The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-25

ROYAL BArouHr-scEsE AT rss OPERA.
tWemhr (uct ~ Core spon dence oi London Tines
The Emperor and Empress OF Russia, Prince
Alexander OF Hesse, and Prince GoStschako arrived
here yesterday evening at clock from Darmstadt,
accom- panied by the Grand Duke and Duchess of
Wcimar, who had gone out 20 meet them as far as
the WGtburg where they had all dined together.
Thence the entire party drove 10 Bevedere, the
country seat q the Dowager Grand Duchess Of
Weimsr, an aunt OF the Emperor Of Russia where
they were received by her, the Dowager Queen OF
TIE Netherlands, another aunt Of the Emperors and
Duke Bernhard Of sake Weinar, the uncle Of the
present 1rand Duke.
tbs morning, at nine o'clock, the Emperor OF
Austria arrived here from Dresden accompanied W
the Grand Duke Of Weimar, who had gone 10 meet
him at the frontier station. and attended by General
Count on Grunre tie Austrian Minister at Dres-
den, hUo two Adiutsnts. He wa received at the
raj way station b. Duke Bernhard Of SAKE Weimar,
Prince Alexander Of Hesse Gene al Count Clam,
the GoyerIor-General Of P5hemia and a numerous
siaii Of n astrian and Noluar officers. TIE guard
OF honor presented. and The band played the Aus
tran NATIONAL hymn; ard, after but few prelimina.
ries the Emperor drCvs Cn 10 the town, accom-
panied by tho Grand Dlke, and followed by Count
Gr5u1o With Duke Bernhard almost immediately
after h8' ing bcen Introduced o. the Grand Duchess.
art having had the various officers Uf tue household
presented 70 him, the Emperor drove OF In the same
carriage that haG brought him from the rail gay an
open barouche with six cream colOred horses TO nav
his visit % the powugcf Grand Duchess and her
guests, the Emperor aud Empress OF Russia. Toe
Emperor Francis Joseph hsd Tor tie occasion
sumec the uniform Of his Russian regiment, and the
blue 1.ysEd Of the 81. Andrew Order.
on the arrival OF the Emperor Francis Joseph at
Belvedefe she Dowager Grand Duchess came TO meet
him on the sers leading up 20 the house, led by the
Emperor oi Russia; on which the two Emperors EN-.
brsced aud kissed each other. After they had
each Of them presented their retnue 10 the other,
TIE two Emperors retired into room apart,
and cOnverSed Tor some time alone they then
dtoye back into the town, still alone, and
without a single attendant, the Emperor Of Russia
seated on the right, which is by no means his Gus.
touary seat when he Is free 70 choose. To Judge by
/ the expression 81 the countenances Of the two
young Emperors, who by -theby, wese both looking
in very good health ana spirits, matters must be GO
ing smoother and more rapidly here than they did
at Stuttgardt. Shortly afterwards the Emperor Of
Russia returned to Belyedere, and then went out
shooting. The Emperor Of Austria, on the other
hand, went on fost 10 pay visit TO Duke Bernhard
st the Furstenhaus, and then took drive with the
Grand Duke who himself drove
THIS meeting Of the two Emperors Of Russia and
Austria in this town has precedent In the meeting
Of the Emperor Alexander J. with the Emperor
Francis H. after the battle Of Ieipsic In 1913 when
they net az the headquarters OF the allied army
der Prince Schwarzenburg
The dinner at the palace consisted OF about 40
persons, many OF whom were vsiiers from the
neghbonng courts.
Ibis evening there was, as usual on these occa.
pons, q gala opera for whicn al the great world
Waimar aud the neighboring towns and principal
ties have been struggling for some days past to get
tickets. II WIS the same SCI ne over again that l
lately described 10 sou at stuttgardt only on a
smaller scale, and win a less extent OF courty pre-
ten sOn, was only in very small degree TO be
called splendid. The house, small as II IL, was too
large TO Re occupied by the court only aDd even The
\ first tier u boxes contained number OF persons
! DOT a'taehed TO the court, and not even In full
/ dress The Empress Of Russia sat IN the centre,
/ with the D0wager Queen Of Holland and the
/ Dowager Grand Duchess Of Weimer her husbands
1 aunts, on either hand, one Of waom was 1anked on
the right by the Emperor of Austria aud the Grand
he of nd he ofh faffh hot I'm
| Emperor OF Russia, the Grand Duchess of Weimsr
| and Prince Alexander OF Hesse. There was nothing
Of that beauty Of toilet and spendor Of ornament
that was visible az Stuttgardt; but, on the other
hand there was q total absence Of that re sxaint
on the part OF the Russian Imperial couple which
was evident at Stuitgsrdt 10 the presence Of Louis