Evening star., 1905-10-08
BERLIN. September 27, 1905.

BERLIN, September u, 1905.
Life at the imperial court of Germany in
the reign Of William II represents the sum-
init of imperial luxury and magnifcence-
There has been nothing like it anywhere
in the world during the last half dozen CEN
turtles for one must go back TO the times
of the Byzantine empire to find so mucn
gorgeous display centered in one imperial
ruler. The Emperor of China, with MS
400 600 900 subjects; the nikado of aristo-
cratic. feudal Japan; the Persian shah OF
shabs and king of kings, the splendor-ioV-
ins nonarchs of the east, cannot compete
with the display of the German court.
The German Emperor. VINO Is extremely
modest and simple in his personal tastes,
takes a keen delight in the maintenance or
all this imperial show and display. He be-
lieyes II to be necessary to uphold the
power and prestige and dignity of his i'm
periaI position He spends millions OF
marks every year and has contracted I'M
rnense debts in his efforts to raise the
standard of imperial luxury. The German
emperor IS always surrounded by group
OF nobIemen of the highest rank, who oc-
cupy various offices at court. There Is
Count Wedel minister of the imperial
hcL sehold, who boasts of an unbroken
line Of ancestors dating back to the eighth
century. Prince Frederick of Solms- -Baruth
IS chief chamberlain, Prince F'uerstenberg
Is chefeSt marshal of the household, Count
Gutenberg is chief marshal of the house
hold Baron Lyncker is marshal of the
household and Count Zedlitz is marshal Of
the court. Prince Hans Henry XI of PlesS
Is chiefest master of the hunt, Count ASSe-
burg-F -Falkenstein is chief master of the
hunt and Baron Heintze-W Wessenrode is
master Of the hunt. The Duke of Trachen-
berg, who simultaneously bears the title of
Prince of Hatzfeldt Is the chiefest cup
bearer to the emperor. Count Waldeck is
chief cupbearer and Baron BrinCken is cup
bearer. Prince Hugo of Radolin is lord
high steward and Count Gutenberg is mas
ter Of the ceremonies Count GoltZ is mas
ter OF the imperial kitchen and another
Count Wedel is master of the imperial
stables. General Count Perooncher-Seh-
nitsky Is keeper of the imperial wardrobe,
and his brother is captain of the imperial
are vice masters Of the ceremonies and
Baron Esebeck is vice master OF the stables
Count Truetzchler Is vice master of the
ceremonies and tntroducer of the diplomatic
corps Nine other counts and barons are
vice masters or the ceremonies. Count
Huelsen is grand master of the imperial
theaters. Some $50 noDelmen are chamber
lains OF the imperial household and forty
men of the highest birth are gentlemen Of
the household.
Apart from this vast array of aristocratic
satellites the emperor has an exclusive MILL
tary suite, naval suite and a secret mill
tary cabinet consisting of two generals,
two colonels, five majors and forty-two
other officers. Another department Is the
secret civil cabinet of the emperor headed
by His Excellency DIR. Won Lucanus The
medical suite Of the emperor consists of
three physicians. The empress has her
own household consisting OF a chiefest
mistress, a chief mistress and half a dozen
nistresses, all OF whom are princesses and
countesses, besides a chiefest master OF the
household, master of the household and
two vice masters OF the household a mas
ter OF ceremonies. a vice master of cere-
monies and a medical suite Each one of
the kaiser's six sons has also his own honss-
hold and his own suite OF attendants though
on a smaller scale.
These high noblemen of course are mt
permanently in attendance but the kaiser
is always surrounded by a large groun OF
item wherever he goes and whatever he
does. When he rises in the morning a num-
Der of them are in waiting in the ante room
OF his bed chamber TO carry out his wishes
When he rides out'they follow him in the
order of their rank One of them assists
the kaiser to mount his horse and another
affixes his stirrups A third carries the
kalsers overcoat, and a fourth a snare
handkerchief for his majesty The emperor
Is thus continually In an environment which
terds TO increase his haughtiness and I'M
perial pride and his sense OF his own sfl-