New-York tribune., 1909-01-13

CAUSE OF THE KAISERS SIMPLE LIFE"
Popular sentiment just al present in Germany is
opposed 20 luxury. The newspapers and the other
organs OF the press abound articles in this sense
condennng the extravaganza Of the court of the
Kaiser and OF Berlin society II IS due TO this that
Emperor William and his living very
quietly this winter cutting down the customary
festivities Of the functions that can
avoided. and contenting themselves with hos
ptaIties Of the most quiet and informal character
This happening 10 coincide with the EmpeTors de-
cison to sell some his nearly hundred chateaus
castles and palaces which OF earthly use 10
him or to any member Of the Imperial family but
only source of expense, has contributed to create
an impression that he was pecuniaTily embarrassed
and IN financial straits.
THIS IS ridiculous any one must realize VINO
takes the trouble to reflect that aside from the
very large civil list which the Kaiser receives AS
King Prussia, he has at his disposal an I'M
nense private fortune consisting Of the savings OF
his grandfather. the old Emperor. and the money
obtained through all sorts Of successful industrial
and commercial enterprises since his accession 70
the throne more than twenty years ago More
over the property Of the regniug branch OF the
House OF Hohenzoern, Of which he Is the chief, and
that subject 10 his supreme control ana ADMIN
ist-atlon is one of the Iarges. estates in Europe,
comprising mines, forests, shipbuildns works.
manufactures iron works, etc. William Is an ex-
trernely wide-awake and up-to-date business man,
who sees no objection TO investing his own private
resources as well as those OF the House OF Hohen-
zoIeru in commercial and Industrial enterprises,
such as steamship companies, etc, that are con
duciye TO the welfare and prosperity OF the KING
dom Of Prussia and OF the German Empire, and as
he has had very shrewd advisers. and has many
warm and devoted friends among the commercial
classes whose counsel he is glad to accept, he Is
to-day extremely rich, and the members or the
House Of Hoheuzollern have every reason to bs
satisfied and grateful for his administration ana
management of the family possessions
The Emperor. the Empress and their boys are
people OF the most simple tastes as those VINO
know them Intimately can attest. II the halser
has until now mailtained the dignity of his lofty
office with a degree OF splendor Unprecedented in
the annals Of Prussian royalty. II was because he
believed that by spending instead OF boarding his
money he was benehting his people in promoting
trade and employment of labor. He also felt that
by transforming the Court OF Berlin into the most
brilliant and festive OF all Europe he was attract
ing wealth his metropolis and consequently
increasing it's prosperity. That he has been cor
rect in his belief this respect is best shown by
the altogether phenomenal growth in the size. i'm
nortsnce and prosperity of Berlin since his acces-
sion &c the throne
Now however. that his people. rather that
element thereof which finds the expression of its
opinion In the press, takes exception 10 the man
rer I'm which he disburses his funds. and
dernns his nberality and generosity as extrava-
gance he reverts TO the simple life. which he and
the immediate members of his family prefer; and.
finding himself misunderstood and his most gen
erous intentions misconstrued. he has determined.
for a time. any rate, to refrain from spending
his money for people who do not appreciate what
has been done them. II Beriins trade and
wealth suffer, that city will have nothing to thank
but It's press for such condition.
WOMEN WHO SET THE PACE AT BERLIN.
In This connection II is interesting to note that
the women in the vanguard of Berlin society, It's
acknowledged leaders, the women, in fact, who
have set the pace In matters OF expenditure, are
in nearly every instance foreigners by birth. Thus
the wife OF the now multi-milllonaire Chancellor
Of the empire the Princess Bllow. whose palace
in the wiIhelmstrasse is of the most hos
nitabe OF the so-cailed Athens the Spree. is an
Italian, sister OF Prince CaTnporeale, and whose
mother a daughter of the old Anglo-1talian house
NJ Acton, now survives ss widow OF the Italian
statesman and Premier. Marco Mnghetti. Princess
Fuerstenberg, whose husband Is not only the most
intimate friend Of the Kaiser. but also the grand
master and principal dignitary OF his court. is an
Austrian as is also another leader of Berlin So
c,stv the popular wife OF Prince victor Hohen-
80 Tuke % Ratibor. Princess Donnersmarck,
,,bose husband is a multi-monaire and great
,,,irins 1nsRnate is Russian by BIRTH the d.
,,orcsd wife of that Nicholas Mooravieh who died
,.nder sucb peculiar circumstances as Muscovite
Ambassador at Rome three weeks ago
The beautiful ard wealthy Princess Daisy or
plass ia an English woman, daughter OF Mrs.
corpwalus West and sister Of the Ducness OF
Westminster Princess Max of Thlrn and Iaxls
kbe uuehess of Trachenberg, Princess Alfred aatz-
fs,dt- Countess Charles Coytx aud Princess Nlea