Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ... . ch the latter used during the few weeks imme-diately preceding this sad event for his drives in the palacegardens. It was. purchased by a joiner, who uses it in histrade, and it is frequently seen in the streets of Potsdamheavily laden with window sashes, etc.; while on Sundaysand holidays the seat once occupied by the ill-fated EmperorFrederick is filled by the Herr Tischlermeister and his vulgar-looking frau. Another thing which greatly shocked the people is theaction
Within royal palaces : a brilliant and charmingly written inner view of emperors, kings, queens, princes and princesses ... . ch the latter used during the few weeks imme-diately preceding this sad event for his drives in the palacegardens. It was. purchased by a joiner, who uses it in histrade, and it is frequently seen in the streets of Potsdamheavily laden with window sashes, etc.; while on Sundaysand holidays the seat once occupied by the ill-fated EmperorFrederick is filled by the Herr Tischlermeister and his vulgar-looking frau. Another thing which greatly shocked the people is theaction of the Emperor in forbidding the continuance of theuse of the name Friedrichskron for the Imperial residence atPotsdam. The palace in question had been the summer resi-dence of Kaiser Friedrich throughout the thirty years ormore of his married life, and may be said to be of his was his favorite home, and as soon as he ascended thethrone he, in deference to the wishes of his wife, transformedits name from the Neues-Palais to Friedrichskron. In hisanxiety to efface all trace of his noble-hearted fathers reign. The Fuur Generations. 360 WITHIN ROYAL PALACES. Kaiser Wilhelm restored the old name, and dates all hisdecrees, sfeneral orders, and letters from the Neues-Palais. The first state visit of the Emperor to London will remainon record as one of the o-reat historical events of the lono-and glorious reign of Queen Victoria. Independently of allpolitical and social considerations, it is of interest as havingbeen the first visit in state of a German Emperor since closeupon four hundred years ago. The last previous occasionon which a German Emperor set foot on English soil waswhen, in 1519, Charles V. crossed over the channel fromAntwerp, and landed near Folkestone, for the purpose ofcalling upon his uncle. King Henry VIII. No more strikino- demonstration of the onward march ofenlightenment and civilization can be obtained than from acomparison of the published account
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