National Republican., 1873-11-19
TuR VIENNA FxPos,TIOS.
The German Bmpcror's Visit to the Frcu
nnd American ncpnrimcnt..

The German Bmpcror's Visit to the Frcncb
and American Departments.
A correspondent OF the New York Herald,
writing from Vienna, under date Of Oc.obcr 2s,
thus describes the visit OF the Emperor William
Of Germany to the French and American depart
ments Of the Vienna exposition;
Ills visits to the French departments were fIc-
quent. He seemed to show every courtesy In
hts power, by visiting them incOgnito. by endeay.
oring to appear there IN as nnostcntatious a
manner as possible; but, some way or other,
these visits bore, after all, very cnInical char
acter, for tho brave counter Jumpers lcft IN
charge OF many Of tn. French goods considered
It to he their duty, as loyal citizens of France,
to resent In their own childish manner tho de-
fcats Of Gravelotte and the annexation OF Alsace
and Lorraine. Whenever they heard that the
Emperor was about TO visit their department
,hey er ,ne,, s,.,nrs @ ms% .nesees un,
known, to restaurants AMI cafes, to exut at their
defeat Of the foe. But they were mistaken In
the character o. me man ni thes IN had To- deal with
wilhelm to he quietly enjoying himself IN the
family circle at Schoenbrunn, they were
SURPRISED BIT A FLANK MOVEMENT,
and escape was Impossible. lie appeared In
their midst at about O'Clock, arriving unhcr-
aided and undreamed Of, and, visiting stall after
stall, entered into conversation with the men In
charge. asking the prices Of articles and making
very extensive purchases. In looking at the
ticies tlcseted as having been purchased BY Ills
Majesty, the Emperor of Germany" The per.
sons In attendance In the French department Of
the machinery hall played the same very child
was visible when he passed by, and the Kaiser
and Bismarck were evidently much amused
thereat. Some valiant exhibitors In this depart
ment had taken q solemn oath TO cover up their
goods when the Emperor should pass by; but the
condemnation Of such an intended act expressed
by the exhibitors OF all other nations, AMI hint
from the general director that an insult tn 9
guest OF the Austrian Emperor would not be tol-
Grated, prevented the carrying ou; Ofthis foolish
species OF revenge, IL Ia only an act OF Justice
to add that the French commissioners had moth
ing To do with this serio comic exhibition Of
feeling. II was confined to the clcrks and OPP
eTatlses In charge OF the various stalls.
KAISER WILHELM VISITS rnE AnsRIcAs DErARr-
MESr.
The visits Of the Emperor and Prince Bis
marck to the American department bore q very
friendly character. The foIner visited, AZ I
said, the display In the Industrial palace and the
latter the machinery hall. The Emperor paid
his visit TO our much abused department In The
Industrial palace on the last morning Of his So
jOurn In Vienna. II seemed as " he had come
down specially TO visit this department, for he
left Immediately after, ascending the rotundi to
take a general view OF the grounds and the city.
lie hal male the special request to Baron
SchwarZ that our commissioners should he
present, and Chief Commissioner Garretson and
Assistant Commissioner McElrath would hardly
have arrived In time had not the general director
had the courtesy 10 send his carriage for them.
west portal, and after the iormalities OF intro
ducina our commissioners had been gone
through. Mr.. Garretson conducted his Msje,ty TO
the principal objects Of the department. The
educational articles aud tho school furniture In
the transept adjoining the space allotted Brazii
were looked at by him with apparent interest,
and then he was taken to the trophy Of southern
cotton, when he
PLUcKKD COTTON BLOSSOM
and retained 1t as q memento. Thence he was
taken into the court adjoining, and aitsr look
ing at the gymnastic apparatus, the collection
OF pumps, and the renowned picture Of hog
killing, he was conducted by Baron Schwartz
senborn to see the original Howe sewing ma
chine, which seems always to be great attrac-
tlon to the Baron. The Emperor was very much
inauIrIng into the history OF the Inventor, and
being introduced to his nephew, desired to have
the Improvement embodied In the modern sew
ing machines explained 20 him. The knitting
rial party. Passing stand where Vlennese pins
and needles are vended the Emperor, smiling,
asked one OF the commissioners ''lf these, too,
were American" The commissioner blushed
for his country's fame somewhat and said, "N0,
Your Majesty; these do not belong to us. These
pettifogging dealers have opened their booths In
all departments OF the Exposition, and have
defied the efforts OF the commissioners to eject
them. Thence the imperial party went into the
transept lwherc our organist was grinding away
at the Prusslan national hymn to the stands
with gold pens and leather, patent window
blinds, army uniforms and accoutrements, and
finally TO the photographs, Baron Schwarz max
ing straight for the now renowned
GROUP OF CINCINNATI BABIES.
This collection OF baby faces, In all expressions
OF pain and Joy, Ia one Of the several ching TO
which Baron Schwarz always takes his prlncely
visitors when he wishes them TO emile. But
now they are gone from US forever. The Empe-
ror saw them; the little generation OF Young
America appealed to Ills MaJestys Eympathies;
he smiled, admired them, felt desire to have
them annexed to the German empire, and asked
Baron Schwarz II the group was for sale. Mr..
Garretson, seeing the pleasure the little photo
graphic gem gave to the imperial father, and
wishing that His Majesty should take away
pleasant memories OF America In miniature,
begged that he would be pleased to accept the
baby picture. His Majesty hesitated moment,
then iaughingy accepted the present, and told
Baron SchwArz TO see that our commls siOner
kept his promise. so the picture was unlocked,
ami q few moments afterwards It was sent 10 His
Majesty's carriage. Then he Departed, shaking
hands cordially with the commissioners, and
leaving US with the impression that he had very
winning ways about him, and had paid us a nice
compliment. lie said some agreeable things
turing the visit, expressing his opinion, on look
ing at the specimens OF mechanical ingenuity,
that "by- -aud-by America would have nothing
left to do by hand"