Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-10
KAISER AT COWES
Royalty Laid Aside, He Becomes a
Thorough Yachtsman.
CREATES A FAVORABLE IMPRESSION
Mr.. GIadstone's Speech Attracts
Attention.
CURRENT LONDON GOSSIP

Copyrighted by the Associated Pressl
LONDON, August 1O-It is more than
probable that his imperial majesty of Ger
many. Kaiser Wilhelm, has enjoyed him.
self mure than airy dozen persons have at
Cowes this week. His floating palace, the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern, was as usual
the attraction of all, and the emperor,
bearning with good health and spirits,
brown ed by tie sun and full of energy,
went here and there and everywhere OBJ
served by everybody, admired by even the
most dyspeptic.
1t is difficult to feel anything but adj
miration for the handsome young ruler of
the German empire who seems to slip into
different personalities with the ease that
he charges clothes. One day he is a Ger
man general. stern, firely trained posted
on all the tricks of war, the next day he is
German admiral, a British dragon or a
British admiral, a yachtsman or an engi-
neer. a boat builder or a warship con-
structor, canal builder or song writer,
an author or muscian-everything but
always perfect in his part, we'll posted on
everythil e.
Indeed, it would seem that the kaiser en-
joyed this years visit to Cowes more than
his previous visits His oomings and 60
ings during the past week have been of a
far less formal character than those of
other years. Consequently his ma jeSty has
been able to devote a great deal more time
to yachting and to private visits to the va
rious yachts ass embed at CCwes, and he
has become more popular than ever be-
fore.
The first Impressions formed here of EN-
peror william were that he was a very
much stuok-up yourg man. of little or no
real ability. Now people are beginning to
see that the German emperor is when the
occasion demands it, keenly interested in
everything happening, a student of almost
everything under the sun, and hail fell
low, well met, when necessary. But, al
though Emperor William has been enjoy
irg himself immensely at Cowes, he has,
at Proper intervals, been as hard at work
as ever Oh affairs of state, nothing, appar-
emily, escaping that untirng mind.
Immediately after his arrival off Cowes
he had private cable laid between the
Hohenzollern and the post office at Cowcs.
the latter. in turn, being connected with
London and the cable 10 Germany. So
his majesty was able to keep himself con-
stantiy we'll Informed upon state affairs,
and the messages exchanged between him
self and his representatives in Germany
We're forwarded and received as promptly
and as safely as if the emperor had heen
at Potsdam instead Of 1t Cowes.
The Kaiscr's Ten Party.
on Thursday hoard the Hohenzollern,
arranged by himself was to have teen
most charming function but, like many
others, it was marred hy the rain. His
majesty invited the elite of yachting So
ciety to his afternoon tea on the prom
enade deck of the imperial yacht. This
deck was luNuriously carpeted for the &C.
casion ard dotte1 with pretty little tea
tables, while the whole vessel was fragrant
with the perfume OF rich profuson of
choice flowers sent by Queen Victoria from
the Conservatives of Osborne House. The
fine band of the Hohenzollecn played as
only that marine band can play, and every
thing possible was done to make the re-
ception a brilliant and memorable event.
His majesty personally received his guests
at the Hohenzollern's gangway. and they
Included the Prince and Princess of Wales,
the Duke of York. the Princess Louise and
her husband. the Marquis of Lorne, and
at Cowes, particularly those who were
introduced to the emperor during the re-
cent series of festivities at Hamburg and
at kiel, upon the occasion of the opening
of the Kaiser Wilhelm canal.
The brilliant costumes of the ladies, how
ever. did not show up to great advantage
beneath the leaden sky and moisture
laden air, and though the event passed
off very well it would have been much
more lively and attractive had the sun
deigned to smile upon the Solent and its
adjacent shores.
The emperor could have been seen nearly
every day in the grounds of the Royal
Yacht Squadron Castle, looking a thorough
yachtsnlv in his serge jacket: yachting
cap white duck pants and russell leather
shoes.
Mr.. G!adstOne's Speech.
Mr.. Gladstone's speech at Chester on
Tuesday last on the Armenian question has.
naturally, attracted considerable attention.
not only in England, but throughout Eu-
rope. In many quarters it is looked upon
as being a sharp slap at Lord Rosehery
the ex-premier, and as directly supporting
Salisbury in any steps the new government
may take toward coercing the porte into
doing something toward reform in Armenia
On the other hand, some of the London
newspapers, the Post for instance, class
Mr.. Gladstone's utterances as being dan
gerously mischievous," and as likely to
kindle civil war in Turkey, which, accord
ing to the Post, may spread into an Euro
pean conflagraton and eventually threaten
India with renewal of the horrible scenes
witnessed during the Sepoy mutiny of 1877
But the Times took entirely different
view Of the speech. remarking, editorially:
HE did not say a word calculated to
hamper Lord Salisburys government. His
impassioned rhetoric did not go beyond
facts. If the speech assists, as it doubtless
will, in bringing about the desired consum-
nation, he will be rewarded for an effort,