The Washington critic., 1890-05-09
BISMARCK AND WOMEN.
He THINKS Women should Keep within
Their Proper Sphere.


Eugene FIeid In CRtcdoo Ne,os.
Bismarck may have fallen, but you
would hardly believe 1t IL your eyes
and ears are to be credited Here In |
his own country the man of blood and |
iron Is beloved and revered even more
fervently than before he stepped down
and out of Office Wherever in Ger
many you 90 you find portraits of Bis
marck and William J. side by sde--at
every bearthstone these names are re-
garded as inseparable and they must
go down in history together The
young Kaiser Is thought none the less
of; at first there was an inclination to
discredit his sincerity, and in England
there have been persistent efforts made
TO represent William III. as sensation
alist, but among the Germans them
selves there is firm and growing con
viction that the Kaiser is in earnest and
that he is trying to do the right
thing by his people. As a nation
the Germans despise the English.
whom they regard as hypocrites
and braggarts. England, they say, is
hasty to make war npon barbarians, but
Is precious careful not to bristle up to q
civilized and enlightened people, be.
cause there is no first class power on
earth that cannot whip her. The Eng
lish themselves are pitifully aware of
this; they have no confidence in them.
selves and they simply despise their
government. BY the way, 1t is worthy
of note that every member of the royal
family of England is at the present time
away from home. The Queen is in
France, the Prince of Wales and his
younger son are in Italy. Prince Albert
Victor is in the southern seas, and other
members of the family Gncluding Bat
tenberg, the bewhiskered) are junketing
hither and thither At this condition
of affairs the British public is growing
ominously and the tradesfolk of London
are particularly indignant, because, for
sooth, the Guelphs are pleased to go
elsewhere to spend their money and to
participate in festivities.
IF in all Germany there are those who
| rejoice In the retirement of Bismarck
| they belong to that class who have come
| to regard Bismarck as woman-hater.
| The truth seems to be that Bismarck
has always had very distinct con3ic-
ton that woman had sphere and that
| she ought TO stick to II. 1t Is told that
upon one occasion the Countess Walder-
| see remarked to the Chancellor that
the Empress Frederick was lady of
ripe political Judgment. eyes"
answered Bismarck, II am sure of it,
for the politics of the ladies lies In the
nursery and the kitchen, and ] am
aware that the Empress is an admirable
wife and mother"
But" argued the Countess, with a
good deal of vehemence. "a woman
may have interests outside the nur-
sery."
Certainly" said Bismarck, "when
her husband is content to rock the
cradle"
The wife Of Count Schouvaloif, the
Russian ambassador, was always quar-.
reling with Bismarck, and amusing
tales are told of the spirited disputes
that passed between them. Upon one
occasion Bismarck was particularly
grumpy ana he snubbed not only the
Couptesss but every other lady in the
room In the most brutal manner. AS
he withdrew from the apartment one of
the large Russian mastiffs in the hall
way had the temerity to growl at the
Chancellor. Whereupon the Countess
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