Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-31
PRINCE WILLIAM.
PEN PICTURE OF OLD KAISER Will
HELMS GRANDSON.

Despotic Character of the Young Man
Who VIII Soon Become Emperor Of
Germany-His Dislike Of His English
Mother-Anecdotc.
Picture to yourself young man in his
SOth year, six feet in height, straight as an
ash sapling, with finely formed, slender
limbs, narrow hips, swelling chest, and
square, broad shoulders, with a slnallish head
on long, full throated neck, held proudly
upright, and al oval face, with an aquiline
effect of profile, clear cut, strong chin, Bonded
nose, prominent though not high cheek bones,
and good open forehead-all as regular in
ensemble as Greek triumphal arch, with
clear, sharp, cold gray blue eyes, light brown
hair, close cut behind, but longer on the
crown, and rising from the temples to form
sort OF ridge from the parting across the
brow, and II yellowish mustache loosely
curled up at the ends-and you have such a
portrait as words can paint OF William, crown
prince Of Prussia and coming German en-
peror.
This young man suggests the notion of a
perfectly bred sleuth hound, under whose
smooth, delicately soft coat lie muscles Of
steel, and in whose mouth-sinister legacy Of
OF nature-is the Inherent taste of human
blood. Not that his face is sullen or savage
in its expression. Its habitual cast in repose
is calm, self possessed, somewhat meditative,
without wrinkles either on tho brow or ut
the ends of the mouth. The eyes, too, arc
grave. intent, without being severe. And
saw this face light up the other night when
William, after bidding the English princes
good-by at the station, turned and walked
down the space cleared through the cheering
crowds to his carriage-with o very sweet
and winning smile. Nothing could have
been moro gracious or kindly than his blonde
countenance, IS William glanced along the
rows OF faces as he walked and lifted his
finger to his cap, In easy, pleased recognition
of The cheers.
One shudders as one pats the mild, contem-
plative head of the bloodhound solely because
OF the stories that have been told of the terri
bic ferocity which turks under this sleek and
gentle exterior. In the same way you look
into the face of this young heir Of the Hohen-
zollerns and remember with wondering res
ervations the malignant tales which have been
told of his inne. nature by those who know
1t best. / think ! have related before in
these columns o remark which heard mnds
here in Berlin two years ago, during the
Congo conference. 1t was at a state func-
ton, and l stood beside an elderly lady who
had been in q position to know the younger
members Of the imperial family as well and
closely as she could have known her own
nephews and nieces In the course Of q talk
l asked her:
'What kind Of q man Is the young Prince
William
81 don't call him a man at ALL. she re-
piled quickly and with emphasis "Hes q
brute"
Apparently all the women-at least all the
English women-who have had to do with
the bringing up Of Prince William hold him
in horror and LEGISLATION. l have had nu-
merous proofs Of this, although have never
been bic 70 fasten upop any specific reasons
for It Their dislike for him il based on q
general conception Of his character. This
view is that he 10 utterly cold, entirely self /
ish, wantorly cruel young man without
conscience or compassion, or any sof.ening
virtues whatever Tha: be has great abili-
ties they ell admit, but they stop there f
Heart he las none, upon their reckoning +
And am bound TO say that il you lock into
his face with this preconceiyed notion Of tho
young mans character, you can And plenty
Of signs which seem to substAnt:ate It.
William Is very deeply and thoroughly I
Prussien- he il G living, breathing snbodi- .
ment Of all tie qualities and lack of qualities .
which, through precisely two centuries, have
brought the little mark Of Braneenbury I'D |
from puny 6es. with . poor, scattered popu-
latiou Of O million and half, TO the state Of 4
, great kingdom, ruling nearly 50, 600 go Il
people and giving the Law 10 all Europe lie
Is sasursted with ali the instincts ard ldaas
which have raised this pervenu Prussia to
her present eEincnce, and his charactas -
the crown and flower Of these two centuries
n might and r-shiessnes and spohatioa
EXALTED into creed On The otbsr hard, lis
mother Il the best royal product Of a totally
NOD Fundamentally different civilization
Prince William faithfully speaks of his
mother TO his associates and fanaiars e
she English woman" He or.<n.a,souxly
Addresses her In German, although be knows
Engiisa perfectly, and she has always raads I
! point Of having Der csildren speak English
70 the family circle. An cd aeouaintancs
Il ntns here, who was Il San Raaao Q fort
night ago. tod re soEsehiaz which be ssv
With lis own syA Is WAS On Sunday morn
ng, ant tbs imperial family we're starting
ron fhs front doer Of tie lissIs Engiish villa
Lir.o TO 60 to shs chapel O. TIE espianaAs -
G:.ent Anglican servica Primes William
nd lis nsthV eams CD q ths dor %
Isthsr asead q Tbs oe1a1 A they eeppsd
,utsi6e she made . movement - 20 taks lis
rT1- Es drew a.ay, sasd soeas.sing - ker
. low tone q voioe, and walked down tie
,goad gravelsd pain siOos Ia froc. q her
NJ .ae rest II transpired ia;e- II ths DAY
-. vsas hs sei1 10 Ass vHs n sszhsfascs
his: II an Ter. - tks psrscaal rrprosn1a-
i've a ny grandfather. The German kasasr.
That bang re eass, IL = e:tsaz thas I sAoula
axe p-cos6eaoeL Tsess 10 ncto4y vho sop,a
xosoriy walk bsss6s - sxes2e NJ Granh !