The Cook County herald., 1903-04-04
GERMAN rs N ARLiO ORD
Rajeys ths Divelsion 4 I crsatias
Feminine Tin Soldjsrs. \.
l1lllAsy Titles Are Freely Dso4ovva0
~ the KAlosr UDen WoAsA q, Z.
i. the 0oyl HoaNaos - Do0s ss
oaA AbPooa. e :sz I: .s4sa' It.ss Ss

tho army uTSGt 18st .e00 04W1yD'
Since the day Of Joan af Arc the
sight OF . woman on horseback IN
the full papoply Of war has been
sufficient TO. arouse enthusiasm in
the most phlegmatic soldiery and
to stir the latent loyalty Of peace
full citizenship. So it IL not improb-
able that there In method in his ap-
pointment OF women to military
posts. Whom the kaiser loves he
first makes colonel has become the
popular parody of an ancient saw
and describes aptly enough his pol.
icy of dispensing royal favors among
women. Time was when . post of
honor in the imperial household or
jewsled order was the feminine
badge of favor. To-day it 10 . COM
mission in the German army, with
its glittering accompaniment Of fun
uniform, says . London paper.
At the very head Of the military
women stands. the empress herself.
No more popular officer Is there in
all. the German army than Augusta
Victorias and. familiar 40 - her sp-
pearanoe ut the head :.of the famous
Pasewak cufaissiers, she never fails
to receive an ovation At the hands
of the loyal Berliners:: When i she
leads her regiment in review before
her war lord, The kaiser she wears
white with red facinRs, the scarf, OF
the Order, Of *Hohenzollern :, and (. .
three-cornered hat. with: large droop-
ing heron's, plnmea. Until recently
Grand Duchess +,Victoria Militia Of
Hesse shared military honors. j and
popularity with the empress, Per
>haps the most enthusiastic 81 all the
lady colonies, she: commanded. BY
title the noted One Hundred and sev-
enteenth' infantry segiment. Nor
did she allow the acting colonel to
rob her Of her duties and privileges.
She was seen almost daily on the
parade ground when her regiment
was at work. en- came her d.
vorce from her husband, when the
kaiser. signitied his disapproval Of
her conduct by depriving her OF her
regimentals and her monograms and
arms were removed from the 1egi-
mept's epaulettes. But the with
drawal Of royal favor has not taken
away her popularity. She IL not. only
. magnificent rider, but an accom-
plished whip, and her appearapee 1T
the SFrankfo irsess .dn Sunday att:
.ernoons ipyariably causes ! demon
etretion.;: s., <~:.: :.: go. ~
= Other women Of royal blood. who
have been honored. thus by the kaiser
are the Empress Alexander, OF Russia.
who is colonel Of Germany. Second
regiment&of dragoons; the hereditary
princess OF saxe-Meineneen, who com
mands the Second grenadiers;> the
crown princess Of Greece, the emper-
ors sister, who has an infantry reRi-
ment, and Princess Louise, duchess Of
Connaught, who has the dragoon reRi-
men known as "von Arnim No. H."
The queen of Wurtemburg il colonel
OF the Uhlan regiment, "Konig Will
helm l." the Princess Vera, OF Wur-
temburg, who was . Russian grand
duchess, the Uhlaas "Konig Karl; +" the
Princess Charles, Of Prussia, the
Twelfth regiment Of dragoons; the
Princess Albert, Of Prussia, the Twen-
ty-fourth infantry, the queen regent
OF the Netherlands, the Fifteenth
Westphalian infantry; the grand
duchess of Baden, the Fourth reRimeat
of'the Grenadier guards, and the Dow
ager Queen Mareerite, Of Italy, Hes
sian Tagen (rihe) regiment. Perhaps
OF all this list no one il destined to
more general popularity among the
soldiery than the duchess OF Con-
nsught. 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 spirit strong within her..
Though there are innumerable lady
colonels only two women in the world
may wear the three-cornered chapeau
and the four stars and stripes oS an
admiral. These are the Dowager EN-
press Dagmar. of Russua, and Queen
Olga, OF Greece, who owe their honors
to the late czar. The Empress DaRmar
10 An admiral in the Russian navy.
while Queen Olga 10 attached to the
Russian Mediterranean squadron. The
latter. who Is passionst tely fond or the
sea. uses her yacht - often IL other
ladies call for their carriages, and she
has also passed- the necessary exam-
inations TO secure . sailing masters
certificate She often comman ands. TIE:
royal Greek yacht. the Amnhifrifr.