. Three Vassar girls in the Tyrol. ed upon,and I think we can extract some amusement from it, nicht wahr?So away and pack your knapsacks, for we must travel light weight, and can carry no plan was carriedout as proposed. Againat Ober Ammergau Vale-rie gazed on the rapt faceof Mary, the beautifulyouthful countenance ofJohn, and saw the sacreddrama unfold itself beforeher, with no diminutionof interest. The othergirls were also profoundlyimpressed. I am glad that myessay is finished and sent,Dorothy said, for I couldnot combine the feelingswhich I have just expe-rienced with that col
. Three Vassar girls in the Tyrol. ed upon,and I think we can extract some amusement from it, nicht wahr?So away and pack your knapsacks, for we must travel light weight, and can carry no plan was carriedout as proposed. Againat Ober Ammergau Vale-rie gazed on the rapt faceof Mary, the beautifulyouthful countenance ofJohn, and saw the sacreddrama unfold itself beforeher, with no diminutionof interest. The othergirls were also profoundlyimpressed. I am glad that myessay is finished and sent,Dorothy said, for I couldnot combine the feelingswhich I have just expe-rienced with that coldlycritical review. The drive from OberAmmergau to Linderhofwas a short and charmingmary. one, following the course of the Ammer to the val-ley of Graswang, then plunging into the woods, and emerging ona little height, which afforded a beautiful view of mountains crownedby the white summit of the Zugspitze, which has been called theprincess of Bavarian mountains. 1 See map on cover lining for all places mentioned in the EXCURSION IN THE BAVARIAN AND AUSTRIAN TYROL. 223 In this lonely but beautiful spot Ludwig II., who had a maniafor building, took a fancy to build a chateau in the style of Louis XV.,taking for his model Madame Pompadours pavilion at Bellevue. But Ludwig, although madly devoted to architecture, had not thebest of taste; and instead of following strictly the charming modelwhich he had at first proposed, he introduced in the chateau ofLinderhof many details taken from the pompous style of Louis the chateau a huge staircase leads to a little Greek temple;grottos and statues in zinc, fountains and artificial cascades, showthat the gardens of Versailles were in his mind. The interior ofthe chateau shows other imitations of that grandiose palace. Themagnificent bed with its balustrade of gilded wood, which at Ver-sailles is quite in keeping in its stately gallery, is here crowded intoan ordinary room, while a suite of small rooms filled with r
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