The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-24
DISPLAY Of WEALTH
PreSentees al the Annu,l Function
Of the Court Of William.
AMERICAN ART IN DRESS
Mrs. saulres Carries the Largest
Load OF Diamonds and Takes
tho Prize, Besides Creating
Sensation by Her Beauty.

Copyright lNi by Associated Press.
Berlin. Jan. 20 This years presents
alton at court was more brilliant and
was marked by larger attendance
Than for many years past. Both the
native and foreign presentees at We'd
ncsday's ceremony included number
Of distinguished people. The toilets of
the ladies were especially brilliant aud
Il was generally agreed that Mrs. II.
Squirrs. wife of the second secretary of
the United Statens embassy. wore the
most beautiful gown and created
sensation. Her costume consisted of
dress of white satin with gold em-
broldery and silver tinsel ornamented
with pink roses. whose challlces spark
led with dcwdrops represented by~dia-
monds. The train was ~ gold brocade.
The United States ambassador. Edwin
+. TIL. one uf the latest comers was
presented last with the French amhss-
sador. the Duke of Noalles. A number
of other Americans were presented In
Guiding Lieut.. A. y. Niblack. the Uni-
ted States naval aitache. and Prof.
Guy V. Thompson ~ Yale and Mrs.
Thompson. recently Miss Uhl, and MIR.
and Mrs. John u, Jones ~ Washington.
Misses Uhl and Ulman OF Chicago and
Miss Amy HcaCock. Among the mem-
beers of the aristocracy presented were
thu Princess byanar, nee Parsons. and
her daughter. Countess Jane Lyanar.
Emperor William was rcsplendent In
uniform. wearing all his Prussian
orders Both he and the empress wore
the orange ribbon of the order of the
black eagle. The empress was dressed
In gown with silver train.
The court functions this winter will
be very numerous and brilliant. \
special feature will he the costume
ball. the designs for which were drawn
at the instance of the emperor by Pro.
! fessor Won Heyden. They faithfully
represent the costumes Of l7s5. The
I function is in honor of the centenary
of his grandfather.
Emperor william gave his annual
dinner To- the members OF the diplo-
matte corps on Thursday last. At the
| table, Mr.. t'hl was seated al a consid-
cradle distance from his majesty who.
however. convcrsed cordially with him
on non political subjects during the
/ evening.
The kings ~ Saxony and wurtem-
!
\ the Prince Regent of Bavaria will he
present at the centenary celebration
of the birth OF William |. Wilder
Bruch has written the dramatic leg
| ends Of William the German" for the
\ performance that day at the opera
house. The music was specially COM
posed by Hummell,
! The discussion by the Berlin town
council for "a proposal to spend sOOoo
marks on memorial paper ON the life
OF William |. raised an outburst OF So
claIistic hostility. The socialists
spokesman. Dr. Zadkt. warmly pro-
tested against this sacrifice To per-
sonal worship Of large sums which
could be- better spent In relieving WIN
ter distress" adding; Il also protest
against the Wholesale distribution OF
the pamphlets In the municipal schools,
as have no confidence that Emperor
williams biography represents tho
historical truth. Liberty loving citi-
zens remember the dear departed ones
| who fell in the streets OF Berlin fight
ing for the people in lsis, and al the
same time they remember the attitude
| Of William l., then prince OF Prussia.
We know that In this protest We have
the support of all working people who
do not forget the law which for II
years made them outlaws and depriv-
ed thousands of their families OF an
existence under the reign and with the
consent of King william.
The North German Gazette. discuss
ing the foregoing. under a leading edi-
torial. headed. Anarchist In the Ber-
lin Town Council" and declares that
socialism aud anarchy are Identical and
urges that everybody on the side oi
right and order must resist the so-
! cialists' destructive work. The cen
trlsts In the diet have declared against
the government. hut to amend the ex-
isting law of associations drawn up ~
order to enable II 10 suppress Polish
I agitation and n sensational debate IN
the diet ON the Polish question II prom
ised on Monday. when Herr won Car
linski. the Polish leader. raises the de-
bate ON the forcihle dissolution by the
policy of the Polish mass meetings ~
the eastern provinces. Czarlinski VIII
be supported by the entire Polish party
and by the centrists.
II Is stated that the action OF Em-
peror William In refusing To meet
Count Herbert Bismarck at the we'd
ding breakfast last night OF the daugh-
ter of Count Won weddel OF the imper-
ial household who was married "a
| Count Won Bismarck iiohlen. To- which
the bismarck family had been invited,
is due to the discovery that Count Her
bert is al the bottom OF the won
Tausch Norman Schugcrt tntrigues
and new Bismarck press law Is eN-
pected.
II is now asserted that Professor Ley
den went to 81 Petersburg recently
and examined the wound Oh the skull
OF the czar