The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-01-12

The Wagnerian leanings, which wer
SO important part of King Ludwig
life, are evidenced again by series
freScoes. showing scenes from the III
of Siegfried. Tannhaeuser. Lohengr
and Parsifal. and from the lives
those two familiar figures in the Mel
tersinger," Hans Sachs and Walt
Won der Vogelweide, which adorn Il
magnificent apartments of the THU
floor. In the gothic bed chamber. Wa,
ner again comes to the fore. for Ii
adorned with scenes from the stoi
of Tristan and Isolde"
Product of Wild Extravaganza.
Linderhof. another of Ludwig's far
tastic palaces, is some seventy mile
from Munich. Like Neuschwansteln.
also is in the Bavarian highlands, seN
en- miles from the famous town
Oberammergau, renowned all over tn
world for it's tPassion Play" Under
hof Is in the rocco style. and wa
butt 6etweeri; 1859 and 1879. whe,
Ludwig was at the height of his vii,
career of money-spending. It's princi
pal feature is the beautiful garden
that surround 1t, which attract larg,
numbers of tourists. who combine o
trip to the castle with a 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 Authorization that there was
| something in common between him ant
the great French ruler. This crops NJ
again in the decorations of the interior
| of the palace. which include q .serie'
of portraits of French celebrities o
the time of Louis XIV and his sue
cessor Louis XIV. Ludwig did not for
get q statue of himself, which Is on
| of the adornments of the gardens o
Linderhof. Another object of interes
Is an artificial grotto, with small
lake and waterfall, which visitors ma,
have illuminated with electric light
provided. however, that they nurnbe
at least ten; or. if fewer, pay for a
many as ten tickets-a good instanc
of the frugality which ruled in Bavari
following Ludwig IFS career of eS
travagance.
Linderhof's gardens also boast
kiosk, in the Moorish style. with sta
lastic yaultings.
An imitation of Versailles.
The third of the series of Ludwi
IFS ''follies" is Hsfrenchiemsee, an In
itati0n of the great palace of Versatile
situated on an island in the Chiemse'
; a small lake fifty-seven miles southea:
, Of Munich. DolIman and Hoffman, tw
4 of the architects who built Neuschwai
stein (the former also did Linderhof
| were engaged by Ludwig to desis
5 Herrenchiemsee. They worked on
between 1873 and 1885, but left it VI
e completed, as by that time the BaS'
s rians had had enough of the king
wild ways and were getting ready
q lock him up.
i Herranchiemsee is built on thr'
0 sides of a square, in which are M
r neutrality-suspicious. water, though. Il
/ many wears. In the vestibule- is
+ beautiful group of enameled peacocl
e these birds were great favorites wi
Y Ludwig. From the vestibule opens
: court paved with marble, on the rig
r of which is a staircase splendid
a adorned with marble, stucco and pair
/ ings.
The mad king never really enjoy
It any of his palaces. His malady gre
J. upon him from year to year, and
IS spent much of his time restlessly wa
al dering from one palace to another.
! dulging in wild night rides witho
4 definite aim, craving solitude.
,e AS early as $780, sixteen years aft
lie his accession to the throne, Ludwi!
extravaganza had brought financ
s, ruin upon him, and it became appare
IS that something had to be done to che
h his follies On the 9Th Of June, 18'
t. he was adjudged insane