Identifier: travelsineuropea00bolt (find matches)
Title: Travels in Europe and America
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Bolton, Charles E(dward), 1841-1901. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, T. Y. Crowell & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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hundred fine horses. When he appears inState, his carriage is drawn by six black Andalusianhorses, nearly covered with gold trappings. HisEmpire, full of internal dissension, he pacifies by awise admixture of kindness and firmness. He isbrave, as shown at the battle of Solferino ; alsopatient, devoted to the affairs of State, rising everymorning at five oclock and working at his deskwith his secretary, often till late at night. He isthe richest man in Europe, it is said, and devotesmuch money to art, literature, and the poor. Hehas done many things to encourage skill and indus-try throughout the Empire. Francis Josephs wife, the Empress Elizabeth,was said to be the most beautiful woman in Europe.She was the niece of Louis I., the art King ofBavaria, and the mother of three children, Sophia,Rudolph, and Valerie; the two latter have writteneach a book. The Empress was intelligent, notedfor her horsemanship and other athletic sports, andan accomplished player on the zither, having taken
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ELIZABETH, EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA. TRA VELS. 245 lessons from the first masters in Vienna. Shespent much of her time at Buda-Pesth, the capitalof Hungary, and was greatly beloved by her peo-ple. Her sudden death at Geneva by the hand ofa cowardly assassin shocked the world. A short drive brings us to Schonbrunn Palace,the lovely summer residence of Royalty, a largeyellow palace, the interior fresh and beautiful. Itwas the favorite home of Marie Antoinette in herchildhood. One room is furnished in red, and wasthe bridal room of Crown Prince Rudolph, andStephanie. Another room is in green velvet and keptas when Napoleon slept on its single iron bedsteadin 1804, and again in 1809, after he had conqueredAustria ; and on this same bed his darling boy,Napoleon II., expired July 22, 1832. In the rearamid extensive gardens is a beautiful fountain. Inthe fountain is the nymph Egeria, who presidesover the birth of children. She is said by Ovid tohave married Numa Pompilius, and was so over-come by

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