The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22

lice boats in the harbor However, on
Monday afternoon, when he invited Mr.
and Mrs. Longworth to afternoon tea with
him ON board the Meteor, his yacht,
which Mrs. Longworth chrstened some
years ago, we, in our little sailboat, were
close enough to see him very clearly.
Things seem to be topsy-turvy bit
when you are entertained by royalty We
were not a little surprised to see that Mr.
and Mrs Longworth arrived at the Meteor
at least half an hour before the Emperor
put in his appearance. About 43O little
launch put out from the hotel, flying the
American flag and containing Mrs. Long
worth, in pale pink linen, with a large
pink hat and huge green aigrette also
a long pink boa, and Mr.. Longworth In
white fiannels and straw hat. They dis
appeared into the cabin OF the Meteor,
but when, after half hour, the Kaisers
approach was announced, they emerged
upon deck and awaited his majesty. The
Emperor was rowed across from the Ham
burg in a small boat. He looked very
military indeed In his heavy gray coat
with full cape, and large soft hat, al
most the shape OF a rough riders, in
grayish white. He ran up the steps OF
the Meteor as lightly as boy and greet
ed Mr. and Mrs. Longworth very entlfu-
slastioally.
| managed to snap a little picture, which
| is so far as / have seen, the only one
showing the Kaiser and Mrs. Longworth
| together. Mr.. Longworth is there too,
but as is a trihe characteristic of this
trip. he doesn't show.
The tea lasted only another half hour or
so, then the Kaiser reappeared and was
rowed rapidly to the yacht club, while
Mr. and Mrs. Longworth, after waiting
until he was gone, returned to the hotel.
How the Kaiser Really Looks.
We had TO completely reconstruct our
ideas of the Kaiser himself He entirely
bellies the fierce and warllke appearance
which his portraits give him. Indeed,
think | never saw quite such a tWinkl1ng
eye as he has, nor such vivaclty Perhaps
he DOTTED his feroclty during this festive
week. but we saw him number of times
during our stay at Kiel, and he was any
thing but stern and forbidding Even his
well known mustache refused to describe
quite the mathematical right angle that
we expected, for while Ii turned abruptly
up, to be sure, II was a far more plabe
affair than one might think or course
every German officer and many other
| German men wear their mustaches in the
same way, and we learned quite autneh-
| tically that the rumors OF curl papers
which we had heard were all too true.
From the royal mustache down, all are
put into training at night, and one friend
ly Englishman even surreptitlously
| brought us one of the frames" as they
| are called, to look at. IL Is queer little
/ affair of wire and firm muslin, and con-
fess that as our feminine imaginatlons
ran riot we fairly shrieked with laughter.
Aside from this. the Kaiser is a most
/ gentle yet forceful face. ! never saw,
i except in our own President, I think, so
much energy His head gives the most
/ emphatic little jerks and shakes as ne
| talks and his one good arm Is In sueh
constant and such very expressive ges-
ture that one quite forgets the shrunken
arm which hangs so quietly at his side.
Another thing. and this the retoucher mas
wiped out entirely--the Kaisers race is
very noticeab1y lined Not the lines MADE
by years. of course, but he has weather
| beaten look, as IL he had been out OF
doors and on the water great oea.
There are deep lines at the corners or ms
| ewes and long, heavy seams along tne
| law. together with that tanned, peoDiy
| look of the skin which comes with lots OF
wind and sun His figure Is slim, and IN
| the very short naval Jacket. with lts
sharp point at the back, which Is the
Yachting uniform, he looks scarcely more
mature than his jolly son Adalbert.
Joyous Prince AdaIbert.
] This son. the third of the family, was
the only other member of the royal family
at KEEL They call him "Oddiepalrt III
/ German and 1T was day or so before we
recognized him. He is tresn' merry
! looking young fellow, so simple and I'M
{ q neeted He flies about the Kiel streets
/ in his motor, and his beautiful house on
/ the waters edge Is crowded with pois-
| ferrous lot of young chaps, lie ana MS
/ father are great chums, ana when we
went to have our photographs developer
! we saw a number Of pictures when ne
/ had taken of the Kaiser, at the helm OIL
/ the Meteor, while he was racing her Ihey
vere ANYTHING but graceful, and 'Oddle-