Year: 1879

AMERICAN BEAUTIES AT BADEN-BADEN-sEHIoUs


ILLNESS OF THE CzARINA-GEoGRAPHICAL


sAvANs.


BERLIN, Oct 1s, 1879.


The German Emperor is expected to return from
Baden Baden on Wednesday next. The marked stten-
tions shown by His Majesty to Count Saint Waller.
persona gratissma at this Court, much noticed.
He was especially gracious to the Ambassador
at q splendid entertainment. given in honor Of
the Emperor, by the International Club one of the
most recherches ''circles the Continent. The
rangemcnts for the fete. which proved great
cess had been conhded to Prince Hermann Of SAKE
weimar and Prince Fnrstenberg. tho two leading
stewards, who performed their by means easy
task with considerable tact and foresight. Russian
and Polish princes We'd with Austrian and Spanish
prandees as well o. British and German nobility in
the display Of splendor and elegance. His
Majesty remained with his august con-
sort until after midnight, animatcdly con-
versing or watching with interest the grace
full dances kept up by the younger mem
bers of the party. The palm among the galaxy
of beauty was unanimously accorded to some young
American ladies' who have been residing with their
parents at Baden Baden for the summer. On the
day following this festival their Majestes proceeded
to the neighboring railway junction at Oos. which
the Russian Empress had to pass on her way from
Jugenheim to Cannes. The Czarins. travelling with
her two youngest sons said to be such invalid
that grave doubts felt rs to whether she will
ever be permitted again to return to the
land of her adoption. She did not leave
the train. and received the German Emperor
and Empress in her magniicently fitted up saloon
carriage. Their interview was very friendly. She
likewise granted audience to Prince Gortschakof
and the Prncesses Kotslenbcrg and Bariatnsky, Sc
lected by the Russian colony at Baden-Baden to
welcome their Empress and wish fer safe and
beneficial journey. The relations between the two
imperial families of Russia aud Germany continue
to be hearty possible and do not in the least
betray any sign Of approaching rupture. Sew
eral meetings have lately taken place between Kaiser
Of which have the character of true friendship.


MATTERS GEOGRAPHICAL


The German geographical societies celebrated the
other day the centenary OF the birth of the late Karl
Ritter the founder of the modern science OF geogra
phy. At the banquet held in honor of his memory
the idea started of forming central society Of
all the existing German geographical institutions.
This motion, gladly welcomed was inn mediately
adopted and q committee chosen for carrying Il
into effect Hopes are entertained that such
Capitalization Of the at present more
or less individual attempts at extension of geo.
geographical congress. in which all the various
societies to be represented is meet next sum-
mer for consideration of memorandum to be SUBJ
GERS. sent here to learn the German milf
tary service and the organization of the
army, have ordered home after four
years of devoted study. They leave behind them
the sincere esteem and good wishes OF their Euro
pean comrades, who cannot sufficiently extol their
diligence and aptitude for acquiring the often Diff
cult knowledge of military tactics. The exhibition
of q troupe of Nubians has, after q most sue
cessful run Of several weeks at last come to an
they were ultimately quite loath to depart When
the signal tor the breaking up of the camp
mariy demonstrated with by their leader furiously
attacked him and were on the point OF an open
riot when the police. fortunately M band,