14 i he Private Life of the Kaiser • ? • FROM THK PAPERS AND DIARIES OF THE BARONESS VON LARISCH-REDDERN The Kaiser and Kalaertn'a Late Major Domo, Chief of the Royal Honaehald at Berlin and Potadam. Baroneaa Ton Larinch-Reddrrn ia the THl'B name of the Berlin Court Lndy who gave the atory of the Kalner to Henry William Fla..er, t rinln, Connteaa von Bpplnghoven being a nom de guerre, heretofore uaed to ahleld her. Thompson Feature Service, 1919, Copyright [Continued From Yesterday] "I know, I know," interrupted Auguste Victoria; "I can forget everything but the words: 'We will not go to Cumberland Lodge a sec ond time.' It was there, at my uncle's seat, that William and I fell in love with each other." The Kaiser slept, on the night that follo'yved Count Zedlitz's en forced resignation, in his little pri vate bedroom, and next morning de parted for Hubertusstock before Her Majesty had arisen. That was enough ! to paint our gilded salons an ashen gray, in which the children. 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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 21, 1919. embroiled the imperial couple in the nastiest sort of family dispute stop ped writing after firing one more broadside of admiration and excuses, instead of distrust and calumny as before, and the political horizon being unusually tranquil, the Kaiser and Kaiserin gave themselves up to the pleasures of the season, His Ma jesty hunting nnd speechifying, din ing out and enjoying little trips, the Km press knitting and sewing for the orphan asylums and making other preparations for Christmas. I recall an incident which shows how the Kaiser approached his chfl j dren and nearly frightened them to death. Prince Adalbert, in his ten der years, was a lieutenant in the marine, and his governor'had taught him to exhibit interest in naval mat ters on all possible occasions. So, I when he heard his father speak of ' "Uncle Henry's" forthcoming trip to "Grandma Victoria,' he said,.quick- ly: "Will you let uncle have' the llohcnzollcrn?" The Kaiser, who had been very pleasant at luncheon, and whose hu mor had continued in a happy mood . while wo wore sipping our coffee in ! the Tassen Zimmer, suddenly changed his tone. Assuming the style of a severe preceptor, he made the frightened boy leave his moth er's knee and "stand at attention'." j "Tinder which title docs the Ho ! henzollern rank in the marine lists?" ' he demanded. ''His Majesty's Aviso, the yacht Hohenzollern, at the Kaiser's exclu sive disposal," reported the tiny lieu tenant. "Well, then," said the Emperor, "understand, sir, no subject shall as sume the Kaiser's privileges." Hence, we presume, the royal yacht Hohenzollern, hugged the Kiel canal embankments closely all through the war. By the way, the Hohenzollern ought to bo delivered | up to the allies, for she is not private property, but forms part of Ger-, many's navy. His Majesty had spoken so se verely and with sueh excessive em phasis that the little Prince became frightened and hail to be conducted from the room, while the small as semblage of ollieials and guests sat about dispirited, a feeling of unrest baring replaced the previous jov iality. There were always much bickering and tultle nnd petty disputes in the royal family. I recall William D. Howell's preface to the memoirs of Frederick the Great's "little sister" Wilhelmina, whom the American au thor styles "Princess Royal of Prus sia being one of the strongholds of Salic law. Howell tells us that the poor Margravine's father, "though rich and powerful, was coarse and mean in mhst things, and bullied the Queen quite like a King in panto mine.' Hoes ho really suppose that the ignoble practice of browbeating a sovereign lady begins and ends with the tirst Frederick William and the king-popinjays of mimicry? Sympathizers of the monarchial system, who write of royal life un der the direct influence of the au gust persons alleged to be portrayed, and litterateurs never permitted to invade the palace's sacred precincts, •may agree with llowells, and it 13 certainly pleasant to do so, but can dor compels me to destroy that cheerful illusion so far as it may ap ply to the ImiH'i'ial Court of Berlin. "Willie" and "Dona" have their lit tle unpleasantnesses and homely rows like any ordinary couple, and, what was quite self-evident in the Fathcrland, (lie man always got the better of the weaker sex, Wil helin's superior intellect, his im petuosity and unequivocal hhiiitness of speech, making his ascendency a foregone conclusion. Besides, the Kmpress is deadly afraid of her lord, and readily capit ulates whenever and wherever His Majesty signifies disapproval. And here the eternal sameness of royal and common folks is again empha sized—most of the quarrels between the imperial couple are occasioned by questions of dress, or the diffi culties of paying for the same, which seemed destined, at one time, to be come the source of really serious trouble in our menage. Her Majesty frequently took an hour to prepare for the night, only to find "Willie" snoring softly when she came to bed. And, oh, the tears the imperial lady shed over her hands which, though proportionate to her body, cannot bo coaxed to come up io the Kaiser's standard of beauty. (f those tears were collect ed, as was the saltish sympathy of paid weepers at the ancient Roman funerals, marry! they would till quite as many bottles as are on Her Ma jesty's. dresser. I have had occasion to speak of Her Majesty's jealousy before this. When the Jfoflager moved to the Marble Palace, where Princess Louise was horn, the household had to get along without its official head, Baroness von l.arisch, because my self happens to have beautiful hands and arms and, on that ac count, was much admired by Hia Majesty. And a still more petty thing: Au guste Victoria confiscated a photo graph of Queen Emma of the Neth erlands which stood on the Emper or's desk. The Queen-liowager was a most estimable lady, but it would be folly to call her pretty. Still, she had tine hands and everybody and everything liable to interest Hi's Ma jesty had to go. At about this time the Kaiserin ordered the seam stresses. who occupied a little room overlooking the court-yard, to be dislodged. She trembled lest her husband, who was about to return from his Northland journey, should see one of the women at the window. So great was Her Majesty's confi dence in Herr von der Knesobeck, tbat, if at all possible, she submitted to him every little matter. either verbally or in writing. In the course of a year, Kniprcss and chamber lain exchanged hundreds of letters, some of the Kaiserin's being five and six pages long. Rodo Knesobeck saved the Em press from making herself ridic ulous, and from seriously compro mising her husband and the govern ment during the Berlin riots some years ago. Incidentally the cham berlain saved our mistress from her lord's lasting displeasure on that oc casion, which probably counts mora with her than anything else. For weeks we had prepared for the great, carnival ball when the invited gentlemen were to appear for the first time in English Court-dress, an e\ cnt. "William fooked forward to no less eagerly than a girl does to her debut in long frocks. For the ball, the late King's fa vorite, premiere ballerina Marie Koebisch-Wolden, had arranged a gorgeous revival of that most grace ful dance, menuet a la reine, which was to bo tripped before the throne when the evening's festivities were at their height. My mistress meant to surpass all her previous efforts in the matter of personal adorn ment. _ At last the festive day had come. Early in the morning the entire stock of crown-jewels, all excepting the crown itself, were brought to the royal dressing-room, and Her Majesty,- Countess Brockdorff, and 1' rati von Haake spent hours making and remaking new combinations of the stones and ornaments, most of which can be put to various uses, as pins, buttons, buckles, brooches etc. Then, all of a sudden, the crv ran through the Sehloss' chambers! "Berlin is in revolt!"' "There will be no menuet. rather a Carmagnole," lamented the anx ions; 'instead of beribonned and oe- Inced silk coats, the blouse; in place of honeyed words and pretty toy swords, 'pipe in cheek, loaded canes on thigh," as in the days when they sang 'Vive le son du canon.' " People Want Bread ami Work Baron Mirbaeh sent me to my mis tress to p pare her for noisy scenes in the neighborhood of the Seliloss. I found the Empress in the room facing the great fountain, running excitedly from one window to the other. In. the square below, people were assembling in groups, talking and gesticulating. 1 delivered the'message and, of my own accord, added: "His Majesty will not drive out this morning." "And if ho loves me, he will re main, he must remain with us until this awful revolution is quelled." "I entreat Your Majesty to be calm." I made bold to say, as Coun tess Brockdorff kept silent; "accord ing to the papers, these people want bread and want work; they have no thought' of violence. Besides," I said, "Herr von Richthofen has sent the entire police reserves to the Schloss. There afe fifty men at each entrance and more guarding the cellar-open ings and the waterside. All the cor ridors are patrolled, and a dozen men are on the lookout on the root" • "The roof!" cried the Empress, as if swayed by a new fear. 'Oh, Oafln" (this to Countess Brock ' off), "tliey 1 may throw bombs on he roof and destroy us all! I must go to the Kaiser at once."' Second breakfast commenced half an hour earlier than usual, and we harried through its four courses, fol lowing their Majesties' example. The: Kaiserin's eyes were red with cry ing, and some minutes before dessert the children came in, a thing that does not happen more than once or twice a year. His Majesty loved his j little ones in his own way; that Is,| he liked lo keep tliem al a distance. If brought Into personal contact with! the youngsters, his sense of decorum: revolted and he did not know what: to do with tlicin, except to criticise | their (lrcss or military demeanor. \ "I am not going on a journey," he said, and, looking at the Crcrtvn I Prince .added: "You and yourj brothers have not come to say good-bye?" The Kmpress bowed her head and whispered something while the Kaiser leaned over the table, holding his hand to his ear. "Nonsense," he said loud enough for all to hear, and pushed j j hack his chair; "I am riding out as I I do every day in the year; there! is no use making a scene, 'Dona'!" i He kissed some of the children, fondled the heads of the younger ones, and drawing the Kmpress's! I arm through his own, walked out, preceded by the house-marshal and! his adjutants. When, a quarter of an hour later, the Kmpress came from his room, she declared: "Thank God, the Kaiser will take ills pistols along, one in the right pocket of liis trous ers, ami one in his cout pocket." Then Her Majesty led the way to the state apartments, w here we took our stand at the windows of the Knights' Hall to see William ride from Portal V a few minutes later. As he passed, his Majesty looked up, and the Kmpress followed him along the front of the Sehloss through the Black Eagle chamber, the Red Velvet chamber, and the old chapel. As we crossed over to the windows of the picture-gallery, he waved his hand for the last time, Strange to say he was with out his ordinary escort of grooms and gendarmes. Merely Adjutant von Moltke and one other military gentleman accompanied him. I* eared He Would Jle Murdered. The Kaiserin was beside herself. "He will he killed, I know he will lie killed, and myself and the chil dren will come next. 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