The morning call., 1892-03-15
The Trouble With His Ear Said to Be
Ineurable.
HIS PECULIAR MILITARY METHODS.
4 Fancy Dress Ball in the Eighteenth Century's
Style-The Birthday Of Queen Victoria
TO Be Observed.
EIteisl 70 TIE MORNING CALL

New YORK, March 14.-Edmund Yates
special to The Tribune from London says:
Emperor Williams recent extravagances
and alterations, which so troubled his FAM
lily and friends, are attributed at court to
the fact that his ear mala6y has been very
troublesome lately. and that he has suffered
many parOXysms of most eXcruciating pain.
His alment appears to be getting worse,
for the attacks now recur with increasing
frequency, and as it is pronounced TO be in
durable, the consequences are likely TO be
most serious.
At 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 military
review, he was arrayed in the uniform of
Frederick the Greats Curassiers, which is
blue and white, with powdered hair and pig
tail. A company of Imperial Guards,
similarly attired. went through the cere-
monions full-dreSS drill of the last
century when the Emperor entered the
ballroom, and saluted tho Empress in
the quaint manner which was devised by
Frederick. The Empress, who wore co
tune of the last century with ap0w
dered hair. looked exactly like the pOr-
traits of Queen Charlotte at Bucklng
ham Palace and at Windsor. The
Emperor selected the costumes and
drew UP the programme, and he watched
the laneers with the air Of drill sergeant
inspecting q squad of recruits. If a guest
makes the slightest slip at court bail the
Emperor not only laughs loudly but audbly
cTitlcizes the unlucky person to the mill
taTy circle, which joins in the merriment, as
IN duty bound.
Opposed to Punch.
For nearly folty years the Punch has
been regularly taken at the PruSSlan royal
palaces at Berlin and PotSdam. Emperor
William has just issued private orders that
Punch is TO be stricken off the list of the
journals which are supplied to him. and En-
press Frederick, Prince Henry of Prussia
and all the members Of the royal family
who are in the habit OF reading the
English journals have been desired
by their autocratie relation TO dis
continue the obnoxious periodical. Ii is
understood in Berlin that the EmVeror's
wrath has been excited by some jocnlar
illusions TO his oTatorical indiscretions
which recently appeared in Punch.
Queen Victoria has decided very wisely
that al birthday functions are TO take place
Is usual this year, in spite OF the deep
mourning of the royal family The date
fixed for the official celebration Of her BIRTH
day is May %. The Queen intends to spend
her birthday at BalmOral.
Hareourts Failing Sight.
Sir William Harcourt's eyesight is now in
so unsatisfactory condition that the
sldscSl dDP1tHCiNlbHo hIO tulSELdlUeU UN
his friends. Sir William has been troubled
about his eyes for nearly two years past,
and more than eighteen months ago went
TO Wiesbaden for several weeks in order 10
consult the celebrated ocuists there En-
inent specialists who have lately been con-
suited have not given very favorable re-
Port on his case.
Visit From the Russian Fleet.
A Russian squadron of ten vessels is to
visit Cherbourg toward the end of MAY un-
der command OF Admiral Kasenakoff, whose
flagship is to be the large cruiser. HerZog
Edin burgski, which was christened after
the Cars brotEer-in-law, the Duke of Ed
inburgh. The squadron Is 10 stay several
days at Cherbourg and will subsequently,
proceed to DevonpOrt as mark of courtesy
toward the royal family generally and the
Duke Of Edinburgh in particular.
Harry Furness. who has been suffering
from overwoTk. has been ordered to take
sea voyage. He viii leave England by the
steamer Teutonic On March 29 for th he
limited States