New-York tribune., 1906-06-18
KAISER AT HIS BEST.
1t Is During the Kiel Regatta That
He Is Most Human.

He is NJ OSt Human.
Emperor William has manifested his customary
eleverness by arranging entertain the Presidents
daughter and her husband at Kiel this week rather
than at Berlin. For during the regatta at Kel the
Kaiser is, for the nonce. Of the yachtsman
and the clubman than the monarch. He. as we'll
as his his his brother and sisters lays
aside there much of the state and ceremony by
which all their comings and goings are attended at
Berlin and at Potsdam. The rigors of court ETH
Quette relaxed for the time being and then,
above all. there of those difficulties IN con-
necton with the questions of precedence, which. in
the of Congressman and Mrs Longworth,
would have been so extremely awkward had the
Emperor entertained them anywhere else than at
Kiei There he show them all the attention
that he wishes: can take Mrs Longworth in to
dinner and place her at his right at table. without
anybody having the right TO say word In protest.
But such thing would be absolutely impossible at
Berlin or Potsdam where she would have to give
way to all sorts of titled ladies of the great and
small nobility, whose precedence is regulated. not
by the sovereign's favor, but by law, people at
taching exactly the value to their inherited
precedence to their other oirthrghts. and mani
Testing extraordinary jealousy the subject of
their prerogaives in the matter. Moreover, the
Emperor and Empress are much more approach
able at Kiel than elsewhere. and most Of the
Americans who enjoy the Kaiser's less
intimate acquaintance have made It. in the first
place. by visiting Kiel fine steam yachts during
the Kiel regatta week.
PRIVATE ORCHESTRAS AND TROUPES.
The fntination contained In the cable dispatches
of last week the effect that Alfred de Rothschild
had loaned his private band to the American Am
bassador. to discourse sweet music during the din
given at Dorchester House IN honor of King
Edward last week, serves to draw attention to
form Of luxury which. far I am aware, has
not yet crossed the Atlantic and is unknown until
now In America The private orchestra of Baron
Alfred Rothschild is famous throughout the Unfted
Kingdom. 1t is composed of some fifty or sixty
pieces. Each OF the members is a vfrtuoso.
and they IN the barons steady employ year
in. year out having nothing else TO do and
ceiving princely pay. Lord Lonsdae is another
well known man who has private band. which is
always heard to great advantage the occasion of
the Kaisers visits 10 the Lowther Castle in West
moreland. The late Lord Dudley's private band,
which celebrated. dispensed with by his
eldest son. the present earl Who is mbued with
the same craze for music his eccentric father.
Lord Londonderry. however, has a private band.
So, too has the Duke of Westminster, while the
Kings private band is very fine one indeed. On
the Continent Of Europe great mobiles have not only
private orcestras. but private theatrical troupes,
as for instance, Count Francis Esterhazy at Tots,
his country place In Hungary, where the chateau
comprises beautiful private theatre where some
Of the greatest artists Of the nineteenth century
graduated IN the lifetime of the late Count Nicholas
Esterhazy, who spent immense sums OF money in
training them The grandeur OF the Esterfazys is
perhaps best illustrated by the fact that although
shorn OF much OF their wealth through extrava-
their landed possessions still exceed IN area
the whole of ireland. and when the first Napoleon
offered to make the chief of the house Of Ester
haZy King Of Hungary, the old prince proud
ly replied that much as he valued the crown of
st. Stephen, an Esterhazy could not condescend
10 be indebted for II, in any way, to Bonaparte.
Prince Joseph Sulkowski. Duke Of Bielitz. wlo Ju-
dicially pronounced insane IN Austria-Hungary, has
been declared by the German courts, and
occupies his seat in the Prussian House of Lords,
is however. the only noble, TO my knowledge, who
INDUCES IN the odd luxury OF private circus in
cluding trick horses bareback riders. acrobats,
clowns, corps de ballet and a whole menagerte
Of wild animals, including lions and baby elephants
Not content with maintaining this circus all the
year round for his private and personal de-
lectation, he actually takes 1t with him his
travels. two three special trains being required
for its accommodation.
Let add, while this subject that the Duke
OF Athon is the only nobemen in Europe who is
accorded the privilege of maintaining a full regi
rnent splendidly armed, his personal bodyguard.
The regiment is nearly thousand strong, is recruit
ed exclusively from members of the Murray clan,
of which he is the chieftain; has battery of
chine guns and also set OF regimental colors,
presented 10 It by the late Queen Victoria the
occasion of one OF her visits the castle Blair
Athol It is the only armed body of men in Great
lists OF the British Crown. and which is entirely
Admiralty.