New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28

equipped lnltralli'ns', caWuf'u from INV II'h'"
at Sedan. Other interesting relies line the walls
and crowd the stairway. There is the Bismarck
coat of arms. fankel on either side by shcaf
of savage spears, given TO the Prince by Major
Won Wissmann. who tool, them in battle in some
mid-African wilderness. On the opposit" wall
hang the antlcrs Of some gigantic African stags
also from Major Won Wissmann. Over door
way hangs a portrait of Tnscr Fritz" Beer
mugs and glasses are literally piled around. with
the cask in which ia" Germans Of Sicily sent
him some Sicilian winc with the legend Drink
strength for bold fighting"
Beside the hallway there are no less than
eight rooms devoted 10 this Incompatible" mn-
scum. one j. the Sovcregns Salon. In the
centre OF il stands facing the entrance. marble
bust Of old Kaiser Wilhelm. There are also life
sized portraits Of the old Kaiser and tho pres
cnt Emperor. and Of the Gar. Alexander III.
Old Kaiser Wilhelm gave the Prince his picture
at the end of the Peace Congress
Of Berlin Oh July -. 1878. Til" sIld"i
frame has in the two bottom corners this inscrip-
tions "Nicnna. 3Oth October 1854 :" Nichols
burg Goth July. 1856 and Versailles. 18th and
10th January, and ?nd March. 1871" Cppo-
site to this is Anton Won Wcrncrs Emperor 3,
Proclamation in Versailles, which kaiscr Will
helm. Empress Augusta and members of the royal
1875. 10 the lett ard right Of this por-
fruits OF the Grand DIX" of Mccki"nburg and Of
Queen Victoria. NcNt to tl" walls near th"
windows ale marble bu-ts Of Emperor Francis
Jo-cph and the Prince Regent Lnitpold of Ia
varia In the corners az" the monument of Fred
cricll the Great in miniature and a pI"scnta-
ton from the body OF officers OF In" I.andw"hr req
mnnt No 20. The latter Is a steel relief, which
the officers presented Ia the Prince a. honorary
colonel of their regiment Oh his seventeen blfth-
day. Among other things II has III III" centre
the Princes cscutchcon, with the motto, III
Trinitato Robur" The coat of arms i sur
rounded by silver laurel wreath the ribbons
of which bear the wclknown winged words, " w"
Germans fear God, but notlIlng else III TN"
world" and l. held by the figures of Fortl-
tudc. Justice. Truth and Virtue In I'll" corner
of the fireplace under the Grand Duk" ot Neck
lenburg's portrait. stands present from inc
Emprc,s of China. most perfect work of art
II is a massive elephants thsk III" whole f'hs'"
Of which is carved and pcrcrd-an unbroken re-
lief of the greatest variety. Scenes from the
lives of the gods. priests and warriors. men, am
mails plants and tcmples-all are most -xqIislt'y
carved.
The next room is chiefly devoted to the Prince g
varous certificates of citizenship and the at
dresses presented to him by corporations. liner"
are more than 800 of them, some cngroSs'd on
u,rrlmcnt some engraved cast III bronL' Inc
tIdId room displays multitude OF giIts from
different pcrsons From the Empress Augusta IN
bronze laurel branch, given 10 him on tie -'th
of August 1855. In the spirit oi our Si'rihcu
Emperor, in memory oi ifty successful y'aiS'
Next 10 this lie a Turkish sword, III heavy
silver sheath, studded with precious stones -
present. from the Germans III Con'tan'ihopic Oh
his seventeen tlrtdny a silver camp lnks'ahd'
q minialui- al ."r ilIr,, service. Hed lilion
portrait Of Pope Leo NH, etc. The walls are
adorned with many Bismarck pictures ana en-
cravings OH metal and wood There are also
portraits OF Leo Nil, by Lcnbacl, oil 'aid!hals
Ilohcnlohc and Amtonrlli, President Clc'cIahd' OF
AXcl OXcnsticrm, whose monument III Ihih'''ur'
was presented 1T tn, uEvciling 10 inc greatest
statesman of Germany III memory oil 'hc Greatest
statesman of Sweden; ana oi Ihl'rS' Ir'hc"
Orion, Lord B,acuns' reid, the Prince OF siam
III national costume and in oiIc'iH UNIFORM ii
model of the ancestral castle Of Prince bismarck.
made of neither of p.ari: Emperor William Is
palace, and the monument Oh the Nelderwald III
plaster of Paris. There is u very valuable chess
board with Oriental hsurcS of ivory. The most
magnificent thing in this room Is the vase pre-
scntcd to the Prince by Victor Emanuel. From
the Empress Augusta there j. also gigantic four
edged lead pencil used by Emperor William TO
the last, as well as the golden eagle which sup
ports it. A present Of tIc Sultan u lars" cop
per fumigating apparatus RENE moiahce oil the
latest days in Ki-slngen is also exhibited here,
Tremendous goblet and the German nag presented
10 the Prince by the students instantaneous
photographs illustrate the solemn act Oh W's'h-
tation An amusing gilt from IL Russian adriiier
is a fan bearing an exquisite littl" painting, in
which Prince nlsmarox, acting as handmaster, Is
directing the Rclchstag Herr windthorst playing
the harp The Grand Concert European h.
gins with the overture The Treaty of st.
Stefano,' ~ Bismarck
Entering the fourth room one finds, near the
door. curious wooden chest. In 1t Is one OF the
most highly priced objects in the whole collec
ton This is the insignificant, simple and much
damaged chair on which Prince bismarck sat
during the negotiations with Napoleon after the