The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-30
HOW ROYALTY FRoLIcs.
Capering In Masquerade and Domino (,
Merry Eifc and Fiddle.


dent csf tho New York Press He does
what he likes, and is Us popular as ever
with peer, patrician, publican, plebeian
and peasant They do say no was Mt
the last masquerade Mt Covcnt garden,
and that the stumpy fat man, with his
head and faoo entirely concealed by a
hooded mask md the rest of his body
clothed In close semblance to the
eighth Harry, was England's future
king. Certainly @ gentleman, for whom
way was made with obsequious prompti-
tude by masters of the ceremony and
hirclings generally, led by Augustus
Harris himself, was seen doing tho cir
cult OF the ball floor, accompanied by
masked lady, who may have been
Mrs Arthur Wilson, of baocarat fame,
or the American duchess OF Manches-
ter; but everybody was SO full of tho
mystery regarding tho party that it
won't do to state anything definitely.
Another young man, with q very high
collar, hiding very long mock, dressed
otherwise as a harlequin, was pointed
out to mo as surely Prince Collars and
particularly as three of the pri-
vate detectives at the ball followed him
wherever he went and were extremely
otficious in hustling u couple of mas
Qucraders out of the place who hap
pened to knock against him
One thing, however, is very certain;
the prince ut this end of the century is
far more live and untrammcled person
than the prince ut tho beginning Of
1900. The orgies of George w., of tho
late emperor of Austria, of the Car
Nicholas, were, after all, but harmless
amusements of royalty grossly exagger-
ated by the publicity with which mon
archs in those days performed every
thing. Nowadays royalty manages, to
large extent, to enjoy itself, FREQ from
the prying gaze of tho ubiquitous re-
porter, or that still worse infliction, the
diary OF the obscquious courticr with
view 10 memoirs A prince of to-day,
when he wants little fun, changes
clothes with his valet, gets into han
som cab, and disappears with an init
mate chum.
Take, for instance, that very remark
able young man, the emperor of Ger
many. People who imagine that his
christening newborn sons, mcditating
IL,
and quarreling with Count Won Valdez
see, arc very much mistaken lie likes
fun, also, and takes it. My Berlin cor
respondent happens to be on intimate
terms with the proprietor of q certain
music hall in Berlin where the empcr-
or enjoys adventures worthy of the
caliph Haroun Al Raschid. Whether
he is recognized or not cannot say, as
his majesty is IN adept III the art of
making up" However, policemen,
detectives and others arc far too wise
to express suspicious in case they havo
some idea they are in the presence OF
the lord of Germany. The other day, L
nm assured, that in the guisc of He
brew pcddlcr his majesty wandered
through the haunts of the Jewish COM
munity in his capital and discussed with
number of working Israclites the con-
ditions of their race in his own domin-
ions and the effect of the harsh meas
urs recently promulgated against them
in Russia.
On another occasion the emperor is
said to have passed many an hour of
the night wandering among the saloons
used by sailors and common soldiers,
arguing and inviting criticism on the
life Of a private in his army or an a. d.
seaman in his navy. All these things,
doubtless, assist the young sovereign in
his endeavors to act Us the father of his
people; but occasionally the fact he is a
young man bursts upon him and he is
apt to join in vigorous dancing and
play high jinl1s generally. as cnthusi-
astically as tho latest Jack ashore.
Then, in the middle of schoppcn,
comes the momory 'Ich bin der kaiser, :"
aud his temporary boon companions arc
surprised TO sec their new comrade sud-
denly draw himself up, turn on his heel,
and leave the place swiftly, followed
by n couple of, till that moment, sup
posed to be drunken chums-
The best prince of the lot Cor spree
is the heir to the Russian throne. The
way that young man has been going on
in India is said to be simply q caution
to rattlesnakes. That some inkling of
it has reached ST. Petersburg is sug-
gestod significantly by the way a re-
cent copy of tho Illustrated London
Graphic was handled on it's arrival in
Russia 1t depicted the czarwitch at q
hunting party, standing with group
beside the carcass of tiger, and at the
back of his highncss young man is
shown with comical smile on his face,
and his two arms extended, "Mess-
ing" the two Russian princes in the
suite of the cars heir. who is sup
posed to have slain the striped monster
This picture was blocked out by the
Russian press censor. When a young
man, doubtless young English officer,
can presume to place himself in such q
familiar attitude, within half n yard Of
the lawful" presence of royalty, it
shows that that royalty is not standing
extensively en- its dignity. Some OF the