The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-01
TDELIGHrs IN EUROPE.
GermnnS.

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In the United States. in even the best
theatres Of the large CitieS. you must carry
your hat and coat and umbrella. wet II
IL Ia raining. TO your seat OF else pass
them into a small cloak room through a
narrow window. where tho wait after the
performance is inierminable Il you are
not In front uf the hnc. For receptions
and banquets the large hotels afford ward
robe facilities that are sometimes ade-
quaie. bat every now and then wraps are
handed 90 a cOlored boy who gives you
check bearing consecutive number. but
who fails 10 store them in any consecutive
order. with the result that az the time
Of departure the attendant has 10 search
hither and Won When a distinguished
body ct British engineers visited this
country several years ago they had a
reception Of great mAgnifocnce al the
foremost club OF one % our principal
cities. There was every preparation az
cept that little thought had been given
TO the carr Of hats and coats and wraps.
The guests were obliged 60 retrace their
steps from the door Of the wardrobe room,
although provision for continuous move
ment past the door and along the hall
ways could easily have been made. There
were numerous attendants. but the wraps
were not deposited in order The conse-
quence was that there was a most uncOm-
Portable congestion when the guests 81
whom there were two thousand or more.
were ready n leave. Many ol them were
detained from O'Clock until after in the
morning, and not few left hareheaded
and Coatless
In Germany the -garderoba' IL an in
stltution upon which IL bestowed that care
which proceeds from the German genius
for organization. AZ the opera houses
and the theatres clpacious compartments
fitted with consscutively numbered hooks
range along the corridors Of the entrance
Hobbies. and each compartment has two or
three attendants The checking Of wraps
ia compulsory and a fee Of two or three
cents Is eXactsd The checking u even
an armful " coats and cloiks IL usually
a matter 81 but few seconds. never 81
more than a minute or tao. AMI thu oh
tanning Of wraps after the performance 10
equally expeditions
The German genius for organization
that finds expression in this provision n
every detail is 80 much in evidence that IL
IL easy n believe the oft quoted anecdots
u the visitor who ASKED Won Moltks what
he would do II the French should attack
thus and so The Field Marshal asked a
clerk to bring from Cabinet Q. File %
In II was outlined the exact procedure to
he followed by the German army In case
~ such an attack.
The periodical review by the Kaiser ~
the troops n the Berlin garrison attracts
many visitors II IL IL desired tn attend
IN carriage application must bs made
in advance and reRst 'red number oh
tanned which indicst's the position as
signed N the carriage on the Templehofer
field Az the edge n the fald the carriages
arr halted IN b. led nv postlllion o. the
allotted place II was the privilege ~ the
writer % he In a carriage IN the front rank
and within ION feet or ~ ~ the Imperial
family incidentally. he had arisen un-
commonly early in order ~ h. properly
fortified and ready in a silk hat and frock
coat AZ O'Clock m the morning
The Kaiser was on his favorits brown
horse. an animal q fitting masziveness
and beauty u line For four continuous
hours he at in that saddle motionless OK
cept when His hand was uisei In salute.
This was % honor the colors " each pass-
ing regiment A. they were lifted heforc
him: TO greet the COLONEL who rode from
his approaching regiment 20 tho Kaiser =
command a. II passed. making way for
tho Colonel II the following regiment
Only once In the passing 81 tho TO.Ona
men WAS this routine interrupted That
was when az the coming II the regiment
which he commanded when Crown Prince
the Kaiser rode out. placed himself a. its
bead 10 lead it by the carriage Of the
kaisarin. toward whom he faced a. he
passed. ~ all his troops had faced when
they passed him. Then he EaliOped hack
90 his post again. where he sat immovahle.
a fine and impressive figure. save for tho
salutes 20 tho Colonies as they Cameanh
went Seventy Thousand men went hv
in marching formation. the infantry
goose stepping ~ they proceeded by the
imperial assemhlaEe. That Is. their legs
did not bend az the knees as their feet
we're lifted over a foos from the ground
and brought down with a smack az each
step This is an old time practice. sup
posed 10 lend smartncss 70 a parade. and
r. required of troops as they march by a
superior officer The effect. however. il
Rroteaque and there is runlor that the
step will h. abandoned n ~ ludicrous 10
80 a military brass hand passing a. tho
goose step. and II must bo grievous
burden to thu performers on the big horns.
who are obliged 20 rest these heavy in
strIments on their bodies. blow with all
their might and main and violate elemen-
tary principles It healthful walking nv
goose stepping a. tho same time The
cavalry hands were finely organized ard
drilled. tho musicians handling their in
sirIments apparently unhampored by tho
horses reins Rrt these bands too were
not without a favor II the grotesqta. a.
when a hGss drummer came IN line with
tho Kaiser h. stopped drumming 10 hold
both arms and his dTlImsticks Htraigh
above his head The cavalry drums we're
draped with oanopies that fell below thu
horses manes and that were of various
patterns. some IT them akin % the large
figured chintz curtains ~ a bygone gen
Grafton During the entire review group
II musicians, or maybe they were black
smiths. kept up a heating as N tomtoms
Immediately opposite tho Kaiser