Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-19
Noted Residents of Wfesbadeu.


There are some notable personages among
TIE residents OF NieSbaden. First and fore
Nest there is bis Imperial Majesty the King
OF RUSSIA and Emperor of Germany, who. in
virtue OF has succession 10 the plain structure
puiit by the late reigIing Duke OF Nassau in
Inc MAJ Net pace, called by courtesy palace,
an. ,ir LIS period cal occupation of il for some
among the residents of Wieshaden. The old
Ming Wilhelm is a great favnriie here in spite
oi The grievances which the Nassau people
complain ol Ia being deprived of the easy and
ecoholnlcat administration of their former
sovereign. the Duke of Nassau, and subjected
10 the rigid rule and oppressive taxation of
Prussia bis visit Is always welcomed with
great enthusiasm, and all the people of Mics
baden are sue 10 turn out 10 lift their hats
and raise their loud h0chS in honor of the
gracious old sovereign, ever boSing aud
smiling as he daSbeS in an open cdjeche from
the railway station through the broad VII
helmStrasse to his palace, The streets all fiut-
teling With flags and streamers and the lively
nothing if not a soldier. and is hardly ever.
seen out OF his Pickelhdube (the Prussia hel.
met and his closely bultoaed, well blue
uniform. and is always busting about from
cdSerrae to cGSer1le inspecting muSketS and
cannon. soldiers quarters and Notifications,
or counselilEg with Stall officers and reviewing
the troops.
The Crown Prince and his family are also
among the periodical viSijo.S al WieSbaien;
and although received with royal and mill
tary honors, their advent is generally hailed
VIII Il SItaltE SCUIlttS Vi hcICOIle. anu
his wife seem to affect much of the simplicity
OF ordinary citizens. and may be seen daily in
the streets, arm in arm, in plain costume, &C
companied by their children, clinging to Ia
Their ana mothers hands, and perhaps fol
lowed by a tall unky in the royal livery, al a
respectful distance behind. They both are
regular attendants, when at Wiesbaden, of the
English church. where chairs are especially
provided for them in front Of the chancei.
They have been mach annoyed it is said BY
the English funkyiSm which insists upon stop
pI!'g IN the pew, and rising and staring. yod
may he assured, as the princely group enters
and leaves the church. The whole party has
a vely bourgeois look, with the tall, well
brushed prince IN plain suit Of gray and felt
dowdylSh but tastefully and simply dressed
princess on bis arm, little boy in knicker-
bockers clinging TO his fathers hand, the
eldest girl, who recently married the Prince
OF Melnlngen, supporting the mother on the
right, and TWO little girls, with long braidS of
HAIR streaming with red ribbons and Topping
their backs, following after their parents, and
attended be governeSS or some lady of the
hGuSehud.
a. ere is another representative of the royal
and imperial family who is, indeed, perma-
nent resident OF NieSbaden, living in mod
est enough villa on a suburban road. This is
the Princess Louise, niece OF the Emperor,
and Who, woman though she is, SO much re-
semhlt her ancestor Frederick the Great
that, with cooked hat on her head, lack
boots On herlegs, sword in her hand, and she
mounted on horse, might We'll have been the
model for the famous statue of that warlike
monarch in Berlin, from the mastery hand
of the great sculptor Rauch.
The Nassau family has modest represen-
tative ina brother OF the deposed ducal Sover-
eign.
WieSbaden now claims also the Landgraye
of Hesse, who has bargained away two
throneS-that of Denmark and that of Cas-
Sei-for consideration, which, added to his
already great accumulation of riches, make
him one OF the WealthieSt men in Europe
Princes may be counted by the scores, and
barons, counts, and other titled dignitaries by
the hundreds; but few of them have the
TO support their grandiOSe titles, and some of
them are living almost in abject penury
These people of rank undoubtedly draw a
good many other folk to the place, especially
the EOuueduL riches, who delight TO baSk in
the reflected glare of the splendor of the great
Thus Wlesbaden counts among its more
from Berlin, a German factor or manufac
turer from Manchester, German road con
tractor from COnStantinople, lottery dealer
from Berlin, and host of people of all trades
who live in some of the finest villas and resi-
dences of the place, and make the greatest
public display of their abundant means. The
finest villa in WieSbaden was built at the eX
pense OF, but never occupied by, a successful
| He died before the last coat of paint on his
beautiful freScoes was dry.
| Fifty generals or commanding officers
| more than enough to carry war and devaSta
| ton throughout the wOrld-have been known
| to be living at the same time. at Wiesbaden
| They have been savage dogs of war, no doubt
| in their time, but when seen daily movins
| along the peaceful paths meandering through
| the green park; they seemed as gentle as 81
| many lambs. Wiesbaden is much affected by
| military men en- retrdite, and all other pen
| stoned officials. There are always two regi
ments-One of artillery and the other of in
| fantry-statiOned in the town, which, from
| its proximity to the Rhine and the fortified
| tionS of Mayence, is regarded as a military Pc
| sion of some Or. Robert Tones
| in Harper'S Magazine for September.