Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-30

and If one had shut his eyes to the actual
meaning Of the words it would NOT nave
been difficult to imagine oneself listening
to funeral Grafton. 1t was only when
he declared his wish for the maintenance
of peace that he gave any emphasis 10
his words.
When their healths were drunk the
kaiser and kaiserin stood with the others,
as is the custom of ruling sovereigns.
Turning however, to the lord mayor. he
made deep bow, and, raising his glass.
drunk that gentleman's health The kaiser
drank but one glass OF champagne, but
good deal of mineral water. The
kaiserin drank only minerals. Indeed. IL
was curious to notice that nearly all the
royal guests drank non-alcoholic drinks,
a rule that was not SO well observed at
other tables.
Exaggerated statements have been made
about the cost of the city function. es-
pecially by the leaders of the labor dem
onstration which opposed 1t. but I learn
from the town clerk that the expense of
the Guildhal1 luncheon was 1,50O guineas,
while the street decorations in the city
cost about 200 more. 1t was estimated
pal authorities may have run into sS00.
so that, gold box and all, the cost of
entertaining the kaiser indoors and out
was we'll under $4,000.
The city fathers are of opinion that the
function was one of the most brilliant
ever held in the city, SO l take it that
the stories of 10000 and 10000 being
spent on such occasions are moonshine
A German nobleman who was one OF
the guests at the Guildhall tells me tina
the quaint ceremonies interested him. In
Germany the speeches are not made after
the meal, but while it is going on. There
the lord mayor would have proposed the
emperor's health between two courses
and after the second course had been
eaten the kaiser would have replied.
The empress came to town Thurs
day on her own. OF course, she was al
the city luncheon with the kaiser, but
then she was a figure of secondary in
terest, while Thursday she had the
stage to herself. She looks somewhat
older than the kaiser, and is decidedly
gray. Her appearance is homely. and
in London she would be described as
"provinciaI' In her dress. She has
respect, and this I am told by lady
who knows the German court we'll, is
due to the fact that the kaiser now
takes an interest in her clothes, and
even selects some of her gowns and
hats. For many years the empress de-
voted herself entirely to her house
keeping duties, with the result that
her appearance became rather dowdy
The kaiser did not like this. and the
empress now pays more attention to
appearances. She is, indeed, d kindly
and gracious figure.
At the state banquet at Windsor
Tuesday night her majesty wore her
famous rope Of pearls. She has brought
to England large portion of her mag
nificent collection of jewelry, which
is worth over quarter of a million
sterling. Most of the jewels are heir
looms of the Prussian crown. but the
kaiserin also possesses jewelry Of her
own to the value of 100000. Tuesday
night she. indeed, wore a pair of shoes
worth, for their jeweled ornaments
$500. There was a single diamond in
her hair as large as a cherry, set on
each side with about thirty extremely
fine stones. Her great treasure is,
however. the Napoleon stone. which,
was found in Napoleon's triangular hat
under a tree after the battle of Water
loo.
During the kaiser's stay at Windsor
all the castle cats have been sent into
exile. His majesty. like Lord Roberts,
has a horror of cats, and once induced
the Berlin municipality to put a tax
on the feline community. Every tabby
had a wear a medal to show that the