Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-18
A Crown Princess.

Writing Of the crown princess OF Germany,
whose silver wedding was celebrated last
month. the London Times says: In leaving
England the princess royal never ceased to be
an Englishwoman. OF sunny disposition
bright-witted, yivaciOus in conversation she
has always had q fondness for the peculiar
characteristics of English life. and has shown
playful sturdiness In asserting it. Yet she has
accommodated herself to the circumstances of
her adopted country, and has entered into her
duties as German princess with q spirit which
forbade the most susceptible of Prussians to
look upon her as an alien. Count Won MoItke
VINO himself derived affection for England from
an English wife, well said of her: "She
has shown how one can love two countries
and be true to bOth-as she loves mother and
husband" The welded life Of the crown
princess, united to a man Of gentle character
and commanding abilities, has, indeed, in all
respects been singularly happy. Eight children
have been born to her. Of whom six survive
Two OF them are already married and have had
children in their turns. What is more the edu-
| cation OF her sons and daughters has been to the
princess such an engrOssing concern that it NAV
be said her children have learned the best part
OF what they know from her. This is no mere
conventional phrase. There are princesses who
are said to superintend the education of their
children when they rustic into the schOOl-rOOm
for few minutes every morning, furryng
tutors and gOVerncsses, and interfering sadly
with lessons. The princess royal has ALWAYS re-
garded lessons as serious business; she could
hardly do otherwise at court which is itself as
first class in one vast national schOOl-a court
where no prince is suffered to be idle
Any one who has noticed the crown prince at
q review OF troops may have perceived that he
does not attend such parades only to show him
self Off in uniform. He watches the steps OF
every regiment as it passes; he knows every
colonel: the eyOutiOns favored by the different
generals are so familiar to him that he could tell
with his eyes closed, 10y the mere noise of col
ulns marching and wheeling, what officer is in
command. The same effectiveness character
ICES him in the pursuit Ofprivate life He studies
as if he were about to publish book, or pass a
competitive examination; when cOnversing with
natives or strangers, with eminent men or non
entities, he Is more anxious to listen than to ad-
vance opinions OF his own; even at the opera
where he sits in arge central box. exposed to
the full view of the audience. he appears to be
pOndering over every note he hears. as though
1t would be his business to pass judgment on the
performance bye and bye. For al this. no man
could be less OF q pendant. genial gen
tleman, with quiet, polished manners and
fatherly smile for those who come to him in
friendship he has In his eyes that good humored
twinkle which reveals q shrewd knowledge OF
men as well as books.
/ The life Of the princess royal in her homes at
P0tsdam and Berlin has been one Of great SIM
plcity The Prussian court is like to no other
In the primitive Orderliness Of its ARRANGEMENTS.
Gala dinners take place at 5.ordinary dinners at
4; performances at the opera are generally over
by 10, and the last dance at state balls is ended
not long after midnight. These early hours.
which suit the convenience Of princes having
military duties. have enabled the crown princess
to sit by her children daily " lille they took their
morning lessons, to learn what they learned.
and thus to master subjects beyond the ken OF
most ladies'. For her own amusement she
paints, and paints well, listens to music,
keeps herself acquainted with what goes on
| nIOn nd hv dino E,,r~1 snL
newspapers, and is not afraid to dip into reyo-
lutionary literature and try to find out hat the
socialists OF Germany definitely want. cOur-
tier once expressed his surprise at hearing that
her royai hlghness had been reading some
speeches BY Hasenclaver and Bebel the social
list deputies. "Oh," she said, with bright
laugh, II suppose one may fish for pearls in any
waters, but have not found any," And on an
other occasion she observed more seriously that
she never rejected new idea, however repul-
sively clothed, 'lest she should turn away An
angel unawares." The princess tolerance has
in truth bred In her vigorous antipathy to in
tolerance with others, which she displayed In
marked way when the court pastor.
Adolphus StOcker, commenced the anti
Semitic agitation by sermon calling at
tention to the fact that there were forty-fve
thousand Jews in Berlin, and exclaimed.
dds ist ~ uiel" The ugly words nearly pro-
dspleased. and took an early opportunity of
reproving the pastor. while the princess, con-
trary to all court precedent, invited some lead
ing members Of the Jewish community to din
ner. She also endeavOred to combat the anti
semitic craze with the most effective weapon
that OF ridicule-and this she used to do BY re-
iating very merry the story of q jolter-headed
l9nker. who had rushed out In hot haste from
Herr Stocker's sermon and commenced pommel-
ing the first Jew whom he met in the street.
mat LOT the affair with Judas you know"
ne shouted. as he rained his blows 'Weli, but
t occurred eighteen centuries ago." screamed
the Jew mo matter; only heard of it just
now, cried the champion of orthodoxy.
In. me baseball season is open and the price of