The Empress Frederick was buried at Potsdam on August 13th
in the beautiful Friedenskirche with a stately ceremonial, which, however, she herself would have, pro- nounced "too strictly 'military." There were Generals in dozens and .troops. in .thousands, but the men of genius whom the Empress loved were absent. The Emperor William and lriez Edward VIL, were the chief mourners, and showed signs ot deep. emotion, and behind them marched a long procession . of all who are great in Germany. The burial service was brief, and the public was excluded with some care, there being evident in the arrangements made in Potsdam as well as round Friedrichshof a suspicion that some fanatic might take advantage. of the gathering to caase a cata-strophe. The Empress rests as she wished beside her husband, and since her..death no voice of censure has been raised against her, German Liberals in particular recognising that she was a force upon their side. Englishmen will think that the English element was too carefully kept out of sight in the obsequies, but the British King and Queen were both present, and the, King represents his people as well as his house.
