The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-03-06

guests, and there Is tale OF a venerapie
and majestic lady being not long. ago de-
prived of her shoes when at dlnner IN
the palace by the princeiy miscniel-m,aS-
ers, who had contrived 10 hide themselves
under the table.
The imperial family of Germany-the
Acknowledgement in evidence. in an ami
able way, in a museum that bears their
name and occupies one of the palaces.
The display is of articles ldentlhed with
the old Emperor William, his ancestors,
close relations and descendants, and IL Is
interesting to note the extent to which
the people have been taken into
the royal and imperial confidence. Inc
furniture and clothing of the father and
mother of the old emperor are freely DIS
played He adored his mother, and the pre-
cious relics of her are gathered IN one
room, including the bedroom furnishing,
the bed, mirrors, clock, her Jewelry, rings,
bracelets, her watch, embroidery she made,
laces she wore, dresses, wheel with the
threads on it she was using when over
taken by her last illness, the cradle In
which William was rocked when a baoy,
the worn hand-wagon In winch ne was
trundled around when child. The arti,
Giles that belonged to the old emperor MI
several apartments. His coronation ropes
are displayed, also the dresses ne wore on
various occasions, plumed hats, uniforms,
an immense array of orders enough to
have clothed him, a whole library of pres
entation books, his walking sticks
and shotguns, about forty. swords,
his hunting clothes, mementoes OF
events with which he was associated, ana
two rooms wholly occupied with wreaths
and articles used at his funeral; llkenesses
of him in all ages, from years to 80.
There is a melancholy interest attaching
to the relics of poor Frederick, beginning
with the baby dress which he wore when
baptized, his first uniform coat when he
was a slender lad, and the last uniform he
wore-helmet, coat, trousers, boots; snot
from rihed cannon that passed directly
over his head. In large glass case are
the wedding clothes of himself and wife,
pictures of their marriage, and family
picture showing all their living children,
the present emperor and empress consp1c-
uous in it; the school books Frederick
used, specimens of his handwriting, his
pipes and walking sticks, wreaths that
were on his coffin; SO that the pathetic
display is literally from his cradle to his
grave: The people are greatly interested
palaces were deprived of many of their at
fractions in order to store it.
The yong emperor has, no doubt made
an extraordinary impression upon the
German people, He is more kinds of q
smart man than has appeared among the
royalties for some time, and that his
career will possess a considerable interest
for mankind is q proposition that does not
admit of much discussion. | am re-
minded of the emperor by the fact that
during the most Indictment day of my stay
in Berlin, the air full of snow and the
ground covered with it in sloppy state,
the emperor was in the Tier Garten, the
great. damp, gloomy park, attended by
single officer, walking at a slashing pace.
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whose trunks were green with moss, while
the boughs were bare, and the master of
twenty-one army corps was taking long
walk in the snow, and even those disposed
to disparage him say he has splendid legs.
There is notion gone abroad that he IS
in precarious state of health. subject
to direful maiadies, and that his activity
is the effect of mortal disease. This is
nonsense. He is exceptionally strong.
He has deficiency in his left arm, which
is little shorter, while the hand is a
shade smaller than the right. But the
right arm makes up for any deficiency.
His grip is terror. Much has been made
of some slight ear trouble. an affection
that makes it prudent for him, when ex-
sosed to cutting wind, to wear cotton in
one ear. He is full of health and strength,
and he and the empress are habitually
early risers. They are often galloping in
the park before the average business man
of Berlin has had his coffee When in
Berlin he is nearly every day in the park,
often walking, more frequently on horse
back, sometimes driving. He keeps
things humming, but there is no disease
squirting him to the exertions of morbid
sensibility. lie is very fond of his wife
and children, and takes himself as an en-
peror in earnest. His face is bright;
clearly that of strong keen, alert man.
am told that the exact fact of his rela-
tons with Bismarck is that he would be
glad to be on friendly terms with the great
chancellor, but he is intensely in conceit
of Caprivi, and there is no sign of the re-
turn OF the mighty man of blood and iron
to the supreme direction of affairs. The
truth. suppose, is that the emperor has
tasted personal power, and will not con-
sent to be subordInated. If he would come
to the conclusion that no man could be
too great to serve him, that would be q
solution. Bismarck will probably not APP
pear in the German parliament. 1t would
not be consistent with his history to be
the leader of faction. He could agitate
the world with his speech, but his
strongest expression is silence. 1t
is far from true that he has been
forgotten. He remains an impressive
fact His retirement has not barred him
from history. The empire of which he is
the architect stands, and the proof is that
his work was good. 1t is held that the
fear that Russia and France may have
some vast scheme in view has an influence
IN consolidating the country. Close OBJ
servers hold that Bavaria, Wurtemburg
and Saxony would be favorable to q dis
solution of the empire if it were not for the
external pressure. The old South German
opposition to Prussia has not been wholly
eradlcated. Bavaria has two army corps.
and is particular that they shall not so Jar
nnhp~ inf IL,
fact part of the Prussian army. 1t ex-
asperates the southern sensibilitv to have
II assumed that Prussia is Germany. The
Nurtemburg and Saxony corps are not as
distinct armies as those of Bavaria. 1t
does not please the whole German heart
that Berlin should be so large and growing
city, and there is talk of the dangers of
Capitalization. There is no common rail-
road time in Germany, because it is i'm
possible to secure q general agreement
that the time shall be that of q particular
point.
There is one thing pretty certain about
Berlin, and It is that it is the musical as
well as the political center. 1t IS the
place, too, where the best German is
spoken, and the center of art. Americans
largely go to England for business, TO
France for pleasure, TO Spain and Italy out
OF curiosity, to Austria and Russia and the
East for love of travel and study of the
scenes OF ancient history; but they 60 to
Germany for educational advantages, 1t
IS stared that the American colony in Ber-
I'm numbers nearly 5000, and of these the
greater number are women and
large proportion of them very young
and musical The American girls
III Europe studying music have the respect
OF every body, though some of them have
more OF sympathy. Often their resources
are slender and their enthusiasm and am
bltlon great, and not unfrequently they
have been nl-advised TO come, because
they do not begin with sufficient attain