The New York herald., 1873-11-17
KAISER WILHELM.
Ihe German Emperor and Bismarck WISH
the American Department
The French Revenge in the
Halls of Industry.
VIENNA, Oct. 25, is

Last evening the Emperor OF Germany and
Prince Bismarck left Vienna for Berlin, after q
sojourn OF almost week. and thus the brilliant
series OF princely visits TO the Universal Exposition
on the Prater has been closed. For Vienna and
the Exposition 1t has been busy cheerful week,
full OF interesting ceremonial life, and for the ma
tlons assembled under the shadow Of the Rotunda
a time OF friendly greetings. Last week, more
than ever before. we, who spend much time on the
Prater, got 10 look at the busy assemblage OF
nations there as world in miniature, and
the various national commissioners have
FOR the time being been national repre-
sentatives, receiving the friendly visits and
greetings OF princely visitors. 1t seemed
TO US as II the Emperor OF Germany did look upon
the Exposition as little world, and he showed
the various nations with which his government
Is on friendly terms marked courtesies in more
than one instance. The United States came In ior
good share of friendly attention from the Kaiser
and his Premier. The latter paid visit to our de-
partment In the Machinery Hall, and the Emperor
himself, on the morning OF his departure, honored
by his presence our somewhat meagre display in
the Industrial Palace. These visits we shall de-
scribe even at the risk O. being charged with Jen
kinsism by persons lacking proper appreciation
of European politics and the courtesies OF royalty.
THE EMPERoR's VISITS TO THE UNIVERSAL RxPosI-
TIoN.
The festal results of Kaiser Wllhelm's sojourn at
vienna were not especially rich. There was the
usual amount OF dining and humbug and parades /;
but the Emperor's time was, Tor the most part,
spent in looking at the treasures Of the Exposi-
tlon which he visited five or six times, remaining
from four to five hours there on each occasion.
Kaiser Wilhelms whole visit bore totally different
character from that OF any OF his predecessors The
Shah dawdled through the long galleries as II he
had no higher ambition than to admire the beau
ties or Vienna; Victor Emmanuel was hurried
through transept after transept as fhe had wished
TO have the thing ''done,n and many OF the other
princes seemed 10 imagine that the fact OF their
presence was enough ior any department so
nonored. But Kaiser Wilhelm seemed as II he had
come to Vienna on purpose to see the Exposition,
ard he had the 1aculty--uufeigned, we think
OF making the exhibitors and departments
feel that he wanted to what they
had to show, to know how the world OF art and
industry was progressing. Dressed mostly In
simple citizens costume, attended by his adju-
tant likewise III civilians dress, accompanied
usually by Baron Schwarz, he wandered from
stand TO stand, from pavilion to pavilion, as II he
wanted to see all there was. Though, in fact,
these visits, simply as they were made, bore very
political character, after all The Emperor's good
feeling towards Italy was not only shown on the
the ambassadors when he paid marked attention
to the Italian representative at this Court shaking
hands with him somewhat ostentatiously and
whispering words OF friendship and nattery in his
ear, but by his frequent and protracted sojourns
in the Italian department OF the EXPOSE
tiOn. And while 1t must be admitted that this de-
partmen Is one OF the richest In art and articles OF
taste, that even the most ordinary visitor would
be attracted by the beautiful statuary and the or
naments of gold and antique therein gathered,
Kaiser Whelm's visits seemed to bear decidedly
political signlfcaton, as if he mad wished to show
ntna world down mere friendly he and his
country are TO his ally OF 1866 and his guest OF
lew weeks past
FRENCH REVENGE.
1t was, OF course, very natural that Wilhelm's at
rentlon should be mainly given 10 the articles
hibited by Austria and the brilliant vet solid dis
play OF his own Empire. We cannot grudge him
feeling OF pride at seeing the position Ger
many takes among the nations here
His visits to the French departments
were frequent. He seemed 10 show every cour-
tesy Ill his power, by visiting them tfcognito, by
endeavoring 10 appear there in as unostentatlous
manner as possible; but some way, or other these
visits BORE after all, very comica character, or
the brave counter jumpers lett IN cnarge OF many
of the French goods considered 1t 10 be their
y,
own childish manner the defeats oiG ravelotte and
Sedan and the annexation OF Alsace and Lorraine.
Whenever they heard tnat the Emperor was about
to visit their department they left their posts and
betook themselves until the obnoxious visitor had
gone, to parts unknown, to restaurants and cdTes
to exut al their defeat or the foe. But they were
mistaken In the character OF the man they had to
deal with. On Sunday afternoon, while they
thought Kaiser Wilhelm to be quietly enjoying
himself in the family circle at Schoenbrunn, they
we're
SURPRISED BY A FLANK MOVEMENT,
and escape was impossible. He appeared in
their midst at about three O'Clock, arriving un-
heralded and undreamed Of and, visiting stan
after stall, entered into conversation with the
men in charge asking the prices Of articles and
making very extensive purchases In looking at the
French department next day saw several articles
.cketed as having been purchased by His Majesty
the Emperor of Germany The persons in at
tendance in the French department OF the Ma.
chinery Hall played the same very childish game
at nide and seek. Not Frenchman was visible
when he passed by, and the Kaiser and Bismarck
were evidently much amused thereat. Some
valiant exhibitors IN this department had taken
solemn oath 70 cover up their goods when the
domination OF such an intended act ex-
pressed by the exhibitors OF all other
nations, and hlnt from the General Director that
an insult to guest oi the Austrian Emperor would
not be tolerated, prevented the carrying out OF
tnls loolsn species OF revenge. 1t Is only an act
OF justice TO add that the French commissioners
had nothing TO 40 with tins serio-comic exhibition
OF 1eelng. IL was confined TO the clerks and
operatives in charge OF the various stalls.
KAISER wILHELh vlhITs THE AMERICAN DEPART
MEST.
The visits OF the Emperor and Prince Bismarck
TO the American department bore very friendly
character. The former visited, ] said, the
display in the Industrial Palace and the latter
the Machinery Hall. The Emperor pad his
visit to our much-aDused department in the In
dustrial Palace on the last morning 0! his sojourn
In Vienna. IL seemed as II he had come
down specially to visit this department
for he left Immediately after, ascending the Rotunda
TO take general view OF the grounds and the city
lie mad made the special request TO Baron Scnwarz
that our commissioners should be present and
Chief Commissioner Garretson and Assistant Com
missioner McElrath would hardly have arrived In
time had not the General Director had the courtesy
to send his carriage Tor them. AT about ten O'Clock
the Emperor arrived at the west portal, anu ai,er