The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-10
PRINCE BISMARCK.

took his advice and my little strategem
worked like charm. Bismarck accepted
my dainty gift with a smiling face and
said he would take them home to his wife.
who loved flowers dearly
"Will we soon have the pleasure Of see
ing your grace in Berlinf" ventured to
ask.
The prince shook his head and said:
mot for the present. ] feel very comfort
able here" His looks prove the truth Of
these words.
On the day called one Of the princes
most ardent admirers, Hans Won Bulow,
who has happily recovered from his late
illness, likewise made his appearance at
FREDERICKSBURG. He was enthusiastically
received by the prince, who offered him
room in the house, although every guest
chamber was taken. In the evening Bulow
played for hours on the piano. The
princess is a fine musician and the ex-
chancellor
Loves Music Dearly.
The Hamburg senate. in its congratula-
tory telegram forwarded on Bismarck's
birthday, sUit a hearty invitation to the
prince To visit their city. Bismarck re-
piled as follows:
II am extremely sorry that my con-
tinued disposition during the past winter
has prevented me from visiting Hamburg.
1t was surely my intention to do so, and
the newspaper reports referring TO the
cholera would not have prevented my
doing so. I trust that the well known
enterprise and patriotism of the Ham
burgers have by this time overcome the
various obstacles of the late epidemic"
At the mansion / was afforded an op-
portunity to view the various presents
that had arrived on Bismarck's birthday
from all parts of the world. They filled
two big rooms and most of the callers were
apparently cognizant of the fact that the
way to a mans heart is through his
stomach. There were huge
Mountains Of Sausages
Of all calibers and grades of perfection,
sausages made of asses meat, pork and Of
veal, sausages with truffles and garlic,
sausages constructed of liver aud sausages
teeming with onions
"His grace,n said the cook, 'likes all
sausages, of whatever pattern, and have
never heard him express any fear of
trichinosis."
There were innumerable boxes with
cakes and candies, game, old wines, grapes,
eheeses, etc. The number Of visiting cards
deposited at the mansion during the past
week was 5000.
An Interesting Yarn.
The report OF curious judicial decision
comes from the town of Glogau. II ap-
pears that it is the pleasant custom In the
fatherland to name ones dog after ones
special enemy. For instance, the Jews
call their dogs "Ahlwardt," and the anti
Semites, to get even, call their pups
Abraham" or Isaac" An officer of the
Glogau garrison, in order to express his
contempt for the people who are support
ing the army, christened his Newfoundland
dog "Civilist," and when Civilists did any
thing to displease his master the officer
used to call him "damn Civilist" and
stupid Civilist" The editor of the
Glogau Tagblatt, Hs-r Marchall, printed an
article criticising the officer, who thereupon
sued the editor for libel and had him fined
Emma Nevada's Popularity.
Miss Nevada, whom the Berliners call
Sonora Nevada, has concluded her per
formances here. The audience was very
enthusiastic and fairly buried the singer
with flowers. Nevada. in response 70 calls,
promised TO return next season. i learned
that the kaiser is chiefly responsible for
this decision on the part of the prima
donna, inasmuch as his majesty expressed
the wish TO hear Miss Nevada again in