The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-10
INTERESTING FROM EUROPE.
Our Berlin Correspondence.

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Our Berlin Correspondence.
BERLIN. Oct. %, 1881.
gismphQI Entry Of the King and Queen--G,eas Escie
wss-The r. AIDES and Crporations-7ne State Carriage
Grand illumination Court Fssticitics, dc.
Yesterday busy day for tho good folks Of Berlin
tho festive which for the last three four weeks
has occupied their thoughts the exclusion Of everything
ese--tho reception (siheIno, literally "hsuing my Of
their Mesies the King and Queen their return from
the coronation at Off with great spon
der Success and favored by such weather is rarely
mot with in these ATTITUDES so late in the The
sun rose without . cloud and at the nrst blush OF day
the streets became alive with human beings-men,
women and child en-all dressed In their best,
and GROWING and jostling each other In their
eagerness ~ arrive at the scene OF action. Be.
tween eight and nine O'Clock the corporations BEGIN to
donls along the principal thoroughfarcs with nags and
embems OF their trades and with bands OF music play
ing Lch Ian resse and other patriotic and national
There the carpenters and joiners and brick
layers and glaciers. and backsmiths and locksmiths
the butchers bakers brewers, talors shoemaksrs bar
bsrs, hairdressers &C., &C., ancient guilds many Of
which Incorporated four FIVE centuries ago-and
have performed prominent part In the medieval his
tory Of tho cy-sidng sometimes with the Electors
against the robber mobiles Of Brandenburg and some.
times defending their privileges against the Electors them
solves Tho streets along which they passed. were lined
with spcctaos many Of the houses had been unroofed
or the windows taken out, so a. to afford the
inmates full view OF tho pageant and At the corners and
In the squares capacous tribunes had been erected
Tor the mmo aion OF those who had been able
secure window. On the Alexander's patz immense
triumphal arch reared ado ned with the arms Of
the city (he hear rampant) from which Berlin said
have derived its name BY mistake the bears were
painted yellow which gave them tho appearance Of large
terriers: but brown coating was added in tme and
made them look very baareh and imposing Near the
friumpha arch the ono hundred and twelve white robed
damsels were drawn Up n whom two detachmns of Ave
zach headed by the daughters Of Sadtrlths town
counciors were to present pOofical addresses 10 the
King and Queen, while the balance formed q kind
Of tobiedu piWnt in the background-an mr..
rangement, by the bye, which has nearly caused a
strike among the hundred less favored virgins who com.
plain that their fortunate companions selected
not on account 81 their superior beauty and accomplish
mcnts but only in consequence Of their connection with
tho Fathers OF tho City, and that the whole affair was
shameful Job aud grevons wrong done to the merits OF
the fair hundred At the Frankfort gate where the royal
travellers were expeced to arrive temporary saloon
6ted for their Reception and here the whole pro-
cession halted the Of citizens at their head
and tho municipal authorities stationed Just inside the
gate.
It about when 4 savo OF I01 guns announced
the approach Of the rOyal core The King appeared on
horseback surrounded by the princes Of his house and
posse Of generals and aids dc camp aud preceded BY two
troops of curasters and company Of 0ardes da CORPS
with standards flying and trumets emitting very
lodous sonn 70. His MAJESTY looked well though rather
fatgued and slightly nshed either with exercise with
pleasure 1t his reception which certainly most en-
thusastc the shout raised al his appearance by tho as
sembed Thousands dsalening a. to drown even
ehoarse bray Of the trumpes He was fol owed bv two
equorries On horseback and then the Queen and
Crown Prime in their state carriagca wonderful ma.
chine Of quaint and rococco exterior and almost CEN
fury Old. II WIS built for Frederick William H. the
grandfather Of the present King and had been used
since tho year l793 hut has been thoroughly reno
yaed and a.'ea up with pronse spendor The body Of
tho sides II plate glass and only the back Of wood
The roof IL surmounted by golden helmet four cor
ornamented with carved eagles the box Ia sup
ported by eagles with garands of flowers in their beaks
and covered with hammercloh OF red velvet the regal
arms on each SIDE embroidered In gold and silver with
the addition Of laurel and oak branches The wheels
painted scarlet bns with such heavy gliding that tho
original color hardly 30 distinguished The inside OF
s sns carriage |. lined with white satin manu-
showing the star OF the black eagle, encxcled
with arab sqnes. In this gorgeous vehicle tho
mature figure Of the Queen and grsh form Of Princess
Victoria were seen in their coronation robes the former
with her usual proudly afAble mien the latter cheer
iai and unaffected as ever and evidently greater
escorted by second company of the CARDS da corps fol-
lowed by several carra o. with the female attendants Of
brought up the procession On entering tho gate the
King received by the municipal authorities with the
chief burgomaster AZ their head who addressed him
. long and complimentary speech, couchsd in the mag
noquent style peculiar 70 the digntary. N Krenswck
is always prolx, and the copous stream Of his
oratory would undoubtedly have been n heavy infection
on the King, II these lustrols pefsonsges not in
ured by long practice 20 endure such trials with booming
patience and resignation. However everything mnsf
Sms ~ a ouu a ~ aa tns oalrangue o. inc worthy
ouI soi.s.e' Ans nlns Iepnea ia lew oref oH ex
eIemeiy ana the then moved
onI Anu p~ss.u mo"y sohs, anna the nurrshs OF the
RVpuIa.on " ING neAAuufi1 pat1. here tine King
VS. way " Mss s<'ci anu heT nve young hdcs IN
wnte, WIZ sss nsnecAer anu me other I'VE arrested
sne progress VI me xuee ahc me remaining hundred
49, ~ us'o,, iooans, snu probably ieeting rather
cou, .oI s'cI az, Ctoeer ma sariAnds OF roses
.,e Nv, si.e os snsp1' nesuuiesses NOT whlte satin
snpue 'no MS ~, so1 "p.e on, o. door OK
sIo,ss W WIS season ABOUT two r ". tne royal PAR
NJ .ei SUI - ie acnioss a1u entered thsr
.pAI IealP~4lhs sooh al,er On epAcony oshow
shousoses 70 vac co"u aasehu'e 10 tho Scnoss platZ,
~ whom .pey were reserved with reserved ehnllitions Of
M'a euthusiasn AZ three everything Was over; their
9esues reeu " Tue hose recesses OF The palace TO
repose rum ne iausues q tle das the spectators dis
persed ~ an arecNons Wen pleased with what they had
seen ana snor, time the streets were only cnlvened
by the trades marching back to their places OF rsndez
vous. Durhe we whoo proceeding hardly single po-
hceman was yisble order maintained by the citi-
Cideut occurred " mar the general harmony.
AS soon as evening began TO close IN blaze Of light
Pochuieu .e commandments " grand illumination
ao ues. ~ .u'' ,aPsai 10 hot iet"iect
s,ran,s he, a;.v ns az, -, -; ~, s o.hes prhcpa
ST., ~ ~ 49,, ~ 49,. u, uo mus remote OUT
s,or,non an5 pr,.si,,n ,arr.rs 49,, 90 *, A,n
tha a,a,ra of victory ON tba I,ranSnta 80. 'sir
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