The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-24
Social and
Personal

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The following account Of the German
military review. which was not re- e.
view, written BY a Richmond girl now n n
i Berlin. and other matters mentio u..d
4 will prove OF much interest to all reao-
ers. Tho young lady, says: o,nn 1.
+ the autumn review of the German troops,
sixty thousand strong, by the Emper1,tt'
or course. we had looked forward to II.
ON ina nad ,s oHu ground BY 7ao o'clock
The morning of September the first, no
carriages being allowed after 8. ,a
wai t Tor FOR the Kaiser. The high off
/. Gals We're in a house near the grounds
. waiting to escort the royal parry; ni
o'clock, when the Kaiser was SSaa1Riipn Iiur
4 on TO tho field, and the first thing We
knew the troops began to, move OIL. ~
account Of bad Wea e, me Mhisef Th here
4 had been several showers. but soon as
\ the word came the sun came out ana
4!one brilliantly y ne ,n rest tba Of WASN'T ia
I mad crowd. but can. tell y tr, It W vas.
a and yet the Germans and the Officers TOOK Sha
it with smiling ia ces. lot tme' a The folow
inc Tuesday. When We opened the morn
ing paper. there was the announce e1nel
OF the review. AS It was then 5 ci leo
i had seen a review before. but was
sorry for the, disappointment or od ahose
who Tth b me- Ka 9f Il r ri on tho
field with his bodysuard. Soldiers ,, m
white uniforms and gold Trimmings I'm t s car
ryng the black and whlte f hoTso 81 r The
v Empress rides sometimes white horse
i and sometimes on black one and wears
a habit Of white with the orders o. ne1
looks we'll on horse The royal PAIR
ride down one line and then up the other
and then take their stand under a po I,i,n
49, J.f>o tlo ms
/. Each regiment, of course has band e ana
the soldiers make the goose step.
form Of salute in ia steps TO the m, al',h
The day after our attempt TO- see the 4,
review was with a German friend !, IN
store We both had dealt literally
a there. so ] took 1t upon myself 70 say
We'll you have stupid silly EN-
i noticed the saeslady looked queer. and
& my my, friend eI 4, s; said;
Then. the woman turned to man just
back of me and said: -,
5"What can do for you, Herr Ma1or?'
It seems made an awful break. but
I am not yet III jail. nor have had a
visit from the police.
BY the, way, that reminds me, when zen
y9 are loea hosa IN 10 yeu p nd asks
you when You were born. where you
came from before arriving here, what re-
lgion you profess and II y9n are Su
think the lady has a lot of curiosity and
hen you are told she asks for the po-
,ee @ nnS tel en em no II You"
are living or dead and If you earn your
living here or not. E
accident. the police know at once who
YOU are and 1t Is great aid to the
postoffice. In SO large place q as lser 7
LIN Is have seen letters an hnT aro
delivered ut the house. That would hard
ly be possible in New York.
The Inter den Linden. while :, dlsan-
pontme1t In itself to many, still con-
iains a number of the points. of interest.
The palace of William the first ls Just
opposite, to the statue Of FREDERICK Ire he
Great. the finest equestrian statue In inc
world. The palace Is one of the most m
teresting ~ Berlin because It Is connect,
ed more with present history. Tho ground
Emperor crowded with furniture and
souvenirs of all kinds. Beyond the min
listers room Is the Emper,or,s study. from
TO watch the passing guard IT is pre-
served unchanged and contains many
"reminiscences OF IN" old Kaiser, od INC
pleted in 1902. Is Just across from tho
palace; II occupies the site site Of the ola
Cathedral III ln2 the Diet tor OF ne Prussia assn
iion OF this church, 1t seats l9tD peo-
PIE The Honenzollern vault is to DO
here and will contain the existing 81 col
fins Of the members OF the reignins fam
ly. Matsloter.
Mr.. Howell e. Featherston, a talented
member OF the Lynchburg bar and a
son of Captain J, e. Featherston. a re-
preventative In the Virginia House o.
Delegates from Campbell county, has
just published through the Saunders
stayuan Company. of washington, -
e.. the words and music of a plantation
melody, entitled I'm An Old Virginia
Niger" which he has dedicated 10 Miss
Z Lucile Murray.
The music is very bright and catchy
and the words nj the music 10 turn, as
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