New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-23
THREE EMPERORS
At STATE BANQUET
Of $50 Guests at KaiSer'S Table
0ne-Third Are Members of
Sovereign Houses.
CAR ARRIVES IN BERLIN
Garlanded Streets, National
Colors and Brilliant Military
Display Mark Preliminary
Wedding Festivities.
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notable princes of the fatherland dined
together in the great banquetng hall
of the Schloss. There were 100 guests,
one-third of whom were members or
sovereign houses. The American Am
/ bassador and Mrs Leishman and their
daughter were among the guests.
With the arrival to-day at Anhalter
depot Of the imperial armored train
bearing to the royal wedding the Car
Nicholas of Russia the great state
ceremonies incidental TO the marriage
Of Princess Victoria Louise assumed
proportions of grandeur which even the
greatest courts seldom afford to the
world. The Schloss. one OF the finest
modern palaces for the presentation OF
an imperial pageant is thus the chief
scene of the preliminary functions.
II was to the depot. however, where
the principal trains come in from the
were turned. crowds swarming upon
crowds earlier on the scene, and reg
iments upon regiments OF soldiers. cav
airy and infantry. dragons. hussars.
lancers. uhans. guardsmen and battal-
ions of the line. flashing lanes Of
sabres. bayonets. guidons and stand
ards, with magnificently accoutred Off
GERS and orderles in haste. galloping
here and there. adding life and move
ment 10 the garlanded concourse.
Great. indeed are the decorations.
Never did Berlin look so beautiful.
The route lay through Koniggratz
street. Victory avenue and the stately
Inter den Linden. Shops and houses
20 verltably ROBBED I'm waving flags.
Emperor Has To Hustle.
The seventy five year-old Dowager
Duchess Of Baden. aunt OF the Kaiser
and senior member OF the Prussian
royal family. was the first TO arrive.
The Emperor, one Of the most punctual
monarchs on record. was late for one
Of the few times in his life. having
been detained passing upon the final
programme for Saturday, several
changes i'm which had 10 be made at
the last moment Those in the station
were treated to the spectacle or the
Emperor William breaking into a smart
run I'm an unsuccessful effort 10 reach
the hating place Of the railway car
before his aunt stepped out. The
duchess rallied William upon his tard-
ness, but accepted his excuse. IT, as
Talleyrand said, "punctuality liz the po-
likeness Of princes" William Is the most
polite sovereign on earth. To-day,
however, the Kaiser worked harder
than any laborer in Germany.
He had TO make many quick changes
OF dress-in fact. after the arrival of
the Duke and Duchess OF Cumberland,
father and mother OF his future son-in-
law, he had to rush into dressing
room. hurriedly made ready AT the de-
pot. and transform himself from Ia
German field marshal TO colonel in
chief OF the Russian Imperial Guards.
The Car arrived in the splendid uni
form OF colonel In chief OF the Car
Alexander Regiment OF Imperial Ger
man Grenadicr Guards.
King George OF England. who drove
with the Kaiser TO welcome the Rus
sian Emperor, wore the uniform Of his
colonelcy In the LIST Dragon Guards OF
the Fatherland. The English and Rus
sian sovereign, wearing very sim
liar uniforms, looked like brothers.
Nicholas, however, seeming more care
worn and less clipper of walk George
was smiling the Kaiser grinning. the
Car trying TO look pleasant as the
three emperors embraced ia turn. EN-
peror Nicholas was followed from the
imperial coach by great retinue OF
ficials. Their fine caps OF white lambs
wool. fur lined shoulder capes and
tewelled decorations made a superb
show. The Car wore very few decora-
tons. but he was a notable figure none
the less
None OF the ladies OF the imperial
and royal families participated In the
welcome to the Russian Emperor
Nicholas at the station. owing to the
fact that he was unaccompanied by the
Russian Empress. The Czarina's alb
sence tends 10 confirm the report OF an
inpending happy event in the imperial
family.
The Cars railroad coach, which
came all the way from the Russian
capital to the Berlin terminus, pre-
coded by several cars for his suite and
their servants, is shell and bomb proof.
AT the rear is an observation platform,
but IL was used very little on the jour
ney.
The Kaiser had Nicholas sitting on
his right hand as. surrounded by
guard OF honor OF the household cav
airy and famous generals, they rode
in the imperial limousine to the
Schloss. Immediately following came
King George. The cheering all the
way was terrific The weather was
bright as could be. and with the excep-
ton OF a mishap caused by the Duke
OF Cumberland's automobile not
single unpleasant circumstance marked
the day. The dukes automobile ran
over a boy in front Of the palace this
afternoon. The duke, who was In
the machine, sprang out and took the
youth in the automobile to a hospital,
be serious. but not fatal.