The age-herald., 1897-09-17

The Empress of Germany is a woman wise in her generation, yet not especial ly intellectual. She is a good mother, a good wife, but above all, she has man aged to adapt herself to the cratic em- peror, so thoroughly that their domestic life is serene, and satisfactory, in a measure, if not entirely congenial. Early after their marriage there was great friction between the young couple, and many of the escapades of the youthful emperor were trying in the extreme, to the straightforward, honest girl, who had consented to make a marriage for state and political reasons, only. The empress was economically reared at one of the Insignificant German courts, and early acquired practical knowledge of domestic concerns. She is an amiable, kind-hearted woman; strong and robust, with highly religious temperament. She has devoted herself to the establish ment of schools, and the building of churches. in all parts of her husbands kingdom. She Is naturally the reverse of the impulsive, high-strung emperor, physically and mentally, and her bound- less patience and tact have enabled her to safely stem many a tide which threat ened to engulf their domestic happiness and comfort It is believed that the Kaiser is now very sincerely attached to his good, patient wife; certainly he has a profound respect for her positive, de- pendable character As is we'll known, there are times when the emperor is a martyr to the most acute, and excru- ciating physical agony. and then it is only the empress who is permitted to minister to his relief. This royal couple have six children, five boys and one daughter the eldest is now b years of age, the youngest was years old on the 18th of this month.
 The empress feels no interest in the new woman movement. She is essen- tially a German, in all that this implies. Her mother-in-law, the ex-Empress Frederick, has very progressive views on the subject of the advanced woman, and the kaiserine wisely remembering
 
 CT. and all her opinions, does not ven ture beyond the consideration of women as mothers, housekeepers, and cooks. As the emperor does not set the seal of his disapproval upon church and school building, the empress is active in en- ceuraging such matters. Her big heart goes out towards the German poor and her blameless life has endeared her to 1..0 of affairs, at any time, but especially now when the dictatorial, overbearing, cratic conduct of her husband strains the patience and loyalty of his subjects
 In Germany the position of woman today is behind that of any other civil ized country except Japan. No woman can control property; whatever she may have acquired in any way, belongs to the men of her family. The property of a woman passes immediately to her dlus- band upon her marriage, and he can do with it, dispose of it or not, as he de- sbres. If divorce is obtained the es- tate of the wife goes to the husband, to have and to hold as he sees fit. The German husband has complete and ab- solute control of his wife's body, mind and estate, and she has no means of le- gal redress. Only in Japan are the rights and privileges of women so re- stricted and limited.
 The first woman student at the uni versty of Halle am told, says a corre- spondent of the Chicago Record, was a Chicagoan, and she had a rather remark able experience. She had been driven out of one of the ether universities by the students befora she went to Halle There she resorted to a diplomatic method of securing admission. She found home in the family of an emil merit scholar under the pretensa of studying the language, and through him became acquainted with one of the pro- fessors whose lectures she desired to at- tend. One day she asked him for tha t privilege. He was very polite. and said that he had no objections himself, but lle did not know how the students would like 1t, ard thought he would better con- The next day he addressed the students on the subject and told them that very profound scholar from America. a young woman, had paid him the compliment of expressing a desire to attend his lectures and he asked their permission to invite ll5r to do so. With one accord they shouted "Hochr which is the student way of signifying assent.
 Dut the good professor was still pug zled as to the manner in which he should