The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-04
ROYAL PECULIARITIEs.

From the New York sun.
Prof. Ludwig Quiddle, of Munich, re-
Gently published pamphlet, ''Caligula, ="
in which he tried TO prove by classical
authority that Emperor William was
going insane almost exactly as did the
Roman emperor. The pamphlet has
elected the usual number of more or
less authoritative statements as TO the
emperor's mental and physical condi-
ton. Here is one of exceptional inter
est concerning the emperor's helpless
arm:
Emperor William Ills left hand is
almost useless. He carries it, there
fore, in his coat pocket, a habit which
was generally remarked upon his ar
rival in Flume on his way to Abbazia,
as the Archduke Joseph, who received
him for the Austrian emperor, ex-
tended both hands to greet him, while
Emperor William reached only one.
Whenever his majesty enters small
boat he is supported by the left arm.
The weakness of the arm was most no.
ticeabl during the court hunt on the
Island of Veglia, when man to carry
and cock his rife was always close be-
hind him. When his majesty was
ground before him large iron crotch
on which the emperor rested the rifle
while he fred with his right hand.
Despite the condition of his left arm
the emperor is fine tennis player. In
Abbazia the countess Lima Palffy was
his partner in the daily games. He is
sensitive as to his detounity. and only
once-and then with some embarrass-
ment-begged her pardon for his ina
bility to take certain balls. The en-
peror is also a splendid walter, but
when dancing he does not rest his arm
round the waist of his partner He
guides her merely with the right hand.
The German physicians say that tho
condition of his majesty's arm is due to
the natural shortening of the tendons,
and that nothing can be done beyond
trying to prevent a complete Gripping
of the limb, which has been INSULT
GENTLY developed.
One Berlin reporter has been moved
by the inquiry into the emperor's hab-
its to collect information as to personal
peculiarities of all the sovereigns of
Europe. Emperor William IL, he says,
twirls his mustache almost constant
". Emperor Franz Joseph strokes lis
side whiskers. King Hpmbert, Of
Italy, chews or rumples his big mus
tache. The khedive of Egypt swings
his left leg when he speaks. The
archduchess Maria Theresa, of Austria,
tugs necessarily at long lock over
her left temple. The car of Russia
runs his fingers through his hair.
As to royal hobbies, the same Berlin
reporter has also few interesting
facts. The car is a fine cornet player,
he says. King Humbe favorite di-
versions are hunting geese and writing
poetry. Queen Margaret, of Italy, is
stage struck, and devotes much of her
leisure to writing one-act plays, some
of which have been staged at court
without notable success. King George,
of Greece. is a swimmer, oarsman, and
angler of the highest ability. King
Leopold, of Belgium. is bicyclist and
lOng-distance walker. whose desire TO
tramp incognito through his own coun-
try recently got him into trouble, as be
could not be found at the time of a
ca binet crisis. The expresses of Ger
many and Austria compose songs.
The pope diverts himself with the COM
position of Latin poems