Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-28
THREE EXPRESSES.

THREE EXPRESSES.
Trans lated for TIVE EVENING STAR from Paris Figaro
Augusta; Victoria; Augusta-victoria' Never
have three women more unlike occupied the same
place q place 50 elevated that the eyes OF all
Europe are upon them There Is nothing In CON-
mon between these three crowned heads, nothing In
wAich they resemble each other. II we still lived
IN the times Of emblems and alegories, TO the
Empress Augusta might be given for armorial
bearings the dladem and the purple, TO the
Empress victoria the sceptre and bunch OF keys,
and 70 the Empress Auyusts-victoria a cradle,
and a needle TO crochet with
IL Is said that the Empress Augusta has been very
beautiful This Is possible but 1t is so long ago
that IL Is oaly known by hearsay IL IS certain she
must have had very beautiful shoulders. as she
was never painted otherwise than decolletee. And
the shoulders were her last c0uguetrie. When she
sill exposed them. sne put over her shrunken
ones shoulders OF wax, TO which jewels, TO be
worn on certain evening, were attached, for
there Is rotation IN the Jewel casket OF a queen
OF Prussia, IA there i in the body guard OF her
palace. tall and graceful form. features dell
cate and dlstingUe, The true face Of princess-far
beautiful; the expression cold; wavy chestnut
hair adorned with tewels-such
Augusta when young woman. at
period when she hai not yet worn the double
crown, In perIal and royal since she reigDed as
empress for the last eiSEt years she has been
nothing but the skeleton OF a woman enveloped In
the imperit al mantle, ami weakened by sickness,
the artiiices OF silence are brought into requiSi
ton 10 aid her In the most ordinary functions.
sue Il scarcely abie 10 Walk. WHICH, however, ID
far less annoying TO her than not TO be able TO re-
turn sautatiols, for her chief enjoyment is TO
present herself In pubic. and for this purpose
Carriage has been made with movable seat,
whose NEE haniSn is put in motion by the foot OF
the lady OF honor VINO accompanies her majesty.
Coming frOIn a little German court. daughter OF
the Duke OF Wemer, she had witnessed in her
youth the decline OF the great Intellectual lumin-
ary Goethe and perhaps IL Is these early memories
That have given 70 the empress a taste for ltera-
ture. for she IS protested admirer OF 6eiies-ieres
She was moro OF an empress than WIFE, which
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ledsteln the last years OF his life. who always
wished 70 see in her thr empress rather than the
wife. she was an Indifferent mother, one whose
children only dared kiss her hand. She has few
1r1enJS and no conndints, and has always sur
rounded herself with cold respect, no one know
Ing what is passing In this soul Her field OF &C
tiOn was strictly limited by the emperor her mas
ter. WHO never allowed her 10 mingle In political
questions, while VI. de Bismarck had demanded
her 9DsOlute efacemelt. From this arose
that deep and terrible hatred, which con-
S0Gse' esense, s9d when ,D,o was
cold Indifference. But the Empress Augusta
has never paTdOned the chancellor. Relegated 10
could Only exercise her power in works OF charity,
literature and questions OF etiquette. To appear
at the toilette; she suffered, but still endeavOred
10 force a smile, and II was only her immediate
encourage who saw the suffering resulting from
the operations TO which she had submitted
Incapable Of walking since the fall she had
years ago ut Baden. she was rolled IN a chair TO
the entrance OF the throne room. and 10 was with
feelings OF pity that sOveTeIgns visiting Berlin
placed on the throne this debris OF a woman
almost buried In costly robes In a faint and
auto-ra tic voice She addressed some little poiI.
phrases 20 those ciTcled about her. and disap-
peared like a phantom The moment her task OF
representation was ended. All! 1t was not gay to
see the court OF the last years OF William No
body but OetOgenalreS ON tine throne and around
the throne.
The Empress Victoria has never been on good
Terms with her motheF-in-law. devoted wife
and mother. she was reprOached for not being
enough OF . queen vi Middhng height, not ele-
CANT, the yisage round and fresh, OF a good bouT-
geotse, eyes very inteliigenS clear, penetrating
aud bright, smooth bands OF hair suTmOunted by
little English bonnet OF lace, using more soap
than pearl powder, simple cOrsets, no heels, such
IA Empress NictO-ia with ali the scorn that the in
telligent and self-satisued woman experiences for
the elegance OF the woman who seeks admiration.
VITA brilliant mind, having read much, and
greatly prOhted by the situation that allowed her
70 draw from sources themselves. to secure for
her personal Use the knowledge OF savants and
artists. she has acquired in tue last twenty years
rare instruction. Oi great trmEess OF character,
she obtained great ascrnuancy over her husband.
who was lar weaker despite his tall form and east
ly ruled despite his great beard She knew how
10 asIracI him 20 domestic lie, how 10 render the
palace In which she lived hOme.ike. and this was
lex. ''''' "''''' III INC e'eS vi hInpefOr feder-
She has but few friends, but these are attached
10 her, body AMI soul. She does not like the
court. nor Official receptions. Her enemies say
this Is because cor twenty years she has been
Obliged 10 play there the second role. She is
aware OF the reprOGCkeS thrust upon her. ana
KNOWS lnat she = regarded rs being too English.
But she dos not change IN any respect. The
had once taken her part During the few months
Duration OK her reign she proved that she would
not perhaps Know now To reign, but that she
would Always know how TO maintain her will She
loved her husband during The first years OF their
marriage, but Tor long years this love had been
replaced oy the affection or superior woman.
The great sOrroHs u her life have been the loss
OF her children, the Princes walaemar
anu SlSlsmund, and she mcurnS
the loss OF power rs much the death OF her nus
Dand Her SoJ0urns In Italy have given her a taste
Tor the arts, ana IL was 10 the assistance OF dis
he
OF execution These productions have enabled ner
70 maze valuable gifts with little outlay 10 those
Ga WhoIn she wished 10 DeStOw marks OF favor
How many HUE Italian landscapes and busts In
terra Gotta VOr she Is q sculptor alsoD ornament
the private apartments OF the family: How many
STUDIES nave been paid for very high IN sales Of
charty Oy bankers proud OF their acquisition. She
Is Interested In all the literature OF the day. es-
pecllly that OF Russia, and Possesses an intelIi-
Sence absolutely superior
Her HE Is nLed with interest for her children
and by Official duties, which she could NOT eyade
No leisure WIS allowed Tor feminine 0uestlons
which, IN fact, she does not understand She can
WAY NM the 10 look at picture or 10 examine
an ancient tapestry: 10 visit an ataler or an ar
dress 90
IN. Empress Augusta likes to adorn herself In
court mantelS and necklaces OF quintup.e range
Inc Empress victoria willingly envelopes herself
II precious iaces- Older than her husband, with a
cOuhtenance on agreeable German insignIncance
one OF those faces often seen and soon IorgoITen
not ugly olt without charms. the young empress
RESEMBLES me wife OF a Prussian captain In garri-
son In little PROVINCIAL town. She arrange,, her
hair very simply with tortoise shell pms ana it is
evident that her toilette favors German Industry
She does not like ethel music or the arts She a.
Iects literature. however, but reads nothing but
tAe oOOks ocIecled Oy her pastor, Strecker, which
ooes not prevent them being good She seems 10
nave Dus one PIE dsUre-Jo accompany her husband
10 an open carTiige and display 10 the public her
cohJugal happiness. She adOres her husband and
Las forgotten the chagrins caused by his nideIity
"A the early Yeas OF their marriage She repays
sne iasOr VI having oeen elevated 10 the throne OF
Al augmentlnS The male ScOnS of the family
Win an absolute submission TO the will of her
naoodhu, sue exactly nils The place assigned 10
ASr Oy MS majesty She WILL never trouble the
emperor, and VII be the ideal OF a German woman
"a woman OF whom no one speaks. In the month
OF December. 1856, there vas In Berlin a sale for a
cnantao!e eanse- People crowded around a little
s. , on which had been placed a photograph
adorned WIG the superb signature Augusta I'm
peratnx et Regina, small Italian Landscape
SIMPLY signed Victoria, and six little knitted
sacquoS Xnese were the gifts OF the three en-
PrseScS NJ. NJ. HAILowEII-