The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-12
HE MAKES WOMEN coLoNELs.
German War Lord Likes to Create
Feminine Tin Soldiers.

Despite his sometimes queer doinEr
Kaiser William Is no faddist ana ms
IL followed to their source lead to the
fountain head of his p0licy-the army
first last and always. Since the DAY OF
Joan of Arc, the sight OF woman on
been sufficient to arouse enthusiasm IN
the most phlegmatic soldiery, and TO gkir
the latent LOYALTY of peaceful Citizenship.
SO II Is not improbable that there -
method in his appointment Of . wonsn v e
he first makes Colonel has become the
popular parody of an ancient saw ana
describes aptly enough his policy Of als-
pensins royal favors among women.
Time was when a post OF honor In the
imperial household or a jeweled order
was the feminine badge OF royal favor.
Today 1t is a commission in the German
army. with its glittering accompaniment
AT the very head OF the military wo-
men stands the Empress herself. NO
more popular officer is there in all the
German army than Augusta Victoria, ana
familiar as is her appearance az the
head of the famous Pasewak curaissiers.
she never fails to receive an ovation
at the hands OF the loyal Beriiners Wnen
she leads her regiment in review be-
fore her war lord. the Kaiser. she wears
the snowy regimertal uniform OF white
with red facings, tie scarf OF the ORDER
of Hohenzoliern and three-cornered
hat, with large dropping heron's plumes.
Until recently the Grand Duchess VIC.
toria Militia of Hesse shared military
honors and popularity with the Empress.
Perhaps the most enthusiastic OF all the
lady colonies, she commanded by ptle
the noted One Hundred and Seventeenth
Infantry regiment Nor did she allow
the acting colonel to rob her OF ner du.
ties and privileges She was seen almost
daily on the parade ground when ner
regiment was at work; Tnen came .sa
Kaiser signffied his disapproval of her
conduct by depriving her Of her regi-
mentals and her monograms ana arms
were removed from the regiments epau-
vor has not taken away her popularity
She IL not only a magnificent rider, but
an accomplished whip. and her appear
ance at the Frankfort races on sunday
afternoons invariably causes oemoh-
Other women of royal blood who have
been honored thus by the Kaiser are the
Empress Alexander Of Russia: VINO -
Of Dragons; the hereditary Princess OF
SAKE Meinengen, who commands the Sec
ond Grenadiers the Crown Princess OF
Greece, the Emperor's sister. VINO mas
an infantry regiment. and Princess Lou
Use. Duchess of Connaught. who has the
dragon regiment known as Won Arnim
No 49," The Queen of Wurtemburg Is
Colonel of the Uhlan Regiment, KONG
WllnelfH Tic IEihCCS5 WCl0 VA -
temburg who was Russian Grand
Duchess, the Uhlans "Konig Karl" the
Princess Charles of Prussia, the Twelfth
Regiment OF Dragons: the Princess Al
bert OF Prussia. the Twenty-fourth In
fantry; the Queen Regent of the Meth
erlands the Fifteenth Westphalian In
fantry; the Grand Duchess of Baden, the
Fourth Regiment Of the Grenadier
Guards, and the Dowager Queen Mar
suerite of Italy. a Hessian Tagen (rife)
regiment Perhaps of all this list none
In destined to more general popularity
among the soldiery than the Duchess
of Connaught. Educated under the eve
Of her father. the famous Prince Fred
eriche Charles. the Red Prince" Of the
Franco-German war. she has the military
shirt strong within her.
Though there are innumerable LADY
colonies only two women In the world
NAV wear the three -cornered cha peau
and the four stars and stripes OF an ad-
miral, These are the Dowager EmpresC
Dagmar of Russia and Queen Olga Of
Greece who owe their honors to the late
Car The Empress Dagmar is an ad-
miral in the Russian navy. while Queen
Olga Is attached to the Russian Medi-
teranean squadron. The latter. who Is
passionately fond of the sea. uses her
Yacht as often as other ladies call for
their carriages, and she has also passed
the necessary examinations to secure
sailing masters certificate. She often
commands the royal Greek Yacht, the
Amphritrite, and she Is certainly better
equipped for the rank of admiral than