The New York herald., 1875-12-13
a Very Noisy" Baby-Kaiser Wilhelm
Personal Appearance of Napoleon.
TREASURES OF THE FULDAN ARCHIVES,
Life Of Cato the Younger-Source Of Plutarchs
Lives-The "Germania" Of Tacitas.
BERLIN. Nov. 80 1875

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Aus den ErtnneruR0en der Oberhofmstevn Sophie No
re Grdfa VOssj, the well known publishing firm
Of Dnneker 4 Humblot in Leipgjc has issued volume
Of 4&0 pages, which will bo eagerly dovoured only
by that large class Of the public which
est in the petty details of court gossip but also by all
who love to follow the history Of their times its
nooks and byways wel along the carriage road.
The lady whose private memoirs now given
10 the public by birth a Pannewitz and
1rst the light in the year 1929, when
The testy and eccentric martinez Frederick win
iam l. father TO the great Frederick, was ruling
Prussia with q stout cudge instead Of scepter, and
passing his evenings his pipe and his pot IN his
famed Tabaks Collegium. She died on the last day OF
1914, having thus lived through four eventfu reigns
and reached the ripe age OF eighty five years of which,
see from tho title OF the work before u.s. by far
the greater part spent in the atmosphere Of the
court which she first introduced at very early
age Her mother Fran Generalin Won Pannewitz,
intimate friend or the Queen, and. Her Majesty
could allow day pass without the society OF the
"Generan" the latter stipulated that should be
allowed bring her little daughter with her. She was
bright merry child shedding joyful radiance around
her wherever she appeared and at eleven years age
her beauty was the theme Of universal remark
a KING GRAVES a KISS
One day the King wayaid her on the stairs and tried
10 steal kiss for which piece Of impertinence he
punished with ringing box on the ear that
brought everybody to the spot TO what was the
matter. The King beat hasty retreat with the
in his eyes and took the whole thing very good hu-
moredly, though it does not appear that he
peaed the experiment Like all high born Germans OF
that day the little Pannewitz received French educa
iion and in that language her memoirs written.
The present edition s in German but believe that the
ripn Eran tewf wfll sho tlv ha hlIrha 1ho
became versed in all the accomplishments OF her
day and In many others less common for she was not
only good musician, poetess and painter but also
bold and skiful horsewoman and-a crack shotl
She tells US little about
THE GREAT FREDERIcK
but that little is characteristic the following
rote will show
AT the beginning OF 1T43 I was admitted TO the
holy communion by Pastor Koppe in Berlin, and after
that time frequently into society. In that
same January the King sent particular invi-
iation to festive gathering at the palace and did
Ihe honor to address Among other things he asked
after my fathers health, and answered.
HE is better, thank God2"
''Tne King turned round, saying
"'what innocence; she even talks Of Godrn
The lovely Pannewitz had, OF course, host Of ad-
mrers who called her cruel Phyllis after the fashion
OF the day, for, although she allowed little Irritation
and accepted the halting French which were
laid at her feet by the worshippng throng she
allowed her heart to become seriously entangled One
Of her adorers makes Cupid compare her Venus but
with dnerence-she without passion.
A COUNTESS
Bot in process Of time the sighted little god took
signal revenge and this sad incident Of life is re-
lated by the Prussian lady with touching grace and
dignity, and forms in fact Of the interesting
Prussia brother to the King with passion intense
as il hopeless for he married already. and,
although his love was fully recprocated the discreet
Pannewitz would have given any but honor
able proposals. The situation was one Of poignant
anguish and the lady, with breaking heart but with
the firm resolve OF heroic nature the knot by CIV
Ing her hand 10 Baron Won Voss young and rising
functionary in the civil service. Several children
the fruit Of this union, and the eldest born named
William Augustus after the unfortunate Prince whose
i.luck pursued him upon the field Of battle and who
died few years aiterward both IN body and
in mind.
After the defeat ofKunersdorf the Countess Won voss
accompanied the Court it's place OF refuge Magde
burg and here shortly afterward sho began the diary
which was continued almost without interruption until
her death in 1914 All the dongs Of Magdebnrg while
tho Court lived there in exile passing from sermons
30 cards and private hearicals, all the military and
political events Of the day, the march Of the Russians
upon Berlin the eetng passions and feelings Of the
hour are graphically portrayed in the entries which
were day by day consigned TO her faithful iouSnal and
the whole forms truthful and striking picture Of the
times
THE LOVES
The love passages OF various princes OF Prussia
recountsd from time TO time with or less detail
in this curious volume. wehaye Just seen how the
son in the breast OF one OF these OF royalty and
many years afterward a similar incident presents
itself the chief actors In the drama being another,
and also married prince OF Prussia, and tho
beautiful Julia heroines niece through the mar
Tage Of tho former with Herr Won voss. The vigant
and agectionate aunt chronicles each day the fatal
growth Of this passion, with her mlsgivings and
forebodngs and her fruitsss Efforts to avert the catas
trophe, which, however came at last shape that
offers strange contrast the heroic resolution with
which she herself had just thirty-nve years before,
buried her youthful affection in the grave Of undyng
hut serene remembrance. The Prince Frederick
william IL, Of Prussia, consulted the Consistory
governing body OF the Lutheran Church, and il was
found that In the case Of lovcsick monarch
II est avec le cie des ascomodemcnts
A precedent was found by these complainant dvines
The eat Melanchthon had authorized Philip the Mag
unanimous Of Hesso 70 possess two wives at the
time and Frodenck william followed accordingly and
eontracted left HANDED marriage with the beautiful
J ulia Won Yoss
Here is the entry dated I'd June, 1857, which this
is recorded
NV niece told me to-day with tears that she had
been for The last week secretly married 70 the King
begging me az the time 70 keep silence upon tho
matter am deeply Afflicted and spite of all Efforts
cana ot overcome my repugnance for act so unwar
Tanfbe Whatever specious excuses may be framed 70
rallate IL
The unhappy Julia bore son 70 her morganatc spouse
and died few months later. The monarch shed many
tears bat In process Of time found consolation p 'he
Illicit favors Of another celebrated court Oeauy tns
Countess D0nhon
No.. 49, asath Of her husband in 1898 the Countess
vou voss ra,,ted into tho country and Lived there 10
retirement She was now sixty fcu5, ard appears