The sun., 1890-11-17
waiting. Baroness Rsisshaeh. daughter Of the

LUKE OF H1SlDOf.
In anticipation Of the wedding an Berlin
talks OF nothing but tho Princess yiotoria's
black silk unmentionables. The Empress
Frederick has given them to her daughter rs
wedding present; In fact they form part Of
that young lady's trousseau which Is sxhib-
tied BY Arm in the Leipzieer strasse. Whom
arrived In the neigborhood Of that street and
the arcades yesterday afternoon the sidewalk
In front OF the door was swarminR with people.
mostly women ana young dudes who had
come TO SEQ this marvellous exhibition. but
were srievously disappointed. as tho three
burly guards only allowed folks arriving In
their own carriages to pass I was not among
the fortunate possessors OF private brouRh-
ANS. but on proving my identity was prompt
ly admitted and taken in hand by young
man who displayed an immense amount OF
lore In regard to royal underRarments.
Tho Prinoess's things. together with her bed
aud table linen. were laid out on two tables
twenty feet long BY four wide. Aside from the
beautiful hand embroidery on the pillow cases
and covers In old German style. saw nothing
shat have not seen Just - daintily made In
the great American business houses. What
really astonished me was the pauolty OF the
exhibit This daughter Of an Emperor and
sister Of the mightiest monarch on tho face OF
the earth enters upon her married life With
twentU-fou single sets Of underwear. half
batlste linen and China silk. a. many sets Of
bed and table linen, and twelve lace hand
kerchiefs. I am sure there are hundreds OF
American girls married every year who csn
boast OF many Implications Of the trousseau Of
Princess Victoria.
But then there are those six black unmen.
tionables. They held evidently the place Of
honor in the outfit. being deposited on white
satin cushions in the centre Of the table. Ny
cicerone, on approaching these objects OF
idolatry. said to me In IN undertone: They
are for riding costumes. tho first ever made"
why" ouosh I. :" in America and England
black silk drawers are quito common. In fact
Fanny Rice and vernona Jarbssu once told mo
no seli-respecting actress would be without
them.'
Tho younG man looked perplsxed at my
dubiety. and said most authoritatvely that
none OF the other prinoesses Of the royal house
possessed such things, and that Princess
Sophie. when she married tho Greek Grown
Prince. begged her mother in vain for similar
wedding present They are In no way different
from the regulation linen garment, except In
the material. which is OF very heavy elk. and
the trimming. which 10 Of real lace. and the
hems. which arc turned MP With black flannel
Tho trouassau exhibited Is advertised in the
official press, and special mention Ii made Of
the fact that the entire outfit is furnished BY
Germans and made In Germany. This Is An
untruth on the face OF It The China silk. for
instance. is Of French manufacture, and moro
over the Queen Of England has added to the
trousseau from Scotch or English business
houses. Tho exhibition has in reality been
gotten up to increase the popularity Of the EN-.
press Frederick - supporter OF German
trade.
The question q to who will be the now
Bishop OF StrasburR still remains unsettled.
though 1t is understood that prelate Of the
old German provinces will be chosen BY the
Emperor. From private source IL 10 learned
that the long delay IN making this appoint
mept 10 due to An open question which
involves some nice points Of canonical law.
The concordat between Alsaoe- Lorraine and
the Holy See entered into at the time whom
Napoleon L ruled over France. decrees that
the Bishop OF strssburg shall be elected By the
State and that the Pope shall induct him into
office. but, says the ooncordat. II the sue
cessor In the government Of the country
should not be member Of the Catholic Church
Q new arrangement may be entered into"
The Kaiser. who now rules over Alsace-Lor-
raine is quite willing to uphold the first part Of
the eoncorda.. but he win not recognize tho
second part, which. he says. was added. at .
later period. The settlement OF this conflict Of
privileges 10 interesting from many points Of
view. Tho Emperor will certainly not give In.
ss he looks upon the Pope's claims es the out
como Of French intrigues. Tho Minister Of
Public Worship has given no sign as to tho
probable solution Of the difficulty. but the on
cial Reichs- Gazette declares that the tempo
rary management Of tho diocese By Wears
gives entire satisfaction.
For some time past special means have been
adopted By different States Attorneys to coun-
teract the growing immortality among the
lower classes. A petition has just been signed
BY over fifty parents OF boys at Berlin public
school. who demand that girl named Martha
| HarripRs shall be excluded from the school
and sent to penitentisry In order to prevent
her from corrupting their children. This
Circe is but years Of age. Tho authorities
are helpless In this matter. They ind that
moral reform must begin at home.
The Government slowly but surely Ii coming
| to the conclusion that while the male members
Of the community are doing military service a.
| reserves their families have claim to support
from the State. Tho Bundesrath has under
consideration q bill. brought In at the insfiRa.
tion Of the Emperor himself. which provides fol
the payment Of small sums OF money to all pool
families whose natural protectors are called
away for military duty. Though the money
| grants are small. every member OF family
left thus to It's own resources is to participate
In tho boon. and the money IL to be paid weekly
in advance. In the winter months the allow.
ancs is to be fifty per cont. higher than durina
| the rest OF the year.
Berlin will have another quiet winter thii
year. and tradespeople are correspondence
unhappy. 1t has now been definitely settled
that the court will not remove to the sohloss In
Berlin until after the sccouchement OF hel
Majesty. which is expected about the begin
ming OF March. This Involves tho retirement
OF the court offiosrs to Potsdam. together with
tho aristocratio families who belong to cour
circles. The Princes Of Ratibor have set the
fashion OF keeping an establishment in Pots
dam and the example has been widely followed
by other leading aristocrats.
have been watching for i've months thu
progress OF the magnificent new building fol
the Reichstag. which is erecting opposite tn,
Thiergarten. and. falling TO see any outwart