New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24

1t is scarcely necessary 10 add that theS a''
not popular, and no one is more ou'spoken IN
their condemnation than the Chancellor or the
Empire himself. who was obliged to reveal his
identity the other day at Wiesbaden in order TO
avoid the indignity OF arrest by an overzealous
policeman who had found him in the act OF
buying flowers on a Sunday morning.
LATTER-DAY FALL.
1t is only Of late that the mperor has taken
to shooting and TO other forms OF amusement
on Sunday. and in the early years Of his reign
he was exceedingly strict about the Observance
of the Sabbath. Thus. few months after his
accession. he was invited by the Berlin Yacht
Club to attend the annual regatta. which was
to take place on the following Sunday morning
William declined. on the ground that II would
prevent his going to church, and when the COM
mttee offered TO postpone the races TO the after
noon he declared that his principles would not
permit him to regard Sunday as a day to be
devoted to regattas and analogous forms or
public ente .tainment. He rarely. If ever misses
attending divine service on Sunday mOrning-at
the palace chapel when in Berlin and al the
Garrison Church when in Potsdam. The ser
mons are limited by his express command to a
maximum length OF fifteen minutes. After the
service is over he usually proceeds to the mead
quarters guarI where he gives out the parole
Y,
ing officer, and then returns to the palace. sew
era friends and acqrantances being usually
| invited 10 the MONDAY meal The afternoon Is
spent either in driving receiving visits, or else
in a trip up the river board the little steam
yacht Alexandra while the evening is devoted
| NV the Emperor TO his family.
William is understood by his subjects TO have
derived these ideas with regard to the spending
Of Sunday from his English relatives, that is to
! say from his grandmother. Queen Victoria, the
Sabbath being a very quiet day a. the Court OF
Her Majesty. Without being bigot in any way
she endeavors as far as possible to make it 4
day OF entire repose and 70 distinguish II from
the working days of the week. There is an
absence Of the hustle OF the weekday. and
greater degree Of quietness than is usual in
her surroundings. Divine service is celebrated
| at II o'clock In the palace chapel. the queen
entering after all the congregation have taken
their places Princess Beatrice. as n rule, plays
| the organ. In Scotland the service is Presby-
terrain while south Of the Tweed II is. OF course.
| Anglican the officiating divlnes being one or
! another Of the Queens chaplans In rotation.
| A family luncheon follows the service. In the
| afternoon there is drive: and 20 the dinner in
the evening the officiating ecclesiastc Of the
! morning is invariably hidden, unless his dis
! course has failed TO give satisfaction. But there
| is reSula~ dinner party Oh 'uH"aF even
| ing. and the atmosphere which prevails in and
around the palace on that day leaves no DOUBT
as to the sacred nature OF the day.
THE PRINCE OF WALES At CHURCH
The Prince Of Wales is somewhat more mod
! ern In his conceptions OF the Sabbath. lie not
| only makes a point Of going 10 church every
Sunday morning, but likewise takes care ina
every one else staying beneath his roof does the
same thing, staying al home when at sandring-
| ham 10 the very last in order TO see that no
one shrks church duty When AT church he
,ojns heartily in the singing. following in this
| particular the example Of his mother, and MS
| voice. like hers is easily distinguishable from
that of the remainder OF the congregation. A
marty al luncheon usually follows the service.
When at Sandringham there are the kennels.
| the home and stud farms and the menagerie 10
be visited in the afternoon. While in London the
| Prince usually takes his private hanson ana
| uays calls sunday evening in London has for
| some wears been devoted by the Prince 10 at
tendance at dinner parties organized by his
! particular friends for his diversion. and which
usually wind W with some music, singing reel
| tation or some other drawing-room entertain
| nent When on the Continent the Prince has
| been occasionally known 10 attend race meetings
| In the afternoon. But he makes up for this lit
tie delinquency by going TO church In the morn
inc and keeping away from the theatre in the
| evening
The majority Of Continental royalties con-
ton, themselves with attending divine service
early in the morning. and then give up the re-
| mainder Of the day to amusement. the King and
| oueen OF Portugal custoinarily spending their
| sunday afternoons at bulfghts, that being the
| nrincipal feature Of Portuguese Sabbath
| In conclusion, II may not be out OF place. In
| referring TO the vote Of censure passed Dy the
East Prussan Conslstory upon the Emperor for
his fragrant infraction Of the statutes regulat-
ING he observance Of the Sabbath. to call atten-
lion TO the apparently little known fact that
bo;h he and his consort. the Empress. are haDie
IN obedience TO the laws OF the land in the same
,,a,,er es every other German citizen. There
saeus 70 be "A sort OF impression abroad that
tho 1toisar is above the law. This IS not the
ease and the only advantages that he possesses
- his resnec; is that he Is entitled 10 certain
oroga,ives IN connection with the giving OF
.idence and with the punishment OF offences
no. are directed against MS person and MS
| ,oror But otherwise he Is just as much amen
ohio 20 the laws OF the land. and required to
| hev Them as any other German citizen In
,,, he differs from the English sovereign ana
- hose other European monarchs whose
-,,.a,,v "a OF less modern origin. and whose
| ..ro,e. were originally based on what IN oiden
49,. was known as the divine right OF
LIS thus In England. in Austria In Spain
md and IN Portugal the medieval theory prevails
49, go ..,be King can do wrong. Queen Vic
no Gov instance. ruler Of the British Empire.
n, below the Law. like Emperor William.
=, e. eopold Of Belgium and the heads OF other
.a,,room dynasties. but above H. NO court
Ia. jurisdiction over her and lssaiiy speaking