The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-13
Empress vio,oria's Strong Points.

The present Empress Victoria. is the oldest
| daughter of Queen Victoria, of England. NJ de
| Blowitz, in article to the Paris Revue
| Illustre. said recently
''At time, when the Crown Princes illness
| had very threatening aspect. people at the
/ Berlin court speculated quites loudly the
| possibility of his ascending his fathers
! throne But his wife is watching over him. The
Crown Princess Victoria Is determined to sit one
| day Oh the throne at the side of her husband
| She possesses the tenacity of the Coburgs and
the domineering passion of the Hanovers. She
inherited her mothers will and energy.
yenges to take, for her heart has
often bled from the treatment she had
to endure at the side of the proud and
malicious Empress Augusta, of whom nobody
likes even to speak, in order not to be com PEELED
to disguise the deep antiDathy felt for her. Prin
cess Victoria hates Bismarck She not for
give him the opinion expressed about her chill
dren. his coarseueSs, and his perseverance in
trying to ignore her. The Crown Pincess does
not mean to retire to Quiet corner at Potsdam
or at windsor, and SD does not mean tn die be-
fore she is something. This something is to be-
come Empress become Majesty Lately
when the Crown Prince grew much worse, it
was the Grown Princess who, with rare energy,
insisted on having an English physician called
in. 1t is she who inspires her husband with
courage and energy TO overcome his illness.
Prince Bismarck breads the pride and spite of
this woman"
Though NJ. de Blowitz wrote his article for
Partisan public. he expressed in the above the
specripg the then prospective Empress of Ger
many. Splendid woman she is in her
womanly qualities, she has never been popular
In Berlin, and she has to bear, TO a certain
tent, the iealously that Germans, and especially
Prussians. show foreign birth and tendencies.
She won the admiration of Germany during the
Franco-Prussian war, whenashe showed SPLEEN
did example by her work for the Red Cross and
the wounded. There is q story told of her
which is worth repeating On one of her visits
the hospital in Berlin, a wounded soldier not
knowing her rank, asked her:
''Have you any relatives in the warl'
Yes" she replied my father and my hus-
band"
''What are their namesY" asked the soldier.
''My father is called Wilhelm" replied the
Princess, but people call my husband Unser
Fritz"
The wounded man did not require further ex-
PLANTATION. The Emnress like her husband, is
not inclined TO military matters but IN this
spect she does her duty as daughter of Prussia
She is honorary colonel commander of a regi-
ment, the celebrated Deaths Head Hussars and
as such is frequently present during the annual
maneuvers. In the maneuvers in Sllesia in
August, 1870 during the march the imperi-
al stand before the regiment approached the
tribunal she was seen to leave her place in the
suite. and mounted on asuperb horse, and accom-
panied by her husband escort, dash away TO
meet it. She rode gently up the course, then
took her position at the head of the splendid
body of troops, and sitting her steed admirably,
gracefully passed the reviewing stand at a
canter. After leading the regiment past she
went back to the late Emperor. slightly flushed
In her uniform. The Kaiser seemed to be I'M
usually delighted while the spectators were
wild with enthusiasm. shouting, 'Super6,"
sFamos." "Hoch die kron prinzessin " She did
this duty, not from any liking for military
display. She fees happiest when in her palace
and among her children. The happiest moments
of Der life were undoubtedly when she could
share in Frtzs glory and show the people what
she was able to do In her own way. as. for in |
stance, when, during the reception of the Prus-
sian troops in Berlin. she appeared in a carriage
surrounded by all her children. and one of them
held in her lap. when she was wildly greeted by |
the coun tess thousands who filed Inter |
den Linden and the ThIergartan. With her |
children she was that day undoubtedly the |
proudest and happest woman in Berlin. And |
she has many of them.
To this large family the Empress has ever de- |
voted her greatest Care The nursery was her |
reslm, and she superintended everything be- |
longing to it, assisted always by her husband. |
strict. and even severe In summer at and |
winter at the boys began their studies at the |
palace. and the most difficult lessons |
pieied at 9:3O. Then came rest and recreation I
till IL, when the lessons continued till l. I
From To walks andsfrom 3 to lessons when /
dinner tmecame. Again in the evening the /
boys received instruction IN modern languages. /
They were also taught the so-called 'sarts /
dagreement," riding. dancing, drawing, besides |
various handierafts; so that in case they Were |
compelled TO earn their own liy ng. by OF |
revolutions or other upsets. they would not be /
left To the mercy OF cold, cold world a.Unser
Fritz himself is quite q skillful jeweler; Prince
William. 1.-THE future Emperor in case his faith
er dies. is glover. and Prince Henry the future
admiral Of the German navy, is a matchmaker.
The Princssses have all been we'll instructed. /
and their education extended not only To the /
arts sciences and classics but TO thu art of cook 1
ery and dress making. IL which they are said to
sxeeL
The Empress's influence in art life in Berlin
has been marked. she is devoted to art instItu-
tens and art manufactures and Is to a certain
.xtent Responsible for the revival of artistic
metal work IN berlin. In 1860 the Berlin Acad-
.ms OF Arts made her honorary member or
Is guild.
She may be styled the high proieetrsss of all