St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-13
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A Berlin telegram of March "a to The Lon
don Standard says: The emperor's birth
day was celebrated yesterday in
Berlin and throughout the country
as true national festival. The rejoicings
were inaugurated by a chorale, played by the
Horse guards trumpeters from the castle
dome at Z a. M, and the whole town was
decked with flags from an early hour, the
British flag floating over the ceown princes
palace.
The morning was raw and dull, but abont
noon the sun burst out and the rest of the
day was fine. The street decorations were,
if possible, more elaborate than on former
years, Inter den Linden and the neighbor-
ing streets being most richly adorned. The
monument of Frederick the Great formed,
as usual, the center of the decorations; Bar
on Bleichroeder, the British consul general,
having absolutely covered it with q magnif-
cent offering of rare flowers and evergreens.
On the side facing the palace was an i'm
mense bouquet bearing the imperial mono
gram.
The street in front of the palace was com
pletely blocked, and the aged emperor re-
peatediy made his appearance at the historic
corner window to acknowledge the enthusiastic
greeting of the crowd. Throughout the day
his majesty displayed a freshness and viva
city almost incredible considering his adj
vanced age. At an early hour, in accordance
with his usual custom, he received the con-
gratulations of all his servants and officials.
About 9 he proceeded to the empress, apart
ments, where he received the congratulations
of her majesty and the grand duchess of Ba-
den, the empress presenting him with cost
ly casket in the German renaissance style.
The emperor's rooms were converted into
a veritable flower garden by the magnificent
floral offerings which poured in from all
sides. Boxes and parcels arrived throughout
the day. together with congratulatory letters
and kilograms from all the European mon
archs. Prince Bismarck, who was loudly
cheered by the crowd, arrived at half-past II
to give his congratulations as head of the
ministry. All day the stream of visitors con-
tinued, amongst them being the various
princes and princesses, the ambassadors, the
mem bers of the bundesrath, and the presi-
dents of the reicbstag and landtag. Accord
ing to The Post, the emperor, in his converse
ton with the latter officials, expressed dis
satisfaction with the course taken by the dis
cussions of the socialist law, impressively re-
minding them that the present superficial APP
pearance of calmness was not to be mistaken
for permanent order.
In the evering the crown prince and crown
princess gave a grand dinner in honor of the
day. Among the guests were the emperor
and empress, and all the royal and non-roy-
al prince and princess at present in Berlin,
together with the entire diplomatic corps, in
Guiding Mr.. Sargant, the United States min
lister, Lord Ampthill, as doyen, proposed the
emperor's health. The celebration was wound
up with a soiree and reception in the white
salon of the royal palace, for which $50 in
vitations were issued, concert and tableaux
vivants arranged by the empress forming
part of the entertainment.
The festivals of the Berlin court are prov
erbial for their pomp and luxury, but l never
remember seeing such a display as that Of
yesterday. All the reigning German princes,
with the exception eff the invalid king of
Wurtemberg and the grand duke of Shwerin
and the hermit king of Bavaria, were present,
and the whole proceedings were most sue
cessful.
At the soiree the August assembly were
ushered in by the king of Saxony leading in
the crown princess, the emperor following
with the duchess of Strelitz, the grand duke
of Weimar with the grand duchess of Baden,
and so forth in order of precedence.
The chief attraction of the evening was
undoubtedly the young Prince Henry, who
had just returned from his ship, and whose
handsome face and striking, manly appear
ance created a great impression. Prince
Orloff, the new Russian ambassador, was
also the object of much attention, and was
introduced to the diplomatic and aristocratic
personages present by his predecessor, NJ.
Saburoff. In the evening the whole town
was Illuminated, and the festivities were
kept up till late hour.
His majesty celebrated the occasion by the
bestowal of high orders on several of his
ministers. Baron Seckendortf, commander
of the corvette Olga, has been appointed one
of his majesty's general aides de camp, this
being the first occasion on which a naval Off
Ger received this distinction The Olga is
the vessel upon which Prince Henry served.
His majesty has further issued an order high
ly recognizing the exemplary conduct of the
captain and the crew of the corvette while
Prince Henry was on board.
The castle of Bruhl, near Bonn, is being
prepared for the reception of the emperor,
who will stay there for three days during the
next autumn maneuvers.