SCHLOSS FRIEDRICHSHOF 



room of the late Empress on to a balcony where 

 she was very fond of standing on fine nights to 

 look at the expanse of country bathed in moon- 

 light, which slopes gently down to Frankfort, 

 whose thousands of lights can be seen sparkling 

 on the horizon. The interior of Friedrichshof 

 is a treasure-house of pictures and other works 

 of art, which the Empress Frederick had been 

 slowly collecting for many years in view of the 

 ideal country-house which she had long had in 

 mind. As is well known, she was an artist of 

 no mean order, and her cultivated knowledge 

 and sense of beauty well qualified her for the 

 task of creating a beautiful home. 



M. E. GREEN 



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