Evening journal., 1897-09-30
A VISIT TO ROYALTY.
What 1t Costs the Mobiles to Be
Neighborly.
Rich Gifts and Mnch Money for the
Poor Are hmonE the Neces-
saries--A story I'm
Line.

Though Emperor William II. has not
gene TO Russia on his S1,000,OO0 special
train this year. his trip is as costly and
splendid as on former occasions Of the
lsiad. He has taken n feet Of ten lnen
of-war with him. besides the usual
throng Of secretaries. officers and ser
wants, numbering ali told some l5t
men.
In his strong box, which is part Of
his baggage on every trip to the cour'
of foreign sovereign, he carries $500,
600 Of presents - brooches. gemmeC
snuff boxes, rings. watches, diadems
and less pretentious trinkets for less
pretentious persons. About $4,000 in
cash ia taken along, as the poor Of the
Russian capital must have their con-
yentional gratuity OF $1,000 or $4,000,
the men aboard the German ships must
have theiS drink money" on the days
of greatest rejoicings, and gold pieces
must be scattered lavishly among the
hundred and one servants and petty
Officials who come in contact hourly
with the imperial party. AS may be
]
emperors present expenses, it is a
costly thing to be an emperor abroad
in Europe.
Ii is also a costly thing to be the host
OF an emperor abroad in Europe. With
the items Of the naval demonstrations.
military reviews. illuminatisns. garden
parties and household accof3modations
included, it is estimated that the car
must spend some $4,000 a day to en-
tertain his German cousin.
Hardly viii the German emperor be
out OF the way when President Faure. Of
France, will arrive at Cronstadt with
more ships, more attendants and more
demands upon the capacity of the
Romanoff court to dazzle and amuse.
Faure. too, will be under obligations to
play the open-handed chief of men.
though not on the magnificent scale
which is required in the case of mon
arch "by the grace of God" OF the
100000 travelling expenses allowed
Felix Faure by the French chambers
he will give $4,000 to the poor of Mos
COW and St. Petersburg. $1,000 TO the
officers he takes with him and the Rus
slams who do him services that merit
gratuities. The grand reception at the
French embassy in St. Petersburg will
cost $4,000. The two horses TO be given
the car have cost him $1,000. and
"drink money" for the men of the Du
puy de LONE, in which he will sail tc
Cronstadt, viii swallow up 81 500 more
The French newspapers say that tn,
prospect of all this splendor in the Rus
; siaa capital has turned Faure's head
and they maliciously mention him nova
days as Felix /. Yhey tell a story tC
illustrate his growing consciousness o.
his own Importance. A minister re
Gently telephoned his regrets to Presi
dent Faure a few minutes before th'
, hour set for cabinet dinner. The mex
day the master OF ceremonies at th'
= Elysee called upon the minister, drew {
= long face, and announced that he haC
IN important communication from th'
president to the minister. He then pro
ceeded to dwell upon the improprietl
of a minister telephoning regrets to thu
chief magistrate of the great Frencl
people. "The president requests EN-
!, phatically," he said, in conclusion, "tha
= hereafter you observe the etiquette o
l. the Elysee by communicating with hin
only by letter when it is impossible 70
: you to communicate with him in PEI
b son."
Now the minister thus addressed wa
u I'm bed with gout at the time. But h
is from the south of France, and whe
q he went to Paris he took his tempe
- with him. He rose in wrath, plante
his bare feet on the floor, and pointin
. his finger at the master of ceremonie
shouted:
" "AIr. Master of Ceremonies, as ma
~ you have my respect; have no quarr
T. with you. shall be glad to have yo
sit here with me and take a glass
y, Madeira. But to you as master of Ger
monies 1 have this to say:
re "To the devil with you and your NJ
"a Faure and your etiquette. Tell hi
al that-tell him that for me-"
'd The master Of ceremonies did M
wait for his glass of Madeira or b
little conversation with the ministe
el but hurried off in confusion.
IN 1t is owing to this story and q doz'
he more like it that the French newspape
IN refer daily to the growing proportio
II of the presidents head since he Learnt
mr. he was TO be the guest Of the car, al
,h that they ridicule him as Felix IN.
as Sun.
10 Shrcyvd Youth.