New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-13
THE PRUSSIAN KINGDOM.



THE MILITARY FETR-USTER DEN LTYDRY-THg KING
or PRUssA-THE ROYAL LAprEs-THS PROCESS
SION-PRUssIAY CELEBRITIEs-THB soLDIBRY
BEGLN Sept % 1856
All Berlin says there such i6te this OF to-
day and all Berlin is doubtless right Since the battle Of
Lepc in 1913 Prussia has had great victory cee-
brste There Scheswis -Holsten parade last year.
but that small matter, and the Prussiars could
feel very proud o. their victory poor little Denmark
To-day The people do feel proud and sense Of Prussan
well German nationality anmatei these rejoicing
thousands. So Berlin dresses its streets in flags and
wreaths its windows with laurel, and mhoa of people
welcome home the army which fought the great fight OF
K5nggra,z.
Inter don Linden is one Of the famous streets in
Europe street not more than threequaItcrs of mile
long reaching from the great Bandenburg Gate 10 the
Lustgarcn about twice as wide Broadway and with
OF lime trees in the center from when It gets
its name This is the tO-days parade. There
DECORATIONS good-not abundant. The Prussian colors,
black aud white, not cheerful and the uicOor OF Italy,
the crimson of the City Of Berlin and other flags dis
played all needed 10 light up the street The best
ornament is the cannon. More than 300 Austrian hed-
pieces O brass line the avenue reaching IN double the
whole opgth of the street. Opposite my hotel the
non look peacefully into the windows, and there little
g embracing the muzzie of one, and boy OF proudly
bostTdng another There isn't child IL the streets to-
DAY ShO doesn't know the story OF the battle For days,
people have been pouring into Berlin from all parts OF
Northern German Yesterday the Linden hardly
passhle and believe The strangers seized all the cabs
droschkies they called herein town and you could
neither get carriage easily, nor get about IN II If you
had one The fete rational IN It's diner iOns 10 Is
trait OF German crowd AS Of French one, be good
uaured and the people put up Wth inconvenience very
readily
between the lines OF this letter, III the divinity which
doth hedge king be diffuscd thLly among
those who come within reach ~ it, rays My republican
eyes have bathed in food Of kingy and queeniy light all
day loue Ny hotel next door but TO the palace OF
the king. MY window looks on tie Linden, and once.
twice thrice the king has ridden by fourth time be
.arr mt on his |
wreath Of ure but did not should judge the Old nal
has Rad laurel enough thrown al him to-day 70 make HIM
awea Of wreatbs for all his days 70 come aud TO disturb
his dreams did Birnam wood the sleep OF the Ihane
of Cawdor. They have borrowed name out Of England
for he hang and call him William the ConqueTor IL is
well enough deserved. lie has done great things for
Prsa-ai least great things have been done IN bis resn
and in respect OF kings, history Is forever written on the
,v fycf per alum maxim That he is gallant soldier is
certain As he sat bis coablack English hunier-the
same which he rode al K0nig gs'zcuryeng up the Lin
den, could not be sure he looked every inch
king, for have not seen kings en4ssh TO
be connoisseuI OF royalty; but am sure he looked
the soldier, and among many men who rode badly King
William rode well-whch was comfort. bis Majesty
len the palace 0t lVl or thereabouts with stan escort
bodygard and goOms and rode rapidly up the street to
the .Brandcnburg Gate, and believe OUTSIDE Of t. 10
view the troops from in front of Knoll Gartcn and then
inside the Gate in the Parser Plaz 10 be presented with
address by the Chief BarsOmaser of Berlin and with
laurel by - young ladies' No part of this ceremony did
see but know has all been recOunted you by OF
your correspondents who was there Lest he may not
treat you with eliire fIanknes will tell you privately
he assured that out Of 81 ladies only -four
pretty How fortunate the number not limited to 10
and how wise in 90 keep nv hotel windows. Soon
after the King had gone W the street, the Royal and
Piucey families drove ont Of the Palace-vanl following
the King share the ceremony Al the Parser Plato
The Queen Dowager, the Queen, the Crown Princess
daughter 10 the Queen Of England and mother to future
Kings Of Pussa-the Princess Frederick Charles with
many royal and noble lady whom know rot BY sight
drove by with gorgeous rctnue Fair readers will expect
here PARTICULAR account OF the costumes in which these
ROYAL psTsonages dazzled their sdmrng eges Alas, l
cannot attempt description. friend, quite competent
20 do IT, looked out of the window with me and under
stood IN general way that the toettes were very tasteful
and hlant win not try say. There were bon
nets that looked If fragments Of feecy clouds had
hosted down Of the blue sky cover the heas-and
failed because there clouds enough for all There
shsws all mist and mirage there were exquisite
silks, there endless eegancies and charming
mysteries 10 bewilder and delight you. and the dozen
glitenDg carriages went flashing BY stately ladies bow.
ing grAoousy and gracefully, and the swirl vision all
that is highest in rank Prussia, fed away under tho
lndens On the front seat OF carriage the
little girls Of the Princess Frederick Charles all in white
and LOOKING proud and pleased your two bright little
girls mghtiook MrsSmh when you drive up Fifth-ave
Of sunny Afternoon On another the little boy Of
the Crown Princess. The Princess Eredenck Charles
once of SAKE Wemar is celebrated beauty. The Crox
Princess very Like her mother, Victoria Of England.
The corege returned in half hour before the head Of the
great column troops had appeared and drew up the
right Of the Opera Pstz between the two palaces 10
view the troops.
The procession came soon. Long before IL emerged
from tho which completely bid IL for two-thirds Of
tic distance from the Brandenburg Gate its coming
announced by tho cheering that roled s9d sweed SLOWLY