The morning call., 1893-08-20
RICHES WITHOUT END.
The Kaiser Has the Finest Yacht
That Floats.
1t Is Fitted Up With Magnificence
Worthy of the Count of
Monte Cristo.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-Edmund Yates
cables the Tribune from London: There
was to be such a large investiture last
week and there were so many individuals
TO be knighted that the Queen decided to
divide the function into two parts. aud the
first contingent attended at Osborne on
Tuesday, while the second. consisting of
new knights. went down on Friday. This
will be the last court function during the
present year unless the Queen holds an in
vestiture at Windsor Castle early in De-
cember.
The Prince of Wales is to pay brief
visit to the Grand Duke of Hesse at Darn
stadt, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh
at Coburg and the Empress Frederick at
Cronburg during his stay in Germany. and
will afterward proceed 10 Denmark for a
short lime before returning TO Scotland 10
visit the Duke and Duchess of Fife at
Braemar. The Princess will stay several
weeks at Fredensborg with her parents,
and is also expected to visit the Duke and
Duchess of Cumberland at Gmunden.
The Emperor and Empress of Russia
and family are to arrive at Copenhagen in
their yacht on August &c, and will at once
proceed TO visit the King and Queen OF
Denmark at Fredensborg Castle, where
the Princess OF Wales and her unmarried
daughters and the Duke and Duchess of
York will already have arrived and the
King of the Hellenes will come there
when he leaves AK les Bains on Septem-
ber 9. The Duchess of Cumberland is
also expected for short time.
Emperor Williams new yacht. which has
haap hniit of fal nnFinU tho los "a
a magnificent vessel, which might be taken
for either an Atlantic liner or man-of-
war. She is constructed of steel, painted
white and is propelled by twin screws,
having a double set of engines. She
steamed nineteen kno.s an hour and
can do twenty if required. The
HohenZollern has ram and is armed
with eight quick firing Krupp guns.
The upper deck is covered with an
awning, and in fine weather the Emperor
takes his breakfast and luncheon there
and receives bis guests for afternoon teas.
The Emperor's cabins are Oh the middle
deck amdshlp, on the port side. and are
lighted by electricity, which is all over the
ship. and furnished with telephones. He
has a bedroom, dressing-room and bath
room as well as a library and smoking.
room, both OF which are on the upper
deck. In the fore part of the vessel is
bridge which is reserved for the exclusive
use OF the Emperor
The dining saloon on the middle deck is
splendid room. upholstered in gray and
white, and can be made into any size tn at
may be desired by a clever arrangement
of portieres. There il q family saloon In
blue, silver council room for the Emperor.
upholstered in very pretty chintz, and
sumptous boudolr tor the Empress. whose
sleeping cabin has nickel bedstead hung
with gray satin.
There are endless cabins and bathrooms
for royalties and members of their suites
and numbers of saloons. The whole
residential part of the yacht is simply
marvel of magnifcence. comfort and
luxury, in all worthy Of Monte Cristo.
The Victoria and Albert has always been
regarded as very fine yacht, but her ton
mage is ouly 240O whereas the Hohenzol-
lern's is over 1900.