New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

,when the Mikado passed by. No one was al
lowed to open any of the upper-story windows.
icst they should be able 10 look down upon His
"'alesty; while those who had not time 10 get
under cover were forced 10 PROSTATE them
selves with their faces lowered to the ground
Nhen next visited Japan. several years after
ward. matters had undergone so great Il change
mat the police authorities AT Toxic were forced
10 issue regulations ordering people u &c; out Of
the way and doff their hats to the Emperor when
n" drove through the streets. Familiarity with
his sacred person had had the effect Of engender
ing something much akin to contempt and !; re-
CURED the intervention OF the police to secure
ordinary courtesy for him.
SO anxious are the royal persOnaGes Of Europe
TO manifest their appreciation Of sautations on
the part Of the people when they appear in
public that their carriages are fitted with a
species of mechanical cOnrivance. affixed To the
back seat Of the carriage. which enables the
occupant to bow continuously without much ex-
ertOn or fatigue while the carriage is In motion.
| NAV add that this question Of bowling in re-
Spouse To the salutationS OF the public cOnsti-
tutes a perpetual source Of difference and even
dispute among the members of royal ana im-
p"rial families. AMI has created no end Of bad
blood among them. According to the rules OF
etiquette 1t is only the man or woman of highest
rank In the carriage or party who is permitted
10 respond to the salutations by owing; ana
when for instance. the Queen Of the Bclgians
and her sster-iii-law the Countess of Flanders
appear together anywhere in public the Countess
is precluded from acknowledging any salute.
even on the part Of her personal friends, cir
cumstance which has naturally led the Countess
the Queen in public.
A crowned head who often fails to acknowledge
popular greetings and ObeisanceS. while at other
times he responds to them most graciously. Is
I'm peror William OF Germany. ! have known
him tO ride through the streets of Berlin at the
head Of one of the Guard regiments. entirely in
sensible apparently TO the demonstrations OF
LOYALTY with which he was greeted on every
side He looked neither to the eft nor To the
right but straight ahead with Il face as set ana
as impassible as that Of any oriental potentate;
and | remember specially on one occasion when
one Of the mounted officers OF his suite was
curbstone and to all appearance breaking his
neck or fracturing his skull the Emperor VINO
could not help having seen the iali. ro'e
straight on. his face unmoVod. ana WITHOUT even
a passing glace at the PROSTATE man
One crowned head who is Keen 10 nouce
whether people doff their hats to him or not IS
the little boy-KnE Of Spain of whom it Is told
that he lost his temper the other day When
driving in the Prado because an Ola pima man
failed 10 bow 20 him. He is still AZ the age wneh
children are amusing and entertaining. and mas
not vet reached the stage of conceit pr1ggish-
ness and to use a typical American expression,
general cuSeedness." which characteilZes those
very offensive young pOtcntates. the klngs OF
Serva and Egypt. Still, II cannot be Claimed
that the little King Alfonso in any way adds to
the INCONSISTENCIES and majesty Of royalty; and
II Is TO be feared that. with the atrocious ana
demoraljzng atmosphere Of flattery and subserN
fence which necessarily surrounds every youthiu
monarch he will. notwithstanding all the eHoiN
of bis excellent and sagaciouS mother. deNe'pp
into inst as Objectionable a bOY-king as SacNa
OF "ef>'' anu EX-ATTACIIE.