The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-28

Il 0p1tN men every I'VE minutes Aiat NVutu
seem to he the lcrd of her bosom. They
all look alike: idenucally tie same in col
oring and pattern, aud, oi course, there Is
but one way 10 wear the mustache and
hair, precisely like The Kaisers. When we
did roll into Inter den Linden and mp
across The bridge OF statues, close 10 the
royal palace, cur cabby became excited
in his admonitions TO look sharp. and, sure
enough. cut from the royal Schloss, for
bidding as any prison. bat magnihccntiy
imposing, came huge motor bearing the
sacred person OF the Kaiser. lie was in
full uniform Of imperial blue and gold,
and he looked exceedingly handsome. The
pace has motor took down the street was
terrific. aud be- was followed by two other
motors carrying the royal guard. such q
footing OF horns as those three automo-
biles mado was enough 10 excite the pop
ulace The brilliant colorings Of the uni
Forms flashed ia the sun. and nay lasting
recollection of Berlin is that of a city Of
vivid hues, quite as intense as the SOU
venir postal cards depict it.
Tho Emperor and his friends were en-
route 60 the famous Tier Gaften, where
the half dozen bier-garteHs. each with
its clientele and music. attract the fash
iOnablss Of Berilu every afternoon. Oblivi-
Gus 81 our need Of searching for "a hotel
! instructed our cabby TO turn about and
go with all speed In the direction the
Emperor had taken.
The drive through the TisT GaTten which
only . few Years ago vas the royal game
preserve. and which has now been treated
-0 macadamized roads is one Of the most
beautiful IN Europe The romantic little
river foated beneath its low-branched
trees. fascinating canoes and row boats.
and innumerable birds sang in the thick
brush. CentuTy-old trees tempered the
light 10 that of a forest glade and wher-
ever patch Of sunlight found its way
through. il made "a painters patch OF yell
iow. We were in the midst OF a throng
Of nnc cquipageS. mostly motor ears of
immense and stunning build. The women,
magnihccutly apparelcd. were all out NY
mind was soon 6isabused Of the idea that
the German woman is a mass of shapeIess
flesh. That Is condition Of the peasant
class The German woman OF quality is
superb, tail and shapely. exquisitcly
gro0med and frocked. She certainly does
not furnish her wardrobe from the shops
Of Berlin. which f have found TO be eX-
aCtly one year behind New York STYLES.
Oh, the fascinating bieT-gartens, There
is perfect succession OF them, but NJ
one wishes 10 enjoy any music, one must
cultivate concentrate ton, for I found my
self listening TO the concert Oh either
side of nae as well as the ono I'm progress
al The garten where we aligEted 90 fur
Their observe the Emperor. The Kaiser
impressed me as person of extreme
dignity and I saw him laugh heartily but
once That once was q splendid effort
however, and reminded me strongly of
our President. His manner IS vigorous
and alert but 81 seemed L. me he was g.
little too p0mpous in his bearing toward
the women.
I gathered from the conversation going
on around me that there was 10 Doe
81 the ROYAL Opera House
that night. FOR which half the house was
engaged for the military. Come on.
Jack" 1 cried, wen 20 and buy tickets.
Jack agreed we might as well make the
most of the opportunity. SO upon leaving
The garten. ~ the same time as The kais-
~, whose departure was tho signal for a
general Surickfng OF automatic horns We
drove straight TO the opera house. Jack
had to drag his equity leg out OF the cab
to produce more money than I had with
me beforr We could effect q purchase Of
the last two tickets obtainablc. BY that
time il was nearly O'Clock. Eve can't
go % the opera unless We have "a room TO
dress in." Jack reminded ne
Il have ia ! cried after moments
thought. wen go to Cooks agency"
il was an Inspiration. for I was given
the name Of e delightful hotel in Shadow
Strasse. just of Cutcr den Linden. and
directly next door To Tho American En-
bassy.
The only thing agaius, this hotel was
that an Engiishmun kept il; but as lie
proved a character Of infinite interest
and had q German wife, there WAS
plenty Of German atmosphere on tap
We had an enormously large room. wi h
q tile stove IN g. Tt WASH cold. but
wdHted 60 see the stove heated. 80 we
ordered q FIRE. SIS litdc sticks that look
"a Ike our largest variety OF black seal
ing wax were kindled in the very bot
tom Of this monument OF tile. and III
about an hours time the stove was heat
ed sufficiently for a sufferer from the
cold 10 rest his back comfortably against
IT,
Ne one can attend a royal performance
without evening dress. SO Jack and / hur-
ried into the necessary reEalia. dined at
the table d'h0te, and flew 20 the opera. I
San not recall a single detail Of what
went on upon the stage. For me. the
Performance was in the audience Oh.
that military. how gorgeous II was. and
the face of the Emperor in his box vas
in hundreds OF similar faces all
over the house. During the iuteTmis sions
thc kaiserinc pTOnaaaded in the foyer,
and there was apparently "a decided social
atm0spherc even more than / ever OBJ
served at the Metropolitan opera House
In New York at the height Of the season.
What beautiful woman the Empress is.
She was dressed that night IN pink mirror
velvet and her pearls were magnificent
Whoever arTauges the Empress hair is an
artist for hers was by far the most i'm
posing and effective couture in all that
0ssemhlasc OF jeweled end decorated
women.
Coming from the performance. / OBJ
served "a regally- g0wned woman immc-
diately ia front Of me. and To- IL proved
TO De the wife Of mine host. who. on the
arm of her transformed husband. looked
like q duchess
The next DAY / did, Berlin. Jack
didn't. lie preferred looking into the
Reichstag. wtile / took G. peep into art
galleries, &c. was perfectly charmed
with everything except INTER den Linden.
That famous avenue in the eyes Of a per
son familiar with Pennsylvania avenue.
is a GelUsiOn and a snare. II is only about
a mile long, and the present small growth
ot lindens in the parkway which runs
through the center OF the street. is very
l fell in love with the B1andenburg
Gate and the Emperor Frederick Museum,
where al the old masters are grouped.
and guard-mount on Sunday morning ia
front Of the Royal Palace was an en-
chanting sight. The crowd assembled for
m WIS elnIal To on, ilausllratinrl crnrrd