Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1893 — Two Imperial German Spendthrifts. [ARTICLE]

Two Imperial German Spendthrifts.

It is not generally known that the German Empress, in spite of her many excellent qualities, is very extravagant and owes large sums of money to many of the Berlin tradesmen, one firm alone having a bill of 800,000 marks, or £40,000, againit her majesty. The Empress never wears either a dress, a mantle or a bonnet the second time in public, and everything that she buys is of the very best. The Emperor is also very largely in debt, in spite of the handsome present made to him last spring by the Empress Frederick, who advanced him 1,500,000 marks. The Emperdr has, unfortunately, not the slightest idea of money, and scatters it right and left, to the great horror of maOy of his loyal subjects.—London World. What a Show It Would Be. One or two of the older Senators are said to favor the idea of Senators wearing silk gowns while i» sessioi, like Supreme Court judges.