The Washington herald., 1906-12-09

Emperor said so that he could tell them.
The Emperor was very much amused
pleased, perhaps, Is a better word, for he
loves children-and a few days after the
royal carriage stopped In front OF the en-
bassy, the footman carrying to the door
a bundle Of toys which the Emperor had
himself selected for his little American
friends Since then. he has always re-
membered them at Christmas, and no
subject in his empire is more loyal or de-
voted 10 him then these daughters OF the
American Ambassador.
Presentation at Court.
Last winter three young American wom-
en- residents in Berlin we're presented at
the German court They had seen the
Emperor only on parade. at the opera, on
horseback, OF. reviewing his troops, when
he seems a severe ard austere man. eV-
cry inch an Emperor, so that the three
little girls from America prepared for
their presentation" with fear and trepi-
dation. For weeks they practiced their
bows. the management OF their court
trains. and even made up little speeches
to say to the Emperor in case he should
address them But the affair went on
much easier than they expected, and
when one Of them was asked what she
thought Of the presentation. said; oh.
He was lovely, and so was the Empress,
and it was much simpler and nicer than
it is at the White House, where it is so
crowded that one never can show her
train. There was chance for beautiful
sweep at the palace"
The Emperor is keenly jealous for his
country. He would place her at the very
head Of the nations Of the world, have
her navy rule the seas, and he would
have German the language Of commerce
and diplomacy. This latter ambition
came 10 him from his grandfather, En-
peror William I, and from Bismarck,
who. after the German-FranCo war, in
structed their diplomatic agents to use
German. instead of French, then rs a.
ways the accepted medium for diplomatic
speech. whenever it was possible. When
the German ambassador at St. Peters
burg mentioned this TO the Russian pre-
mier. the latter replied, Certainly there
is no objection whatever TO that. We all
understand German. OF course. you must
expect our replies 10 be in Russian
At the American Embassy.
Ambassador Tower occupies one Of the
handsomest private mansions IN Berlin,
situated on the Koenigs PlatZ, and near
the statue Of every ruler Of Germany from
Albert the Bear 10 Emperor William J.
and that very ornate building. the
Reichstag II Is an imposing house, the
living rooms being reached by a magnifl-
cent stairway, which leads from the rez
de chaussee TO a gallery upon which the
whole group OF rooms used for entertain
ing open, and a the very top Of the list
Of the most assiduous entertainers in the
diplomatic corps at Berlin stand the
American Ambassador and Mrs. Tower
Their entertainments are on a scale
which quite overshadows those AZ the
White House, because there IS more style
more elegance. more decorum, and they
are second TO none given at the German
capital. On arriving at the embassy, ones
carriage door IS opened by footman in
livery, and one passes into the house be-
tween two laCkeys who stand at attention
An usher directs the guests 10 a dressing
room, where deft maids help remove their
wraps This accomplished. the cards are
handed 10 one Of the ushers and passed by
him TO a secretary, who makes note Of
name, address, and day at home. Then
begins the ascent up the marble stairway
carpsted with red velvet, between the
iiveried lackeys. who are stationed here
and there along its length At the door
Of the drawing-room the guests are pre-
sented 10y the secretary OF the embassy q
MRS. Tower and the Ambassador Il is all
quite simple, but everything Is so per
fecty arranged that there Is nothing "a
Criticise. Not even the Whitelaw Reds
who spend more money than the Ambas-
sadOr at Berlin. entertain more elegantly
or in better taste than the Towers.