6 The Private Life of the Kaiser PROM THE PAPERS AND DIARIES OP THE BARONESS VON LARISCH-REDDERN The Kaiser aad Kalacrim'a Late Major Doaao, Chief of the Royal Household at Berlin and Potadam. Baroneaa Tan Lartarh-Reddern la the TBl'E name'of the Berlin Oaift Lady **ho (are the atery of tho Kalaer to Henry William Piaher, Crania. Ceaateaa eon KeplnffhoTen helna a nom de guerre, heretofore naed to shield her. Thompson Feature Service, 1919, Copyright [Continued l'roni Yesterday] "Why this is not 'the Court my! faiher and uncles have been telling 1 me about," said tho Emperor of] Russia, then Czarovitc'li, to the Duke I of Schleswig, when he visited Ber- j lin a year before C/ar Alexandet's 1 death. "At home." continued Kicholas, "they talked quite enthusiastically of beauties that basked in the shad ow of the Prussian throne, and wiiom the old Queen and Princesses were generous enough to counte nance." "Yes, yes," laughed His Highness, the tall gunthcr, "that is one of Dona's weak points. She will not suffer a handsome face within ten miles of her house. It has always been a wonder to me why she keeps .Bnssewitz." "Perhaps to prove the rule," sug gested Nicholas, and the Kaiserin'si big brother, who is not en-i Springtime Furniture Needs Burns 9 Quality e witz. Frauloln von Gersdorft, who grew stouter as she grew old • ten served as a target for the nerot's wit. So he insisted, at tho decoration of the Christmas trees, that the Gersdorff moun^_^ r ladder and fusten a chel angel on top of the tree, a ally, my fat friend offered many' cuses with her profo un de stco urte si e s but the Kaiser cut her short with a brusque "I know you are bow-legged, i valet climb up." . , , (We present these epis ? d ( *® ° to show tho true nature of J; , f rn A "kultur"— they are the str °"*®. N nosiire of coarseness in disguise ol culture. There was no refinement in the German court clique.) On another occasion (it was oe fore the advent of Countess Basse witz) the Kalserin said 0110 when the Court was assembled in the Tassen Zimmer to kill the ll "u>"s that intervened between after sup per and bedtime with the usual dreary conversation: I wonde V v^ none of my ladies marry, **> ap they do not go out enough. a\ hat do you think. Willie. ' "Pshaw!" answered the Kmporoi gruffly, "X think these ladies ha vo all the freedom they want. Why cannot they get husbands? Ask the next best looking glass. William's Ideals of \\ omftiuiood. (These glimpses into the German Court will reveal to the world the real Kuiser—he whose army slauglit-' I ored women and children through | four years of the great war.) | When I llrst entered the German Court I found Madame von Kots.e [ was the favorite. William tlrst took I her up in the beginning of the eight ies, when his marriage to Auguste Victoria "mode him hungry for the society of a and audacious woman," as Count Herbert Bls i marck once expressed himself. "He has engaged a Marechale do Prusso for his awkward better-half," continued His Excellency with a sneering allusion to the bargain on acted between Du Barii and Mad ame La Marechale de Mircpoix (who for a consideration of a hundred thousand francs per annum, taught the gorgeous woman the ways of po lite society), "and the Countess does it all for the love of Christ, or pour le roi de Prussc, which is the same think. Likewise he wants somebody to make him forget the ennui hat reigns in his palace." It was to Madame von Kotzo that Auguste Victoria often referred when she charged His Majesty with a weakness for brunettes. They fought the "Hungarian pork raiser's daughter," as some one had dubbed her, in the salon, the menage, on the slippery parquet of the royal ball room, wherever she showed her saucy, piquant face. Ah, that face! It was not broad and placid; her line, white shoulders were not quite fleshy enough to suit the Teuton fe male critic. And she had black, curly hair, the Kaiser's favorite that Was! That is almost a crime; for are not Her Majesty and her friends blondes, and was he himself not rather carroty and therefore natur ally inclined to brunettes. 'lliis Is Iloyal family Life! However, the royal lady's contemp tuous treatment of the object of her Jealousy, the scenes the Kaiserin f? 6 or William, and the pin thrusts of coroneted envy were alike powerless to bring about a change in the friendship between Madame ton Kotze and the sovereign, though the battle raged for ten years or longer. 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On such occasions the Em peror and Empress invited their company by sending a page to the favored ones. Her Majesty selecting the men, and the Kaiser the ladies most to their liking. At the Court balls Her Ladyship was likewise much in evidence. Be ing rich in her own right, and hav ing Increased her fortune enormous ly by marriage, madame ranked as one of the smartest dressers. She was a good talker, quick at repartee, and full of Gallic wit. Aiul Tills Is Court Relincincnt! "Your Royal Highness's inspoc teuse des jatnbes reports for duty." With these words, Madame von Kotze greeted William at the begin ning of the second carnival ball as he stood conversing with some dow agers on the steps of the throne in the White Hall. . I should not believe it possible had I not heard the words myself; still I confess the jolly mockery of the woman's voice, the innocent look on her face took away much of the ( coarseness of the expression. William had seemingly not been in the 1 happiest of moods until then. At the approach of Madame von Kotze, his face lit up, and, taking the pretty woman's arm, he bowed with a little sneer before the eldv ladies as he withdrew with his fain escort. Intellect of "Divine Ruler" And so they strolled along, he in | his gold-braided Hussar uniform, the fur-edged attila over his shoul der to hide his poor left hand; the woman, who set herself the task ot amusing the King, walking briskly by his side, laughing and gesticulat ing. "An oriental face." said the Prince von Salm-Horstmar, and dozen people seconded His Grace's re marks. It was all over the brilliant hall, with its crystal chandeliers and purple and gold hangings, lit up by thousands of wax candles. "An ori ental face—but So was that of Cleo patra." The simile was far-fetched. Where was the Caesar, and where was Antony, not to mention Caesar Junior? During the war this same Salus- Horstmar distinguished himself by advocating utter ruin of Belgium and France. Likewise the ruin ot Eng land by invasion. The couple walked through oil the rooms quite alone, for His Royal Highness had hinted to his adju tants that they were de trop. At supper, in the Koniginnen Zimmer.! I was seated at the table yeservedj for the Princess Imperial, who, how ever, had decided to go home at the . last moment. Near by was Prince! William's table, at which Madame von Kotzo presided, and where all the Princes and "bloods" present en joyed the heir presumptive's hospi tality. How they laughed and joked! "Why don't you dance?" asked oije of the cavaliers. "Because it gives me palpitations." And then somebody told the anec dote of Marie Antoinette, who. one evening, when waltzing at Petit Tri anon with Count Diiion, the beauti ful Dillon, as he was called, stood still and said: "You should feel my heart." "Pst! not so loud," said Frau von Kotze, with a side glance to another part of the room, where Baroness von Reiseliach, nee Prin cess Ratibor, was supping with the Countess of Hidveg, both stars of many tableaux vivants. "But your report, Madame inspec teuse," began Prince of Ratibor, now dead, the same who turned housebreaker for the love of an Em peror's daughter, "we insist upon a report, and a minute one." "Well." replied Madame von Kotza with comic grandezza, "we were not overpleascd with the new fashion, were we, Y'our Royal Highness?" William nodded. "Your ladyship will proceed," he said; "do not keep these studious young men waiting.' (It is deemed advisable to expur gate the rest of this royal conversa tion. ••*••*•••) You may be sure Auguste-Victofia learned all about this talk, and per haps a little more than was actually spoken, but to no other purpose than to Instil impotent rage in the un happy mother, and make her even more suspicious of and disagreeable to good-looking women in and out of the palace. Low Intrigues One of the chief agitators against Madame von Kotze, and every oth er handsome face, for that matter, was the grand-mistress, Countess Brockdorff, who once betrayed her practices to the amusement of tho whole Court. Shortly after we had moved from Potsdam to Berlin Sell I oss; an informal note addressed by the Countess to Her Majesty fel! into the hands of of one of the house maids. It happened in this way: Her Majesty, as I have ex plained, was in the habit of writing orders and complaints, intended for the officials, on small bits of paper which she tears from a block. Now, Her Excellency's note happened to be written on a similar sheet, and so it got mixed with the rest. The note contained the names of persons who had handed in requests for audience. Last on the list was the name of Madame von Kotze, and opposite it the remark, three times underlined: "Refused." Then followed this sentence: "All's well that ends well." (Signed) Theresa Brockdorff. , Of course, this note. Indicating exactly how the wind was blowing in the upper regions, had no sooner been read in the marshal's office than its contents were on every body's lips. Most of the courtiers were honest enough 1o see the point of (he attack (for, after all, the mix ing up of papers was not wholly ac cidental) : but the Sclirader faction, that is, the friends of Master of Cer emony von Sehrader, the same who was afterward shot and killed by von Kotze, would not have it so. They insisted that there was some mysterious connection between the refusal of an audience and tho an onymous letters. Kniscr's Favorites Not Intellectual It took the camarilla ten years to dislodge Madame von Kotze, a long space of time even for Gerinanv, but ft must be remembered that Her Ladyship was not the only favorite. There were more thorns, so that the efforts of Auguste Victoria's cham pions were necessarily divided. Charlotte, Countess von Holienau, was second on the list of charmers who boasted of William's friendship without fear of compromising her position. (This next escapade is but an other witness to (he chimera of Ger man upper-class "kullur"— and the type of unrefined social aspirants, who gathered about the Kaiser from his own choice.) Royaly Soundly Thrashed The young noblewoman, (he daughter of a rich land-owner, Herr von dor Decken, became the Kaiser's cousino-german by her marriage to the son ot' his great uncle, Prince Albert of Prussia. Prince Albert'si first wife was Marianne of the Neth- i erlands, who brought him an enoi- i mous fortune, and whom he divorc ed because of lier riding master. : This latter was a brute, and.Mari anne never had a quiet moment dur ing his life. After the divorce the unequal pair resided at Her High The one pure Turkish cigarette we all can aliord is HF.IMAR. Only a trifle higher in price than ordinary brands—and Incomparably Superior. They are Pure Turkish! m% ness's Castle, Kamcntz, In Silesia, and tho ex-hostler used to whip his royal mistress mercilessly, while she i fed him on the l'at of tho land. When at last lie succumbed, poor Marianne look another lease of life. Four years after his divorce, | Prince Albert j married Rosalie dp Itauch, by whom he had two soni Willium and Fritz, who were createi Counts von Hohenau, and enterei Berlin high life. [To be Continued To-morrow.] | Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Ad|