Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-30
A DAY WITH THE KAISER.
The Routine of German Royalty Il
Not Smooth by ANY
Mems.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
That William Kaiser is not everybody :
man il may seem superflCous 10 remain
In the present connection, however '"e
remark must b. taken To Imply that ON,
much nearer approach 10 the accomplish"
athlete than the average person can sup
ply appears to he required TO put III LIZ
hour-for-hour day with the kaiser a'pv''
II would bc he. and not the athiete' "H'
had To carry tn. extra weight OF 1"t-
The feat was probably not eHN.
by the accomplished French journaiist
who has given us his appreciation oil tutS
interesting potentate. NJ. Leudets miho
eye it was. no doubt. that followed the III
perial performer through his double CIR
cult OF the clock. yet so graphic ana III
times are the details that our NINA ; eye
has no difficulty in following NJ. Ieuaets.
As. then. the hands OF the CLOCK port
l'preCiseIy to ) O'Clock a. m, We are pFNi1-
eyed to behold William Kaiser pounHIns
from his bed. and preparing 70 propi'nS
the English half of him with the coia w.
of this country. Ey 8 o'clock W. ,be dav'
fixed up. in the first uniform OF the "aS'
and ready to sit down 10 breakfast
In half an hour that meal Is diSna'In.i'
and William Kaiser proceeds 10 rs of The
ness room. there 10 take cosniZdh,e oUr,inh
first batch of letters and docuihthts 49,
have been delivered by a special on
of couricrs. AT $50 o'clock the atuS o
duty arrive. and the general outdoor iiu,
gramme of the day is discussed ana aeedasu
on. AT : O'Clock William Kaiser appea,37
as the family man among ms onSpiInS-
| 40 o'clock he is in his second uhiIoInh'
ready to receive his marshaIs OF nne en- IN
pirc and n succession OF snpsrioI r.nor,
aries. each with his own inflVldual ispu.e
to make. These made. any important iu.S-
ton that may be in temptation. q
reception of a distinguished EiStSot, G g
| visit somewhere on the part OF the haiseL
himself for instances discussed, and an
estimate of the cost 1t may invoITe ~ W.
At. It is here, too. that the 4 in.n and the
bills Of yesterday audited. -.o
At S o'clock ministers begin TO arrive;
The project of police makes his report: anu
a second lot of functionaries hand in theirs
In all cases verbal explanations OF the uoc-
uments put before the kaiser TOR slSEa,ute
in the time. one would imagine, some iesS
lonE-winded form than usual of the Ger
man language must be employed;
II . O'Clock William Kaiser drives OUT.
If the weather b. propi'ious. If not, ne
takes three-quarters Of an hour in the
menage. D~ismoUnting in the latter case.
at y:i5. he is in a new and appropriate
costume for the consideration of documents
by 10 o'clock. \ matter of fifty minutes
o'clock William Kaiser appears in his au-
dience hamber Costumed for a conference
The conference is followed by the reception
of various officers who come TO pay their
respects on promotion or for other reasons.
| These receptions sometimes entail one or
more of those quick changes for which
| w l.llam hdl~eE mas e>tdlfGlSi4f'l IL -
wide reputation. 1t is Il delicate attention
he is accustomed to pay officers in the
uniform of the service to which the visitor
belongs. or of the particular arm thereof
Contingencies are presumably provided
against. otherwise the appearance OF. say,
the British military attache., followed by
attaches of Italy and Russia might be
too much even for William kaiser's asil-
ity. This portion of the days work is ap.
pointed to terminate at 2 p. m AT that
hour his majesty reverts once more TO
domesticity. and presides at the family
luncheon. Half an hour suttices for this
rejection, and at 2:.5 he is habited TO 60
a-visiting. He visits generals, ministers and
a Few of the public offices. This lasts till
1 O'Clock.
William Kaiser has then to assume the
costume in which he proposes to be photo
sraphed. or in which he may happen to be
sitting for his bust. or his portrait in oils.
Az the termination of the sitting he re-
sumes his usual outdoor habiliment. and
takes carriage exercise until the hour of s.
At $50 he holds a further reception and
hands back, the documents which he has
taken the day to consider before signing.
He then dresses for dinner. and assumes
the head of the table as the clock is strik.
ing = He remains the family man until
9 o'clock, when he is due. of course. in
costume, in his fencing. room. The penul.
innate change takes place at 9:io. At II
o'clock his majesty takes light refresh
ments." which is not u~nsuggestive of a
his valet and %retires TO rest. But by his
bedside. even, is a business table. When
the visit of a distinguished Parsonage
takes place and half the day has 10
be spent in ceremonials of all sorts the in
defatiSable host lengthens out the day
more. So. too. when army or navy maneu-
the kaiser is good for half a day in the
saddle. and no sleep at all. On all his
journeys. by sea and land. his work goes
with him. and is never allowed to leave
him. Yet at the journeys end there he is,
this extraordinary man. always with the
speech to he spoken. the toast to be given,
i yAnIy- N Ryn Trim Il 1@ ht- 10000
And all this restlessncss is to some pur-
pose. and all this expenditure of energy
10 some end. William Kaiser is not dis
quiet thus in vain. That is what makes
| him disluieting to so MANY.