The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-02-12
KAISER WILHELlcS PALACE.
Where the Emperor Resides when
in Berlln-Armory Library, Liv-
ing Room.

Whore the Emperor 3o0ide0 when
in Boelln-Armory Library, Liv-
ing Room.
Detroit Free Press.
Then I went across the square To
the private or Residenz palace where
Kaiser Wilhelm spends all his time
while in Berlin. The palace is not a
large one. but is full Of luxuries and
very comfortable (they are not always
words identicall apartments, richly
carpeted and curtained. with . pro.
fusion Of cosy easy chairs, dos-a-dos
sofas, consoles, etageres. etc., all in
most modern style, and the rooms
were 80 crowded with them that II
was 30 hard to get about without fall
ing As in q modern fashionable parlor.
It is apparent that the Emperor here
enjoys the ease and comfort be 60
seldom takes. / went through in
company with . party Of . dozen; all
Gnfs, Barons, and Vons. as / saw
from the visitors book where Ne all
had to register our names as evidence
of our calling on the Emperor.
You are first shown into small but
magnificent armory. with Knights in
full panoply, on horseback and on
foot, and arms and weapons Of all
nations and all ages, of which the
japanese. albeit the most peculiar,
looked the most formidable and death
dealing, and the Turkish sabres. so
curved that it seemed impossible to
get them in or out Of the scabbard.
seemed the most useless. On q ledge
running round the room was hundreds
of statuettes arcyed in all the uniforms
of the German army. past and pre-.
sent. The floor was carpeted with
the skins of gigantic far-bearing
animals-grizzlies, tigers, leopards,
etc. In a large glass case is q superb
collection of presentation swords. well
earned BY the soldier of sixty-three
years service. The single iron camp
bed and hard mattress on which he
has always slept goes to account, to
gether with his constant, vigorous
outdoor exercise, his early hours and
regular habits of daily labor. for his
wonderful health and vigor, and the
full possession Of all his faculties a,
his advanced age. For it is q good
maxim, even in q selfish point Of
view, that it is better to wear out
then to rust out.
1 found the palace 80 interesting
that went through it twice, and on
my second progress was allowed to
roam at will and unattended through
all these apartments. full to repletion
with precious objects. This is 30 differ.
ent from the way in which you are
closely followed and watched. as If q
thief, in the few accessible British
palaces, The tables, mantels, etageres.
even the writing desks. were all load.
ed and encountered with piles of
biioux and testimonials. birthday and
Christmas presents to the Kaiser from
all classes and countries, even from
America. Even the library was SO
encountered with gifts as to make
access to its well-flled shelves quite
difficult.
The whole parterre suite resembeld
a museum from the abundance and
variety of curious presents that filled
every apartment. Some of the loving
inscriptions on the birthday gifts from
children and grandchildren we're quite
affecting. There were plain wreaths
of withered leaves. samplers. worked
and inscribed BY children's hands !;
carved wooden tokens, worked by
simple soldiers or plain peasants, hung
or lay beside books and pictures whose
bindings and frames were . blaze of
gold and jewels. But whether rich
and costly or plain and simple. these
tributes Of love and loyalty were all
ranged and exhibited together. There
were Easter eggs and Christmas can
dies and huge lead pencils as large as
q mans arm. and q great store of
pipes. choice tobacco. and
gorgeous boxes of rich cigars, with the
blazoned inscription. "From loving
German-American hearts" "Aber
der Kaiser raacM niohf," said the cas-
tellan. Many Of the presents were
inclosed in envelopes of portentous
size. for there is curious but univer-
sal German etiquette regulating the
size of the envelope by the rank Of the
person addressed or the respect you
feel for him. There were great
groups in one frame Of the portraits Of
children, grandchildren. nephews and
nieces. with the age Of the Emperor
wreathed in the center, seventy-eight.
seventy.nine or eighty, rs the case
might be; just - any other great
grandfather might hang up like tokens
of love respect and remembrance
from his nearest and dearest.
The books in the library we're
mainly on military matters, accounts
of campaigns, military memorirs ETC.,
l noticed several encyclope-
dias and gazetteers. some Biographies.
and no end of aliases. All the books
gave evidence of being well handled.
The upper story Of Giving rooms
was as richly furnished and comfort
able rs those below. but not crowded.
and had q bright. airy, cheerful. home
like aspect, hut seldom seen in palaces.
Here three respectable-looking Amer
leans. who had joined the company.
ns al BY strumming and
humming at the piano. jogging up and
down on the sofas. handling the lace
Curtains. and 80 on. rs If they were at
= tavern. The CASTELAR, was too
to stop them. but looked un-
things. The circular cham.
Der. meant for concert room. has IN