New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-28
THE KAISERS BIRTHDAY.
A NOTABLE GATHERING OF GERMAN
PRINCES AND MOBILES IN BERLIN.
THE CAPITAL IN HOLIDAY DRESs-EMPERO"
WILLIAMS ORDER COMMEMORATIVE OF
THE FRANCO -PRUssIAN wAE-lIE WILL
ERECT A SERIES or STATUES
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION
AT THE OLD CASTLE.


AT THE OLD CASTLE
Berlin. Jan. 27.-Emperor William has mace
bis birthday celebration great spectacle. Ap-
parently his object has been 10 dazzle the poo
pie and dispe their suspicious Of strife between
him and the other allied mcrarchs In Germany
Only on supreme occasions has the city previous
ly such a gathering Of crowned heads The
Kings Of Saxony and Wurtemberg the Granl-
dukes Of Baden, Hesse and Oldenburg, ana me
Dukes Of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Meek
lenburg- -Schwerin are here. In fact. every note
worthy German prince except the Regent OK
Bavaria las come TO lend pomp to the letes
With the princes and their suites there have
arrived many families Of the court nobility who
have filed the big hotels and overnowed into
the private palaces of high Berlin So ciety
All yesterday the city had holiday aspect
Carriages with outriders rolled along the doup'e
rows Of lindens. The larger business houses put
up their shutters early and let their empIoyeS
out 10 the great people from the proV'nci''
capitals Every house and street OF pretensi'hs
was gay with the flags Of all the federal Sta'es'
The evening brought the finest ILLUMINATION
seen since the old Empercr's nnetieth birthday.
All the big buildings were ablaze with eiec'r'c
lights arranged In patriotic designs
Ats o'clock this morning lOi artillery salu;es
Then the massed bands OF the garrison regiments
marched to Inter den Linden and up 10 the
Lustgar,en. where they played the reveille. The
streets through which they passed were hiied
with early risers. among whom were hundreds OF
plea seekers from nearby towns. Ihe EiH-
peror began the day By attending religious
service after which he all the allied monarchs.
the princes Of their families and their suites went
10 the arsenal There the royal visitors and the
assembled officers OF all the troops stationed
near Berlin heard an Imperial order TO this ei-
feet:
With a view TO giving the troops visible sign
OF the proud memories left TO them 6y me .s.ns
ards and rags. whensyer nnrolded With
t. s ana May 10 nTsoyen 1 sna'f R De rs gums Of ali
batteries which took part in the campaign between
July iS lsIo and May TO- .os % ar sns sp.yeI s in bubble
during the period already named
The weather since carly morning has been clear,
sunny and exhllaratlng. There Is a liit- snow In
the streets As the day advanced the crowds In
the streets Increased. The police did not enforce
the Sunday Closing law aud many shops did an
enormous business. The Emperor was cheered
loudly whenever he appeared In public.
The "Relchsanzelger' publishes this letter.
which the Emperor has addressed to the Berlin
City Government:
Nation in obe Hence - the summons u It's princes
repelled uniiedy the foreign asErei ..Js ana s,n.a
land which led 10 the nm ar. 1i sne S
will erect out OF my own purse. sapes of erandeS'
burg'n and Prussia princes, rom ne Mafgra' ~
,b' T Thlergarten Each statue Will be Ranked with
figures OF the men especially renowned IN the pc
riod IN question.
Brilliant as all the receptions and dinners during
the birthday week will De. they Will hardly sur
Mas the ecnlcpponcour which was held in the
Rittersaal OF the old Castle on "Wednesday The
report from Cour, is that the spIcndor of this re-
ception has not been equalled al any 'uncuoh
since the House OF Hohcnzollern began - rue
The Emperor received standing ~ the front ot
the throne dais He wore the red gala uniform OF
the Garde du Corps. with all his orders and deco
ra ions In gl!ttcring rows across his breast Ine
rmpresss gown with its enormous tram. was o'
a gold woven material embroidered with silver.
She too had on all her decorations. besides col
lar and crown studded with diamonds. A long
white veil fastened under the crown. hung do"n
her back To her train. The ladies' or mo court
Welded little 10 her in magnincence O' costume.
The doyenne of the Diplomatic Corps. Lazy
Malet wife Of the English Ambassador. presented
Mrs Runyon and her daughters to the iinpei,aI
couple After the reception and presentations the
members OF the United States Embassy went 10
dine with Herr Won Kosciol-k -kosclelski. formerly
the leader OF ;he Poles In the Reichstag
Rome. Jan Fixing Humbert i"iegraphed
birthday congratulations to Emperor William to-
day Many members Of the court attended the
services held in the chapel Of the German En-
bassy The chaplain's sermon was devoted To
subjects suggested by the Emperors birthday
Its leading thought that the people shonid
prcscrve their confidence In God az shield
against all dangers. The Emperor ordered that
this should be the chief subject OF the sermons IN
all German embassies. presumably In view ~ me
pcrIls he apprehended from the Social Democrats