The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-01-08


The Wagnerian leanings, which were
so important q part of King Ludvigs
life. are evidenced again by series Of
frescOes, showing scenes from the life
Of Siegfried, Tannhaeuser. Lohengin
and Parsifal, and from the lives Of
those two familiar figures in the "Meis-
tersinger," Hans Sachs and Waller
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 \ IL
adorned with scenes from the story
Of Tristan and Isolde"
Product Of Wild Extravaganee.
Linderhof. another of Ludwig's fAn-
tastic palaces. Is some seventy ml1es
from Munich. Like Neuschwanstein, II
also is in the Bavarian highlands, sev-
en- miles from the famous town OF
Oberammergau. renowned all over ne
world for Its passion Play" Linder-
hof is in the rocco style, and vas
built between 1869 and 1879, when
Ludwig was at the height Of his Wild
career Of money-spending. Its prine-
pal feature is the beautiful gardens
that surround 1t, which attract large
numbers of tourists, who combine
trip to the castle with visit to Ober-
ammergau. 3
In these gardens Is bronze eQves-
TRAN statue Of Louis XIV Of France,
evidence Of the mad Bavarian mon
arch's hallucination that there was
something in common between him nd
the great French ruler. This crops Up
again In the decorations Of the interssr
Of the palace. which include series
Of portraits Of French celebrities Of
the time Of Louis XIV and his sur'
cessor, Louis XIV. Ludwig did not fofs
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 small
lake and waterfall, which visitors may
have Illuminated with electric light.
provided, however. that they number
at least ten; or. n fewer. pay for a.
many as ten tickets-a good instance
Of the frugality which ruled inBavara
following Ludwig IFS career Of ex.
travagance.
Linderhofs gardens also boast
kiosk, in the Moorish style. with sta-
lastic vaultings.
An imitation Of Versailles.
The third of the series of Ludw1g
IFS "follies" is Herrenchiemsee, an I'M
itation of the great palace of Versailles
situated on an island In the Chlemsee.
a small lake fifty-seven miles southeast
of Munich. DoIlman 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 II
between 1873 and 1885. but left 1t m
completed, as by that time the basa'
rians had had enough Of the kings
wild ways and were getting ready 70
lock him up.
Herranchiemsee Is built on three
sides of a square. in which are ine
fountains-without water, though. for
many years. In the vestibule Is
beautiful group Of enameled peacocs
these birds were great favorites wsu
Ludwig. From the vestibule opens
court paved with marble, on the neht
Of which is q staircase splenmC
adorned with marble. stucco ana paA
ings.
The mad king never really en9v
any Of his palaces. His malady -
upon him from year to year. ana
spent much of his time restlessly
derinR from one palace to another.
dulring in Wild night rides wits
definite aim, craving solitude.
As early as 1880. sixteen years A.!
his accession to the throne. Ludv
extrayaeance had brought fnaT0
ruin upon him. and It became appar0
that something had to be done to CO.
his follies. On the 9Th Of June, Ia
he was adjudged insane.
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