The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-15

| emperor and empress OF Germany. al
| which 10 royal, noble and other dis
| tinguished personages sat down. The
| dinner was marked by animated con-
| versa ton between the two emperors
| and the other guests.
After the dinner had been concluded
| the imperial party were taken TO the
opera house where they hard "Das
| Himchenn Am Herd" CThe Cricket on
! the Heartily
As the imperial party passed through
the streets they were cheered by dense
| crowds. At the theatre Emperor Will
| liam sat in tn center of the !mperia |
| box, Empress Augusta sitting at his
right and the Emperor Francis Joseph
at his left. In honor of the visit EN-
peror Francis Joseph has appointed the
German crown prince William a lieu
tenant in the Seventh Hussars, while
the little prince Eitel Frederick, EN-
perror Williams second son, has been
appointed lieutenant in the Thirty
fourth infantry.
Emperor William has been made a
member Of the Second regiment.
The imperial party left the theatre at
$50 o'clock and amid ringing cheers
drove to the railway station, where en-
press Augusta and her two sons took
and Emperor Francis Joseph then drove
together to the German embassy, where
the emperor of Germany took tea. He
rejoined the emperor of Austria later at
the Hofburg.
London, April 15.-The Times dispatch
says:
1.-The reception Of the German imper-
ial party at the station today was rather
family than a military scene Many
officers were present but they did not
play leading part, the ladies being in
the majority in the throng attracted by
the prospect of seeing the empress Au-
gusta, who paid her last visit here fif-
teen years ago. The archduchess wore
gorgeous toilettes, with gold-embroid-
cred cloaks
Prominent among the train of the
archduke was Eugene, master Of the
rider Of German knights, who lowered
foot above the German emperor who
shook his hand and kissed him.
Emperor William wore a white coat,
almost hidden by decora tons and the
scarlet trousers Of his Hungarian regi-
ment The greetings were informal,
with a kissing of hands and embraces
all round. The young German princes,
William and Eitel Frederick, were the
center of attraction. They always dof-
fed their sailor caps and bowed together
as If they had been we'll drilled"
They tried TO kiss Emperor Francis
Joseph's hand but he preferred to salute
them on the cheek, saying put on your
capes boys"
He stood back to admire them, ex-
pressing his admiration TO the German
emperor, who seemed proud.
The empress Augusta wore a travel
ing costume of blue cloth with a chin
ella cape and muff.
During the drive to the Hofburg, the
two emperors INDUCED in an animated
conversation, Emperor Francis Joseph
drawing his companions attention TO
every feature amid the cheers of thous-
ands. After the official introduction the
young German princes hurried TO the
imperial stables and riding school and
thence to the cathedral, while the en-
peror and empress of Germany left their
cards for the Austrian archdukes and
archdukesses. AT luncheon the two
princes joined the children of Count
Philip Zu Gutenberg, the German am
bassador at Vienna in boisterous par
ty. The dinner at the Hofburg was
on gold plate and the guests in
Guided the suits of the two emperors, the
ministers and diplomats. The only i'm
perial ladies present besides the empress
were the archduchess Maria
Josepha and the archduchess Aldegunde,
the other twenty-three ladies present
being the German diplomats wives.
The empress Augusta wore crimson,
while Emperor William wore an Aus
TRAN uHssar uniform. Emperor Fran
els Joseph and the archdukes wore Ger
man uniforms. The Strauss band play
ed during the dinner. The young prin-
ces dined in their own apartments.