The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01

From the Chicago Times Record.
The wardrobe of the Emperor of Ger
many is known to be of the most as
tonishing variety and size, so extern
sive, in fact, that it requires an entire
suite of rooms to contain it. One room,
for example, is given up to collection
OF foreign uniforms to which the EN-
peror, as honorary colonel or admiral,
has a right, and it takes several rooms
to contain the uniforms of the German
regiments of which the Kaiser is the
titulary head. Besides, there is large
collection of civil costumes, decora-
tons, canes, boots and hats for when
the Emperor has special fondness.
One garment that is missing, however,
from the imperial wardrobe is dress
ing gown or anything in the nature of
a lounging robe. In this connection the
Emperor is fond of quoting to his
children a story of the great Frederick
and an important German manufac-
turer of fine fabrics. Shortly after the
war of 1870 the latter sent to his En-
peror a superb dressing gown, which
was returned with the curt note that "a
Hohenzollern had no time to wear a
robe de chambre."
The Emperor certainly sets an exam
ple of the untiring energy that has
been characteristic of his race. He
rises at in the morning and is ready
at 6 for solid breakfast of eggs,
toast and broiled meat, with the En-
press and the elder children. His time
then until after the hearty o'clock
lunch is filled up with routine work
which literally leaves not a minute
unaccounted for. After lunch he in
dulges in light tasks such as posing
for pictures and photographs and max
ing inspection tours, the latter allow
ing the Emperor to leave the throne
for the pulpit. The favorite pastime
of William II. is undoubtedly preach
ing, no matter what he the subject or
the occasion. His first speech dates
from the day of his confirmation when
he was is. and since then he has lee
tured his soldiers, his lawmakers, his
navy and even his cooks, in the role
not only of Emperor but of specialist
of the subject at hand. However, in
his own family William II. does not
confine himself to mere sermoniZing,
for during the small part of the day
set aside for family duties the cane
is used right vigorously. In this re-
spect he only copies the example of
his forefathers, for the great Fred
erick was not only a severe parent
but during his youth was on one &C.
casion half throttled by his half crazy
father. The present Emperor. If Sc
we're with his five boys, is always just
and they receive punishment from no
other hand than his. They have al
ways a most tender mother to inter-
cede for them. and the little daughter,
the last of the Hohenzollerns, is her
fathers idol and spoiled to degree.
1t has been characteristic of the fam
lily discipline that the younger chill
dren should be much more leniently
regarded than are the older. The
crown prince has been brought up in
the most austere fashion from his in
fancy. He has never been over strong,
and a little coddling would not have
harmed him, but ii was again "a Ho-
henzollern never wears a robe de
chambre."
There is no sovereign of Europe who
takes his post more seriously than does
the Emperor of Germany or who works
harder to fulfill the duties of his posi-
ton, yet in one respect the position he
holds is simply an honorary one. AS
Emperor of United Germany he re-
ceives but a small sum of money sup
posed to be expended simply for the
expenses of the position. 1t is from
the civil list as King of Prussia that
he derives his income, and even that
would not be sufficient IL not augment
ed by his personal fortune, which is
considerable. Both he and the EN-
press are economical to a degree. A