The Washington times., 1922-01-08

nave Doom ohut away In tuo UNI"
ness Of the treasure-houss. wherS
they were placed by the orders d
the ken-hearted Emperor Francis
Joseph. who could not bear TO So
these mute witnesses Of the fcalies
and mad extravaSanoes Of . son de-
stroyed under mysterious circum-
stances.
I refer to the 0oldsn Bath Of
Msyeriing and the goidsn clippers
made for . fascinating coryphes Of
tho Imperial Ballet HOUSE Of Vienna
"A girl Of incompatible beauty. VINO
hsrseif came to . tragic and un-
timely end.
These mementoes Of past hours Of
riot and feastins win probably b
melted down. It II not the wish Of
the government that thsy shall pass
into the possession Of . foreigner.
for although the House Of HapsburS
has fallen thsrs - stu throughout
Austria and MISUNDERSTANDING
the latter country-A considerable
affection for the deposed house.
A hugo sum has been offered By
IN American dealer. acting On Be-
half Of . wealthy though eccsntrio
Nsw York clubman. but this has
bsen 'turned down."
THE ORGIES or NERO.
The Golden Bath hos . history ~
calling the voluptuous orgies Of
the Imperial House Of Nero. In fact,
Il was constructed to the order Of
The late Crown Prince Rudolf Of
Austria, with the well-def1ned OBJ
3sct Of initiating the saturnalia Of
Rome-thoss mysterious and srotio
carnivals In the woodlands when %
trician maids and natrons reve2led
with young and wealthy msn Of the
seven-hilled city.
Al IL generally known. the crown
prince possessed the Chateau Of
Msyeriins. dssp IN the forest Of that
namA II was his private possession,
and when there he escaped fcr .
time from the iron tyranny of his
self-wfiled father. the emperor.
Married unhappily to the Princess
Of Belgium. he solaosd himself In
this mansion far from the censorious
eye Of the public.
In the celebrated Venus Apart
ment"-huns round with . world
famous tapestry representing the
Loves Of venus"-he passed many
golden hours with Mario vetsera, the
girl whose death was destined to be
entwined in Fate with Rudolf. Here.
too, came his boon companions
those ral<ish and daredevil officers
Of the Viennese crack cavalry regi-
msnts. And moro than onoe the az
crown prince Of Germany Though .
mare lad came to learn his appren-
tioeship In fast and loose living.
STRANGE wH1SPERIN0s.
Surrounding the mansion arc
beautiful gardens. And beyond that
Lies the private domain Of the forest.
Il stretches for miles to all parts Of
the compass. Around its extreme
boundaries were high walls, topped
with formidable spikes. and the en-
trance gates were always guarded BY
an armed sentry.
Strange stories were whispered BY
the peasants for tho reason Of this
care with which Meyeriing Forest
was kept from the public. 1t was
rumored, too. that guns and snares
were set to catch and wound any
bold spirits whose curiosity over
came their discretion and led them
to obtain access to the forest Of
mystery.
There was q reason for this
secrecy. For within sight OF the
house itself. but delightfully."-
screened from general observation.
was a sunken dell. Mature had
been improved upon. At the shall
low bottom had been fixed q giant
golden bath, so large that quite a
number Of people could disport
themselves in It at once.
Around tho sloping sides of the
dell arbors had been cut. The IA
vored guests at Meyerling could
sit at ease in the shelters and
watch some curious reveling that
sometimes in the high summer took
place within this costly bath.
Rudolph had read deeply of the
famous feasts Of Nero, those combi-
nations OF the bizarre and the
beautiful. and he set to work to
produce upon small scale some Of
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