New-York tribune., 1900-07-02
GUEST OF POPE ANDKAISRR
THE DUKE OF LOUBAT AT THE PAPAr.
FAMILY CONFIRMATION-A LUNCH
EON WITH EMPEROR WILLIAM.
Paris. June n

Paris, June q.
Among the we'll known Americans visltins
the Exposition is the Duke Of Loubat. who has
lust returned TO Paris after flying visit "a
Rome and TO Berlin where he availed biussl,
Of exceptional opportunities for conversing with
the Pope and with the German Emperor.
At Rome the Duke Of Loubat found the Pops
in the best Of health and had the privilege %
being present az the Papal family conhrnatiou
party. and becoming the godfather 20 one % ths
srandnephews Cf Leo XIII
The ceremony took place in the Pope's private
apartments In the Vatican and vas extremslv
imposing. Five children were confirmed. All %
them Of near kin 70 His Holiness. The children
kneIt before the Pope. and each godfather placed
his right hand on the right shoulder OF his god
child ard afterward tied white ribbon around
its forehead At the conclusion Of the ceremony
the Pope in his most winning and affectlonats
manner gave the young folk some sound ad-
vice. and above all, enjoined them % obey their
parents His Holiness retired 70 adIoinlnr
room where a luncheon Of wine and fruit vas
served. Cardinal Cfasca sat on the Pope's right
and the Duke OF Loubat on his IerJ- Half an
hours conversation ers"ed. during which Leo
XIII. Notwithstanding his great age. showed
that he had .,st nothing Of that keen bu; kindly
observation graced with charm os expression
that has always been one Of his marked char
acteristics since the days when he first cans
into prominence as Cardinal PeccL
on Monday. June T. the Duke of Loubat was
received by the Emperor William at the Palace
OF Wndpark. near Potsdam. and afterward -
n1ained for Iu0cheon- It happened to be the
occasion Of the annual festival of the "Lehr
Battalion" or battalion Of instruction, formed
OF young soldiers selected from the vari-
Gus regiments Of the Prussian infantry
Potsdarl- \ platoon Of the first company of tha
1st Regiment OF Foot Guards. wearing their
famous gala headdress Of the time Of Frederick
the Great was drawn up in the entrance hail
An aide-de-camp conducted the Duke Of Loubat
into the palace and presented him to the En-
peror who greeted him in a most cordial man
ner and congratulated him for his interest in
pre-CoIunbian America. and thanked him t0-
having founded the prof=ssOrship Of pre-Colu1n-
bian Americanism al the University of Berlin
The conversation took place on the stone per
ron, broad step. which surrounds the palace
The Emperor was in excellent health and
spirits. He asked the Duke Of LOubat about his
early student days at the University OF HeideI-
berg. where he was : member OF the celebrated
Sake Borrussia Corps The Emperor chatted
about Mexico and mentioned that he had passed
in his youth many delightful hours reading
Prescott's Conquest Of Peru and Mexico and
the fascinating description of the campaigns OF
Fernando Cortez by Bernal Diaz del Castillo
After witnessing a smart and spirited march
past Of the 'Lehr Battalion a gala luncheon
was served in the famous MusseI Hall OF the
Palace OF WIldpark, at which were present. be-
sides the Imperial family and military attaches.
a hundred high military and civil functionaries.
The menu was engraved on plain white card
board with heavy dead gold border, ornamented
az the top with the royal arms OF the house Of
HohenzolIern- The dishes were described IN
German and in the quaint characters OF the
running German handwriting. All French ex-
pressions, elsewhere so greatly in vogue were
rigidly eschewed For instance, instead OF the
familiar dessert" the Teutonic expression
'nachtisch" was used The programme OF the
music was also engraved IN characters OF Ger
man handwriting. and the selections played
were exclusively those Of German composers
c. I B