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the crown prince. The emperor admires
the serious drama and delights in seeing
plays with a moral. Heavy operas and
solemn plays as respectable as they are
tedious attract him to such an extent that
he is capable of going to see them time
after time. The crown prince, by way
of contrast delights in light comedy,
musical pantommes and melOdramas. His
visits to the liveliest and most frivolous
theaters in Berlin are recorded at frequent
intervals during the winter season. On
one famous occasion he dared to go and
see an anti-miIitary play entitled Jena
or Sedan,' in which all the abuses and
manifold corruptions and revolving fea-
lures of contemporary German military life
were portrayed by the author Bejerlein
with relentless realism Next morning
all the newspapers of the empire were full
Of the story that the crown prince, sitting
in the most conspicuous box in the thea
ter, had witnessed this seditious revolu-
tionary drama A royal courtier mounted
on the swiftest horse in the kaisers
stables dashed up to the crown princes
residence an hour later bearing an i'm
perial decree in which was recorded the
supreme war lords sentence that Fred
erick William should be detained In his
own compartments for fourteen days and
visit no theater whatever for the rest of
the year. After his release from incar-
ceration In his own rooms, which he could
not evade without perpetrating an act of
military insubordination. the crown prince
was seen in another frivolous theater. for
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Is only due to the observance OF a Gus
tom long established and owing to the
fact that one of the races each day is to
compete for a prize given by himself. To
demonstrate his dislike to horse racing
the kaiser dashes up to the course In
motor car enters the royal box just be-
fore the race for his own prize starts
watches the race, congratulates the win
ner and departs with the same speed.
The crown prince not only delights In
horse racing. but at an early age insisted
in taking part in wild military steeple-
chases in which he risked his own neck
with complete disregard for the value of
his august person. This pastime was
intensely annoying to the emperor. not
only on it's own merits, but because it
seemed to him to violate that species Of
divinity in which his own offspring should
be enshrined. In William IFS estimation.
It brought the future German emperor
down to the level of Jockeys and grooms.
and was in addition. kind Of slight on
the kaisers own taste. One of the
crown princes mad riding feats brought
him into direct collision with his father.
He rode up the steep flight OF stone steps
leading to the castle Of Sans Souci at
Potsdam, and by way of punishment was
sentenced by the kaiser to three days de-
tention in his own apartments.
The kaiser. whose favorite pastime Is
yachting, was unable to excite any en-
thusiasm in his eldest sons breast for
this nautical form Of sport. However. he
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even hostility between the kaiser and his
heir are anything new; on the contrary.
they have been noticeable for many long
years: but Just at present they are at
tracing more attention than usual be-
cause they have an important political
bearing on the crisis through which Ger
many is passing.
1t Is one of the unhappy traditions Of
the house Of Hohenzollern that bitter hos
tility should prevail between the reigning
father and the son waiting for the royal
succession. In a certain degree this en-
nifty exists in almost all monarchical
countries between the occupant of the
throne and the man who is waiting for
his death to step into his exalted position
But the rivalry between father and eldest
son has been more marked in the royal
house of Prussia than in any other exist
ing dynasty. The late Emperor Freder-
ick. when crown prince. was frequently in
open opposition to his father, William 1,
and all the progressive elements in the
country based their hopes Of future re-
form on the succession OF a man who was
known to detest with all his heart the
reactionary policy countenanced and main
tanned by his imperial father. Similarly a
deep latent hostility always existed be-
tween the present kaiser and his father.
1t is notorious that the kaiser. although
he indulgeS In the worship of ancestry al
most to the same extent as the Chinese,
never glorifies his father. Emperor Fred
erick. but only his grandfather, Emperor
William I. in his public speeches. Dur
ing the earlier years of his reign there
were many visible indications Of his frigid
feeling toward his father as there were
manifestations of his unbounded rever-
ence for his grandfather. 1t is recorded,
and is indeed public. secret. that Ger
tain noted German painter fell into deep
disfavor in the eyes of William II be-
cause he created picture glorifying his
father. Emperor Frederick, with a kind Of
halo round his head.
There is thus primarily a hereditary
reason for the serious differences that
have arisen at various times and Still
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only 10 cents to hear the best music in
Vienna and the hour (from 4:3O to =
o'clock is very convenient.
When we don't go there, we sometimes
walk in the Graben or Kartverstrasse-the
Broadway and 9th avenue of Vienna-and
occasionally are lured into some Of the
fascinating leather shops along the way.
Leather is the thing to buy here, and
they show you bewildering assortment
of lovely bags, cases of all sorts, jewel
boxes and medicine chests. The hand
work on these Is exquisite and the prices
very reasonable. Enamel work is another
specially, and then there are countless
small exclusive shops, such as you find
nowhere else except in Paris.
One can spend a small fortune in these,
indeed. we often have to pull Dixie out
by main force, before she squanders every
cent she has on frills. But they are pref
ty and the Viennese women do dress well,
more like Americans than. any other ma
ton. Their coiffure is always perfect
and they have fine figures-a real joy
after German bagginess. Even the girls
in the stores are attractive and the pleas
ant "Good-day'' with which they invari-
ably greet a customer is refreshing, after
the nonchalant condecension of the Amer
lean "saleslady."
here, and when we all want to get differ
ent things there's no going to counters
and meeting at the door, not much. We
all go to one store while Kathleen buys
ruching, and then we all wait at place
three blocks further on while Irene gets
some ribbon and then we move on half a
mile further for me to find a pair of
rubbers. And so it goes.
Shopping is really trial. unless one
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to make up their minds to come that L
had no idea of letting them back out.
chaperon or no chaperon.
All summer 1 had been at it, persuad-
ing Irene that art was much better IN
Vienna than in Florence (may heaven
forgive meD. dinning Leschetizsky's
name in Kathleen's ears until I almost
knew how to pronounce it. and wheedling
Dixie into getting engaged for another
year-Jack could be put off. but Vienna
never Well. you can just imagine after
I had put in summer like this had no
idea OF giving up the fight just because
Aunt Alice's nephew chose to be incon-
siderate.
OF course, Irenes aunt ragged and
stormed and Kathleen's father growled
a good deal and Dixies whole family
there are ten of them and they live in
a big house out in Georgetown-had hys-
terics. while my mother said. disparag-
ingly:
'If you will go, go! Thank heaven l
have the twins to comfort me-"
But, anyway. somehow. the 1st Of Octo-
Der saw US. all four on a big Cunarder
waving rather moist handkerchiefs to the
dear specks on the dock which we
thought were ours.
And the 1st of November saw us settled
In Vienna in the coziest sort OF an apart
ment. And why not?
Irene, who Is tall and fair. has just
passed her twenty-third birthday, Dixie
and Kathleen are twenty-one. and 1,
Jane, am twenty-five, and we are all en-
dowed with a sufficient supply OF COM
mon sense and sobriety to enable us to
get along very well without a chaperOn
1 don't mean that we are those mice
sensible girls people are always talk
ing about-far from it! But we are all old
enough to take care OF ourselves, and
besides Jane is a name that would scare
any one.
AS I said, we were settled about the
frs. OF November. We arrived a week
before and were at first horribly disap-
pointed with the place Perhaps a CHASTITY
night on an unspeakable Austrian train
had something to DO with our Clouded
vision. Any way. Vienna looked very
dark and forbidding and cold-gracious.
II was only three above.
] began TO feel like a criminal for nag
ging those girls to come and put in an
uncomfortable half hour over my break
fast at the hotel. Irene was cross, be-
cause she knew her lace was dirty, and
Dixie was wild because she didn't get d
letter from Jack in Paris, SO altogether
every one except kathleen was as blue
as an Alice Longworth gown.
But after breakfast We took cab and
went around to the American consulate
to get lists of apartments for rent. and
they were so agreeable to us there that We
all cheered up a little and started out on
our house-hunting quite happily.
After three days search we finally set
Iod on which
likes because 1t is the top floor and
she can have a skylight and Kathleen
and Dixie because they can bang and
drill to their hearts content and no
one above complains of the noise. And
! am pleased because there is an extra
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DIXIE" 0H,1k5

very gallant and presented me with a
dashing pen and ink sketch of himself,
and asked me to come and pose for them
some time.
LAS Japanese, isn't it?' he said. L
thought it isn't, but thanked him and said
goodbye. They pay five crowns an hour
tone dollar) and ] suppose many people
are very glad to have the chance to pose.
At the conservatory where Dixie spends
her mornings 1t is not SO interesting. The
babel of sound which greets one at the
door is, to say the least a bit discon-
certing.
AS most Of the people are training for
opera, a great deal of the most difficult
technical work is given and the thrills and
runs and high notes that resOund upon
the air are truly marvellous. Dixie has no
idea Of studying for opera, but she say $
they think you are crazy If you don't and
she has a hard time getting the sort of
training she wants.
x i;
Her teacher Is tempestuous little man.
all nerves and energy, but he has none of
those rude tricks of slamming music on
the floor or swearing abOminable German
curses when you sing fiat. l have never
been with Kathleen to a lesson. but shall
go soon. as she says Leschietitsky is
adorable and all his pupils are wild about
him. Kathleen certainly works hard
enough for him-four or five hours of
hard practice every day.
When we all sit down to lunch it Is
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When Greek Meets Greek at the Kaisers Court


he claimed that any further interference
in his choice OF amusements was unjusti-
fable and intolerable
The Crown Prince Frederick William
married his wife, Cecilia, against the
kaiser's wishes. There were both political
and personal objections to the match.
Primarily the emperor and empress OBJ
jected to Princess Cecilia not on her own
merits, for she stands above reproach.
but because they had conceived dislike
for her mother, the Grand Duchess An
astasia Of Mecklenburg- -Schwerin, who had
been involved in a more or less public
scandal in tho course of which grave
doubts were cast upon her morality. Att
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draught The kaiser in his student days
conformed to this rule without question
and poured this alarming quantity of beer
down his throat with a total disregard for
the innate vulgarity of the custom.
Crown Prince Frederick William rose In
rebellion against this foolish student ira
dition. He declared that he liked to drink
beer and that he enjoyed the revelries IN
the company of his fellow students. but ne
strongly protested against being COM
PEELED to pour all the contents of a huge
jug down his throat at one distastefui
gulp. He was willing to conform to an
not to this one OBJECTIONABLE feature. The
students in their wrath appealed directly
to the kaiser and William II, much per-
turbed in his mind by the revolutionary
tendencies Of his eldest son revealed In
this rebellion againt tradition OF CEN
turies, journeyed to Bonn to enforce
obedience to the custom that had been
hallowed by long observance. sharp
quarrel between kaiser and crown prince
ensued and the kaiser gained his point.
Crown Prince Frederick William consent
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exist between the kaiser and his
presumptive successor. But there are
many other reasons. Father and son are
as unlike as two men possibly can be.
The kaiser is an excitable, tempestuous.
passionate man; the crown prince is
evenly balanced and reasonable. The
kaiser Is a dreamer and an idealist; the
crown prince Is eninently practical and
festations of fantastic imagination. The
kaiser is deeply religious and as devo-
tional as q monk; the crown prince,
without any tendency toward fnfidelity. Is
distinctly poorer In piety than his inn
perial father. The kaiser loves f1attery
and is never happy when not surrounded
by fawning cOurtiers; the crown prince.
on the contrary. abhors the deceitful arts
of court satellites and loves to breathe
the free air of ordinary humanity. The
kaiser isolates himself as a species OF
divinity; the crown prince loses no op-
portunity of mixing with the common
people. The kaiser entertains a deep dis
like for any routine occupation and is
ambitious to gain fame as versatile au-
thority on all subjects under the sun;
the crown prince. far from being a genius
is content modestly to perform his duties
firstly as an officer in the army and sec
ondly as an apprentice to his future trade
of governing by taking systematic les
sons in the different departments of state
The striking difference between father
and son runs through all phases Of their
respective lives In Inelr tnOuSnIS ana III
their tastes, in their likes and dislikes.
in their pastimes and studies they are as
far apart as the poles.
Those who have an insight into the
inner life of the German imperial court
state that the radical differences between
the kaiser and the crown prince became
evident to all onlookers when the latter
was still boy. At an early age the
fathers words and deeds seemed to jar
on the crown prince. When he went to
school he wished to pursue a different
course Of studies from that mapped out
for him by his father. When the kaiser
tried to arouse his youthful interest in
battleshfps and in Assyrian theology
young Frederick William showed no re-
sponsive desire to concern himself with
these matters. The kaiser, on the other
hand. who is an extremely stern parent.
had no comprehension for the youthful
fo1lies Of his eldest boy. The kaiser
judged his childish failings with lack Of
charity which implanted a certain bitter
ness in Frederick Williams heart.
This lack Of harmony between father
and son. remarkable as 1t was. *as un-
known to wider circles until the Crown
Prince Frederick William became a stu
dent at the famous University Of Bonn
The kaiser. like all other princes Of the
house of Hohenzollern. had been q stu
dent at Bonn during his transition from
youth to manhood and he had entered
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into German university life and particu-
larly into the drinking habits of the stu
dents with unbounded enthusiasm. Not
so Crown Prince Frederick William
Among the students who belong to the
predominant corps at the German uni
versities, and particularly at Bonn, there
is a drinking code to which all of them.
and especially newcomers, must conform
with rigid obedience The students drink
ing bouts take place at regular intervals
with kind of military discipline that is
characteristic of the race. There is a
drinking captain and his orders have to
be obeyed with implicit subordination.
One of the drinking customs consists in
emptying a huge fagon of beer at one
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drove the crown prince to buy a yacht in
which he could take part in the races at
the Kiel regatta, with the result that the
crown prince. unable to accustom himself
to handling his craft, having neither in
terest nor inclination for the occupation.
came in last in every race except the one
in which he capsized owing to a total dis
regard of all the rules Of seamanship.
The kaiser. who is keenly desirous OF
raising yachting to the same high level in
Germany as 1t is in England. was chagrin-
ed beyond measure by his eldest sons
landlubberly exhibition.
Similar discrepancies arose in the re-
spective dramatic tastes of the kaiser and
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n OMESTIC DISCORD IN THE GERMAN 1MPE-
l. RIAL FAMILY-WILLIAM II AND CROWN
PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM AS DIFFERENT
AS TWO MEN CAN BEHAVE FOR YEARS
FAILED TO AGREE ON A SINGLE SUBJECT OF
ANY IMPORTANCE-EMPERO RULES WITH AN
IRON HAND BUT CANNOT BREAK THE SPIRIT
OF THE FUTURE KAISER OF GERMANY
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OSSIBLY those In
terested in Wash
ington real estate
do not realize that
1t was not more
than 10000 or @,-
600 years ago that
lots on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue were
worth nothing II
square foot, because
they were all un-
der water. Yet this
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er the crown prince had received COM
mands to abandon the idea OF concluding
a matrimonial alliance with Princess Ce-
ella he took the bit between his teeth
and acted in defiance of his fathers
wishes. The kaiser was away at Kiel
when he took the decisive step. Travel
ing to Cecilia's residence. he took her for
a walk in the woods and proposed mar
riage to her with all the impetuosity Of
youthful passion. Their engagement hav-
ing become an accomplished fact, he
coolly telegraphed the announcement to
his father and made 1t clear that he in
tended to carry out his resolution In the
face Of all obstacles. simultaneously the
crown prince gave the announcement Of
his betrothal to the newspapers, and the
kaiser, unable to face the scandal of q
breach of promise, was obliged to surren-
der and acquiesce in the match.
William II revenged himself on the un-
fortunate Grand Duchess Anastasia, who,
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HERE exists a lat
ent hostility be-
tween the German
emperor and his
e | d e 8 t son, the
Crown Prince Fred
erick William. that
Is one Of the most
remarkable f e a
lures Of the present
critical situation In
the fatherland. Not
that the rivalry and
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OW We ever got
here unchaperoned
I'm sure I don't
know, for when
Aunt Alice's favor
lite nephew came
down with typhoid
and she deserted
us I thought the
scheme was all up.
But I had worked
so hard getting
-l-n-
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n NE OF THE GIRLS TELLS HER EXPERIENCES
~ THE FRENCH MAID WHO NEVER LET
ANYTHING PASS HER-THE FLAT AND THE
FUN OF IT-HEARING THE BEST MUSIC AT THE
LOWEST PRIcE-SHOPP1NG IS A TRIAL IN
VIENNA
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Special Correspondence of The Star.
BERLIN, February 2, 1909.
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ed to swallow his fiagon of beer at one
draught. but the wrong ranked in his
mind and tended to widen the rift be-
tween him and his despotic father.
Subsequently. more differences OF opln-
ion developed between the emperor ana mis-
future successor on account of the latter
liking for horse racing. The kaiser en-
tertains a strong dislike for horse racing
and only appears on the race course twice
a year, once in Berlin and once at HAM
burg. His appearance on these occasions
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thrown in to carry the scheme along
Irene looked at the ancient Sapphira with
calm negation in her eye.
Il don't think the young lady would
care to meet your-grandson was it? You
see. she is to be married very soon, SO she
is busy
Irene lies like an expert, and she had
such final air that the old lady rose
to depart even before Irene could ring
for Marie to show her out.
We all giggled Historically as the door
closed upon her
1T was scandalous to tell her I was
going to be married" protested.
well, l only said very soon,'" said
Irene mischievously. "And we all know
it will be very soon if that Virginian has
anything to say about it,"
Here l ran off to my den. A working
woman has no time for such chatter
Tonight we go to the opera: indeed. we
go almost every night. Dixie and Kath
leen always sit in the fourth gallery. be-
cause they can take their opera scores and
flap the leaves unnoticed. Besides they
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William II revenged himself on the un-
fortunate Grand Duchess Anastasia, who,
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reason for the serious differences that
have arisen at various times and still
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

WHAT'S the latest thing that man Ferraro
has been saying about meP" 49, 1890
he says you didn't fiddle when Roma
burned replied the skipper OF the stvY-
sna mat you were Just an ordinary sort
"Confound his impudenee," roarea tba
imperial shade, he Is robbing me az nv
haIa sstnsa charaeteri What does the
And he hustled up TO the strand 10 eon-
zoe ms troubles 70 his bosom friends.
Sap,n kidd and King HsroA-Cevsland
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

Automobile row. as upper Farnam street
has ooms 70 be called. will look like az
automoblle show in itself this week while
the show l. in progress. A score Of deal
ers nave their places OF business on Far
nam street between Eighteenth and rwen-
ty-sourth streets and all these rave secured
special cars ana have decorated their places
q business IN anticipation Of the shew.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

different garages than at the show, The
gaFaEes viii BE- decorated and many viii
be embellishsd with cut flqysrs AND potted
plants and made 70 look a. attractive as
possible. Not hat all the garages need
the finest sRIoRsbils Earasss in the eeqn-
Try:
A special INVITATION IL extended BY all the
dealers 70 visit their places "a business
THIS sPPlies e Al ana net ealy thess wh9
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

The space at the Auditorium u quite liza
ited when II comes 70 putting on . bis show
Omaha Automobile show, and ths dealers
none had ss much spaee IS desired to show
the different lines Of machines carried.
demonstrators al the garages ana ~ylslters
WI be able 70 see more mashlRss At ne
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

are located in Automobile Row, although
there are but a few without the defined
precinct.
When Clarke Powell was in the automo-
bile business he made a moYe from Fif-
teenth and Capitol avenue 20 Farnam street
pear Twenty-second. and many thought he
was moving out OF the line Of business.
Time has demonstrated that his foresight
was good. for not only aid he get the
business out that way. but = majority OF
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

the dealers have moYsd their garages into
the district first discovered by him as the
place for autOmobiie row.
The row Is increasing all the time and
new garages are springing up every month.
DrummOnd has secured a location for MS
White Steamsr next door to r. r. KimbaIi.
and has a fine looking store. while at the
first OF the year the Powell Supply com
panV nOEsd a few doors west that II might
secure double the floor space.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

II Colt Automobile company is a new
concern since last summer and is on the
south side Of the row. while just a few
doors west Gould Dietz is building a
splendid garage for the Joint use OF the
Colt Automobile company and Guy l..
Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
Neraia Grfevanee.

Nero had stFoIled down 10 the hank 20
meet ChATon when the boat came ashore,
Say" he called 70 the old bostman,