National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-30
QUEEN DoHAGER's FUNERAL.


The Berlin correspondent of tbs London
Daily Nees writes as follows to that journal,
under date of December 20:
ut Is the custom here to make imitation
cards about as large as q sheet of the Daily
Sass, and the consequence is that no pocket
not specially constructed, will admit them.
This causes, of course, an unpleasant state Of
affairs. Gentlemen, who would otherwise be
happy IN the possession Of a great eociai priv
ilegc, walk about with square yards of pase-
board i'm sbeir hands, and anguish marked IN
every line Of their faces. They look like menu
bers of q charitable aid society soliciting sub
scriptions. l noticed that some of the gentle
men who roS1e to Potsdam to-day in the same.
train took their footmen with them to carry
their tfcketsr while we, who were less ambi-
tious, crumpaed oars up In our pockets, or car
ned them sheepixhly in our hands. The former
policy car be adeFted only at the price of III
treatment from the police. They lose their
patience while waiting for the production Of
the mammoth ca1ls, and of course insult poor
fellows who are faithfully trying to extricatc
posteboard twelve inches square from pocket
four inches wide. But the tickets serve their
purpose, so perhaps It Is ungrateful to criticize
them.
Il was market day in the town of Potsdam,
and the chattering peasant women were retail
ing their fragrant cheescs and mysterious COM
pounds of pork, in utter indifference to the
selemn ceremony of Sen souci. The cabmeu,
too, nssde many an honest penny out OF the
aggrieved. The pious fellow who drove me up
from the station charged me triple the legal
rate tout of consideration for the day." as he
put it, and seemed really touched when failed
To respond to that extent to his excellent senti-
mcnts. I thought of the market women and
the cabmeH, and their Kind In the church, when
the choir sang "Ster6c1s if naeia Gerinn." In
order to reach the Ersdens Kirche, at Pots
dam, when Queen of Prussia is to be buried,
one must march for half mile between long
columns OF people waiting for the procession
to pass. They are curious, but civil. At Ber-
I'm, .undcr similar circumstances, the gau1ins
have q cheerful habit Of hOr ing, hissing, or
cheering, making learned G. ,.men.s ON ones
encouraging these den,srA .isons. Potsda,.
IL not so III brcd.. The bc f-'~i little church
being reserved for th0ss no took part in the
psoecssion, and a few distinguished guests, the
rest Of US were obliged to crowd up into the
narrow galleries, in utter disregard of age, sex,
or rank. krctired major general elbowed the
vice scullion Of her deceased Majesty, and
saw foppish councillor. of some sort wedged
fast between two ssalwart and perspiring
cooks It was very thoughtful and
proper TO give the old domestfcs of the Queen
place In the galleries, but not 50 thoughtful or
kind to allow them to- bring all their sisters,
mothers and kindred as far as the fifth degree
of consanguinity. The body physician was
there, the vice body physician, the superior
directress Of Cuisine, the chief counsellor of
washing and scrubbfng, the privy secretary of
laundry administration, and all the subOrdE-
mates Of these august dignitaries. And do
them the justice to say that they seemed really
affected by the fate of their mistress. Most Of
them wept bitterly during the services.
rboriQh ity inst m 0f tbam-on
old gentleman, probably the head of q bureau
in the department of garden architecture; and
my anger is the result of my own impoliteness.
II had given him my standing place he would
not have sat down on and crushed my new silk
hat, Many of these gentlemen and ladies
wore decorations, and they seemed as proud Of
them rs bcardless lieutenant.
The appearance of the ehurch after the pro-
cession entered was brilliant, without being par
ticularly impressive. The public interest ceE-
tered, perhaps, on the foreign guest-Grand
Duke Nicholas, of Russia; bury King George,
Of Ssxony; the Grand Duke Of Baden, (brother-
in-law of the Empcror,e and others; but old
Marshal Wrangel was sympathetieally received
as he was helped up to his place in the royal
box. The, Crown. Prince conducted himself
with dignity, as he always docs on State occa-
sions; and Prince Frederick Charles appeared
well In his rich hussal uniform. Prince Bis
marck strobe late into the middle ofthe throng,
ID QlS wnuc cuiraSSadr unsi03u, Lowering ABOVE
tho others. Al the elsee Of the proceedings,
when the Crown Prince passed out of the
church leading the mourners, Prince Bismarck
bowed low and grayely, and, rs IL appeared to e
me, not without degree OF irony, which they
vio understand the relation Of the Chancellor
to his Royal Highness and family will easily
After the ceremony here there was grand
rush for carriages and the rail-
way station. The public equipages, which had /,
been reserved for the guests, had been specially
but IN vain. A scene Of inextrt-
cable confusion followed. High personages,
higher and most high, mingled Economically
With the gallery people, whom I have already
described. Dukes clambered into cabs and
hurried OF to tho train. Princes trudged Of
afoot, and saw gold-laced ambassadors run
ming wildly about the park, shouting out the
number Of their conycyances. But we all
reached the station at last, and safely. The
royal percentages curled themselves up in their,
corners, lighted their cigars and laughed and
|oked till the train reached Berlin. Was there
any real grief among the mournersf Yes. The
Empress seemed to be affected; ard the cooks
n the gallery certainly were. Between these.
swo extremes the Queen Dowager Elizabeth.
nd few, very few, friends.