Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-27
ANImPREs>IvE SIGHT.

King AIbert.s Jubilee Celebration In
Dresden Described by an aye wit
ness-Receptton OF Emperor will
Iiam-Uniforms Bright, with Gold
aud JeweIed DecoraGions-An Inn
mense Torch Lisht ProceSsiou.
DRESDEN, Nov. Z.
To the Editor OF the JOURNAL AND COURIER.
Dresden and its inhabitants hEve been
transported with pride snd joy.
His serene highness Kaiser William ii.
has paid Dresden a visit, and although
only flying visit. the citzsDs congrstu-
late one another with great pleasure.
The occasion of the royal visit was the
iftieth anniversary cf King Albert's (of
SaIony) entering the army. and the kaiser
came with great pomp and circumstance
of war" to congratulate the king on the
solemn occasion. 1t wss on the 23l of Oc-
tober that King Albert celebrated his ft-
tieth jubilee. The city from one end to
the other was vresthed In eversreens and
wrapped In bunting. Troops were hur-
ried about from place to place aud preps-
rstions were made on all sides to render
the celebration famous one, and one long
to be remembered by all who witnessed
the august event.
The royal carriages were all in readiness,
in their best uniforms, each one looking
like field msrshsl; the royal harnesses
sparkled with their silver settings, and
many royal horses paved the earth with
Importance, while ths buglers blew right
royal blasts. and the celebration promised
to be indeed a royal one, for the Dresden-
ers all to a man are patriotic aud love
their good old King Albert, and now that
6fty years have passed since he entered
the army as lieutenant in 1S43, every one
in this lovely city participated in the csle-
bration. AS the carriages of the Royal
Saxon railroad hourly brought dis;in-
9uished officers from all parts of Germany
to offer congratulations to the king, who
with his Queen Csrola were reosiviDg st
the palace, it WAS a lively and beautiful
sight all the day long to witness the gsy
uniforms on the streets and to behold the
beautiful state squipages roll by our house.
all Fastening towards the palace. The sun
shons brilliantly and reflected dszEliugly
from uniforms covered with gold aud jew
eled decorations, for some of Germzny's
most distinguished and brsvest oficsrs
were present.
The magnificent state carriages rolled
by allied with eficsrs of highest rank, and
presented q beautiful sight with out-riders
and footmsn bsdecked with heavily
trimmed silver uniforms.
The great event came off at $50 p. N.
Some four thousand soldiers OF the ROYAL
Saxon army were marched in TO town
from the arsenal, three miles aaAy over
the Elbe, and were lined on each eide of
the main street through which the kaiser
was to pass ON his way from the depot to
the palsee. Thousands upon thousands OF
eager spectators crowded the sidewalks
and the windows of the buildings far and
near we're crSInmed with fsces waiting for
the German emperor to pass by, for Ksi-
ser Wilhelm do-r not come often To Drss-
den, and his advent into this patriotic city
Is indeed q great event. At 5:30 IL was
dark and instantly the whole street was
| brilliantly lighted with gss and electricity
Very beautiful designs representing the
German eagle, with great monosrams with
A. and G. and the Saxon coat OF arms,
were ablsza In front of the principal ho-
| tells and restaurants; and at every gas
II
msn.e iron serpent brilliantly lighted with
gas; sums of these Illuminated designs
| were most intricate and bsautiful, far
/ pretiier than have ever witnessed before,
/ and the flaming ssrPenta mp and down
/ Prayer Strssse had Gustsve Dorean ef-
feet, which WAS pleasing TO all The tops
of about one hundred gas lAmps bad been
removed mp near the palace, and great
saucers two feet In diameter were go ar
ranged that the lighted gas had the ap-
pearance of burning tar; the fame was
i immense and the illuminated effect bright
i er even than electricity
| Eager eyes pend down the strest. snx-
iously waiting for the solvent of the emps.
| ror and his brilliant stztf, the crowd On
the sidewalk was In the bsst of spirits, and
after waiting patiently for hours the hun
of the surging Thousands suddenly becam.
hushed, and stiffness ss If magic suddenly
reigned In every quarter.
Patient waiting had its own reward. thl
soldiers stood erect and immoveAble
shoulder to shoulder, their eyes fxSd rish
before them; every so der felt the emps
Tor near.
First came two handsomely uniformed
officers on proud changers, followed at
considerable distance by SIX Fplsndit
horses (aith four outriders) drawing a
open carriage containing the Kaiser AMI
Prince Heinrich. As they passed slopg tn
oroudsd thoroughfsre thssmperor, cloths