'Hie Gardens of Castle Miramar 
THE PERGOLA AT MIRAMAR 
departed for the new world, where alas ! the 
husband met his untimely death at Oueretaro 
and whence the wife returned raving mad to 
Austria, only to end her days in solitary 
confinement. 
Miramar has since been the favorite resi¬ 
dence of the Km press of Austria, who used to 
spend part of her winters here, the remainder 
at her castle on the island of Corfu. Now 
travelers from every part of the world make 
an excursion to the place,—taking either the 
train or the boat from Trieste,—and are fully 
repaid in finding, at the end of a short ride, 
one of the finest gardens in all Austria. Guide¬ 
books persist in describing Schloss Miramar 
as a “ marble palace,” whereas, truth is, it is 
built entirely of light sandstone from the 
neighboring quarries of Repen Taber. T he 
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