, 1877-02-16
E..iau.... in the G.yhan Army.

The cavalry j. the favorIie arm.'i the
Ccrmau army. the lhlans, rirh ln ihe
presticp Of the late var. being '-l''iailN
prpular. while the two crack regiments
ar the Gar.le De C1T- and the hr>t
Carl. Cuirassicr. These ar cumpu>od
~ men aelertr,l forthcir size. their OIL
r.r. t,e.r the oldest name- aud their ap-
ro,ntm.nts arr the very lest. We lc-
bfve they are the heaviest cavalry IN
Europe. The average weight carried by
eaeh borse being ;r,0 pounds. and their
.pnearsn.r IN pure white uniform, with
cuirass and helmet Of polished brass. Is
very striking. even superior TO that OF
the English Guards. There is great
rivalry between them; one has the
hereditary Grand Duke Of Mecklenberg,
the other a prince Of Hohenzollern, and
there il almost an equal distribution OF
lesser notables. Each is given an opera
box. one under, the other opposite, the
emperor's and they only agree in affect
inc 10 ignore each other. Other reki-
ments are jealous, and say they are too
fine for use, and it is fact that the en-
peror would not allow them to engage
during the French war. So in the tn
umphant entry into Berlin at the end
these troops alone we're received in dead
silence, and the modification rankles
yet. Their officers have in the extreme
both the pride and esprit de corps char
acteristic of their profession and order.
Two of them we're left cards upon GER
tain Graf, but through mistake they
we're delivered to the greatest banker in
Berlin, who occupied the floor below.
Delighted with the attention he imme-
diately asked them to dine, but they
coolly returned the invitation with a
curt message, saying the cards had not
been left for him. This banker, by the
way, was taken by Bismarck to Yer
sailles to arrange about the indemnity
in 1871, and the story goes that when
the latter named the sum of four mil
iards, Jules Favre exclaimed the thing
was absurd, that sit would take from
the birth of Christ till now merely to
count it." ssThat's no consequence,
said Bismarck, 1--WE have man here
who counts back to the birth of Adam"
An instance similar to the above heard
of a cuirassier The mess were discuss
ing whether or no they might go to a
certain concert rosm in uniform. Final
IL one said: "I guess we can go, the
Kaiser has been there" "Ah, yes,
said another, "but not in our uniform
This wearing of uniforms in question
able places is Q matter about which all
officers are exceedingly particular, and
the sensitiveness about their honor and
good name from which it springs has
developed what is called the "Court of
Honor" the most curious / know in
German society. Each regiment has its
court Of honor, composed Of all its Off
GERS. by which all matters affecting the
honor Of the regiment or its officers, as
individuals, are settled. Every new Of
ficer entering the regiment is proposed
before this court, and even though his
examination be passed, must receive its
unanimous vote before obtaining his
commission. All offenses are complain
ed Of to this court, and 1 presume if an
officer were seen in the parquet Of the
ater, for instance, be would be prompt
" summoned and disciplined, for no
man in uniform ever sits out of the
boxes OF balconies. The principal
function Of the court, however. seems
to be the supervision Of all matters con-
nected with dueling If an officer be-
comes involved, he lays the matter be-
fore the court Of honor, and they pro-
ceed TO investigate the character Of the
offender. II his position is found to be
such that they can fight as equals. the
court directs ne duel to take place, and
the officer must fight. If he refuse, the
court has the power even to cashier him,
and if heights the.civil power furnishes
him with from two to five years inn
prisonment which pleasing predica-
ment naturally produces the most wilt
ing effect. There is not particle Of
law to authorize such an Institution, and
it exists only in the personal authority
Of the princes.