The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1906-07-19
KAlSER'S FAMILY AT PLAY.
Unconventional Doings of Imperial
Princes When in the Country.

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The German Emperor and his fam
lily spend their summer vacation In
the castle of Wilhelmshohe, near Cas-
sell
AS described by q writer in Harp
eT's Bazaar, 1t is really a vacation.
Here is seen the domestic side of the
royal picture which appeals so strong
ly to the German. The Empress is
not alone the first lady of the land
she Is the first mother in the land.
The arlstocracy may grumble that
she neglects her social duties and Gull
tivates too closely the famous three
KS recommended by the Emperor
Kirche, Kinder und Kuche (church,
children and cooking)-but 1t Is pre-
cisely because of this that the bulk OF
the German nation have enshrlned
her in their hearts.
AS spring changes to summer and
the date set for the Empress's arri-
val draws near. there toll up the
wooded slopes of Wilhelmshohe vans
of gigantic size, depositing furniture,
provisions and trunks at the Schloss,
which opens wide its windows to the
morning sunlight
In the grounds an army Of peasant
women In blue cotton gowns and
prune and plant, till the flower beds
grow fairly riotous with blossom.
Carriages and vehicles galore and
all sorts and conditions of horses come
one by one to the stables, and at the
entrance to the wooded bride path,
which We regarded as our own special
property, polite notice was posted
that it was "for the very most highest
personages reserved"
Several years ago, when the Crown
Prince was still boy, we used to
have glimpses of the mother playing
tennis on the lawn with her two cid
est sons and a lady in waiting. or of
the whole party sitting round the sup
per table on the terrace of a warm
summer evening. Indeed, the Princes
seemed to be omnipresent, and every
one had q different tale to tell Of
| them.
One morning as the artillery was
coming in from its daily Dienst, the
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his hands In his pockets, was standing
at the entrance to the barracks.
watching the long train CT guns and
horses file by.
His tutor reproved the boy for his
attitude. with the remark: THE
| Crown Prince never stands in that
positioni" "Oh, bother Crown Princes"
came the rejoinder
That this small Hohenzollern was q
chip of the cid block, however. is evil
| denced by the story that in his play
with his brother. the handsome Eitel
Fritz. the latter in some way displeas-
| ed the elder, who attempted TO pum-
mel him, saying: "I'I teach you who
is Crown Prince"
On his return that evening the EN-
peror was told OF the occurrence, and
| calling the heir TO the throne before
| him. made him tell his version OF the
story.
quite right" said the Emperor,
when the boy had finished; land now
/ shall teach you who is Emperor"
whereupon he administered a severe
rebuke to the Crown Prince.
The relations between- parents and
children, however, are CT the tender
est; and during the few weeks that
the Emperor spends at Wilhelmshohe
every moment that he can spare from
affairs Of state is devoted TO his fam
lily.
The Princes, in their blue and white
sailor suits, secured the neighborhood
on foot Any fine morning the four
eldest boys could be seen trudging
along to the carpenters shop. where
they amused themselves with ham
mer and saw. each one carrying his
own tools, and plank some four feet
long over his shoulder.