Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-01
POPULAR PRINCE HENRY
Member of Prussian Royalty Whom
English Call "2rInce with
the Starch OUT

Prince Henry Of Prussia-the man
whom the English call 1.-The Prince with
the Starch Outs coming to America
some time in February, nominally to BE-
present at the launching of his imperial
brothers yacht, actually to try to still
further cement the friendship between
the United States and Germany by dem
onstratIng to us the respect which the
GerQan Emperor has for the Monroe
dOctNse
Judged by the standard of former royal
visitors, Prince Henry is likely to be
good deal of surprise to his entertain
ers. He is the most democratic OF
princes; man who abhors red tape and
frlppery, and who is never so happy as
whom with people who will allow him to
forget that he is a royal highness. In his
own country he is the favored above all
the German princes; the navy adoreS
him, the army admires him, and even
those few disrespectful persons who call
him Herr Won Maily-Phist," in sarcas-
tic allusion to the celebrated Kiel speech
of Emperor Wilhelm, have no i'll feeling
for the man on whom they have CON
ferred the warlike nickname.
Germany Is full of stories about him.
Although ne Is the younger brother of
Emperor William and therefore a person
of subdued Importance as compared to
the crown prince. he is the favOrite of the
people and completely overshadows his
imperial relatives in the matter of per
sOnal popularity. He is to the German
people what the Prince of Wales used to
be TO the English-a person TO grumble at
sometimes, but TO smile indulgently at al
ways.
in appearance this favorite brother of
the Emperor is the i}est-looking man in
the family. He stands 6 feet high and
has bright, almost golden, beard that
goes splendidly with his sunburned cheeks
and bright blue eyes. He has Il vast pair
of shoulders and is altogether of the Vik-
ing type. There is not line of dissipa-
tion or WEAKNESS in his face. He takes
life cheerfully and he likes every hour of
it. Few people have ever seen him look
gloomy and none has seen him out of
temper for more than five minutes. The
last time that Prince Henry really lost
his temper. indeed, was under somewhat
peculiar circumstances.
During the troubles in China he became
a huge favorite with the American and
English residents of both Canton and
Hong Kong. The prince learned the
English language from MS mother and
it comes to him so naturally that he some
times drops into it unconsciousiy in mo-
meats of abstraction. As he speaks Eng
liSh without Il trace of accent and is a
fine, manly fellow, the Englishmen in
were proud to believe were essentially
British. His own countrymen acclaimed
him as q typical German prince, while
the Americans found him to be man of
such open-handed and democratic ideas
that they readily regarded him as an
American. In Hong Kong he appeared
TO mix by preference with EnGlishmen.
He used the Hong Kong club almost ex-
cluSively, finding there, peThaps-or Eng
| lishmen flattered themselves so-thai
cream Of hospitality which treats even
a royal guest as a hahtue and neither
StareS him out of Countenance nor bores
| him TO death with Difference. With what
| seemed to be the truest courtesy, he was
allowed TO come and 30 unn0ticed. The
prince seemed to appreciate this very
much and showed il by making himself
| thoroughly at home.
| His presence was not without its result
| ing amusement. One day he entered the
club bar and ordered a whisky and soda.
| The boy. following the invariable British
custom, poured out what he regarded as
| fair amount of whisky and handed out
| the soda syphon. so that the guest might
| add as much soda water as he wished.
| The prince looked interested: then puz-
| zled. He looked at the modieum OF pale
whisky in the glass, he looked at the sy-
phon. and he looked at the boy. Then he
said. suavely:
what have you got in that black bot
de?"
whisky. sir" replied the boy.
ssOh. is that all?'' said the prince, in 4
| relieved way. Il thought it was Iyna-
mite by the careful way you treated It.
| Now, don't be afraid of it. Il won
hurt me. Go on pouring until l say
| When three broad fneers-s regular