Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-24

In Berlin they tell strange tales of that
mustache and Its power to change the face
Of him who wears It
The Emperor Of Germany waxed his
mustache to point downward at its most
Disgusting slant. dressed in tourist tweeds,
took one companion with him and the train
for Paris. There is no doubt that he passed
the frontier as successfully as any private
tourist The military spies of France and
Germany had no inkling of his purpose.
1t Will be remembered, perhaps, that during
| two weeks in the middle OF October he
was supposed to be shooting ION his own
lands. where, 1t was not stated definitely.
| In reality he was in Paris, for eight days
Echoes of the visit are beginning now to
be heard in the French press.
we have it from a source that Is GER
tam, says the Echo de Paris of yesterday,
that two weeks or more ago the Emperor
oil Germany. travelling incognito, it Is well
understood, 'honored with his august pres
ence.' the exposition. William II, discreet
| iy surrounded by police escort, made long
explorations of the exposition, paying par
ticular attention to the retrospective shows,
ana returning several times to the halls
where are exhibited the furniture. pictures
and objects of art Of the time of the first
empire"
Arrival in Paris.
The Patrie is equally certain of its facts.
Indeed, 1t is not unlikely that the whole
story of the stolen visit will soon appear in
the Boulevard press, the emperor Is
credited with being not unwilling to have
the story become public, in his well-known
desire to conciliate French pride by every
means in his power. The risk he was will
Ing to run in order to see their exposition
has plenty of matter for French self-com-
piacency in it. IT'S all right, now thai
It's over" Is likely to be the good-natured
verdict of the mass of PariSianS.
The emperor, accompanied by trusted
Berlin business mana banker, and not a
nobleman or an army officer-arrived IN
Paris early in the morning, on the through
Paris-St. Petersburg express. he Berlin
banker-who has his Paris at his finger
tips-took him Immediately, in an ordinary
Paris cab picked up in front of the sta
ton, to a pied-a-terre apartment of his
own in the sleepy Rue de FUniverste, at
Its least aristocratic end. That the German
embassy was situated only few blocks
| away, on the Rue de Lille. did not disturb
them. Because of it's sleepiness the Rue dc
fUniversite makes as snug retreat, in one
of those old houses, could be desired by
the most retiring.
The impatient emperor would have 1t
that they must make their first visit to the
exposition the same day. 1t was only 4
quarter of an hours walk to the nearest
gate. The visit was accomplished without;
incident, to use the language of my friend ;
detective friend. The emperor was en-
chanted. The next morning they received
visit from Lepine, project of the Paris
police, in person.
1t a great surprise for William II
and his companion, the Berlin banker, who,
in his despair at being discovered was not
sure that lie ought not to commit suicide.
The great chief of police soon relieved their
apprehensions. While he would not have
been human not to triumph quietly in the
perfection of his detective service that, in
twelve hours. ha~- come on diplomatic Sc,