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Show THE ROYAL FAMILY OF GERMANY. GER-MANY. GLIMPSES OF THE LIFE OP 1 HE EMPEROR EM-PEROR AND rRINCES OF WIESBADEN, There are some notable peraonagee among the residents of Wiesbaden. Firat and foremost there is bis imperial im-perial majesty the king of Prussia and emperor of Germany, who, in virtue of his succession to the plain structure built by the late reigning Duke oi ' Nassau in the market place, called by courtesy a palace.and hid periodical occupalion of it for some few daya every summer, may be classed anions the residents of Wiesbaden. Tiit old King Wilbelni ia a great fivorite here in spite ot the grievances which the Naussau people com plain of in being deprived oi tho crniv onrl Pmum i mu I mlnnm tration of their former sovereign, the Duke of Nassau, and subjected to the rigid rule and oppressive taxa tion ot Prussia. His visit is always welcomed with great enthusiasm, and all the people of Wiesbaden are eure to turn out to lift their hats and raise their loud boohs in honor of the gracioua old sovereign, ever bi.winf; and en.iling as he dashes in an optu caleche from the railroad euu.m through the broad Wiliielm stnuee tn his palace, the streeta all fluttering with llaB and atreamers, and Uit-lively Uit-lively emotion of a loyal peopld. Tne. emperor is nothing il not a auldmr, and is hardly ever seen uut of his Pickelhaube (the Prussian tinmit-i), and hii closely buttoned, well fiiieu blue uniform, and is al ays bustling about from caserne to casorne inspect ing muskets and cannon, soldiers' quarters and fortifications, or counsellor counsel-lor with Btaff officers and reviewing the troops. The Crown Prince and his family are also among the periodical viiiots at Wiesbaden, and although received ' with royal and military honors, their advent is generally hailed with a greater sobriety of welcome. He and his wife Beem to aflcct much of the simplicity ol ordinary citizens, and may be seen daily in the streeta, arm , in-arm, in plain costume, accompanied accom-panied by their children, clinging lu father and mother'a hands, and perhaps per-haps followed by a tall flunkey in the royal livery, at a respectful distance behind. They both are regular at tendant, when at Wiesbaden, oi the English church, where chairs are especially provided for them in Ironi of the chancel. They have been, much annoyed, it ii aaid, by i the English flunkeyiam, which insists upon atopping in the pew, and risiuy and staring, you may beaaiured, as the princely group enters aim leaves the church. The whole party baa a very bourgeois look, with the ull, well bruahed prince in plain suit ol gray and felt hat, and the short, Btoul and somewhat dowdyish but taaitlully and simply dressed princess on his arm, a little boy in knickerbockers clinging to hU father's band, tho eldest girl, who recently married the prince of Meiningen, supporting tin-mother tin-mother on the right, and two little girls, with long braids of hair aire., m-ing m-ing with red ribbons and fUppii K their backs, following afU-r tii-n paranU and attended by a govt.n i'-' or some lady of the household. There is another represr-niaiivi: ! i the royal and imperial (t:n;i; win is. indeed, a permanent r -anient ol Weisbaden, living m mo-dt-t enough villa on a stihiLhan road. This is the Princtss Li.u nr, niece of, the emperor, and who, wi.aijn tii. ugh she is, so much resembles her ance tor Frederick the Great that, with a cocked hat on her head, jack-boots on her legs, a sword in her hand and she mounted on a horBe, might Will hate been the model for the famous statue of that warlike monarch in Berlin, from the masterly hand of tbegrent sculptor Rauch. From Harper' Mti'uzine for September. |