The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-16
COURT ETIQUETTE
Emperor William is Particular
About Dress
COUNTESS WITHOUT A WARDROBE
Guest Of Empress Augusta Causes Much Ner,
riment at Berlin Because Of Her Ignor-
snee Of Court Ways in Retirement

Especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CabIeI
BERLIN, June ia deal of good natured
merriment has been afforded to the court
oy the recent arrival of Countess Won Go
ertz, on visit TO her majesty, with only
one trunk. 1t seems that the countess. who
IS nonored with the intimate friendship of
Empress Augusta, had an idea because the
court Is In temporary retirement anything
IN the nature OF an elaborate toilet was un-
necessary. Accordingly all she brought
with her consisted of white lawn gowns
ana a handsome walking costume. Nov it
happens That the Emperor is very particu-
lar ABOUT dress at dinner and so the coun
tess can only join the imperial circle at
breakfast, while she Is only permitted to be-
present at the midday meal when the En-
peror is absent. Despite the proverbial
simplicity of the home life OF the Hoheu-
ZoAerns- the Emperor Is most strict in the
matter Oh court etiquette and even the Em-
press herself can make no exception in be-
hait OF ner friends. She offered Countess
Won Goertz the freedom of her own ward
robe, out unfortunately their figures are
not IN any way similar and the dresses
would not mt. The countess telegraphed
ior the necessary portions of her own toilet
10 De sent to her, but they did not arrive
until the day of her departure. The En-
peror Is so particular on this subject
tnat ne even insis Is upon the due
observance OF dress by the little prices
VINO during the imperial residence at
Pottsdam, when all ceremony is susnendad
are IN the habit of breakfasting and taIin9
!uncneon with their parents, vet the IittIs
fellows must change their clothes three
times day.
The receipts Of the International exhibi-
uon nave fallen OFF so greatly during the
iass Two weeks that In spite of natural
desire 10 paint things in a rosy hue, it is
acknowledged that a deficit is in the
order of things unavoidable
a curious freak Is being talked about in
medical circles which would undoubtedly
make the fortune for any enterurjsinS
american Snowman who could be lucky
enough TO acquire its possession This is q
girl twenty-six years old who was intro
duced at the last meeting of the Berlin
medlcal society by DIR. Saaifeld. She is
the counterpart of the death head, faced
woman who was described hy the re-
nowned surgeon Dieffenboch in 1910. The
patient has been sufferaing from lupus for
the last ten years, and has been treated by
every method which is known to science
Dy Prof. Blllroth and other celebrated ply
slclans- Her body is perfectly sound. but
ner lace IS like that of a corpse which has
been buried for three months The doc
tors went carefully into all the details of
her case. and after much consideration
they were reluctantly compelled 10 con-
Glade that nothing they could suggest
would be likely to have any effect IN chang
Ing her appearance or modifying the
spread OF the disease. The only thing they
could do for her they did. This was to
subscribe sum of money TO help her out.
and also to enable her 10 buy d mask with
which she could hide her face and so save
those with whom she came in contact from
the pain which was caused by the grue-
some appearance she presents