The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-21

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 life of Siegfried, Tannhaeuser, Lohengrin and Parsifal, and from the lives of those two familiar figures in the ''Meis- tersinger," Hans Sachs and Walter von der Vogelweide, which adorn the magnificent apartments of the third floor. In the gothic bed chamber, Wag- ner again comes to the fore, for it is adorned with scenes from the story of Tristan and Isolde"
 Product of Wild Extravagance.
 Linderhof, another of Ludwig's fan tastic palaces, is some seventy miles from Munich Like Neuschwanstein, it also is in the Bavarian highlands, sev- en miles from the famous town of Oberammergau, renowned all over the world for it's "Passion Play" Linder- hOf is in the rococO style, and was built between 1869 and 1879, when Ludwig was at the height of his wild career of money-spending. Its princi- pal feature is the beautiful gardens that surround it, which attract large numbers of tourists, who combine 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 and the great French ruler. This crops up again in the decorations of the interior of the palace, which include series of portraits of French celebrities of the time of Louis XIV and his suc- cessor. Louis XIV. Ludwig did not for get a statue of himself, which is one of the adornments of the gardens of Linderhof Another object of interest is an artificial grotto, with a small lake and waterfall, which visitors may have illuminated with electric light, provided, however, that they number at least ten; or, if fewer, pay for as many as ten tickets-a good instance of the frugality which ruled in Bavaria following Ludwig IFS career of ex- travagance.
 Linderhof's gardens also boast kiosk, in the Moorish style, with sta- lastic vaultings.
 An Imitation of Versailles.
 The third of the series of Ludwig IFS "follies" is Herrenchiemsee, an lm- itation of the great palace of Versailles, situated on an island in the Chiemsee, a small lake fifty-seven miles southeast of Munich. Dollman and Hoffman, two of the architects who built Neuschwan- stein (the former also did Linderhof), were engaged by Ludwig to design Herrenchiemsee. They worked on 1t between 1878 and 1885, but left it un- completed, as by that time the Bava- rians had had enough of the kings wild ways and were getting ready to lock him up.
 Herranchiemsee is built on three sides of a square, in which are fine fountains-withou water, though, for many years. In the vestlDule IS beautiful group of enameled peacocks these birds were great favorites with Ludwig. From the vestibule opens court paved with marble, on the right of which is staircase splend1dly adorned with marble, stuccO and paint ings.
 The mad king never really enjoyed any of his palaces. His malady grew upon him from year to year, and he spent much of his time restlessly wan dering from one palace to another, 1n- dulging in wild night rides without definite aim, craving solitude.
 AS early as 1880, sixteen years after his accession to the throne, Ludwig's s extravaganza had brought financial ruin upon him, and it became apparent that something had to be done to check his follies. On the Sth of June, 1886, he was adjudged insane.