New-York tribune., 1895-02-11
SOCIAL YETY IN BERLIN.
SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENTS BY THE
KAISER AND THE COURT NOBILITY.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS AMBITION TO HAVE \
ur,,tI,Nr COURT - CHANCELLOR no
HENLOHEs DINNER AND MS
FAMILY TREASURES

FAMILY TREAst RES.
pu. rch 10 Neither the coldncss o. the
,,.at,er nor the droariness OF parliamentary poll
tics has Affected the splendor OF the court season
The last week crowded with naghh''h'
,.tes al the old Castle. and balls ana receptions
at the palaces OF the court nobility 1t - the
climax of social gayeiy. for the short season do
rood hv the Emperor Is fast approaching its
close and by the end Of the week the people who
make fashion here will be preparing for Their
trips southward.
The great junction OF the week ~as the "smaI
court ball on Wednesday evening II was inst-
,,ted by Emperor William | and Empress Au-
gusta and an Invitation to Il IL regarded as
mark Of special favor Although romnally small
the list OF specially favored guests has been length
.ned from year TO year until last week IL con-
tnined more than S) names. The scene IN the
White Hall when the Imperial family appeared
was more imposing than usual The Emperor wore
tie parade uniform OF the Body-Guards and the
Empress q cinnamon -colored robe. with panel OF
dul silk A fringe OF pearls bordcred the robe
paneI and train and hcaddrcss. and diamonds
studded the dladem which held the long veli IN
Mace Prince and Princess Henry or PRUSSIA
walked next to the Imperial couple, ana behind
them we're Princess Frederick Charles ana frin-
cess Frederick OF Hohenzolern. The women In
the long line which followed the royal leaders were
resplendent in jewels and costumes. which far
surpassed In magnihcence anything seen at the
birthday receptions.
After the exchange OF greetings with the chief
guests the Empress ascended the dais and gave
the signal that dancing should begin. Neither she
nor the Emperor danced. The Emperor strolled
through the hall. speaking with his intimate
friends. and occasionally stopping for n long talk
with Minister OF State an Ambassador. lie
devoted fully half an hour TO Chancellor Prince
Hohenlohc The Empress summoned the wives
OF the Ambassadors to her. and passed most OF
her time before supper IN conversation with them'
A hardly legs splendid affair In lts way was
Princess Radzwilrs ball. which is supposed to
nave reached the height OF splendor among pr-
vate entertainments. There we're 800 guests among
them many royal princes and their wives. the
Prince and Princess OF Fursenberg and all the
tilted leaders OF Berlin's fashionable get. The mag
nihccnce OF this and other private receptions Is
regarded as an unmistakable response to the En-
perors declared ambition to make his court and
capital the most splendid In Europe
Chancellor Prince Hohenohe's second parliament
nry dinner was given on Thursday. i had les
political and more general character than his first
entertainment. Among the 400 guests were about
thirty OF the best,known newspaper men In Ber-
lin. The Chancellor had brought most OF the
HohenIohe family treasures from his castle at
ana they We're ERE spre%d on hs tables
talnly were OF sort TO please the fercals, whose
Tor the majority OF them are religious relics which
bear testimony to the unshaken Catholicism Of
bis house All were incased In god jewelIrd cas-
kcts o protect thcm from the touch - the ,iiious.
The Chancellor had long talk with DR. L.eber
the Centres attitude to the Anti-Socialst bill
He touched also upon Herr Won I.evetzows de
termination to give up the Presidency OF the
that he extracted from fieber pledge that the
ClerIcas would support Leyetzow and his demand
for more ample authority: In 'ersaton with
other guests the Chancellor spoke OF the new
Agrarian movement In favor OF bimetallism To
one he said: Germany VIII take no steps In this
matter without nrst reaching an understanding
make declaration In the Rechstag In favor OF BIZ
metaism or to tell everybody that nm agreea bic
to IT, while all the time England prevents our
doing anything Of practical Importance"