New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-18
UNDER THE KAISER'S ROOF
lust What His Invitation to
Theodore Roosevelt Means.

4 President Roosevelt 20 take Up his quar-
4 tiers in the royal palace during at least
/ portion OF his stay IN Berlin is regarded
/ abroad as 4 very unusual distinction. II
( is a compliment ordinarily reserved for
guests who are either monarchs them
selves or members OF reigning houses. but
! is very seldom accorded 20 any one else
Thus. the only non-royal persons whom
can recall as having been entertained in
this fashion by the Kaiser since his &C
cession to the throne have been old Count
Zeppelin and the Prince Of Fuerstenberg
ans his wife The prince is probably the
most intimate personal friend OF the En-
peror. while the relations between the
Empress and the princess are almost
equally close.
The Emperor makes several stays each
year with the Fuerstenbergs at their mag
niicent place at Donaueschingen. in the
grand duchy Of Baden. II is in the court
yard OF the chateau Of Donaueschingen
that the river Danube takes its source.
Colossally rich. extremely independent. oc-
cupying the post OF grand marshal at the
court OF Berlin-that is 20 say. it's high
est office-being. moreover. a member OF
the Privy Council OF the Emperor OF Aus
tria, as well as knight OF his Order OF
the Golden Fleece. and belonging TO the
mediatized or formerly sovereign houses
or Central Europe who have stu the right
OF mating on a footing Of equality with
the now reigning families. the prince
forms an important link between the en-
perors OF Austria and Germany and has
contributed in no small degree TO strength
en- the bonds Of alliance between Vienna
and Berlin. Having nothing to gain
in Office. rank or wealth. his advice
is accepted as absolutely disinterested by
Emperor William. who is generally IN
derstood 10 consult him about almost
everything. not only in political affairs.
but also in family matters. and IL has al
ways been regarded as indicating the de-
gree Of favor, confidence and friendship
which the Fuerstenbergs enjoy on the part
OF Emperor William that whenever they
visit Berlin they should be requested TO
take Up their quarters at the palace instead
OF at a hotel
Emperor William very often has other
non-royal guests whom he invites TO Ber-
lin. among their number being Lord Ions
dale. But they are always CHARTERED. at
his expense, at one or another OF the Ber-
lin hotels; and the nearest approach 10
what the Emperor is about TO do in having
Colonel Roosevelt stay with him at the
palace IS when some years ago he placed
one Of the imperial villas at Potsdam at
the disposal OF the late Count Shouvaloff.
50 long Russian Ambassador at Berlin.
when he returned thither after his retire
ment in order 10 Undergo a prolonged
course OF treatment at the hands OF some
eminent German specialists.
Emperor Francis Joseph on one occasion
had Prince Bulow quartered at the Hof-
burg during his stay az Vienna, and paid
a similar compliment 70 General Won
Moltke. tie chief OF the headquarters
star OF the German army. But as a rule
visitors who are not OF royal or imperial
rank are entertained. as Colonel Roose-
Welt has been during the last few days.
at one OF the leading hotels OF the Austrian
metropolis
King Edward adopts a similar method in
London, and I cannot recall any guest Of
non-royal or non-inperal rank being quar-
tered at Buckingham Palace. The only
guests who are Quartered there are either
relatives OF the King or some foreign
sovereign visiting London in state
Edward VII, however, Ike Queen Vic
toria. entertains plenty Of non-royaI Wis
itors al Windsor Castle. and during MS
periodical stays there IN the early spring
the summer and IN the late autumn OF
each year there IS a succession Of par
ties invited. either 10 dine and sleep or
10 spend two or three days, the guests
including the various ambassadors and
their wives. the Cabinet ministers in Office
with their better halves, the ex-Cabinet
ministers and their spOuses. and also lead
ing members OF the English nobility, with
a sprinkling OF distinguished non-royal
guests from abroad. such as the Marquis
de Breteuu and his American wife. and
the Marquis de Lau and Prince Arenberg
from Paris. the Duke OF Alba from Madrid
Prince and Princess Pless from Germany
and Count Tassilo Festetics from Vienna.
Il was al Windsor. by the bye. that Queen
Victoria entertained General Grant after
the termination OF his second term as
President Of the United States. The gen
e-al was ACCOMPANIED on that occasion by
Mrs. Grant and al dinner all precedents
were violated in his favor by his being
placed beside his iIlustrious hostess He
was more fortunate in this respect than ex-
Presidents Fillmore. Pierce and BENJAMIN
Harrison. each Of whom was in London
soon after the expiration Of his term Of
Office. They not only received no invitation
10 dinner from the sovereign, but at the
Official and social entertainments at which
they were present were compelled to Yield
the pas" 10 every titled parsonage there
Queen Victoria conversed with General and
Mrs. Grant for some time after dinner be-
fore retiring. but she did not see them
again. After spending the night at the cas-
tie they were driven through the Home
Park 10 visit various points OF interest.
were conducted over the msusoleum at
Frogmore, which the Queen had erected
over the tomb Of her husband, the Prince
Consort. and where she now herself re-
poses beside him. and at u o'clock they
returned 10 London, in time for luncheon.
The invitations 10 the King and Queens
savot-ite country home at Sandringham,
where both Of them are seen az their best,
are reserved for intimate personal friends,
and sometimes some distinguished foreign
er not a royal parsonage. Is asked. by way
Of a special compliment; but this only
happens when the Sandringham season is
on-that Is TO say. in the autumn. and
around Christmas time
T-x-President ROosevelt's STAY at the
sclloss at Berlin IL likely 10 prove an in
fnitelv greater source Of expense 70 him
than would have been his sOjourn AZ any
hotel in the Prussian capital: for royal
servants receive such enormous gratuities
from roval and imperial guests-gratuitles
which mount up into the thousands Of dol
lars-that they VIII not be able 10 under
stand why the eK-President, who is an
American (au Americans abroad are sup
r,ozed 20 be multi-nfllionaires). should not
show himself 20 be equally liberal