New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-11
TIE GERMAN CROWN-PRLNCE IND HIS
ORDER
"; Beatty Kingston IN The Continental Times.

": Beatty Kingston IN The Continental Times
w. Ihe hrSt OF Prussian Orders of Chivalry is the
Black Eagle This supreme Observation-Disclosures
that is to say, from the PrusSian point of view for
IN EUROPEAN estimation of such institutions it ranks
with and after" the Garter, Golden Fleece aud
Annunzlata-was founded by Frederick third
Kururst of that name and first King Of Prussia, in
the year lIOl, when the " expensive Herr raised
kingdom. > % 9"
With view to imparting uncommon prestige and
dained that it should be worn alone thereby infer
ring that no other decoration was worthy of occupy
Hs = pace 10y us sldc upon frussan breast. Nit
Frederick the First, one of the vainest men that
ever lived, was led into an infringement of his own
ORDINANCES by a splendid windfall that to him
IN the shape of the British Garter distinction but
rarely bestowed by English soveTcgns upon foreign
moharcts III the eighteenth century and one to the
obtcntion of which ne could never have vontured to
aspire had he remained in the chrysalidic stage of
q BrandenLurg Elector instead OF achieving full
butterfly development Prlssian King. The
worthy entleman was so highly battered by the
nnexpocted honor conferred upon him by his
cousin OF England and entertained moreover
such strong natural prediction for gorgeous
effect IN The way Ct external ornamentaton that he
self bore permanently upon his left breast be sur
rounded by fac-simile of the Garter, bearing its
ward, until the day of his death he wore the era nat
IN which the two exalted decorations were thus
Dlehded; Every subsequent King of Prussia upon
whom the Garter has been bestowed has followed
his ancestors example in this particular respect
These curious annals of the chief Prussan Order
became known TO me under circumstances of some
wnat exceptional interest. On the second evening
after the proclamation, i'll the Sale DIES Glaces at
Versailles, OF William of llohenzocrn. King of
Prussia, as German Emperor. | received n command
10 dlne with the Crown Prince at his quarters in the
pretty lltte villa Les OmbraCes," which his ROYAL
filghness occupied throughout the investment and
siege OF Paris. With the solitary exception of Gen
eral .Beauchamp Walker, the British Military Com
missioner at that time attached To the Ro sal head
quarters. was the only Ehglishman amongst the
crown I'rinces guests upon the occasion in oucs.
tlon; an accident to which attribute the crafty
ing circumstance that my august host distinguished
me more than once in the course of the evening Inv
cOnVerslng with me at considerable length He was
wearing undTcss uniform, it was an informal
friendly party; and after dinner whilst we were
had just shown me remarkably handsome nicer
Schaum pipe, carved for him By the Crown Princess
Just before he started upon the French campaign
ne suddenly thrust his right hand into the breast of
Jewels called my attention to them, saying al
ways wear these about me. even when no ccrc-
monia occasion requires their display One, as YOU
sec IL the Jewel OF our chci order another that of
proud OF my Garter for | owe the dearest thing in
life to me, my beloved wife, to the country whose
patron SAINT is also the patron saint of that Order
regard III as OF good augury; much So that the
uay before yesterday. when my father Was pro-
cIallned EMPEROR rs you saw aud heard, | put on
tnc Narter itself when dressed attend the cpre-
mony 1t could not be seen by anybody. because |
was IN fu cavalry uniform, with high boots reach
had II on and don't mind confcssug to Won that
should have deemed il AN unlucly omission had
forgotten to don ii upon important-So nomen-
tou-;lii occasion III the history of our House" I'm
lnedately alter uttering these gracious words the
crown Prince pointed out to me the peculiarity i'm
the lewei OF the Black Eagle above alluded TO- and
explained 10 me the origin of the curious blending
that hau taken place IN It's combined nsigna-how
EdWnTdS testing motto had come to frame and en-
Ylron iredericks sober device Of Su1a c,lique tr-
JuitO."