The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-16
IN FOREIGN LANDS,
The Palaces at chariottenburg and
Potsdam.-The Affection of the Ger
man People for the Emperor Fred
notwithstanding Relics of Ancient
Regimes.
Especial Correspondence of the Press

Especial correspondence of the Pressl
Alter making some inquiries we started in
pursuit of the Emperor at Charlottenburg
1t was the week before the marriage of
Prince Henry with Princess Irene and the
palace was the centre of unusual attraction
and in state of very quiet, though as we
could see from without, of very diligent
preparation for the nuptials. We took the
open tramway from Friedrich Strasse past
the Granddaughter Shor, through the
Ihlergarten, which is in fact a paradise of
beauty. Just outside the Brandenburg gate.
little way along off Frieden Allie is
KONG s-Platz where the most interesting
thing to me in Berlin may be found-The
"Steges Venkmdw the monument of Victory
made from the cannon captured from the
Danes, the Austrians and French. The cam
mons are set in grey sandstone, on a massive
pedestal covered with reliefs in bronze. on
one side of lower pedestal is written ssEin
dankbarre Vaterland dem sefreiches Heere''
"a thankful fatherland to its conquering
armies). The reliefs commemorate the vic
tories Of 1870 and 1871 and earlier victories.
On the east side is the Danish war, on the
north the battle of Koniggratz, on the west
the battle of Sedan and on the south the
return of the troops in 1871 and the restora-
tion of the German Empire, while below
are the names of the battles and their gem
erals. The summit consists of a capital
formed of eagles and Borusia.
South of the Konigs-Platz is the broad
Lleges ALE which leads through the Garten
and Is one of the most fashionable resorts
for the Berliners. There are also various
G II IFfl rarf tlax.f W.
are favorite drives. cannot see how the
people OF Berlin ever get tired of life there
Is SO much to amuse in and about the city
and still there is not that repetition that one
feels SO much In Paris, and / am sure never
have seen more satisfied and contented
people than they seem.
:, But we started for Charlottenburg to see
the emperor and at that time nothing inter-
ested anybody more than to watch his move
ments After half an hour of pleasant
the palace. It is very sober looking place
Tor royalty. The private grounds are on the
opposite side and inaccessible when the
Emperor IS residing there. The palace con-
sisis Of lengthy extension Of buildings with
q right and left wing, one after the other Of
the buildings having been added from CEN
fury to century in somewhat picturesque
fashion dating from the 18th century. The
lett w wing, nc containing the theatre, was added
lie at present, contains large square. with
out ornamentation or shrubbery, while
1artner on is the commencement of the large
garden or park which extends round to the
other side where are the private grounds of
with trees and walks and flowers. a con-
siderable crowd Of people were waiting out
SIDE, as this was the hour just after four
O'Clock when any unusual development
might be expected, There was subdued
silence which seemed like sacred sympathy
with the sick sovereign. Communication
was extensively carried on by pantomime
and the look on every face was almost sor-
rowful. The Emperor was just recovering
from one OF his dangerous relapses and was
now able TO drive in the garden in his pony
carriage. To-day he was being wheeled bv
his attendants and we could see him going
back and forth famed all the while as Is
necessary here in fighting the mosquitoes
All nailed his appearance with suppressed
there was break in the crowd who were
motloned back by an official and several of
the royal carriages came along. In one was
the Princess Victoria who rode serenely by
looking no worse on account Of Cupid's war
which had just been SO fiercely waged on her
account They were driving in those ele-
CANT open carriages so much affected by the
nobility and swells abroad as well as at
nome She sat in front by the side of her
y9uhsest sister Margaret, holding the reins,
while at some distance on a seat at the back
was the HOFFMAN. In the carriage following
was the Princess Sophia, also driving, with
Count Sequenden by her side. while the
footman sat far behind. These were the
three Princesses we had previously seen at
San Reno. They were at the end of their
drive and passed round into the private
grounds out of sight. Soon after we saw the
Princess Victoria sitting in the window of
her boudoir and we also saw her pass and
repass several times across a court connect
ing her apartments with the rest of the
palace. The whole time which we spent
near the palace, about an hour and half,
was very solemn and interesting. We got a
glimpse of the devotion which the German
people felt for their sovereign. In that
crowd we could see the reflection of the pop
ular feeling toward him. Not the least
movement about the place was lacking In
interest to them and the people around us
were so eager to tell us what they knew of
the private life of the family, their hours of
coming and going ETC., their methods of liv-
ing, and about all their acts, both public and
prlyate: They told us Bismarck, who had
Just left Berlin for his summer castle, was
a asoII TO come out soon after four
O'Clock, which fact we had noticed in the
papers and had timed our movements. SO If
possible, to see perhaps the greatest man of
the century, and certainly the most power.
ful. One lady told us she had often seen
MIN coming away after his daiIv visits
She said that he was very proud and
naughty in his bearing, and very severe and
determined in his looks. The people smiled
when we mentioned Bismarck, perhans ON
account Of the highly diplomatic love affair
in which he had SO recently held so arbitrary