Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-21


stepped into the open half. chaise, drawn
by four Iichly-decorat horses. This
royal equippage was followed by eleven
two'ho carriages, which were occupied
as follows Grown Prince Frederick,
Wilhelm of Prussia and Prince George OF
Saxony, Grand Duke Vladimir Of Russia
and Duke Johann Albrecht Of Meckler-
burg Schwerln, the Princes Wilhelm (son
OF the Crown Prince) and Fiiederich Carl
OF Prussia, Prince Albrecht of Prussia and
Duke Ernst Of Sachsen-A ltenburg. the
Grand Duke of Sachsea. Weimar and the
Crown Prince of Sachsen. Meininpen. Hid.
bunghausen, the Princes Heinrich of
Reuse and Schwarzburg Rudoistadt.
Prince Friedrich August Of Saxony and
his Adjutant. Field Marshal Graf Moltke
and General-Lieutenant Won A.bedill. Graf
Lshndorf and Prince Radziwill finally.
Adjutants Of the Princes, General. Lieu.
tenant Won Carlowitz and General. Lieuten.
ant Won Funck.
BEHIND THE EQUIPAGEs
Rode section of the Gendarme corps, which
closed the royal train. Handkerchief
waved and cheers were heard from all
sides as the procession moved onward to
Albert Square, where from the united
voices of J, 500 pupils and teachers echoed
the song of welcome, $50 sci Gegrusst
We'll Tausendmal." Here, as the process.
sion halted, beautiful little girl stepped
forward and handed bouquet and vel.
vet, bound copy of the greeting song to the
Kaiser. His Majesty received both with
thanks and smiles of gratitude while tu.
multuous shout burst from the crowd.
The Oberburgermeister, DIR. StubeI, then
delivered short address opening as fol.
lows:
Observation-Disclosures, Grossmachtigster Kaiser und
Allergnadigster Kaiser und Herr!
And closing with the exultant shout, in
which all the people joined, "Hoch Lsbe
sc, Majestat der Deutsche Kaiser As
this shout of jubilee arose, his Majesty the
Kaiser turned to his Majesty King Albert
and pressed him warmly by the hand |;
then addressing the Oberburgermeister the
friendly Emperor thanked him kindly and
the train moved on. Handkerchiefs hut-
tered thick as snowfakes, and no sooner
had the shouts of welcome for the Kaiser
subsidized than they rose again at the sight
OF the highly esteemed Field Marshal Graf
Moltke. Kaiser, King and Prince saluted
the people cordially, right and left, till
finally the train had crossed the bridge,
passed under the triumphal arch and dis
appeared in the court of the castle.
In the evening the Royal Theater was
Respondent in festive array. The upper
foyer and auditorium were most brilliantly
illuminated. "Das Goldene Kreuz" had
been ordered for the entertainment of the
distinguished guests and coon after the
opening OF the opera the family of Prince
George appeared il one of the royal boxes.
The first rank now began to be filled with
nobility, German and foreign officers, all
glittering in badges and military uniforms
Towards s o'clock his Majesty, Kaiser Will
helm, accompanied by the King and Qaeeu
of Ssxony, appeared in the great royal
box, followed by Frederick Wilhelm,
Crown Prince of Prussia. On the appear
ance Of the Emperor,
THE ENTIRE HOUSE AROSE
And with defeaning "Noch," accom-
panied by crash from the orchestra, they
greeted their much-loved King and EN-
peror. On Friday, 18th, a grand parade Of
the Royal Saxon Army Corps took place at
Riesa Crowds waited round the station
and castle to obtain glimpse of the occu-
pants of the royal carriage as they drove
to and from the depot. At 6 in the after
noon a grand parade dinner, including all
the representatives from foreign courts,
was given at the castle. "Dle Versuch-
erin " was ordered at the theater for the
evenings entertainment. After the first
day IL was utterly impossible to obtain
ticket for the theater, for any night during
the stay of his Majesty. On Saturday,
the 10Th, the maueuvers of the army corps
took place at Riesa. The court and for
eign officers drove through solid phalarxes
of people both TO and from the station, and
loud and long were the cheers as the royal
family or Graf Moltke rode by. At 5
o'clock the Princes and Generals dined at
the royal table, while the foreign officers,
at the same hour, dined at the two priuci-
pal hotels. The performance at the thea.
ter for this evening was short, and at Q
o'clock all the military bands of Ssxony
assembled at Theater Square, and a grand
concert was given. "Den KONG Segnet
Colt and other patriotic airs were distiu.
guished by those fortunate enough to get
within hearing of the square.
THE ROYAL CATHOLIC CHURCH
On this occasion presented most ludi.
crous appearance. Built in rocco style,
it is ornamented with numberless statues
set in inches. These inches were now
crowded with living, moving statues, who
leaned Upon and chung to the old stone
apostles, priests and saints with feryor
not to be excelled by any religious devo.ee.
On Sunday, the entire city was in commo.
from acrlx, RI I'll o1oao 81 i.
10 it was announced the Kaiser would be
at the "Sophien Klrche, and although he
was not there, the people were, all the
parade of soldiers took place st Neustadt.
All this time preparations were going on
in the "Grogsen Garten for the annual
"Albert Fest, and at | o'clock or earlier
the people began to flock thither. A por.
tion of the park w.s reserved for these
festivities and guarded, SO that no one
could enter save those provided with tick
cts. Eighteen thousand, however, had
tickets, and made that particular portion
OF the park one living mass OF human be-
ings. The Albert Association, founded by
Qaeen Garcia of Saxony, holds this jubilee
once year for the purpose of raising
money for the invalids and indigents of
Saxony. Being established by the Queen,
the titled and aristocratic, as well as the
artists of the community, take lively in.
terest in the affair. That portion of the
"Grossen Garten" which was reserved for
the festivities of the day included the
Rietchel Museum-originally summer
residence built by Augustus the Strong
and the lake.
AROUND THE LAKE,
With wide thoroughfare between, were
stationed fancy booths, presided over by
pretty actresses and ladies of distinction,
all in attractive costumes. Here they sold
flowers, lottery tickets, pfeffer kuchen and
every kind of beer known or unknown.
Up and down the lake glided Venetian gon-
doias, flied with ladies in most wonderful
costumes, and piled by gondoliers who
might have been mistaken for rainbows in
their many-hued garments. Between the
museum and the lake stood the royal tent.
This was richly decorated and surmounted
by giittering crowns. One side commanded
a view of the picturesque lake and the
other the front of the museum. On the
opposite side of the museum tents were
erected, in and around which red.capped
soldiers lounged, while their arms were
stacked in front in the most camp-hke atti-
tude. A large space at a little distance
from the lake was devoted to the illustTa-
tion Of gypsy life. Here over one hundred