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 to carry through this scheme. which ran rather counter to German bureaucratic ideas and prejudices, but her persistence conquered, and when in 1883 the impe- rial couple celebrated their silver wed- ding, the Berliners collected the sum of f9,O0O, which they presented to them for special application to the funds of the Victoria house and Nursing school, knowing that that was present which would give the couple great pleasure.
 Another most characteristic and use- ful institution, till then unknown in Germany and instituted by the empress, was the mission for sending poor children into the country or to the seaside for change of air and scene. Her motheriy heart also takes tender intererst in the Empress Frederick's Children's hospital, established by her after her husbands death and dedicated to his memory.
 A useful work and one quite new to Germany is that society instituted by her for the promotion of health in the home, also presided over by Miss Archer, form of society for house to house visiting of the poor, for their instruction in house. hold management and their improvement in cleanliness and industry.
 "Not only has the empress afforded us much practical help and advice,'' says Miss Archer, "but we have to thank her for most of our fundamental principles"
 In oil aha riff bl i,o k,o empress is not only patroness but in many cases foundress, besides a wise and active participant, working in concert with oth- CTS in the management and guidance of the institutions. A useful mission also is that for fallen women and her liberal views are proved by the fact that, of her own free will, she became the patroness of the Baruch Institute for Jewish child ren, thus flying in the face of the anti Semitic tendencies of her father-in-law's court.
 For 30 years the English princess lived beside her husband, her life full of ex- ample for the present and hope for the future. Their residence was either in Berlin or Potsdam, save when the en- press followed her husband to the Bohe- milan war and became active and useful in the highest degree in the care of the wounded and the sick and, after the war was over,in works of charity toward the suffering and bereaved. She founded af- valid soldiers, which is said to have shown better results than any other hospital, the success being due in great measure to the efficient carrying out of the prin- cess's rule that too great care cannot be bestowed upon small things. The Vic- toria barrack was largely planned by herself and was so highly approved by Americans that mode! and photograph are preserved of it at Washington. In 1876 she passed a large part of the year in Hamburg, where she organized the hospital association of the Rhine. To Hamburg she afterward returned with her husband at the beginning of his ill- ness. and she visited it once more as a sorrowing widow in the year 1877, but never, even in her sorrow, did she forget
 
 those already initiated.
 Nor must it be supposed that the Em- press Frederick's exertions are limited to works of pure philanthropy. Her wide mind is equally attracted to all things pertaining to human culture. Science and yet more art are loved and encourag- ed by her in all their manifestations and she is herself no mean artist. The Mu- scum of Industrial Art in Berlin is per- haps more representative of the artistic efforts of the noble couple than any oth- CT institution in that city. This noble building has grown up almost stone by stone under their direction. It is said that the princess has chosen and often designed it's cultured groups. it's metal castings, it's fine mosaics. The intelli- gent attendant in charge of the rooms seldom fails to tell English people of the constant visits paid to the museum by the English princess, and to assure them that much of the fine ordering they can not fail to admire is due to her clear mind and considerate care.
 What the empress was to her suffering husband all the world knows. My wife understands everything," the crown prince once said in his pride and love What shrewd observer remarked of her as bride has proved itself correct throughout her life. He wrote to her father: 'The princess sees more clearly and more correctly than many a man of commanding intellect, because, while possessing an acute mind and pure heart, she does not know the meaning of the word prejudice"
 In this absence of any prejudice lies the secret of her large heartedness, and of the success that has attended all her noble humanitarian efforts Helen Zim- mern.