The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-02

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them loose in Potsdam, according 70 the tactics
OF The last century. He has been paving
painteG by PI Artist. 'V Whom Re iiis per.
,onaliy' and he has his Agents in Asa asa
S S5r,sss and viii Ams which iG 20 improve IST 1 Ris
stables. These tribes have. been mag
nined TO colossal proportions by French re
eonJunng with the facts Of Berlin court life.
They may be regarded merely as evidence OF
there is, regardless of cost. and TO do all things
with the regal generosity Of one who reigns by
counts with shs soS ug h lem. nso rsrely sp mentioned.
such as the subsidy fund OF the royal theatres.
from which little Cassel alone draws to7 900. or
sentatives-for instance, At the Cars funeral
or even the music at the state dinners.
In view. Of the Emperor's habits, it is little
ing Of It's onhcials and require the head OF a pro-
fessional hnsncier like DIR. MIGUEL Of the Prus-
sian Cabinet. To be sure. the Emperor is not
obliged 70 cheat his wifes dressnakers, As the
tSice Snee he aseepdedd ne tbrone ne has found
the years balance OF household income and eN-
penditure on the wrong side OF the book one
the fact that. while living a. a German Em-
peror. he draws money only AZ King Of Prussia,
empire gives him annually $4,000 TO be
spent in presents. for needy subjects or worthy
enterprises, and S22 600 for the salaries OF his
adjutsnts, but nothing more. Al the rest comes
from Prussia. The sum is not imposing less
than $4,000, 900 especially when compared
ereigns. The Russian Emperor has a state in
come OF almost 100000 900 a year, besides draw
Of Romanof. The Emperor Of Austria, with q
large private income. gets 100000, and
The King OF Italy, who stays at home, AID
ends lap with $4,000. 900. Even Queen Vic
toria, whose frugality is proverbial at cont.
than does the German Emperor and King II
the Emperor Is tn continue shining as an I'm
perial star Of the first magnitude he will have TO
squeeze from the Prussian Parliament a million
or 50 more. He doubtless has wished for several
70 do the same for him, but nobodya at court or in
the Cabinet has been able TO screw his courage to
the asking, point. The Radicals and Social
new item OF Government expense that 1t will re-
quire q bold and callous man TO propose q new
So much for the Official side Of the Berlin
court. Between u and the imperial family cir
clouds Of gossip, Islander, and innuendo that 1t Is
impossible TO distinguish exactly between truth
10 have unusual associations with every court
in Europe, says Of court life in Berlin:
Adultery fiourishes like . plant In its chosen
gathers, and enjoys IL. fruits without scrupie
The majority OF married women have or dream
such. and virtue Is among the number Of things
regarded as useless. As. TO love. one meets with
It rarely. Lisisons are formed according to tbs
caprice OF the senses. and by that instinct which
throws q pretty woman into the arms of n hand
some man. The needs Of ones nature are salts
tite. .Gallantry is there unknown. A .Lauzun or
a Richelieu would there be impossible. Every
ydths tr grace = without H9%s tRs, Rnlf'anTiouus p Sslyy..
hypOcritical preoccupation which in other
is a homage rendered TO virtue"
Although written by a French woman. this
niCfnra rRfRivRa the Gnlnr nf fTnfh from tho
with which Nine. Adam predictsa
great future for the present Emperor, In whom
Great. OF Williams social and moral nature.
she says, however:
Tor women. He has mistresses by the
and he might stumble one day upon y
favorite who would know how TO govern him.
wife is OF too little consequence TO exercise
over his inpetuous nature the least empire; he
nsglecis her, and soon win abandon her
or retaining him"
Neither one Of these. pictures, II strictly true.
would leave much good 10 he said OF social life
correct however, is regarded As beyond doubt
by thousands of the middle class Germans This
scandal OF last spring. some persons had been
scattering In court society for years inhumera
id;t . ,Ss letters in which hSsbsnd. were
their daughters and fathers and
scandalous offences. Three divorces resulted
from these letters, and countless heartburn
lngs and jealousics. The fact that Leberecht
Won Kotze. a royal chamberlain, was supposed
10 be the letter writer. and eventually was ar
rested. was accepted at the time as evidence that
he accusations were correct. for KotZe had been
lrigues from A TO z. However. Ko,zs was not
now believes that he Was the scandai-
monger. What grounds the letter writer had
He must have put his finger in one or
wo sore spots, for one or two Countesses have
esen ,e exile, .I.o , 1rSn eGgrt s9.ietS; j. !, fairly
bsssahor, will soon leave Berlin with his beauti-
ful wife. She was accused. In an unsigned letter
eyes. In Paris, at least. the ACCUSE
was believed. Through her close friendship
thought, too much imperial influence was Snug
gled into the business OF the French Embassy In
Berlin; That the story Is believed and that the
diplomacy and court life, IL not in morals,
have YET to find a person well
who credits more than a quarter Of what the
scandalmOnger wrote of the EN-
woman who frequented the old castle. Not that
emperor was airays q paragon OF virtue
that none Of them lacked for diamonds and gar
ments worthy OF their exalted, privileges. Dur
the death of the old Emperor, | can say truth
fully that never once went into the royal play
house without some friends pointing out a
black haired. blg-eyed little ~ingenue OF perfect
proportions. and remarking in a whisper:
Prince Williams"
Her diamonds were one OF the stage sights Of
Berlin, and must have made no small inroads
On the property which the hOmely old Frederick |
William l, tells US lie brought together with
the sour sweat OF his brow" At the last sub
bal in Berlin this young. woman was
still respondent in the jewels as she passed In
the grand parade before her former protector
and his imperial wife. | will not mention this
Young woman's name, but anybody coming TO
Berlin can learn IL and can still see her dance
across the sthge with all the grace and beauty |
and diamonds that have made her famous
Prussia. Yet, even when sow
Ing his wild oats, the present Emperor was not a
libertine like the Prince OF Wales or
the late ArChduke Rudolph OF Austria. He did
not violate the common law OF morals with the
Opcnness that princes OF the blood 80
1ften afect at other courts. He always paid
more attention 10 his wife than 10 any other o-
man. despite Mime. Adams prediction to the
and in, one way. or another always
managed 10 keep his home fairly happy. With
lut doubt this was due partly To the traditions Of
he house OF liOhenZOllern, which has never
been swept away by such waves Of debauch-
Try as often have come over the Aus
.rian, English, French, and Russian courts; but
hose who have known the Emperor will say
hat II was due largely TO his own high ideal OF
he figure which the monarch should make be-