The sun., 1888-04-22
STURDY PRINCE BISMARCK.
A Great Man whe Dses Net Dlsappsiut the
Spectator.


BERLIN, March 81-There Is one famous
man in the world who is not disappointing
spectacle to the stranger who secs him for the
first time. Prince Bismarck is much more i'm
pressive in appearance than the caracaturists
and photographers make him. The man who
encounters eminent persons is apt to discover
at FIRST sight that President Cleveland Is .
rough looking fat man. the Prince of Wales of
"dumpy" and commonplace appearance. Lord
Randolph Churchill a dapper little counter
jumper in looks. the Emperor OF Austria the
picture OF O village druggist, and SO on inter-
minably. Finally he ceases to expect that any
prominent man will look tho measure of his
fame. There are people who find that every
thing falls below the heights OF vsulting
fancy. Our Oscar Wilde told me the niGht
of his first arrival in America that
he had found the Atlantic Ocean "a disap-
pointing thing" and contemporary celebrity
with whom had speaking acquaintance in
formed me not much later that he had Just
come from Niagara Falls which is. upon me
word" he avowed contemptuously, about the
lowest down bluff ever seen-aint half what
it's painted" 1t Is therefore. quite within the
range OF possibilities that both Oscar Wilde and
Hungry Joe might find Bismarck less OF Q
figure than they expected.
l will remark in passing-since this is
desultory letter OF personal observations Of
distinguished people whom l have recently
seen-that / met Mr. o. Wilde not long since In
London. He stood on the corner of Bond
deep, gutteral. and heart felt refections on
TIE mud, a1d particularly at large and aV,sn Ia
attlre ttR by the wheel OF a passing hanson. ~
Of has 3sss waist
complacent protubsrance that wots not Of sun
s1d Lilies NOR for sick. ysSws
pant. clamorous. and passion-tossed yearning
r tser that has been met By By ~ hand
derman. His reddish hair was Clipped close
and topped by beaver hat in aa coeky sort Of
matter Of dstaii Il may 70 sddss ths. ths
hsss Hns
od s
WAS ruddy and comfortable looking.
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mad. asSs sSh ss & e. as sb S .s ss
II % When Y, 5 YIN % dsaoqssosd the nt'staihod
yss 3 w Well dII Tn one of them now Ny
Rs is making success Of it: too It T. on:
SnthIsiasms becomes a money maker ~
haSsEt the iain.sst potion in the world
% way. the mos most Absurd though the si eommonssf 10 I
passs q Is In hs 81 Bsrn Ihs t
about the size Of the block covered By the big
Vanderbilt houses st home; When hs ysnturss
abroad there Is tremendous dofiing OF hats.
alcs OF q Gensral,thsy accompany the courtesy
with u bow when prince comeB along. and
when celebrity heaves in sight. The appear
man. man a a. prince. and Gonerai, but W who is Chan
cellor of the empire as we'll. makes the popu-
/ venture to assert that noyhare in tbs
Ssa With ills
pattina the backs Of tho sations. was shown this
winter when the Iron Chsanssllor sL REDUCED bis
III Ths & iaIl sisPiissass y this iest." one Of the
ges saf Iii 70 s es hi al soa
tions into view. 1t shows after all that three
score, years and ten Is by no means goal to be
sordSs to Prince BIs%arci Il Stifl WHOA - msn AN
Is In his seventy third year It looks like fool;
6.b sf ss so sa
fast, lot wines and beer drop out Of sYlsteAes,
GHhs Ss4a pSss ss
down dow n has ieft him picture Of erect set and sturdy sturdy
manhood He gives the lio even 70 the, most
ssomPlmsn,asy p Ls pd9rirsts AZ his tis 10
waving Ills bIolsism asjds. walked So.s ito. to.
mighty tef eSes % R %srs
out STiafis. Thsls Was Was color u tie dlsa. Nan