The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-08
FRIEDRICHsHOF CASTLE.
Empress Frederick Is Good House
keeper.
From the Free Lance.

From the Free Lance.
The castle of F'riedrichshof is a sort Of
German Balmoral, picturesquely situated
in the Taurus Mountains. Indeed, the
Empress, when building the schloss, took
a great many ideas from the arrange
ments in the Deeside residence. 1t is,
however, not nearly SO large nor is the
estate surrounding it TO be compared with
lands of Balmoral. At Friehrichshof, in
asmuch as 1t is not an official imperial
and royal palace, the court etiquette is
much relaxed, and good deal of the mill
itary red-tapeism is dispensed with. The
Empress Frederick, her children and
grandchildren and friends, often picnic
during the summer after the English fash
ion in the lovely woods of the neighbour
hood, and on such occasions even the
Emperor William has dispensed with his
uniform and appeared in a felt hat and
tweed suit. The Empress Frederick
prides herself upon being a good house,
keeper, and regulates her domestic affairs
with care which would astonish many
great ladies here and abroad.
The Kings eldest sister, writes a corre-
spondent, always possessed an exquisite
artistic taste. When the late Queen, her
mother decided that the grand corridor
and state dining room should be redeco-
rated on modern lines (about the date OF
the first jubilee she formed a sort of
subcommittee Of taste consisting of the
Empress Frederick and Princess Beatrice
to help in the selection, and it was the
Empress suggestion of sage green and
gold and cream for the ceiling of the
grand corridor, which was adopted. This
treatment has proved such an excellent
ground for throwing up the numerous pic
lures with which the walls are lined that
it is sure to be continued when redecora-
tion becomes necessary.
The Empress was formerly an excellent
horsewoman. 1t delighted her especially
to ride In q seml-mitary costume at the
head of the regiment of dragons OF
which she was the colonel On one MEM
orable occasion she was riding In this way
at a review when she perceived Col.
Grandin, a French officer. who had been
sent to Prussia on a mission, and who,
al II happened, was the first of his kind
who had been sent into Germany since the
loss of Alsace- Lorraine Realizing what
must be his feelings at finding himself
surrounded entirely by German officers,
every one OF whom he regarded as a dead
ly enemy, the Crown Princess Gas she then
was) galloped up TO him, and, accosting
him very graciously, told him that II gave
her especial pleasure to make his ac-
quaintance on that day. The colonel
bowed without attaching any precise
meaning TO the compliment or the day.
Yes" continued the Princess, because
on this day, the 9th Of September. the
English and French, fighting side by side
together. won the great victory Of Sebas-
topol." These simple words and the kind
ly manner IN which they were uttered
completely won the colonel'B heart and
assured him that there was one person
at least on The ground who wished him
well.
This story. however, strikes the keynote
Of the Empress undoubted unpopularity
IN Germany She was never q bic 70 throw
on her own nationality, and ideatify her.
self with the country Of her adoption. She
remained Engiish In feeling ana was
known az Tho EngiishwOman." What
especially excited German 1iktrukt WAS
her weli-mssnt effort 10 arDeliorste The
condition ~ the German wOmen-fhat a.,
- raise them from their position ~ fhe
mere Daua-frau ~ 1omeriir drudge ~ Zoe
ieYei W csfpred EnFiFbwou4fu " to-day
-and, o1dly enough this wsa resented
even a9gs Dtteriy ~ ths wsIasn than ths
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