Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-16

foreign ambassadors and the nobility
old-time rocco" carriages OF ark-llke
dimensions, painted in bright colors, red
and green, blue or white, glittering with
gold and crests galore, and with pig
tailed silk-stockined servants hanging on
to snowy straps in the rear. -Four or SIX
richly harnessed horses galloped gaily IN
front of these cumbersome ambuanCes,
their drivers constituting whole circus
in themselves, with their laces.
tassels and cords, three cornered hats,
immense furs and bouquets, their gold
headed whips, and above all their naughty
airs.
Now the guards sound a call--the blue
and silver coach Of Prince Frederick Leo
pold has arrived, and it looks as this
CTgsus among the Prussian princes had
squandered a fortune on the equlpage,
whose six black stations are driven from
the saddle, and pioneered by buglers.
Another cali; this Is the Princess Freder-
lex Charles. by her late marriage, Baron
ess Won Wangenheim, who Is noted for
her tall "earossiers. Six of them In
golden accouterments, with ostrich plumes
on their heads, strut before the gilded
chariot, which is completely filed 10y the
| lady's court train and fuTs The emper
or's only unmarried sister, Princess Mar
guerite, arrived In a coach of equal splen
dor, but unattended by her mother, who
is still indisposed.
1t was now $50 o'clock and the guests
began to appear in large numbers at the
| door of the "Saal, where they were re-
celved by chamberains all IN silks and
gold lace, swords studded with precious
stones at their sides. These dignitaries
showed each one his or her place, and fire.
quently whispered a final instruction to
| the younger people. The tables were set
in a square of two long and two short an
giles. Ii is impossible to describe the pomp
! and magni6cence of their decoration
1 Candeabra weighing hundreds of pounds
| in solid gold, with silver pedestas, al
/ ternated with flower and fruit stands Of
/ the same precious metal Then there were
/ beautiful SevTes vases, set off by gold
/ bronze, and show pieces of wonderous de-
/ sign. The service waa of gold and enam-
/ Ell, the linen silk-like in texture and the
/ porcelain hand painted. The scent of
/ flowers hoated through the mighty room, at
/ whose furthermost end two fountains of
aromatic waters were playing in a BED of
/ greens. Now Prince Stollberg. the grand
/ chamberlain, taps bis golden staff on the
/ parquette, the guarde- du.c0rps musicians
divided IN two Orchestras and stationed
/ opposite each other on the galleries,
/ place their silver corpets talsO an inh5ri-
tance of Caetano-Frederickl J to their
mouths, a dead quiet eusles Jhe court is
about to enter.
Thirty to forty pages in red and silver
i dOublats, velvet knlckerbOckers, white silk
] a. l.I4a Z a.. l.. y IL.
/ procession, followed at measured dis
lance, by the grand masters Of ceremonies,
stewards, gentlemen, ushers etc, all in
/ elaborate costumes The Emperor. CON
Quoting his aunt, the Princess Frederick
/ Charles. came next, the empress, at the
/ side of Prince Frederick Leopold, and
/ long train of royalties The imperial
/ Military Household and a detachment
/ OF body guards wearing the picturesque
costume of the great Frederick's times,
bring up the rear. The moment the
! kaiser appeared before hie guests a brilli-
ant fanfaronade was enacted by the two
music corps, while everybody bowed low
and smiled serenely. Kaiser and Kaiser
in took their seats under the throne can
I opy on the right of the hall after looking
all around to greet their friends Not
uatil all royalties and the chancellor we're
seated, did the other guests attempt to
follow suit. Immediately aftelward the
/ serving of the meal begun.
The menu was quickly gone through
with. and as | viewed the rapidity with
which the dishes were changed, pitied
! those who perchSpcs had come real hun
/ CRY to the feast
The imperial family we're waited on BY
| the pages, who received the silver and gold
plates from the hands Of the liveried kan
meFJaggers. This Is a curious title for
butler, to be sure,
The literal TRANSLATION is chamber
/ hun.sman, and describes an occupation
[ which. am glad 10 say, has gone out of
date long ago-at tba European courts. at
least, lE" office and the title were Gre
ated In those good old times when nobody
e err dreamed Of taking a bath. OF these
/ iackeys there was an almost endless vari-
/ ETY.. To each guest was allotted one for
/ personal service, that is about 500
on this particular occasion, besides an
I army of superuumeraries running to and
/ fro.
Chancellor Won Caprivi and the old
/ General Won PapA We're seated opposite
their majesties, with whom they Couvers.
/ eel n quite CldstV style. here was not
/ much ceremony wasted anyhow. Every
! body laughed and talked as he or She
F. pleased, IN q quiet manner of course. bat
yet without special reserve. 0nly one
castom strugk me as reminiscent OF the
stately old etiquette When the emperor
intended to drunk Q guests health he call
ed out the name OF the person. who stood
up Ia military fashion and drained mis-
glass while looking the kaiser full in the
face. The empress, who looks best when
she smiles, appeared Co great advantage
throughout the dinner. She wore sea
/ green watered silk. cut very low. leaving
her wonderful bust free Her Jewels were
pears and diamonds, with a brilliant
studded feather in the tiara. The Priu.
cess Frederick Charles, once the beauty
/ par excellence, and still q ine woman. dis
played as usual, her parchant for roval
ermlne and purple. TIE face If the
kaiser's sister, the Princess Meiningan re.
minded me strongly OF the amentad Fred
erick III. Sae has beautiful, soulful evf
and p mild mein Size Is shpftlv above
medium height ana SOMEWHAT slim This
young woman ahGors royal romp in dress