The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-18
OPTICIANS.
Emperor William Trains His Sons in
n Sensible Way.


London Letter in New York Mail and Ex-
press.
All this international patting on the back
between Germany, France and Russia, as
represented by the heads of the various
nations, is almost comic ogeratic in its con-
spicuouS effectiveness. William the sec
ond to None" seems to get very excited
when he performs these little pilgrimages
of pride, and he lavishes his caresses on all
and sundry with a generosity that does not
appeal to the better nature Of the colder
hammered EngliShmen In spite, however,
of his rather too enthusiastic disposition,
the German Emperor is, as every one
frainine . for 1 his sons which he Personally
superviseS is as admirable as 1t is sensl-
BILE. / received a letter the other day from
a friend Of mine in Berlin, who happens to
be pretty intimate with the affairs in the
home life of the German court, and she
gave me most interesting account or the
regime which forms the daily life of the
little princes.
''The young princes" she told me. "Adal-
bert, August and Oscar-aged thirteen, ten
and nine, respectively-have begun lessons
in earnest now that the holidays are over.
TO be a schoolboy in Germany Is no joke.
and the Kaisefs sons have to learn even
more than ordinary boys. These three are
undergoing a course of study in exactly the
same manner as the Crown Prince before
he went to Ploen.
Everything goes by clockwork in the
new palace, and they rise punctually at g.
and must be dressed in twenty minutes,
whereupon school begins, and lasts exactly
an hour. Precisely at twenty minutes past
7 the first Breakfast is served, consisting
of coffee, with plenty of milk, bread and
butter (white and black, and every other
day an egg for each boy. At quarter to
5 the princes start for the hunting lodge
I.indstedt, where classrooms are arranged
Adalbert goes on his bicycle, August on his
tricycle. and Oscar is driven in a pony car
riage by the teacher. The boys then study
steadily from till twenty minutes to IL,
when a second breakfast is taken. This is
composed of sandwiches and fruit and a
glass of mineral water, with a few drops
of claret. The boys eat standing, by the
doctors orders as a judicious change after
sitting so long At ! o'clock morning les
sons are over; the boys return as they came
to the palace, and at twenty minutes past
l a simple dinner is served-soup, meat,
compete and fruit, with pudding or ice
every third day.
ION birthdays and special occasions a
bottle of light champagne takes the place
of the wine and water at dinner. From 3
to there are lessons again, in the palace
this time Then coffee is drunk, and the
princes drive to the swimming bath, which
is their delight. All the Kaiser'S sons can
swim like rats. Prince Eitel has beaten the
record by swimming over an hour without
showing any fatigue After this recreation
the boys mount their ponies. which have
been brought in the meantime. and ride
home by a roundabout route. At supper
is served, as simple and wholesome as may
be. and at the princes must be in bed.
This is the simple and unvarying routine
of the three little boys daily life, and they
are as simple and manly trplicate as
mother and father could wish to possess"