New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-07
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Berlin, March 81
Yesterday evening, for the first tune since theis
...ssSion to the throne, the Emperor and Empress
,ve,e present at a dinner given in their honor BY
count Waldersee and his Alner,can wife Tn
liter js the daughter of the late Mr. David Lee
e New-Yorl, and bears the title Of Princess (
Noar conseSrd by the Emperor Of Austria, &
.hs time of her former marriage with Prize
frederick Of Schleswig- Holstein, who was n
,ncle of Kaiser Wilhems consort The Cont,
hesides being . General of Cavalry and an Ade-
aaCamp of the Emperor became Chief of the
,eadouarters. and general staff OF the Conan
army. on the resignation of Field-Marshal Won
Moltke, nine months ago. As clever politician
ss he is soldier, he is regarded both in ticial
c;reles and among the public as tho pricipal
ornonent and eventual successor of Primo Bis
marek. The Chancellor has on several DECISIONS
d,snlayed in the most marked manner b leaE
opsv Of the great influence which the Wald@ees--
both husband and wife--enjoy at Court The
Emperor consults the Count on every PssibIe
subject, and generally follows his advice while
the Empress is exceedingly attached % her
American aunt who befriended her dung the
difficulties, hdignities and neglect to wfch she
was subjected during the first years OF OF mar
riase II /, asserted that Prince Bismark fears
the Counties Waldersee even more thanne does
the Genera, and he has frequently eSprfseo his
eonyiotjo, that SHE is without exception ne most
clever AID remarkable woman in the Empire
The Kaserin, although very worny ana
estimate creature is neither gifted no In any
wav hight, and hence she places the mos bound
lsss onidence in the opinions, preju6ces and
,scorsnendations of her brilliant New-Srk rela-
tive,
snce his appointment to his presentpost, the
roht has disposed of his handsome house III
~ Thiergarten, and has taken up hisresidence
,ythe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" a huge pie devoted
|, the General STAFF of the amy, and
ointed out to every stranger as the the source
h Germany's military successes. Jb portion
bf the building devoted to the QUARTS OF the
General looks out on the HerwarthstaSSe, and
consists of q long suite of handsome roCns on the
first floor. The lofty walls of the gInd stair
ease which leads up to the apartments re almost
hidden by exquisltely mounted tropics OF the
chase, including some sixty sets OF enormous
antlers. all of which bear testimony . the I'M
erring aim of the Counts rife. On rechihg the
head of the stairs the visitor is met by he Groom
of the Chambers, q solemn and impoing func-
tionary, who, IL one wishes to see be Count
directs one to the rooms on the right, which in
elude the Generals private library andoffices for
himself. his secretaries and his aides-e-camp.
II, on the contrary, the visitor desires to pay
his respects to the Countess, heavy iortdere oil
Flemish tapestry, conceahng doorway on the
left. is drawn aside, and one finds onessen In the
first of series Of four spacious and hfty Salons
all the furniture Of which is upholstered WIN
yellow silk damask The artistic arrangement OF
the priceless pieces Of bric-a-brac whci nj every
corner of the rooms shows distinct eideace Oh
the presence of q woman's hand. This is hardly
matter for surprise, for, besides being tnRough
artist, the Countess, thanks mainly TO her VaiVeS
In the Orient, is an experienced crlnc' nore-
over, it must be borne in mind that her alrady
extensive collection is ever on the increase here
Is not q foreign sovereign or potentate VINO oeS
not seek to propitiste the principal general OF
the German army and the influential adviser OF
The Emperor by means Of presents OF valuable
y obiets dart to the Countess. Every OrieNaI
Embassy which arrives in the Prussian metropolis
furnishes its quota the most recent instance tire
NJ beine the offerings of the mission from me
Sultan of Morocco. few frst-rate paintags
and water colers hang here and there. on ne
walls. while ON various tables are framed al
autograph portraits of most OF the Royh al
Imperial personages who have visited beriin Ut
ing the last few years
Shortly after o'clock last night the roll
drums and the hoarse cry Of the sentries orderlg
49, on.rd IN turn out announced the approab
Of the Imperial guests. Immediately the CouN
and Countess. attended by the Counts two prls
email aides-de-camp, bastened downstairs into I'd
han where they found the members OF the In
,.e,ial suite. who had arrived few momens
before A minute later the carriage OF the
MoieStses drove in under the archway. le
Count who was arrayed in the full uniform
general of cavalry, sprang forward ana heipa
,be Fmncror and then the Empress to ahgh'
Roth wilhelm and his consort were IN exoeiien
suirjts--probably in consequence OF theIr ha'lni
inst received the news Of the Princess henrys
safe confrement--and greeted the Waloersees mo'o
r,ac,ously After informing their host and hostess
~ the birth of the youngest Prince OF the houN
~ Hobenzollern. the Emperor offered his arm h
ths Countess and led the way upstairs, benz
preceded by the Generals two aides walkils
backward. The Cunt followed with the En-
mess and the whole party proceeded to the second
A. the Couutess's salons, where the remainder OF
The guests had slready assembled. Among tnSSe
urtsept were Field Marshal Won Moltke, Count
Herbert Bismarck, Prince Radolin Admiral Won
Waldersee, Count Hoehberg. Ministers OF state
Won Gossler, Won Lucius and Voi Wedel, with
their wives; Mrs Tyren, Count and Countess
Harrach and Countess Broc1dOrh In all there
were forty.two guests On the etrance Of Their
Maiesties the ladies present eourtsied almost to
the ground, while the men, who 7ere all in full
uniform, bowed low The Empires responded to
these salutations by three eqally profound
eourtesies, while the Emperor bbbed his head
thrice in rather jerhy, awkwar manner. The
imperial couple then proceeded todold cercle'- -
that il, the guests ranged them,lyeS on either
eide of the room, the ladies on ee side and the
men on the other. The Kaiser YIN passed along
the line Of men, shaking hands ad addressing
few words to each, while tho Ksiserin went
through the same ceremony withhe ladies'. The
I,n,nro, then crossed over andgreeted each OF