THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JULY 22 , 1888.-TWELVE PAGES , '
\AHUFACTURE OF POTTERY ,
Vi. fat Was Known of the Art by
Anclont Nations.
GLAZING A MODERN ADVANCE.
Growth of tlm Art In I'urojio'I lie
1'otturlcM of Kn-iliHKl , Holland
and Ocriiinny TinAit In
AniL-rloii.
Tim Ceramic Art.
Hrooklyn Knglo : It is a charactoris-
tie feature of the manufacturing indus
trial life of Hrooklyn that it has great
variety. It Is not all of one kind. The
Industries aremai y and limy are as dis
tinctive as they are numerous.
Young , too , as Hrooklyn is , she has
won di.slinclion in some of the very
oldest departments of industry. Of
these , prominent mention must be made
of her numerous potteries. Of these
Hho can boast of no fewer than twelve
bopnrnto establishments all well occu
pied In the different dcDartmeiits of tlie
ceramic art. They are Franei * Rees &
Son , fib North Eleventh street ; Freder
ick Schiieftor. , ' ! . " Claj street ; Henry
Hieg. \\allabout ; J. J. Dei-lurk , fi"
Walton treut ; Charles ( Jrabam. 110
Metropolitan avenue ; Faience Manu
facturing Company of Xew York , ! 'S '
West street ; James L. Jansen , \W \
Oreene avenue , Alexander Machuttn.
SJIli I'nion stree.t ; H , Priny. .t Son , 111 !
Third avenue ; Shock fi Hieg , Smith
etreot , corner of Hu-e ; Cornelius
Vaupcl , ISS ! Wallabout , and the
1'iiion Porcelain works , HIM ) I-'ckford
street In those different works maybe
bo seen the potter's tusk in almost , all
its plui ei. and the production of the
biimo range from the coarsest stoneware
such a- * jug- , , jars , crocks' , llowor pots ,
umbrella stands , etc. . up to the higher
forms , such as kitchen utensils , line
dishe- for the dinner and tea table , as
well \arioii" kinds of ornaments for
the parlor and dressing room.
Heforc giving moro minute details of
tile Htooklyn works , it may be of home
bt't-vico to the reader to recall st few
fuels connected with the history of pot-
lory , and in a brief way indicate its
growth and development.
Potter.v was known to the northern
nations-'to the Celts and Scnndinnvi-
nim long before tlir Roman conquests
of Haul and liritnin. As far back us
the Mono and bronx.o periods largo and
small vases were in use , and they are
found to-day among the cromlechs , the
tumuli and graves of the Norsemen.
The material is coaive and bears evi
dence of having been feehly burned
with ( Ires made of hay , dried ferns and
other such vegetable products.
Potlei-i wns Known in India , in
China. in Japan , . in times far
remote , and on the -oil of Mexico and
along the Pacilic slope'abundant evi
dence has been found that the art was
i.ot utikmmn to the more advanced
tribe" of Iho American aborigines.
The Mexican and Peruvian wares never
reached the o.xcolliuico of glazing , but
in modeling the old Peruvian wares
rival the beit specimens of European
art. The Fijiis had come to a knowl
edge of pottery at an early time , and
thoi giaved v\ith the resin of a tree. It
is mispecled , howi-vi r , that this knowl
edge was derived from Europe. It is
somewhat curious to note that although
tlie potter'sarl is mcnUoned in scripture
very few specimens of Hebrew wares
have been found.
Much of the beauty of the ceramic
art is dependent upon the gla/.od 01
enameled surface of the wares. The
history of the higher grades of the
art is the history of the glaze. In
other words the art has approached
perfection very much as the secret ol
glay.ing has been thoroughly mastered.
The knowledge of gln/cs origimillj
acquired by the Egyptians and Assyr
ians was still a possession when tin
Romans governed Alexandria , and
from the potters of that city the socroi
was obtained from the Persians , llu
Moors mid the Arabs. Thcro is proo
that faionc.es and enameled brick won
in use among these people in tin
twelfth centuryand among the Hindoo :
a i-oiitury or a conlury and a half later ,
For some centuries glinting seems to
ha\o been a lot art in Europe. In tin
general doca.v and ruin which overtool
the old Roman empire , this spccia1
knowledge had perished. In the eurlv
years of the eighth century the know !
edge of ghr/.ing or enameling had conn
into the possession of the Italians. IK
doubl f i om Spanish sources. Fron
Italy , hero it wns soon turned to ex
cellent account , it found its way inti
France , and nourished under the pal
ronnge of Catherine do Mcdici&lhroiigl
the persevering labors and brillian
discoveries of Hornard Palitsy , tin
grand old Huguenot , who escaped tin
massacre of St. Bartholomew only to hi
sentenced to death by burning , am
who. although saved from so horrible i
fato. was permanently cut off from his
labors ana allowed to rot in thoHastillo
It is hardly possible to overestimate tin
value of Palissy's labors. Hy the discov
ery of a special kind of paste or onnmel
as well as by his general taste and skit
in the olhoi- departments of his trade
he raised the potter's art to in
ciniiiience never formerly known. It
his bands imtlory look on the mos
beautiful adorn incuts , both ns to fern
and color , and his tiles , his rusli
pieces , his basins , his stands , his slatu
ottes , which in his own time wore ii
univer.-al demand , command in our ou
tlay who'll iiroved to bo genuine , ouor
moils prices. All over the effort was t
improve the glazing. In Germany , i
Holland , in Venice , in Franco , in Eng
land very considerable progress htti
been made by the time wo roach Ih
bixlucnth century. Hy and by Hollan
took the lend with ho'r delft. Excel
lent work was also done at N'urombori
iu Germany. It was not till afler th
revolution of HISS that Hritish work iiu
quired real prominence. Rivalry wn
introduced into the business by the at
rival of some Dut'ih manufacturers ii
the train of William of Orange , am
rapid slriihH wore thenceforth nuido In
ward a higher grade of work by Asl
bury , by Hooth. and finally by th
Wodgcvvoods. In 17.V. ) Josiah Wedge
wood was Ubing at Hnrslum very supoi
ior claysdistancing all domestic coir
potitors and rivaling in sex-oral doparl
nuMits the best foreign good.- , ; and a 111
tie later Flaxmnn was in his servict
adorning his productions with bns-rc
llefs and painlud figures. Later sti
he was gilding extensively and printin
wilh copper platen.
The highest quality of goods \ir \ <
duccd by the potter are those whic
pass under the title of chin aware r
piu-colain. Both names are a llttl
general. Commonly spanking , a' '
while ware used for table purH | > ses , i :
well as all fancy or ornamental ware
the better sort , is called porcelain t
chinaware. More strictly speaking th
terms nro applied only to- the vor
hi hcbt kind of manufactured carthoi
ware. Porcelain ifl derived from a
ol icnro Portugese word signifying
Eholl , and the name was given to
class of { foods' which were Importc
from China , and mainly because th ?
vvc.ro translucent nn < l had , n shell-like
nppcnranco Iriternfillyvvhon held up to
Uio light. ' Of this porcelain proper
thcro nro two kinds- the htxrtl nnd the
soft or tender , n ? it is HMJ Called , The
JiiU'd Is composed of ti clny conUiitiititf
Mllcln , which is intusnbkv mid pio-
serves Its whiteness in n strong heat ,
and of it llux contiilnnif , ' plliuin and
IImo. 'I'he irlii-/.Gof thlxwure is earthly ,
and admits of no metallic t > ubstuiro : or
nlKiili. Thin vvni-o is boml-lninspjii-ont
or tvnnsluoont. The soft or tender por-
rt'laln consists of a vitreous frit which
is rendered opaque by the mix
ture of a calcareous day , and
is ( , 'la/ed with artificial L'lasH
into the composition of which
Milieu , alkalies and lead enter. This
latter kind of porcelain is sometimes
'eft ' uiighi/cd. In this state the biscuit.
s it is called , when baked , ha * the
ppeiminro of white marble. Untfln/ed
orcnlitln is made it'-o ' of for purposes of
[ ulpUire. The hard or triinsluc < > iit por-
tin is the more valuable. Tlie tine ar-
icle. innntifm-Um'd by the Chinese
ribes 1S" > 11. C. , was llrnt imported from
'hlna by the Dutch in KM I. It was
ooii in threat demand , and various ut-
ipta wore made to discover the se-
rut of its m.intifiuturo. The attempts.
: Uhuiirh | they led to iinirovcincnt\yuru )
ny nnsucn"rnl in their main object.
5y and by , in 17UO , a. wliite porcelain
vns produced in Meissen , near Dresden ,
mil the porcelain works which remain
vi't'o established by royal authority.
The becret found its way to Vienna in
7:10 : , where an establishment , which
l o remains , was founded under sanc-
iou of the imperial Kovornmont. The
sample was followed at St. Petersburg ,
t Herlin , at Munich , in various parts
T Franco , Mich as Chuntilly , Villroi ,
Urleans , Luntiyes and Sevres ; in Italy ,
'n Spain and in Kafjhiiid. Works were
stabl'slied at I'helsi'u before the close
if the seventeenth century. In 1748
.hey were removed to Derby. About
, ho same time an establishment was
ct up nt Worcester by Dr Well. Later
, ho Stallordshiro potteries and the
mines of Million anil others have be-
omo famous the world over. In the
east , China and .lapan take the lead in
he manufacture of porcelain. In
Europe the principal manufactories are
it Seres , at Dresden and at Worcester ;
mil it might be safe to indicate the ex-
'ellenco ' of the good- , produced by the
irder nauu'd. The Hiipci-ioi-ity of Sevres
'hina ' to all other ib admitted. The
lOconil place may do li'ft unduteriniiied
i between Royal Dresden and Royal
Worcester. Of thcMj three , however ,
t is proper to state that each in its own
ino is at the head. Work of the very ,
host kind is done also at the potter-
es in Stall'ordshiro , a distr'u't covering
ibout forty-eight square miles , with
ivor00 kilns at work , and where are
employed more than 100,000 operatives.
t is proper to state hero that the
> oitaroi of China and Japan are of
itird jiorcolain , as are also all the pro
ductions of Sevres and Limoges in
'ranee , and of Meissen and Herlin iu
lormnny. Hard porcelain has been
nado at various times and at different
ilaees in Knglund ; but it is not a feature
> f Kngliih manufacture. There are
Lho o. it should uNo be stated , who
, vill allow the name porcelain or china-
-o to be given only to that which is
known as hard.
foU M-.v in America is one of the
youn eot of our industries. In its
. oarscr forms , of course , it has long
ucen a familiar industry in certain
jiarU of the country. It was not until
towards the eloo of the first quarter of
the present century that any highly
imbitioiis ellorts were made in the < h-
. , . There
eetion of llr.-t-class pottery.
, vere establishments in Vermont , in
Philadelphia , at Hirg Harbor , N. .1. , at
Flushing , at New York and elsewhere ,
and at some of tlioso vigorous but un
successful attempts were made to pro
duce hurd porcelain goods. In later
time.i the area of manufacturing has
greatly widened and thriving establish
ments' have for some years existed at
Trenton , N. . ! . ; tit Kast Liverpool , O. ;
at Stoulienvillo , O. ; at Cambridge ,
Mass. ; at Philadelphia , Pa. ; at Heaver
Falls , Pa. ; tit PittsburgPa. ; atPhiiMiix-
vllle. Pa , ; at Pcoria , 111. ; at Hrooklyn ,
N. Y. . and elsewhere. So far as arti
cles of real utility are concerned , the
American industry leaves little to be
desired , and in some of the liner 01
moro fancy departments tlie general ex
cellence of tlio best Knglish goods i-
cloioly approached. . The long ruign ol
protection has iitjorded Anioriciin limn-
ufacturors in thU line an immense op
portunity ; and it would ho as untruth
ful as it would be unkind to s.iy that
they had not taken advantage of it
There is no reason , indeed , why nome o
our artieles of utility dinner-ware , foi
example , stoneware Illtois , jugs anil
jars , ( lower pots and porcoluined meta
goods should not lake their chances ii
the free markets of the world. Ameri
can goods , like the English , belong asu
rule to the class ch'tracterizod as soft
In homo of the manufactories , however
u superior hardware is produced , knowi
as fomio porcelain , nnd one of the Hast
Liverpool manufacturers claims a nov
elty which ho calls "vitreous trans
lucent china. "
Summer Ijifo tit NoiKjiilf t.
Springfield Republican : Nonquitt
the town which Gen. Sheridan ha
selected as a summer homo , is de-cribei
as one of the sleepiest ' 'down cast" re
Boris. It lias been but little known ti
the outside world till the building o
the "general's chateau"and his ad von
there. It lies on the west faido o
Clark's cove , which is an arm of Bun
/.arils bay , and is noted for its pietur
csque rocks , familiarly known as "Bare
Kneed , ' ' and for its stilt works long agi
deserted. These wore once sketchei
by the artist Clifford , and have eve
since been the chief subject for th
many amateur urtUts in the region
A few years ago ti syndicate bought th' '
best laud and staked out the lots. ( .Jon
Sheridan wont to Nonquitt a year agi
and vvns so delighted .vith the pi tic
that he bought one of the most dcsini
bio locations. The place is six mile
from n lemon , and there is no husincs
enterprise of any kind there. The eli
mate lias a dreamy iulluencu ; pcopli
generally liiul a ravenous appetite , tun
soon loose all inclination for work c
tiny kind and drop into a state of nun-
existence. They bathe in the morning
and during the rest of the day store u
inspiration and vigor from the son t
bland by thorn during the busy soasoi
of city life iu Uio winter. There is in
lawn tennis or croquet plaving in th
place , as it is considered saoriligious t
mar the quiet beauty of the greoi
lawns. Among the faithful poriodica
visitors are Walton Rioketson. a Cam
bridge sculptor , W. II. Pulcifer nm
Mrs. Rev. John Snyder of St. Louis
John D. Mouolo and wife of Wnshiiig
ton , Prof. A. S. Utekmoro of H.iKiinorc
and uovorixl prominent Now liedfor
people.
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Georgia's Romarknblo Contribution
to Snake Litoratui'o.
ONE-EYEDSNAKE IN HIS STOMACH
A Mexican Snake That Mnilo n No
ble Snorilloc-'V KlglJt With a
Monster IMnek Snake A
Snaky
Strange , lint True.
ATLANTA. On. , July U. To the Ed
itor of Tin : HIM : : Some lime ago there
appeared in your paper an article in
reference to a post mortem examination
undo h.Dr. . . Hennctt and others of At-
inln , ( in. , which proved lo litul a live
Incksnako in the stomach of a negro.
For the benefit of some of your read-
rs whom I have received letters from
oiicerning same , 1 called on Dr. Hen-
; iett and was not only surprised to tind
t to be a fact , but also to gaze on a
ight which I never expect to see again.
There in n largo glass case I saw the
gly reptile , which seemed to try its
jest to break the huge glass jar. Hut
ho most remarkable part of this fact re-
nains to be told ; after somewhat
ecoveriug from my lirst shock the doc-
or. gently laying his hand on my
boulder , staled that that snake was
iow Hying in a jar of pure alcohol , and
'lie ' hour after , when I had fully recov-
red , the doctor explained why the
nake could live in alcohol. He said
ho negro had been an habitual drunk-
rd. J. H.
V Fight With a Mounter Illiiclc SnnUo.
New York Times : Along Young Wo-
nan's creek in the southwestern part
f Potter county. Pa. , is a stretch of
ieep. dense woods , known us the Hlack
' 'orest. 1'or time out of mind a great
'en of black snakes has been known to
xlst in the southern part of the forest
ml enormous reptiles of that kind have
requently been killed in the vicinity.
Hack snakes eight feet long nro not
meommon in the locality , and last sumner -
ner an inhabitant of that part of the
country , aided by his two daughters ,
tilled two of these snakes , one ton and
ho oilier eleven feet long. These wore
ho largest of the kind over heard of in
his region until last Wedde-dny. On
hat day Charles Wollling , a young
> hicksmith , and a triend wore rolurn-
ng homo from a Irip in Iho Ulack
'orcst tegion. They were walking
long the road leading through the
'orost when they saw a large blacksnake
emerge from the bushes at one bide of
he road and stretch Itself from one side
.o the other only a few foot ahead of
hem. Woltling's companion retreated
n alarm , but the blacksmith picked up
i heavy club that lay by the wa.vsido
ind struck the great serpent a powerful
Ijlow in the middle of the back. Tne.Mj
mikes are pugnacious , and this one
urncd at once on its foe. They are not
enomous , but belong to the con.striclor
amily. The big snake wound itself
iliout Wollling before ho could deal it a
second blow , and pinned one of his , arms
to his side. His right arm , fortunately ,
ivas free , and ho soi/.od the huge snake
L > y the neck with his right arm and
shouted to his companion to come to bin
lid. The latter , seeing the danger
Wollling was in , hurried bad : , and
.vhilo Wollling held the blaek-snako'si
lead at arm's length liU companion
) eat it with a club until it related its
coils' about the blacksmith , and was
limlly killed. The snake which is now
Doing prepared for shipment lo the
Smithsonian institution , measured 11
foot S inche . and is undoubtedly the
largest of its kind over killed.
A Onc-Kyoil Snnko In His Stonrieli.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat : James M.
Crow , a prominent merchant of Hoon-
villo , Ind. , has had a strange experi
ence that pu//.les the medical fiatern-
ity. For live years ho has been an in
valid , but could not toll the cause of bis
illliction. In the time ho wore down
to a mere skeleton , and his friends be
came alarmed for him. His case was
extreme , and his annoyance scorned to
bo chiolly located in his stomach. Act
ing on his own impulses the other day
ho took a powerful emetic. Ho was in
duced to do this bec.u o there was an
unusual gnawing in his stomach. The
emetic brought up an animal , or what
ever it was. about six inches long , near
ly an inch in diameter in the thickest
part , and pinkish in color. When fresh
from the sufferer's stomach this curu > - > -
ity had one well-developed eye. a pecu
liar but perfect mouth , and what ap
peared to be a pluiiui stomach. In the
hopes of preserving the animal it was
placed in alcohol , but soon all traces of
the disgusting thing wore obliterated ,
and it was reduced to a whitish pulp.
No name can bo found for it in any med
ical work. Mr. Crow says ho often foil
the thing crawling about in his stomach
ach , but ho did not think of such a liv
ing thing existing there , and claiming
that partof his body ae its homo. A
present ho feels that a great load , like
cloud from the face of the sun , had been
removed from him , and his old-time
cheerfulness has come back to him.
A Snake That Made n Nolilc Sacrifice ,
Mexico Two Republics : A family ol
San Luis Potosi possessed : i very linv
ratlloanako. They had captured it bo
means of a forked stick when it was but
a baby , and succeeded in domesticating
it. In the course of years ilgrew to bo
fourteen fool , in length , and became
tame and playful , never showing the
slightest symptoms of anger when
handled by the children , but it would
not allow us rallies to be touched. It
became very much attached to its mas
ter , and would follow him around like a
dog. During the recent storm in San
Luis many of the houses wore struck
by lightning. The bolts were falling
fast about the dwelling which had shel
tered the snake from its infancy. Noblj
determined lo die for its benefactors' ,
the H'rpont crawled up the outside walls
of the houbo , and , mounting thityroof ,
it stood on its bund in a perpendicular
position for the space of several min
utes , shaking ils rattles violently at the
heavens , like Ajax defying the light
ning. The electricity , attracted bj
Ibis living lightning rod , reduced U
ashes the nohlo animal and also the
house. There is no use in letting the
American uapers have a monopoly ol
those snake stories.
The Xew Kmprror of Cicriunny.
George Hiendel , in the Epoch : WfF
Ham II. is a soldier from head to foot
and yet his early training was not en
tirely of a military character. Hofor (
being scut to Cassol his education win
carefully directed by his father am
mother , who endeavored to fashion hin
after their own image. At Cassel ant
nt Honn this supervision was not aban-
doned. Resides following the regulni
instruction given to all the students
the prince had a private tutor , chaser
by his father. Certainly the military
teaching , which forms so important t
part of the education of every Huhoa
znllcrlT. was n t neglected , but during
the early days it baa not the predomi
nance that i't acquired nftor the prince
finished his education at Bonn. Fron
nil accounts ! Prince William was H him
student , and , although naturally intelligent
gent , lacking iu patience ; 011 the othci
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mmcnse number of letters , from physicians and allhctcd persons , asking my opinion and advice upon individual cases. For the benefit of such persons , 1 have vviittcn a book *
jiving a general desciiplion of the most common diseases and conditions , my treatment , success , advice , etc. After leading it , persons will have a clearer idea of their condition and
can write me more intelligently and to the point It will therefore lie seen that our object in writing those pages is not to furnish reading matter to a class ot persons who read out ol
nere idle curiosity , but for the benefit of the many who are suffering to a greater or less decree from diseases , or the effects of diseases or abuses , of the sexual or urinary organs.
Mot a day passes but we reci ivc many calls or letters Irom peisoiib suffering from this class of diseases , or their seiuicl. Many of them are ignorant of the cause of the ditliculty
that has wrecked their constitutions , thrown a cloud over their bright prospects and is shortening their davs.
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Surgical operations for the cure of Hare Lip , Club Feet , Tumors , Cancers , Fistula , Catai act , Strabismus fCioss Eyes ; "Varicoccle , Inverted Nails , Wens and
mitics of the Unman Body pel formed in the most scientiiic manner.
We treat Chronic UNeases of tlie Lungs , Heait , Head , Blood , Skin , Scalp , Stomach , Liver , Kidneys , Bladder , Nerves , Bones , etc. , as Paralysis , ISpilcpsy ,
Scrofula , Bright'b Disease , Tape Worm , Ulcrrs or Fovt-r Sores , Dvspepsia or < i.istiitis. " Baldness Kc/cnia , etc.
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Our book , describing the Eye and Ear and their diseases , in plain language with numerous illustrations , arc written for the benefit ot patients and physicians who
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STJOIO uXj. I3SrSTITTJTH3f
' . W. McMEHAMY , ST. W. Corner"l3tli and Dodge Streets , Omaha , , Heb.
hand ho was romarUably active and
obstinalo. Historv was his favorite
study , and Frederick tlic Irout ! his horo.
His association with Iho youth
of bis own ago booms to liuvo
developed a dory liberalism ; ho
approved of the claims made by
the bocialist parly , and used to say that
it was much better to improve the condi
tion of the people than to kill them ott
.in buttle. To show that ho bad no
prejudices , ho chos6 for intimate friend
a younpf Israelite , and invited him to
spend Iho Chribtmas holidays til the
Herlin court iu 1870. The old I'riihsian
party , terribly shocked by such liberal
tcndcncicb , prevented the prince from
carryiiifr out his polite intentions.
When ho quitted college in 1S77 his
mother and father could believe that
llioir eldest son had imbibed their quali
ties of mind and heart.
After leaving I'asbol Prince William
was declared of ago and incorporated as
lieutenant in the lli-bt regiment of the
guard. The following'year ho entered
the university of Hoan , and while there
continued to bhow the same liberalism
and good-fellowship as at Cassol. It is
after quitting tlio university that the
prince throw abide bis liberal ideas and
became as inloloront and arbitrary as
ho had before been largo-minded and
indulgent. Some pel-Kins a * , rt that his
in-otended liberalism wasonlya comedy ;
that he was at heart what ho has since'
openly become , imperious and bigoted.
It is liilllcult to conceive that Ibis par
ade of generousfcenlimonls was tissumed
by a young man not eighteen
years old. My own belie ! is that the
change of surroundings after gradual-
ing from Iho university and the inllu-
once of Prince Hismarck and the mili-
tury party had a grout deal to do with
the transformation wrought in the
prince's ideas. The chancellor was
never on vary sympathetic terms with
the Crown Prince Frederick , and early
taw that he would find a moro ducilo
pupil in the son ; the young prince could
not help remarking Ihe conlldeuce of
the old emperor in the chancellor and
tlie undisguised ostracism of the crown
prince ; King William's fondness for his
grandson , and the eneourugomontgivon
to nil his military aspiralions also had
ils influence on tlio prince's mind. It is
probable , besides , that the Countess
\Vtildorsec , who had n certain ascen
dency over the piinco , used her power
lo strengthen bis pawning religious in-
lolernuce , for this transplanted Ameri
can lady appears to have been the
leader , in company with Pastor
Stocckor , of the unti-somitie crusade.
Whatever the inlluouces wore , the
chiingo was apparent and radical , and
it is curious lo observe that the educa
tion mapped out and'followed ' with such
care by Prince William's parents Dually
developed ideas oxtiutly the opnosilo of
what was intended nnd expucleu.
When William . II. was born ,
in 1859 , old . Field Marshal
Wrangol came out of the Ber
lin palace and cried to the crowd as
sembled in "It's
front of the building :
all right , children ; it's a vigorous and
solid conscript. " Unfortunately this
statement was not exact , for the boy's
loft arm was broken by the carelessness
of un English doctor , tlio Germans say ,
and is now withered and several inches
shorter than the other. The emperor ,
although of good height , is not as tall
as his father ; ho is well proportioned ,
has a thin , blonde moustache , blue
eyes , hard feat a re s and a stern look.
His health Is not robust ; ho has loiig
Buffered from car trpublos. He loves to
show himself in public ; mounted on a
splendid bluck horse specially trained
for him , his sword in hand , the red
dollman lloating over his shoulder , ho
used to ride at tlio head of his regiment
and paraded by preference in the most
frequented streets of the capital.
A great many stories are told to illuf-
trato different traits of his character.
1 pass over tho-e that denote bis utter
lack of filial respect. He has pescribed
from his house all French and lOiiglish
customs , and docs not allow anyone in
his presence to use any language but
German ; he refused to permit his
eldest boy lo greet the Prince of Wales
in Knglish. On ono occasion , while
at a review , his nose bled. Some of
the stall'olllccrs became anxious , think
ing he was ill. "Don't bo alarmed ,
gentlemen , " be said , -Tin only shed
ding the last , drop of KnglUh blood in
my veins. " Some two years ago , to
sh'ow his halo for France , ho declined
to touch a glass of champagne nt n mili
tary banquet , saying that lie would only
drink that wine when he had conquered
the province where it was made. To
show his entire want of heart ho al
lowed one of his iiidcs-de-camp to fall
from hihorao n few weeks ago without
even turning his head to see whether
the otlicer was injured or not.
When ho left San Rcmo a pretty
American girl said to him laughingly :
"Will you permit mo to say nu revoir ,
future emperor' : " ' "With pleasure"ho
replied. At his second visit ho was
more pliant with his brother and sisters
and more respectful to hi mother. His
father seemed to be getting well , and
would bo the emperor to-morrow.
Prince 15ismarek had evidently coached
his pupil how to act under the changed
circumstances.
It was Prince Hisinarck who selected
a wife for Prince William. The ques
tion of sentiment hud nothing to do with
this union. Desirous of conciliating one
of the numerous enemies made by the
consolidation uof German unity , the
chancellor asked Iho prince to marry
the Princess Augusta Victoria , of
Kchleswig-Holstoin , nnd thereby sctllo
Iho question of succession of the Duchy
raised by the duke of Auguslenborg ,
father of Ihe m-incess. The now em
press , who is taller and three months
older than her husband is whatin
French is called pot-au-fou , or us wo
should say , a plain home-body. As far
as can he learned , she has no decided
taslo for any of the nobler arts , and is
content to be a mother to Iho yearly
royal child that has been born since her
marriage. The prince has never paid
her any more attention timn court etiquette -
quotte required , while on her side she
has always been suDinissivo to his will.
Not having the intellectual force of her
predecessors , Queen Louise , the Urn-
press Augusta and the Empress Vic
toria , she will not disturb Prince His
inarck in any of his plants.
AlUSlCAIj AM ) mtAMjlTIC.
Joseph Jefferson is ilshitiR In Canada. Ills
next season begins September " 1.
Fanny Davenport has revived Fedora at
the lialdwla theater , Sail Fr.incisco.
Lllllna Kussell will rest at Long Branch
until the middle of next month.
Do Lussan , na American nrlnin donna , has
unadc a sinvcsHful debut In London.
Mr. Gillette's now play , "A LcjfalWreck , "
will-bo produced on August 13 ut the Mad
ison Square the.itcr , Now York.
Miulniau .Taaausclifck will play "Mary
Stuart " "Macbeth " " "
, , "Guy Mannering" and
"Mother aim Kon" next season.
Chevalier Hlondln will pivo Bovcral of his
marvelous exhibitions on the high rope In
Cinclnnali during the exposition.
William Warren , tlio veteran uctor of Hos-
Ion , Is at Him.mls Hay , Mass. , on u visit to
Jefferson. Mr. Warren U in feublo health ,
C. W. Couldock will tar next reason in
"Hazel Klrke. " under the management of
Charles H. Jefferson , Ills Jour will begin on
November IB.
Louis James and Marie Wainvvriglit will
aiipiur in the cast of "Tlio Midsummer
NiifUt's Dream , " which Is to bo given in the
MI1J ,
tiir . . for the
open nt Maiicbcstcr-by-tbe-.Sc.i ,
bcaelit of tliu linston order nt KlUs.
.lostf Hoflinun , tlio musical prodiiry , it is
said , is under treatment nt Eisenach by a
celebrated nicciahst in nervous diseases , nnd
Ins nervousness , has been greatly subdued.
Ho practices on the piano an hour each day.
Kobcrt Downing started from his farm on
tliu I'jwlnxnnt river , near Washington , one
day last week for a visit to Now York , to bo
tilted for bis costumes , which aio being niiido
by Charles Hawthorne , for his part in bt.
Mure.
Gilbert and Sullivan have completed tliulr
new lomic opcin , mid Hudolph Aronson will
proiliiL-e it at the New York C.isino on or
about October ' 2i. The plot of the opera and
tlm score of the music arc kept .1 secret.
Hronson Howard's nuw play is u military
comedy , involving incidents ol tlie rebellion.
It is to bo produced at the Boston museum in
November. Tlio Boston museum will also
present -'Mr. Barnes , of Now York , " next
season.
The German composer and writer on music ,
Eiuil Nuumnnn , died recently ut Dresden in
bis sixty-llrst year. Ho was clmpul master
for church music to tlio Prussian court , and
achieved great distinction as a musical critic
and us a historian of art.
Edwin Hooth and Lawrence Barrett are
making extensive and costly preparations for
elaborate productions of "Othollo" and "Tho
Muichant of Venice" during their New Yorlc
engagement , which opens at the Fifth
Avcnuo theater November 12 and continues
for eight weeks.
Koso Coghlun is enjoying tlio summer pre
paratory to her coming season us a star , as
an actress of good sense might bo expected to
pass it. Sbo has a lovely plaeo on the Hud
son , nearly opposite Groysiono , the country
scut of the lute biimucl J. Tilden , between
Yonkcrs and Hastings.
The determination of Pauline Lucca to
sing only in concerts if she should visit this
country is owing to her keen recollection of
the comparative imlilToronco with which the
public ut largo received her when she nii-
peurod an inditToroneo duo much less to
any lack of brilliant talent on her part than
to tlio "Xilsson cra/e" Unit prevailed about
the sumo time.
Mr. Henry Ficneh fears Unit "Litllo Lord
Fnuntlcroy , " Mr ? . Burnett's delightful play ,
will not prove quite substantial enough for a
three boms' uitcrtuliiniL'iit. The piece is
ideally good , but there isn't enough to it.
So it U possible that it may bo made the
means of introducing to Nuw York the sys
tem of daily matinees which have bcco'mo
ono of London's fads.
Ueginuul IJo Kovcn , the composer of the
music of "Tho Begum , " is now in Vienna
stndilng oi-cliesjrutlon under the direction ol
Gcnco. In u luttor Air. JJo ICoven s.iys ho Is
doing bettor work than ever before , and Unit
Genuo U so much pleased with the music of
bis comic nin-ru , "Dan Quixote,1' that ho bus
offered to adapt the libretto to the Gorman
stugo and luivo it done ut the Theater un dcr
Weln.
A now London play that is likely to bo im
ported by some Now York manager Is "Cap
tain Swift. " written by Mr. Huddon Cham
bers. It had only a single performaneo in
London , ut u niHtineo , but it is said to have
endui-ing power. It is u melodrama of the
"Jim , the Penman" typo , the action ji.isslng
amid quiet and elegant surroundings , uml
thu element of suspense is strong in it.
The stock company of the Boston museum
next season will comprise the following uc-
tois : John B. Mason , Gcorcu W. Wilson ,
Kdgar L. Davenport , Henry M. Pitt , C. Les
lie Allen , Arthur Falkland , Thomr.s L.
Coleman , Willis Granger , James Nolan , H.
P. Wliittumoro , Charles S. Abbo , Herbert
Puttee , Henry MacUomm , J. Q. Pitman ,
Viola Allen , Aiiuio M. Clarke , Fannie Ad-
disou , Miriam O'Leury , Helm Dayne , Kato
Hvnn , Grace Atvvcll , Annie Chester.
The outdoor play nt ManehestPr-by-the
Sea this year will bo "A Midsummer
Nlgbl's Dream , " and the performance will
bo given In the even ing with olectrio light
effects. Mrs. Agios Booth Schocffel will di
rect the performance. Tlm date Is July SO.
The following named actors will appear as
the lovers , the fairies , and the hard-handed
men of Athens ; Nat C , Goodwin , Louis
James , William Owen , J. H. Mason , John
Sullivan , Henry " . Donnelly , Digby Bell ,
Frazer Coulter , B. P. Goodwin , Charles
Heed , Marie wliinv/riglit , Lillian Kusscll ,
Kato Forsyth , Genevieve Lytton , Verona
Jarbeau , Juan Gordon , Grace Thorn. Hose
Franco , Lillian Leo , J. U. Booth , and Mumlu
Hyan as Puck.
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