The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22
nIs Of TIE EMPEROR.
-ecxAL PEcULIARITIEs or THE
GERMAN MONARCH.
~ss~~ n. Viewed 1T Close Range
onnvey Eafer-FPeMch Chef IN
- Iuperfai kftchen-Excellent
e~.vessstionniist and Listener.

o-noas pecuIAr.ties OF those who sit
- =. cats OF the mighty are not only Of
.s..~ss.. but they are Of Importance, for by
- re can judge better than Ia any other
- AZ the men who wie'd an infaencs
.s.h sf.ects IN O. measure. the destinies
- ,.lf,toos. One vito knows something OF
=. usrnuzlssy OF the German emperor
-sses mis- about thai moraren:
.sral,arn The Second 10 Nonel Is In most
s.t.,, an exception 20 all his subjectx-and.
. s-1.sd "a all mankind as web for the
--.sse az that-~so aiso, ne shares Tot their
s.ryor OF soap. water. and rough towels
r,., he 1rys thing he does every morning Is
= Aunp out OF his bed into cold bath
~ synA like the French king Louis
VAatpce, immortaIxed IN Bon Gauitier' S
a,oseh ballad about the queens visit to
france:
.And Byns ts loups int.i his sarx.
And warsies on his ciaes-
Fblx .warsisng on OF his clothes IL an
rueexsion all the more difficult. as the
ts,ser. Ike Nelson, In practically a one
arued man--bis left hand having been
.aealyssd since his birth. owing to the
kneiing OF the German doctor who pre-
adsd thereas. But one would never think
= from seeing the emperor standing or
I fdfng. for he has habit OF letting his
sf,kere3 hand fall with u natural grace On
~ klis OF his sword-the proper place for
! ne hand OF such a military monarch. The
ornceQcence II that when he draws his
owo9d In leading troops past and the like.
Il must hook his reins onto the pomme, OF
liz saddle. care being taken b. his master
: Il the horse 10 mount him only on such
ehargers a. have had more than a circus
trimming In ease and docility OF movement
TOR the SAME reasons his majesty. like
table with combination knife and fork,
vhieh he always takes with him wherever
10 goes; and he has one Of the heartiest ap-
pstises In a nation OF huge eaters. though
- IL very sparing with his drinks. like his
grandfather before him. His favorite wine
\ hook or moseiie-two very different
thirGs. though they are often COMPOUNDED
= this coantry-and these he generally
Mixes with mineral water. When the hot
sesf az OF ChauyInlsrn was on him after as
capAlng the throne he forbade the use not
only Of French words on his menus, but
do Of French wines. and thereby hangs
~ following true and telling tale:
when. In 1889. the kaiser paid hts first
whit TO the sultan. the latter called
council Of his wise men In order TO con-
suit them as 10 the best means OF pleas
Ing his imperial guest. Give him Ger
man ehampagner suggested one grave
counsellor. and accordingly some of the
eoatliest brands of this peculiar beverage
we're forthwisti ordered. Now on the
night when the sultan gave a grand ban
aues at tho Yildiz Kiosk I'm honor OF his
isllow sovereign from the Fatheriand
% William and Lady White had a diplo-
n6fic reception. among their guests be-
NJ Count Herbert Bismarck, then act
nc as foreign secretary, who had gone
: <xt - .txs. - HI
Abdul Hamid. Wen. Graf Herbert said
Or William, IN his bluff. hearty way.
Nhat sort OF dinner did the sultan give
yeuF Oh replied the count. the dishes
we're superb. but as for the wine with
. yery wry facet. IL was something too
4 sbominab'e l wonder wherc tho devil
they got IL
"But the kaiser has now become less
ereusiye In the wines he offers his
Gaeets. having perceived that the boycott
ting OF French champagne would only
tend 90 exacerbate the feelings of "a van
cutshea nation and retard its recaneiiia-
Ton to tho accomplished facts OF iS.o-sl.
AT the same time, though occasionally
admitting French wines 10 his table he
I etfil rigidly excludes French words from
Ms bills Of fare. 40 that his foreign guests
are offered Fie!sehsuppe' when they ex~
r4cs bouilion.' and are supplied with
'Rlnderhraten mach Engiischer Art In lieu
OF 'Raeuf rotf iAngiaise.'
But though the French may have lost
couple Of provinces. they stiil retain
their sovereignty over the stomachs OF
men and monarcha. and there Is French
chef In the imperial kitchen AT Berlin:
IN ordinary times the kaisers Kitchen
master contracts to dine each or his
naiesty's guests for seven shiiingz and
aHpence. though on grand occasions this
ind'stdaai tariff rises To as much al a
guinea and a half.
Their matesties rarely or never lunch
or dine without several guests. ana these
are OF a far ranrr varied and m,scellan-
ecus order than are ever admitted TO
the table Of Eng|and's queen The kaiser
has h.tie time fo- reading books. but he
great reader 81 minds. dtitgens
Picker or the brains Of men. who. after
an. are far better instructors than mere
printed volumes. so that few guests leave
TIE pfesenc. 81 the emperor without the
conviction that he u one az the best
informed mar even on their own special
subjects they ever came across His ma
sAsfy rassesses-@ven bismarck frankly
admitted thisa remarkable faculty of
assimilation. ana he In the greatest Guas-
i5rsr 90 hts time
Ent though Also enc ~ the best talk
W fsas tIfflr. ne IS, nevertheless. Il won
oesfuitY good listener, which is one cf
NE rarest qualities % clever men. rot 70
way seniuses. and - this category Of tai
err We certainly auet assign she kaiser
~aa has already proved himself 10 be by
TAR 'he most capable monarch that has
occupied tee throne ~ Prussia since II
vas vacated hy Frederick the s.sreAs
William If 8oeR not smoke - she cx~
TENT that VAS done by one ~ his anees-
toFss Frederick Wti'izr9. the kldnapsv 81
t'snts But hs. too. hoisis an occasional
teoseeo parliRnfenf - ar evening ehen
&c ngss away ~ a Penny Dutch clsar ~
very light braD3. and e1tertssns HIS
saes's IL sandwiches ans ho>Ss ~ Ma
n'ea sefereu On these occasions his
eonsersAtioa s. ~ tAe lfve'ieSs ard uas~t
safsrsi klrf So tNe wNr'tt-a tl>ss. yet
s9' without subtle tsueh - the ars
ceiare s-trFs,