Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
SYMPHONY IN WHITE
Beautiful Gown Causes a Sensation at
Emperor Williams Court.
1T IS WORN BY AN AMERICAN WOMAN
Costume of Satin with Gold Embroidery aud
Silver Tinsel,
NS:1 IS Respondent IN UNIFORM
Court Functions This Winter to Be Very
Numerous and Brilliant
SOCIALISTS HEARD FROM ONCE MORE
Protest Against Proposal of Berlin
Town Council to spend Twenty
Thousand Marks on Mcmo-
rial OF William. 1.
SOCIALISTS HEARD FROM ONCE MORE

BERLIN, Jan. 23.-This years presenta-
tion at court was more brilliant and was
marked by a larger attendance than foI
many years past. Both the native and for.
eign presentees at Wednesdays ceremony
included number of distinguished people
The toilettes of the women were specially
brilliant, and it was generally agreed that
Mrs II. c. Squires. wife of the second sec
retary of the United States embassy, wore
the most beautiful gown and created sen
sation. Her costume consisted of drest
of white satin, with gold embroidery and
silver tinsel, ornamented with pink rosea
whose chall!ses sparkled with dew drops
represented by diamonds. The train was
of gold brocade.
The United States ambassador Edwin f.
Uhl, as one of the latest comers, was pre-
sented last, with the French ambassador
the Duke of Noailles. 4 number of other
Americans were presented, including Lieu
tenant A. p. Niblack, the United States
naval attache, and Prof. Guy V. Thomp-
son of Yale and Mis- Thompson, recently
Miss Uhl, Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Jones Of
Washington, Misses Uhl and Ulman of Chi
cago and Miss Amy Heacock. Among the
members of the arlstocracy presented were
the Princess Lyanarnee Parsons and her
daughter, Countess Jane Lyanar
Emperor William was resplcndent in uni
FORM wearing all his Prussian orders. Both
he and the empress wore the orange ribbon
of the Order of the Black Eagle. The en-
press was dressed in a gown with a train
OF silver brocade.
The court functions this winter will be
very numerous AMI brilliant. special
feature will be a costume ball, the designs
for which were drawn at the instance of the
emperor by Prof. ven Heyden. They faith
fully represent the costumes of 1897. The
function is in honor OF the centenary of his
grandfather.
Emperor william gave his annual dinner
to the members OF the diplomatic corrs on
Thursday last. At the table Mr.. Uh wac
seated at a considerable distance from his
majesty. who. however, eonveraed cordially
with him on non-poltical subjects during
the evening.
The kings OF SaXony and Wurtemburg, the
grand duke of Baden and the prince regent
Of Bavaria will be present at the centenary
celebration OF the birth of William /.
WilJerbruch has written the dramatic
legends of William, the German, for per-
formance that day at the opera house. The
music was specially composed by Hummel.
SOCIALISTS PROTEST.
The discussion by the Berlin town coun
Gil of the proposal to spend 10000 marks on
a memorial paper on the life of William |
raised an outburst Of socialist hostility. The
socialist spokesman, DR.. zadkt, firmly pro-
tested against this Sacrifice to personal
worship of large sums which could
be better spent in relieving winter
adding: 81 also protest against
the wholesale distribution of pamphlets in
the municipal schools as l have no con-
hdence that Emperor Williams biography
the historical truth. Liberty
loving citizens remember the dear departed
ones who fell in the streets of Berlin fight
ing for the people in 1S4S, and at the same
time they remember the attitude of William
then prince of Prussia. We know that in
this protest we have the support of all work
ing people, who do not forget the law which
for twelve years made them outlaws and
deprived thousands of their families OF an
existence under the reign and with the |
consent of King William"
The North German Gazette discusses the |
foregoing under a leading editorial headed |
Anarchism in the Berlin Town Council"
and declares that socialism and anarchlsm !
are identical and urges that everybody on
he side of law and order must resist the |
socialists destructive work.
The Centrhsts in the diet have declared
against the government bill to amend the
existing law of associations, drawn up in
,rder to enable it to suppress the Polish
,gitation, and sensational debate in the
liet on the Polish question is promised Oh
Monday, when Herr Won Czarliuski, the
POLISH leader, raises the debate on the
orcible dissolution by the police of the
'olish mass meetings in the eastern prov
nces. Czarlinski will be supported by the
ntire Polish party and by the Ceutrlsts
lAISER IGNORES HERBERT BISMARCK.
1t is stated that the action of Emperor
ert Bismarck at the wedding breakfast last
'eek of the daughter OF Count Won We'd
ELL minister OF the imperial household, who
'as married to Count Won Bismarck Hohlen
0 which the Bismarck family had been in
tied. is due to the discovery that Count
Ierbert is at the bottom of the Won Tausch-
intrigue. and a new Bis
larck press law is expected.
1t is now asserted that Prof Leyden
ent to St. Petersburg recently and ex-
mined the old wound on the skull of the
ear. the result OF the attack made upon
i'm by a fanatic In Japan while his ma
,sty was touring the world as ezarowltch .
company with Prince George OF Greece
he professor Is said to have found bony
Serescence pressing upon the brain and
luslng headaches, but he advised against
q operation at present. lie is also cred
ed with reporting the cordtion OF the
.arna as satisfactory.
Influenza is spreading in Berlin. The prln-
pals OF all the public and private school,
ave been directed to send home all The
lildren attacked. Several thousand casea
ave been reported but the number o. I
,aths from the epidemic are few.
DR.. Wrede. editor OF Die Kritik, is being I
'osecuted for les mejeste in an article on q