Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-18
The Old Berlin Palace.

Berlin Dispatch to the London Standard.
The imperial family to-day removed from
the Marble palace, Potsdam, to the Old Schloss,
or Royal castle, Berlin. for the winter season.
press and her five sons followed in the after
noon. The apartments which the imperial
family will occupy comprise all the rooms in
the old palace on the first floor, with some ad-
ditional rooms on the second floor, all looking
to the Schloss platZ.
The old palace, with its great dome, situated
at the city end Of the Avenue Inter den Lin
den, has long been one Of the most imposing
ediices in Berlin but for very long time past
it had ceased to be the town residence Of the
Prussian sOvereigns. Neither the Emperor
William nor the Emperor Frederick ever
used it for that purpose. During their reigns
this edifice has been chiefly given up to cere-
monies Of state-such as the reading of the
speech from the throne on the opening of the
reichstag and landtag-Or to balls and other
festivals connected with royal marriages and
other domestic events connected with the
HOhenZOllern family. There being no other
palace in Berlin easily available for the accom-
mediation Of the family of William II, his ma
renovated and refurnished for the purpose.
The new furniture and internal decorations
are all on a magnificent scale, some half
million marks having been spent on them
within the past few weeks. The chief entrance
is the portal near the Spree. A double fight
of steps leads up to the first floor. From the
landing here you pass through an ante-room
into another apartment, where you find the
| aides-de-camp on duty in waiting. Next to
this apartment is the hall Of the standards,
with an area of about 20 square meters, where
all the flags Of the Berlin garrison are kept 1t
is also known as the star hall, from its white
ceiling studded with gilt stars. Beyond this is
the emperor's working room, the walls of
which are covered with costly brown leather,
adorned with bouquets Of flowers and hung
Wit oiv{ip Oo rlv
mostly by Dutch artists. The only exceptions
are a very fine portrait Of Frederick the Great.
and two other family portraits, by Honthorst.
Then follow the audience and conference
which latter is covered with red leather. The
walls are lined with beautifully open
bookcases
On one side Of this room are two doors, one
Of which leads to the bridegroom and the
other to the drawing room. The dining-room
| is large and splendid saloon, capable Of COM
| fortably accommodating q hundred persons
The ceiling is adorned with bright paintings,
surrounded by rich gilt rocco fermentation,
| similar to that about the splendid Gobelin
drawing-room, luxuriously adorned with Gobe-
Inns, you pass on to several sitting-rooms, and
| the royal bedroom, which presents a magical
aspect after dark owing to the electric light
| falling softenedrhroagh prepared glass. Ad-
| joining this room is a fine bathroom, with the
landscapes on porcelain plates from the Berlin
| china works. The whole of the imperial suite
Of apartments is at night brilliantly Illuminated
with the electric light.
Mr.. Jas. G. Morford. aged ninety-three, who
was the last surviving member of the Asfocia-
tion. Of Old Defenders Of Baltimore, died there
yesterday,
The football championship of MARYLAND was
won Saturday by the st. Johns college team
which defeated the Johns Hopkins eleven at
Clifton, near Baltimore, by score Of 10 points
| to 6.
Proceedings were begun in Chicago last week
in the supreme court to annul thirty-one
certificates of naturalization granted that many
ignorant Italians last October by Judge Altgeld
on the strength of the sworn afidavits Of
William alias "Vote" Walker.
The United States detectives who have been
following up gang Of counterfeiters for some
| time past finally located several of them last
week In Mercer county, Pa, and after q
| desperate struggle captured three men.
Fire Saturday night in St. Louis caused a loss
e1OO, 900. The Bechtold printing company loses
5000; Little q Becker, 10000; Nixon-Jones
printing company, $50, 900; fully insured. The
Spectator Office was damaged %, 500.
| Frederick Won Oberkampf and Thos. Mack,
on trial for Wholesale robberies from Chicago
street letter-boxes, were found guilty Saturday.
| The following were selected a. Missouri's
/ delegation to the meeting of the national re-
publican league: Chauncey !. Filley and jas.
Z. Thompson, st. Louis; Ebert 2: Kimball,
Nevada, and Jas. A. Mann, Kansas City.
Tho vicious elephant Chief, which has muir
dered seven men within the last three years,
was strangled TO death Sunday in the winter
| quarters Of Forepeugh's menagerie, Philadsl-
phia. He Wa forty years old.
The Rev. Father Bheedy, whose occupancy
OF part Of the first ward public school build
ing for parochial purposes has reused the ire
Of Protestants In Pittsburg, has decided 10 Va
cate.
missionary, who b known TO accomplish .
great deal Of work. when asked how he con-
trived 10 get % much done, replied. ssWhsn
have anything 10 do j inst 60 md Do ik"-