The sun., 1895-01-28
THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY.
HE DAzzLES THE PEOPLE WITH
SPLENDID SPECTACLE.
Mauy Crowned Hends In Heriia-The Es,-
psror's Address s-Hi- Reception = Bril-
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BERLIN. Jan. aT.- Emperor william has made
his birthday celebration great spectacle. Ap-
parently his object has been to dazzle the people
and dispel their suspicious OF strife between
him and the other allied monnrchs In Germany.
Only on supreme occasions has the city seen
such gathering OF crowned heads. The Kings
| Of Saxony and Wnrtemberg. tho Grand Dukes OF
Baden. Hesse, and Oldcnburg. and the Dukes Of
c-Coburg- GothR and Mecklenburr. Schwerin
are here. In fact, every noteworthy German
prince, except the Regent OF Bavaria, has come
| to lend poinp to the fetes. With the princes
and their suites there have arrived many fami-
lies Of the court nobility, who have filed the
| big hotels and overhowed into the private pal
aces of high Berlin society.
All yesterday the city had n holiday aspect
Carriages with outrders rolled along the double
rows of lindens The larger business houses
| put up their shutters early. and let their en-
! ployces out to SEQ the great people from the
provincial capitals. Decorations. hastily or
! dered and executed transformed tho Fried
rich Strasse. Leipziger Strassc, and untcr den
Linden. Every house and street OF pretensions
| was gay with the flags OF all the federal States.
| The evening brought the finest illumination
seen since the old Emperor's ninetieth birthday.
| All the big buildings were ablazo with electric
| lights arranged in patriotic designs. The finest
effects were produced on the large Government
buildings but the illumnations of the Dresden
Bank, the Hamburg-American Steamship Com
pany, Hertzog's Bazaar. and tho electricity
Offices were hardly less splendid.
At o'clock this morning lOl artillery shots
announced the opening OF the birthday festiyi-
ties. Then the massed bands of the garrison reg-
ments marched through Inter den Linden and up
to the Lustgarten. where they played the reveille.
The streets through which they passed were
filed with early riscrs, among whom were
hundreds of excursioniss from nearby towns.
The Emperor began the day by attending
religious service, after which he. all the allied
monarchs. the princes of their families, and
their suites went to the arsenal. There the
royal visitors and the assembled officers of all
the troops stationed near Berlin heard an i'm
pcral order to this effect:
With n view to giving the troops a visible
sign of the proud memories left TO them by the
glorious war twenty-five years ago, all military
standards and flags. whenever unfolded
between July Is. S95, and May 10. 1890, shall
be decorated with fresh oak leaves. Moreover.
the first guns of all batteries which took part in
the campaign between July 5. 1870. and May
10. 1871, shall be wrcathed in oak leaves when
ever used or displayed in public during the
period already named.
The weather has been very favorable since
early morning-clcar. sunny, and exhilarating,
There Is some snow In the streets, bnt not enough
to keep any body At home. AS the day advanced
the crowds in the streets increased. The police
did rot enforce the Sunday closing law. and
many shops did an enormous business. The En-
peror was cheered loudly whenever he appeared
The Reichsan-cioer publishes this letter which
the Emperor has addressed to the Berlin city
Government:
nation, in obedience to the summons of its
princes. repelled unitedly the foreign aggres
unity and the fatherland which led to the rets-
tablishment of the empire. As lasting monu-
own purse. statues OF Brandenburgs and Prus-
sia's princes. from the Margrave Albert to Em-
T Thiercart%en % Each M as statue will be fanSed i with It'll
figures OF the men especially renowned in the
The Emperor viii decree that the Ministry Of
Education award annually costly jewel to be |
worn on a neck chain; to the winner IN a contest
admitted to the contest. Several consolation
prizes and decorations also will be given. Chan |
cellor Prince Hohenohe observed the day by |
giving a dinner TO the diplomatic corps at the |
Chancellery this evening.
. Brilliant as al the receptions and dinners dur.
sprpsss the SchlePpeneour which was held in !
The report from court is that the splendor o;
this reception has not been e9ualled at any |
function in William H. reign, or ~ other words.
at any function since the house of Hohenzoliern |
began TO rule. The Emperor received standing !
red gala uniform of the Garde du Corps with all |
his orders and decorations in gllttering rows |
ENORMOUS train was OF a gold-woven material
embroidered with silver She. too. had on all |
studded with diamonds. A long white veil fast
ened under the crown hung down her back 10 |
nc hs s train n hs ses OF Of the GoTtt yielded little
Princess Henry. the Emperor's sister in law. !
who stood near the Empress, wore light blue !
was the Princess Frederick Leopold. in n white
satin gown with a silvere broidered train;
uAr tada ans IC anI ri aad
gold. The Prineess Albert G Of Prussia % Wore pnr
pie and diadem Of diamonds and large pearls.
Princess Frederick. Of Hohenaoliern and .Prin.
the first step OF the dais. Like. the Others, they
were glittering with diamonds and geInmed
The doyenne OF the diplomatic corps. Lady
Maiet; wife Of the English ,Amenssador, pre-,
the imperial couple. Among the other Ameri.
cans who filed past the throne were Mr.. and
rf Gs' and 4s snG Mrs sRs
United States Embassy.
- After the Reception an and presentations the
dine with Herr von Koscio -koscelski, for
merly the leader of the Poles in the Reehstsg;
the imperial household. the Austrian and
French Ambassadors, and many high officials
The fact that Kosciol- Koscielski's wife at
tended the Scheppencour seems To disproye the
Polish friend overheard. Another subject OF
comment was the conspicuous honors shown To
the Countess zu Euenburg, wife of the ex-
Premier. Botho IN Eulenburg. She was selected
by the Empress 10 present the German ladies'
and was greeted by the Emperor with excep-
tiOnal COrdiality.
The gowns OF the dtbutantes at the schlcp-
pencour were models Of the new styles. They
were unusually simple. The, most popular cos
tune was white silk edged with gold, and a
gold .em broidered or dead silver bodice. There
were a few bold designs IN steel. gold, and silver
beadings made to resemble lacework.
The Berlin newspapers are fearful OF general
election. Secretary Nieberling's statement that
any more radical amendments Of the anti
Socialist bill would render the measure WORTH
loss to the Government has increased the appre-
hension. The POsSLSchf ZeituHU says there Is no
doubt that the Ministers are steering directly
for a dissolution, and that many Deputies regard
an appeal to the country asa foregone coneiu-
sion.
The Emperor has conferred the decoiation
OF the Red Eagle on Cardinal Kopp, Bishop
OF ,Breslau, aud Cardinal Krementz, bishop OF
Cologne. Both are adherents Of q strong Ger
man policy. Their decoration Is supposed to
have some bearing on their attitude in the next
cOnclave, where they are expected To exert
themselves 10 elect a Pope favorable to the