New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-15
EMPEROR WILLIAMS EAR MALApY.

celebration of Her Majesy's birthday Is SATURDAY
May IS. The Queen intends to spend her birthday at
BalmOral.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS EAR MALADY.
! Emperor Williams recent extravaganccs and aberra-
tions, which so troubled his family and encourage
attributed at Court to the fact that his ear maady
| has been very troublesome lately and that he has
| suffered many parOXysmS OF the most excruciating
pan. The ailmcnt appears TO be getting worse, for
the attacks now with increasing frequency, and
c is pronounced to be lncurable, the consequences
are likely 10 be most serious.
CURIOUS BALL AT THE SCHLoSS IN BERLIN.
At the fancy dress ball which Emperor William gave
last week at the Schloss, in Berlin the melancholy
and formal function being conducted on the lines Of a
military review, His Majesty was arrayed in the
uniform Of Frederick the Greats cuirssers, which is
| blue and white with powdered hair and pigail. y
company of the Imperial Guards, similarly atired,
went through the ceremonOrs fuldress drill of the
| last century when the Emperor entered the ball
room and saluted the Empress in the quaint manner
which was devised by Frederick The Empress, who
| wOc German costume Of the last century with
powdered hair. looked exactly like the portraits Of
Queen Charlotte at Buckingham Palace and Windsor.
The Emperor himself selected the costumes and drew
up the programme, and His Majesty watched the
dancers with the air of n drill sergeant Inspecting
squad OF recruits. II guest makes the slightest
slip at "A court ball the Emperor not only laughs
loudly, but auliby critlcscs the unlucky person 10
the military encourage, who join In the merriment ms
In duty bound. The Emperor. on these occasions. il
tates DR.. Johnson, who, when irTitated during his
.cotch tour, spared neither nor sex. In fact a
court ball In Berlin somewhat resembles ballet re-
hcarsal at the Museum Theatre under the direction
OF Mr.. Dolphin. There was very different state u
affairs under the genial, coury rule of the old Kaiser
TIE KAISER AGGRIEYED AT PUNCH
For nearly forty years Punch" has been regularly
taken at the PTiSsan Royal palaces Of Berlin and
Potsdam. Emperor William has just issued private
order that Punch" Is to be struck oil the iist Of
Journals which supplied 10 him. and the Empress
Frederick Prince Henry of Prussia and al memz;r, Of
the Royal family who In the habit Of reading Eng
sh journals have been desired by their autocfauc rel
ativc 10 discontinue the obnoxious periodical 1t Is
understood in Berlin that the Emperor's wrath has
been excited by some tocuar allusionS TO His Najcsty'
! oratorca ndiscrctions which recently appeared In
Punch
PRINCESS MAUD OF WALES.
Princess Maud OF Wales has been in delicate health
for time past but it Is hoped that sic will be
much benefited by her stay on the Riviera. She viii
probably GO to some bradng place In switzerland or
the Tyrol early next and in August she IS 10
take the baths at Nichy.
PRINCE CHRISTIAN TO VISIT GrEMANY.
Prince and Princess CArlstlan and their eldest
daughter Princess Victoria TO leave Cumberland
Lodge next week for Germany and Will be absent from
England until about June 20.
THE DUKE OF ARGYLIiS ENGLISH DUKFDoN
The explanation OF the grant of an English due
dom to the Duke of Argyll Is that the Queen recently
repeated TO Lord Lcrnc the offer OF dukcdom, which
she made TO him his marriage. lie refused IL
then, on the ground that his income was not large
enough to enable lin 10 support the dignity, aud he
declined IL q second time on the same ground request
Ing however that it might be conferred on his fn'heF
Instead This request the Queen has been pleased to
grant.
THE GRAND DUKE OF UESSEs QUIET LIFE.
The Grand Duke OF lIesse had been in falling health
for a long tine, ard had never recovered from the
worry and Excitement which he went through during
the spring of lo54 after his morginato marriage Win
Madame dc kOemine. step winch considerably
and permanently strained HI relations with the old
Emperor william. with Emperor Frederick. the I'm
pcrOr Of Russia and the Queen. THO 'hhhd Duke ser
dom visited England OF late years and has rarely Dcc
seen at tie Russian or PrsSian conrt'. lie la pre-
,srrcd TO remain quietly at home surrounded BY small
circle Of friends. living in Darnsttdt during the
winter and at his various country seats during inc
summer and autumn. lie had spent two wlhief' on
the Mediterranean for the benefit OF his health Dnt
Paris wa, always his fav0I1tc resort. ana lie W'eh
passed a fortnight there, maintaining such strict IN
cocoto that the visits reached the newspapers
THE QUEENS GIT-1 TO THE DUCHESS OF TICK.
hear that VI Queen will probably give the
White Lodge Richmond Park, TO the Duchess OF Teci
hv a warrant (which would make the piace her
property for e. whereas now it is merely lent to
her.
NEW TITLE FOR PRINCESS VICTORIA
Tho Queen has granted to Princess Victoria the
style Of Serene Ighness.
SIR WILLIAM HARCOURT's EYEsIGHT.
regrct 10 hear that cir William IarconrtS eye
sight Is now In unsatisfactory CONDITION mat 'he
,avcst apprehensons are entertained BY his fi1enus
Sir William has been troubled about his eyes Tor
nearly ro years past. and more than eighteen hioh|"S
ago We TO Wesbaden for several weeks III 0?PcF u
consult the oculists there am sorry I" learn mat
eminent specialists who have lately been cohSu'''u
have not given n very favorable report On the case
LORD DESBIGH'S NOTED SPEECH
Lord Denbgb was quiet. moderate and much es-
tcencd by his friends. In early HE he became
Roman Catholic and was hardly heard OF in |
pubuc life af,erward. once. however. he emerged
from his chosen obscurlty and made speech when
NAV almost be said to nave reverbeTat"d throu2hon'
the length and breadth Of the land the mcmorapc
one in which he declared himself Catholic INST ana
an Engslman afcrwa!d. Probably uLdn; IMPORT I!
apce was attached to the unguarded utterancc OF an
unpractl,ed speaker but the phrase was caught M
appaudcd rcpudiated. criticised and argued aoon'.
raising I'm fact a perfect storm OF controversy LoIu
Denbgh was by descent IIapsbure. and the emperor
OF Austria accounted him rs " Ny COUSIN
BoULANCER'S sCANTY ASSETS.
Although some millions Of francs passad through
Boulaneers hands within the brief space OF eighteen
months the assets OF BOulangsm are practically ILL.,
The whole OF his available property amounts 10 ABOUT
"a 400 Of which more than tlree-fonth 60 " DIS
wife and the rest will barely paw his deb's. Inc
sale OF bis belongings In Brussels. on Wedhesa"V'
March on lids fair TO achieve success IL IS an
ponced by gigantic green posters and includcs every
thing down TO the gold hiltcd sword given him BY the
electors OF The Seine. Busts. portraits. phoUgaphs
and addresses NAV he counted by dozens and MI
ten pages Of bulky catalogue. Tile unusual az |
rnand for private view tickets gives the whole OF inc
proceedings the character of salon.
MINIATURE MONTE CARLOS IN BELGIUM.
the ,o,ni,ture Monte Carlos which have recently |
arisen in Belgium are iarng badly. on THURSDAY heA'
A.. a,roc,o al Ostend and Blankenberghc are To ap