The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-25
KAIsER's soRAPBOoK.
ROYAL GOSSIP PRESERVED Mt xN-
PERoR WILLIAM.
coed stories OF Posentais,---rhe sasf-
ing BeoHa and Its Queer Far
nlshinEs---samris
Scraps.


Berlin, Feb. l5.--There * o-e rc11n :
the ancient castle on The baaks . ~
Spree lnto which very few OF ne kAtse So.
numerous guests ever psne,r1'te- ne
Smoking Den--a large. Vanl,ed chArnSer
situated on the corrsd1- leading . re
s5-caiiod Polish Cs1a-nse-z" that s. -
apartments set aside for the use e the
King OF saxony. when the castle was -
ing renovated during the last Two o t1res
years all the old German fnraitu-e a-1
-l4lc.a-bFac were stored in Sae ron. asa
on an occasional tour az Inspected -,
kaiser observed that Il would uisss a
very cory parler for us owa use 50 -
Easo erdefs % thoroughly rcacv1ss =
without interfering with It's snesers an.1
curious character, furnish & thralEec-s
win all the hsirioorns that eseld - rue
tered snto service. and IN short, riake 4
as quslnt ana cptiAriish % lock u70n Es
possitio
The smoking p-n-as IFS rla.sscr AZ
iervard dibbed the roous-is not vsrT
lofty though its src3es eel,saE Aas q
tendency to make q appear So. Tsss
walls are covered entirely By ervw1
wainscotirx and decorated 6y cd posee-
lain, weapons. cresss. etc A giant rza--
lie mautei Is the most prominent rsess
Of furnishing Servants are NOT psrrzitte4
n this room While the KAISER eEa
friends are present. ereryoo1y mus help
himself 10 drinks and cigars and cs1r-
cites. and the conyersRilqn = AWAYs
brisk Bnd gosslpy. shortly sfte- sne
kaiser's ascension 20 the thTone, 6aIon
korn an old friend OF the Apnen zoiie-51s
who has seen a great deal OF uir lofa2t.e
service. suggested % hin I'M, Y No-5,A
he well 10 etar. a scrapbook Tor he ee4-
lection Of aneciotcs and plsrsuiiAl Erssn
az the courts Of EArcpe. The ide4 StrlsS
his majesty most favoraaiY ana bsrcn
do hut 70 enjoy himself WAS created Ii
brarian Of the imperial sgi1esSiF4 cen
on the spot II IS his business and PITY,
4legD to lot down any nnecdotes q royal
pcraonses or high diguitarles which ne
comes across, or any incident cof1ected
with their lives within az A9oNialges
and have them printed az the keisers ex.
pense on slips 81 paper, which are pastet
Ia the scrapbook AFTER being approves
by his majesty, 10 b aiterward read anu
discussed NJ tho atter supper meetings
held IN the deii,
Here follow SONG good stories from the
book, which. Baron korn reiaten AZ
diniomatfc dinner the other day.
HOW WHITMAN FNqtTNp HIS BRIDE.
Among the dozens Of newspaper clip
pings in tie scrapbook from English.
French. American and Russian sources
one referring 70 an incident Of The
lsaisers lave making IS especially inter-
cs.ing. and the fact rhat 3. has been pre-
served seems 10 indicate that. u i be not
true, his majesty at least thinks y wsIi
1a,e areodoee tells OF Prince Williams
first visit to Scloss Frinkenau, the coul-
try seat % the ex~duke OF SchleaNis-
Heistein, father OF the empress, William
had been hunting during the early tnoru-
ing hours aud returned unatteuded - the
eastlc toward noon. when be saw v a
hammock very pretty woman Nsco VAS
fast asleep. He went near and picked up
the book thar md fallen from her hand.
] was q book of fairy tales ard tnil OK
the nrineesa who las asleep in IN old cas-
came 70 awake her by kiss. William,
says the Freneh ciirorlrier. was very
much tnciinnl % illfersoraze the royal
hifiineas OF the legend, but as ne stood
there lost IN thought, q maid servant APP
pearcd 70 announce 10 me dukes daughter
tiat y Was time 70 make her toilet Tor
lunchean. An houE later Prince William
sand Prinress Nict9riR met again and we're
introduced f,5-4Eca other -.H'e are not
entire Stranger said Prince william.
II arm happy to say. ] saw Won 81 tae
park and ] ain slad 10 know that yoa are
devoted 70 our peautltnl fairy tale iiy-
eratmaH
EMPEROR wILL1ANT IN PARIS
Those who remember the inc.dnats az
tending the visit Of mo Empress Fredee-
SEX to Paris some two years ago, wiie5
gzlme vsfy near provoking war wltl be
satontshed 70 learn that Emperor william
hlmseit oneo enterel tie ChauviHistae
According 70 the scraphook, ne then
Prince William Went 10 Paris ID the IAN
;slss travelling Of eouree incos Ale
seems 70 have struck lim a. the most
noteworthy Institution lie Spgnt days
mson days viewing - yafiohs exhibitors,
There was not a inuselisn " PARIS in-
deed not a historical spot, which We did
nDt VISIT aHsl STUDY Two DAYS hf sufs1t
at Versailles he also admired the Lou
aHf
ever. little Interest IN The modern teatures
- flte museums and tha town generally.
The future emperor Of Germany lived At
tde Hotel Mtfaheau. ana was ATTENDED
only BY valet he had Tsry li.tle lnpney
70 spend. and the arrapbork relfsters
tiSat 10 consequence he had 70 forego she
ivnirh ne desired 70 acquire for his own
collections.
THE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK.
That the notorious Duke % Brunswick.
now deceased was not favorite az the
prussian court Is shown ~ good many
anecdotes related OF him. among them
one which signor crisp told the en-
pofor several years ago.
crispi. when an exile IN LONDON. be-
came acquainted with the dukes seors-
iary. q German named hsmbergsr, who
was himself driven from the fatheriana
ny she outcome 81 ine revolution of 1913
.tsaulperger was = anars man. good
hnguint, and the duke liked him ver5s
much. paving him. however. miserable
pittanee OF salary Crieui made the ae-
quAinfanes o. the unworthy son 81
tRrunswiclS's fated chiefiain, AZ one ~
the puSe's famous dinner parties, ana
look occasion % speak good Word fpr
bafncergcf.
yiie a an exceilens fellow said HIS
royal higisness 'and almost the only
one whom ! can trust
fhen Why don't gpu pay him enough
- cIIanle him 70 I've Ike d gentlsnanfi ~
pleaded the future leader Of italian rsoIi-
ttcsi Your hlghiess ~ not esperiaily fond
Of money. y IS common report that vi,
ahpH Male. y, ~ ~ Drnfy Lane theater
tipV1 pounds per aunnmH
That's true said the duke. nut II
you come 10 count thein there are hum
nreda q halnhefRpFs " London ana PAP
s. equally Eood iinauisfn and writer's ara
equally respectable. But Wharr WIN va,,
ind another Mile. x. XII II Il he q,ies-
Ton " demand and supply that forniatsa
prices ID this world
TiiE c'IAR's REPuBLdcAN TDEA.
Baron Aorn contributes the following
rsr9ft o. conversation betweon the car
nj ftunaI4 ana tr.44...a 1. -