains-without water, though. for
many years. In the yesubule Is
beautiful group Of enameled peacocks
these birds were great favorites with
Ludwig. From the vestibule opens q
court paved with marble, on the right
OF which is staircase spiendidg
adorned with marble, stucco and paint
fngs..
The mad King never really enjoyed
any of his palaces. His malady grew
r,non hin, from wear to year, and ne
spent much Of his time restessly wan
f1erinc from one palace to another, In.
f1ulrfng In wild night rides without
definite aim, craving solitude.
AS early as 1880, sixteen years after
his accession to the throne, Ludwig's
extravagance had brought financial
ruin upon him, and It became apparent
that something had to be done to check
his follies. On the 9Th Of Jupe. 1854
he vas adjudged insane.