The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-03-02
one DAY WITH The KAISER.
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LoSooS, Feb. 1b.-The following account
Of o specimen day In the Ksiser's life 10
tai IN from the Daily Telegraph:
Tho Kaiser attacks the morning NJ She
outset with cheerful and vigorous alacrity.
He Ia often up with the lark and always
before the postman. He often rises as
early as S o'clock, and is In any case sure
10 be sstlr before 7. When he has braced
himself with a cold bath he invariably dons
uuiforvi and then goes straight to break
fast
yn the circumstances Of the meal is found
the keynote Of the way In which Kaiser
Wilhelm combines a tranquil and charming
family life with all the conspicuous energy
Of his public career. II Is the pride OF the
German Empress and, indeed, Of her hus-
band, that she regards herself In the GOOD
ord Teutonio fashion as being the hrst
housewife as well as the first lady In the
land. She herself ~supervises the prepare
tion OF breakfast, which, TO suit the taste
Of the Emperor. Is a rather plain and robust
meal, consisting Of tea. bread N butter,
cold meat and eggs. In this, as in other
things. there is quick despatch. and before
the Kaiser quits the table the younger
children come in 10 bid their father a brief
and brisk Good morning. They are
brought up with a keen discipline. but
they probably know that the Kaiser carries
their photographs with him wherever he
goes, and there is possibly no household
h. the world whose members are on more
loving terms. But there is no time In the
morning for dalliance. and after these pleas
ing little interviews all separate for work.
His Majesty goes straight to his study.
where he confronts a mass Of correspond
ence as immense and miscellane Gus as
comes In all probability before any living
person. The letters are usually several
hundred in number. and with the assistance
OF his staff Kaiser Wilhelm works his way
rapidly through. Petitions he puts aside
TO be examined and reported upon by
others. When there IL something familiar
about an envelope the Emperor cuts II
opcn himself, passing on the letter with
the necessary onlm 70 his secretaries;
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, OF course, the case
Is rare -reserving some favored COMMUNE
cation to be answered with his own hand.
To the few whom he counts as in:imates,.
NnttntT on ACCOUNT VI ~ lctluS,lipo OiAbcd
IN old college days or made since, the
Kaiser is known 10 nave sometimes written
letters Of extraordinary frankness. sin
certify and interest. But with the increas-
ing demands upon his minutes, such con-
fdeTces must be exchanged now at inter-
walls few and far between. Then there are
reports upon a thousand matters. great
and small, public and private. A birdseye
view OF the whole correspondence Is OBJ
tanned. 1t is sorted out for further inves-
,isstion by the staff, and before the Emperor
has disposed Of what he wishes TO reserve
for his personal and prompt attention, the
interviews Of the day
The Kaiser receives his Ministers, dis
tinguished naval and military officers.
and other experts Of the public service.
Great persons arrive, the Ambassadors
Of foreign Powers present themselves,
and various able and remarkable men,
whether subjects OF the Emperor or WISH
tors from other countries, are seen by
invitation. 1t is typical Of the mind OF
William III. that no subject is too difficult
for his strong and intense Intelligence
TO cope with, and nothing Is too minute
to excite the lively suggestiveness OF his
lighter talents. While he knows the Ger
man feet through and through, for in
stance, and better in all probability than
any single person In his service. 80 that
his personal decision counts for much
in the special development of it's material
and personnel. quite another side Of the
Kaiser's interest comes out in his dealings
with the municipality Of Berlin. His speech
upon art, a few weeks ago, will be remem-
bered. OF art for arts sake a monarch
who takes his moral mission so earnestly
will nave nothing. He rejects the pestilent
watchword. He considers that all works
Of the painter, the sculptor, or the architect
must have, either directly or indirectly.
an elevating influence. His insistence,
therefore, upon the importance Of SYM
bolism Is emphatic. He suggests sub
jects for pictures. plays. operas, II he ia
not satisfied with an architects design
for a palace or a gardeners plan of a lar
terre, he points out where he wants the
alteration made and for what reason.
Quite recently, it will be remembered,
the Kaiser rejected the municipal sketch
for n children's fountain in Berlin. and
had another idea substituted.
An even more typical instance OF this
amazing attention 20 detail occurred still
more recently, when the Kaiser detected
something unsuitable in the small carved
emblems proposed to be placed over the
piers Of a new bridge, and ordered quite
a different decorative symbol to be adopted.
II, Of course, goes without saying that all
this activity is not packed into the mornings
work alone. The Emperor goes on receiv-
ing reports and holding audiences through
out a large part Of the whole day. and
between visits he turns over important
papers and concentrates his mind for a
few fruitful seconds upon a topic which has
engaged something or another in his I'M
limited interests.
But the imperative orders Of the doctors
reinforce the Kaiser's own healthy tastes
and insure sufficient daily allowance Of
the constant physical exercise which keeps
his complexion brown and maintains his
rigor. When he hunts or holds a review
he l., OF course, abroad with the sun. But
In the ordinary course OF the routine we
have sketched the Emperor leaves his