New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-17
THE KAISER HAS A FEOD'
HE SLIGHTS THE FRENCH AMbAS'AAO''
AT THE SUBSCRIPTION BALL.
N HERBErrE NO LONGER PERSONA "HNiN
THE BERLIN COURT - Personal n"
FRONT THAT MAY HAVE INTER
NATIONAL CONSEQUENCES

NATIONAL CONSEQUENCES
Berlin. Feb 1.-THE Berlin season rea0" ,ho
climax on Wednesday, upon the occas'o" - .,a
annual subscription ball which TOOK pi".e ..so,
Rern Opera House. This Is the duIes' tn,
since the accession OF Emperor William 10 '''e ..
perial throne The annual subscription Va" ,,o
Of the functions OF the year. at when ,ho'e go.
are in no way attached to the Court circle an" 9"
an, recosnized as being eligible to assocA'o,' M
with the higher circles are permitted 10 NM -,
the Court personages At this Junction. III n,, W.
DAYS II was the custom for the hihs Vi -,
to select n burghers daughter for a pa'''' -,
dance with her. but nowadays the Court i''''.'
deigns 70 ioln stately wak-around. the E'hp''o''
the Empress and the officials OF the mperla' i0''e
bold marching in procession to the music Va
Srausss polonaise.
At Wednesday evenings ball the crush exceeueu
that OF any known In the experience OF the o''''N
habitue OF this function. A crowd hu''"ee
thousands among whom were many ladies re'P''
dent with diamonds. bankers, manufacturers a,iu
other repre- sentatves OF the wealthiest class OF '
community, waited to view the Imperial pro'esSo,'
but they waited in vain. The Court party Hiauo
their appearance in the imperial box. at'ehoe" o'
the members OF the Court. When the royai"eS "
taken their places. the orchestra struck "p ''e
music OF the programme for dancing ana KEPT so-
Ing from number TO number. and 1t was some '"''
before any one realized that there was 10 pe "o
pened 10 cause the Emperor. who is stlcKier lot
traditional customs. abandon the precedehl
which has endured for years. Though the puoIsC
did not know the Court knew. and the diplomats
circle also knew. The Emperor has a feud WIN
VI. Herbete. the French Ambassador, VINO "aS
present in his double capacity "A foreign Am
bassador and dean OF the Diplomatic corps. /.
has been the unvarying rule at this function tnht
at the conclusion of the Court procession the I'M
perial party have paid visit 10 the diplomatic
group and were received by the dean of the corps
The Emperor decided 10 AVOID a reception by III
Uerbette and therefore ordered that the process
sion be abandoned This SLIGHT seems 10 be per
sonal one. but II may possibly have important po-
liical results
report is In circulation. which IL generally
credited in the diplomatic circle. that the Emperor
is going 10 Hubertusstock to remain over the car
nival 80 as to avoid the duty OF receiving " Her
bette at the Court ball. II VI. Herbette should be
recalled IN the time. the Emperor viii
turn in time To b@ present the bail II is rep
resented that VI. Herbett has made his contlnG-
his post impossible through "A succession
OF acts which have been Offensive 10 the Emle-
rors IDEAS OF gentlenlnly department. Members
OF the Diplomatic Corp quoted saying
that while Mr.. Herbette Is a diplomats, Of un-
doubted ability he is by
tier that his manners are con$Iicuously bad.
and his share I'm influencing the recall % Leu
tenant Baron de Grancey. the naval attache 20
the French Embassy here. representing that he
not persona grata at the German Court brought
vicious article the subject. declaring that the
relations between Germany and France have been
rendered a great deal worse than they have been or
otherwise oul1 have been through tho presence of
VI. Hcrbette In Berlin as the chief representative
OF France