The New South., 1898-01-15

DAILY ROUTINE or wlLllaM ~. rHE
GERMAN MONARCH.

works Hard An Day t.ong-An ACCOM-
pisshsd ringui~s. scholar and soldier
The Paris Figaro gives in tho fol.
lowing condensed form the most ii.
teresting chapter 81 bright littls
volume just published in Paris, en-.
titled ''Guillauine III. Intime. BY N.
Maurice Leudet. which is bound. il
says, 10 have a brilliant success.
The activity of the German Emperor
Is proverhial He is never at rest.
He has horror Of iilencss, and his
endurance IS prodigious In his i'm.
mediate surrounding IL is feared that
his health may one day suffer from his
constant efforts to examine personally
into all the affairs Of the empire. To
rest his weary head he takes great
deal Of physical exercise. and he exccls
in athletic accomplishments.
The Emperor arises at ) o'clock IN
the morning. The moment he get out
of bed he takes cold bath. His
mother. who is the daughter OF Queen
Victoria, and consequently English by
origin. taught him from his childhood
to love cold water. After the bath he
dresses rapidly. and at half past six
he takes breakfast
Immediately after breakfast the
Emperor goes 70 his official quartors.
where heaps Of letters aud documents
await him. The Emperor, who at.
tends himself TO all these affairs, has
so much to do in the line OF reading
documents and examining everything
in detail that he has hardly an instant's
rest. He rarely puts OH the examina.
tion of any matter, attending to eyery-
thing on the spot, even when TO do SO
it is necessary TO take two or three
hours from his sleeping time.
The adjutants on duty are III their
posts at half past six. The Emperor
discusses with them The movements of
that day, and then he goes to see his
children.
After that he goes TO his own apart
ments. where he receives the reports
Of officials and confers with the fnnc.
tionaries of the grand master OF the
palace. He looks after all entertain
ments and solemnities, the programme
and the opportunity Of outings, the
expenses to be incurred, etc.
In the same way during the morn
ing he sees TO the affairs OF the i'm.
perial household, scans the accounts.
authorizes the orders given by the
grand marshal; in word, looks into
the matters of the domestic life OF the
castle.
In Important cases he receives at 8
O'Clock his Ministers aud counseore.
the Prefect Of Police, the Generals and
high officials. All these personaoes
give orally briefs Of the reports which
they present to him for his signature.
He has made it habit To wade
through i'll the reports which come. sss,-
during the day aud to examine them
thoroughly, He often says to the Of
ficiaia working with him. II know
very well that am giving you a great
deal Of trouble, but cannot help H.
l am imposing burden upon myself.
for my conscience will never allow me
70 come to decision preoipitateIy.
II often happens that the heads Of |
departments present him with twenty |
documents for his signature. Each
one Of them is examined carefully, and |
out Of the twenty papers it rarely hap
pens that he signs more than three or
four. As for the others, he wants adj
ditional details.
At o'clock in the morning the En-
peror has already accomplished
heavy piece Of work. The weather
and season permitting, he takes ride
in carriage, which is followed by
long promenade on foot. If the weather
Is not suitable for that exercise, he
goes horseback riding for three-quar-
ters Of an hour.
Ihe Emperor is good swordsman,
good horseman and an excellent
hunter. When on horseback he likes
TO encounter difficulties. He jumps
not only hedges and bitches, but also
hurdles with the greatest facility.
On the days Of inspection, when he
ls obliged to be in the saddle for q
time, he omits the car
rage ride. He often remains in the
saddle five or six hours continuously.
At ii o'clock the conferences and ,
SPoft arc again taken up. lnis - 4
slso the time for audiences. The
'fiicers Of high rank and also the ,
Iunctionaries who have just been pro-
noted are announced. He receives ;
llso the ENJOYS and representatives of ,
'tler States, Princes and grands
'eigneurs. William ri. chats With |
zach one Of them for few moments. ,
It these receptions the Emperor dis
,iays toward his guests attentions
hat are quite original. For example,
40 changes his uniform six or seven !,
ines. II the son Of an artillery Cen
raj comes to announce the dNnth Of
lis father the Emperor never fails to |
lon the uniform Of an artillery Cen
raj in order TO pay respect 10 the /,
'fficer who died in his service. He
ppears in the uniform OF an artillery :
ieneral, Of General Of cavalry or !,
4 infantry, or even In the uniform Of /,
n Admiral, according to the rank Of (,
he person whom he receives.
Ii the Emperor receives representa- !
ives or military attaches OF foreign /
ountries, he wears the uniform of the !
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