The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-13

a comparatively small amount every
year on his clothes. The horses he rides
are not unusually expensive. lie Is not
a gambler. and does not indulge In other
destinations which would be excusable in
his position.
He is, however, extravagant IN one re-
spect namely, IN keeping up the imperial
magnifeenee of lis court on a scale never
previously attempted by King of Prus-
sia. The support of relatives forms a
first charge on the Kaiser's income. lie
has to provide an annual allowance for his
six sons. and has to maintain separate
court for several more distant relatives.
The Crown Prince, now he is married,
will be surrounded by his own court
comprising n marshal master OF cere-
monies, a master of horse, master OF
the hunt lords in waiting, gentlemen IN
waiting aldes-de-camp, and so forth. me
maintenance of the Grown Princes court
is expecterd to cost the Kaiser at least
$50. 900 per annum. His other sons are
growing up, and 1t will soon be necessary
to provide for them in the same way
The Kaiser has TO maintain separate
court for Prince Henry of Prussia, and the
widowed Princess Frederic Karl of Prus-
STA. His own court is an extremely ex-
pensive luxury.
Some of the Officials.
There is a minister of the imperial
house. a director of the imperial house
hold a director of the royal archives and
four councillors of the royal household,
There Is a president of heraldry, senior
lord In waiting. court marshal. a master
of the hunt master of the Kitchen,
master of the royal chambers, house
marshal, master of the stables, mas
ter of ceremonies, and numerous council
lors attached to all these departments.
The Kaiser travels in the same splen-
dor In which he lives at home. Wherever
he goes he Is accompanied by large
suite of officers and gentlemen and of
household and court officials. lie takes
with hIrc his own carriages, his own
horses. his own coachmen and grooms,
his own stablemen, his saddlers, his
smiths. and so forth. AS he journeys
his entire stud is transported from place
to place.
During his recent Mediterranean trip
the Kaiser gave away so diamond rings,
$50 diamond pins, 80 necklaces, 30 golden
watches. 100 golden cigarette cases. and
twenty other articles of jewelry to vari-
Gus persons from whom he received atten-
tions in the course of the journey. The
whole Mediterranean trip is estimated to
have cost over 100000 The cost of the
Kaiser's journey to Palestine six years
ago exceeded 100000.
Apart from his expenditure for purposes
of royal display, the Kaiser devotes
large sum every year to the encourage
ment of art and of the drama. He Is
continually ordering monuments to be
erected at his own expense, and buys pic
lures for presentation to public galleries
The Kaiser maintains the Royal Opera
House, the Royal Theatre in Berlin, and
the Royal Theatre at Wiesbaden at his
own expense. All three theatres are con-
Quoted only partially as profit-making
concerns.
With all these financial burdens the
Kaiser is unable to make both ends meet
on his income, and has been obliged to
borrow money from some of his wealthy
subjects The Kaiser has never borrowed
money from Prussian nobemen, but only
from great commercial magnates and
millionaire manufacturers