New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-10-20
IN. IN Old ARNH |:
Interesting and Beautiful City Of
Holland.
Estates That Remind the Visitor Of
the Arabian Nights. and at the
Last, Dinner at Real
Dutch Inn. 80.

In H1Nand Is ,Arnheim, the chief CEN
ter al Guelderland, near tie German
border It is on the north branch of i
thesRhine, in the midst of a pleasant
andSfertile district, and is the spot
selected by the wealthy nabobs who /
made vast fortunes in the East In!
dies, for their homes and estates
when they retired to enjoy their
wealth. Ef& Id es
In laying out these estates, each
owner We'd with his neighbor to ex-
eel him in identifying and adorning
his home. All the skill of gardeners
and architects and builders was taxed
to the utmost to produce delightful
and surprising effects in roads, forests,
lakes, bridges, fountains, gardens
houses and vistas-so that it became
a real fairyland in which one would
think the Arabian Nights had been
realized. For instance, as the old
head gardener conducted us about
one of these estates, he brought us
|, suddenly to a small lake, and there
lin the middle Of it, without any road
to reaehsit, was the c8sHeaof the pro-
|. prietor, q curious tmedieval-looking
pile, q copy of some aneientsplace that
had pleased his fancy Passing along
under the great copper beech trees
we shortly came tos@aa stream across
which. from bank to bank hung a little
swinging suspe on sDMd ataEes.
With dash at full run, the Old guide
sped across. the bridge. and then
turned with a smile to see US follow.
As there was no crossing except on
the run, we accepted the challenge
and our party Of four all made it in
safety, except one. who fell at the.
farther bank amid the gibes and
laughter of the rest. Ten rods farther
we came to terrace beautifully
ornamentedg with white marble stat
ues, steps and vases. At the bottom
was a pavement Of a fourth of an
acre, In white and black marble
blocks, each twenty inches square
We were directed to walk across
this pavement, and when near the cen
ter, the gardener slyly stepped upon a
secret spring, which sent up a jet of
water at each corner of every little
square-hundfeds of little columns of
clear water-at first a foot, then two
then three feet high, and we, huddled
in surprise, each in his twenty-inch
square, We're tr1st1ng and turning, to
escape wetting. So there were sur
prises of bisque birds and clay ami.
mails at unseen eorners-fgures that
you would suppose at first were alive
and just about to eat you alive. Then
the charming vistas that opened
through the shrubbery across the
ponds the long magnifeen t tunnels
Of verduressand color made the
driveways, IaEehed with fhe ;glarlous
copper beeehes- groupss ef figures
illustrating sAational legends 81 history
you could see hundred aBusch's
gardens, hid out long ago. about
quaint OLD Anheim. ..fs Is.
And when we came back to the
hotel inStoWn, It was the famous De
Paw Cor Peacock) inn, which has
been over three hundred years in con-
ttnuous suseaas hotel. And as we
came into The long, curious dining
room and saw, for the first time, a
real Dutch table, loaded with all kinds
of meats;$ fshpeggs, cheese, vegetables,
| fruit and pastries we clapped our
hands with delight for it was no piece
meal affair, but 1T was abundance
and help YOURSELF the original and
generous and welcome Dutch cafe
terra.
After night of quiet rest in that
clean and charming hostelry, we went
Our way next morning with recollec-
tons Of Arnheim that will give pleas
iure while we hve.-Los Angeles
Times. 4ss5