Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-07-13
Miscellaneous.
HOW KAISER WILHELM'S SISTER
WAS WON.

peror William l. of Germany, Immediately
after the preliminaries Of peace had been
zigned at Versailles, sent TO ST. Peters
burg telegram in which he expressed TO
The Gar his gratitude for the friendly at
tit,de which Russia had maintained dur
ing the progress OK the Franco Prussian
war. and in which he frankly admitted
that Germany was indebted TO this sincere
friendship Of her powerful Eastern neigh
nor for the comparatively limited dimcn'
sions of the gigantic conflict Unques
tionably the political interests Of Russia,
and above all, her well known policy in
the Eastern question, have mainly con
tributed to her Partially for Prussia; but
not an.insignificant share in this partlaiity
must be attributed to personal considera'
tions-to that near relationship which for
upwards of half century has existed be
tween the dynasties Of Russia and PRUSSIA;
for Alexander the Second, the present En-
peror of Russia, il a son of the Princess
charlotte Of Prussia, the sister OF the
present Emperor OF Germany.
The betrothal and marriage OF this Prin'
cess with Nicholas, who was then only
Grand Duke, bat afterward Emperor o.
Russia, forms one OF the sweetest ana
most romantic love episodes in the world
void Of love and romance, and would, on
that account alone, deserve being remem-
bered. quite regardless of the historical in.
terest which will hencefOrth adhere to all
the members of the family OF the con-
uuerOr of France
Princess Charlotte was born in the year
1898. and was the eldest daughter Of King
Frederick William the Third OF Prussia,
and his beautiful and accomplished wife,
Queen Louisa. Her early childhood
eIapssd amidst scenes of terror and humili-
alton for the royal family Of Prussia, and
nobody would at that time have ventured
10 predict for her. the brilliant career
which Providence kept in store for TINS
child, born and brought up under such fatal
auspices. We might, indeed, make an ex'
eepiion in favor Of her mother, who, with
that prophetic intuition which seems to
have been the distinguishing feature OF
that high minded woman, wrote one DAY
10 her father. the Duke OF Mecklenburg,
the following lines about her daughter;
"Charlotte is given to silence ana re-
serve, but under her apparent GOODNESS
she conceals a warm ana loving near ';
Her indifference and pride are but the Gun
outside of diamond OF the purest WAFER,
which some day will shine lortn IN Ns
brilliant lustre. Her bearing ana MANNER
are noble and dignified She has but few
friends and these few arc warmly attached
IA her I know her value, and predict Tor
her a brilliant future, il she lives long
enough"
The Young Princess was, indeed, very
frail and delicate creature-one OF those
tender flowers which seem to walt fof tne
Kind hand of the gardener to transplant
them into a warmer cline. She was
charming and handsome; but her beauty
was rather that of pale lily than that o.
blooming rose. :, ~,
Charlotte was just sixteen when, IN thu
year 1914 the Grand Duke Nicholas, Oh
h;s wav to the camp Of the allied armie'
in France, passed through Berlin, and wa
warmly welcomed as an honored guest a
the royal palace.
The description which those who saw
And knew the Grand Duke at that tim
have given of the Incompatible graces o
his person and mind makes 1t easy Tor u
10 imagine that the heart OF young gli
lust budding into womanhood was capt'
waited and charmed by him almost AZ mrs
sikht. Well he might have said, Tx
Caesar, al came, saw, | conquered. IN
Princess fell in love with him, ana iortu
nately for her the young Grand Duke re
turned her love Iuliy 10
The Grand Duke Nicholas had the repu
tat;on az being one of the handsomest,
mot the very handsomest man OF his times
and his majestic and stately form, whic
measured no less than six feet two inches
was considered unequaled in beauty, nc
only In Russia, but In all Europe. II
was vigorous, strong, full OF life an
health. with broad shoulders and ches
while his small hands and feet were OF tn
most aristocratic elegance; his whol
sgure realized the perfect model OF mani
and commanding beauty which the devin
Art of sculptor of antiquity has imm0
talized under the features OF The Apoll
ReIyidere. His features were Of the Grecia
cast-forehcad and nose formed straigf
Une-and his large, blue, sincere eye
showed a singular combination OF con
nosure sternnesss, self-reliance, and prid
among which 1t would have been difiicu
for the observer to name the predominant
expression. Those who would have locke
closely and attentively into those remarl
able eyes would have easily believed TIL
their threatening glances would suffice
suppress q rebellion, to terrify and disar
murderer, or to frighten away suppl
ant but there would have been but ie
to believe that the sternness OF those ey'
could De SO entlTcly Soltcueu 10 w 10"
forth nothing but love and kindnes
Among these few was, however, the your
Prussian Princess. who had drunk deep
their intoxicating fervor. II is true that 81
was the only person in the world in who
presence the Olympian gravity of his fe
lures gave way to radiant cheerfulnes
which made his manly beauty perfectly
resistible.
In such moments his magnificent bro
always the seat of meditation and though
exhibited the serene beauty and Att
grace of young Athenian-the serio'
Pericles seemed, by the invisible wand
magician, to have been transferred In
the youthful Alcibiades.
Such Is the fiattering picture which b
contemporaries have drawn Of the person
appearance of the Grand Duke Nichol
: 1.-THE time of his arrival Ut Berlin.