The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17

himself to the dentists house on foot.
with only one attendant, and walks IN so
quietly that the neighborhood often does
not know he is there The Emperor has
loaded the doctor down with gifts and
favors. The King Of Saxony has his
American dentist, and so have other Ger
man rulers.
Emperor William has not by any means
abandoned the idea Of sending one OF his
sons to be enrolled as a student at one OF
Americas greatest and best-known uni
versities, which action should not sur
prise in view of the monarchs we'll
known Partially for things American.
The Kaiser has in mind his fifth son,
Prince Oscar Charles, who is twenty-one
years old and a graduate of the Univer
! sity Of Bonn, where he was a member OF
/ the aristOcratic "Borussla" corps, to
which the crown prince also belonged. as
we'll as his father, the Emperor himself,
when attending the university. Prince
Oscar is tall and fair, and was very popu-
lar among the members of his corps. Like
all his brothers, he has been brought up
according 10 his fathers ideas 20 lead
simple life and perform hard work. and
which the Emperor thinks is incumbent
on a German prince.
American newspapers and what they
/ have to say has always proved Of tho
most intense interest to- Emperor Will
/ lam. as he is more anxious 10 have his
| policies approved Of by the American
/ people than any other nation on earth.
/ The Kaiser's coffee table is supplied
| every morning with three big sheets OF
/ writing paper on which are pasted such
extracts from all the morning papers OF
/ Germany as Il rs supposed he would want
| TO read. In addition. he gets one daily
each from New York, Vienna, London,
and Paris, and all the comic papers. lie
| invariably picks up the American paper
and glances over il carefully before he
/ gives his attention to other news and
reading matter.
| American cooking is held in such high
| esteem by the Crown Princess Cecilie Of
/ Germany that she made her chef take a
| course at the Adlon. at Berlin, whose
Gordon bleu" Is celebrated. and whose
proprietor. Louis Adlon, has made a
number of visits to the principal hotels
Of this country for the sole purpose OF
| studying American cookery and introduce
/ ing the same at the Adlou, the American
/ hotel par excellence OF Europe. After
| having absolved his studies at the AdlOn
| the chef OF the crown princess was sent
/ to this country. where he made Observa-
/ tons at one OF New YOrk's best-known
/ hostelries. whose cuisine Is most favor
/ ably known here as well as barOad. Pies
and cakes according 10 the manner OF
/ the United States received his special at
/ tention. and he also investigated the
| genesis Of buckwheat cakes and flap
| jacks. Above all. the wizard Of the sauce
pan Informed himself thoroughly on all
the American methods of preparing oys-
| tiers and CLANS. oysters can ~ obtained
on the other side, but If clans are served
they have 70 be brought from the mar
kets Of New York. Chicken la Mary
| land was an old story with him. He
1 knew all about that. and also that IL is
appropriately served with green corn
/ cakes" but was anxious 20 take under
! Amusement any other recipes which were
novel to him and strictly American.
L Will not see II. for am an old man.
but my grandchildren viii see the United
States leading the world in music" Joa-
chin, the violinist. uttered this predic
ton three years ago. He was giving his
opinion OF the comparative musical abi-
ity OF different nations. Naturally he
placed the Germans first and the Hun
garlans and Russians next, their creative
work being lower. but their execution
I quite as good as that Of the Germans.
| Then, in Joachims rating. come the
! French. Italians Poles. BOhemians. Nor
wegians. and English. But where do
you rank the Americans asked The
friend to which the great viol!nist was
/ speaking. "Ah! the Americans" ex-
! claimed Joachim. Then, after a pause.
he went on. I have been thinking only
OF Europeans. The Americans are In
class by themselves in music. They have
done nothing yet, but. believe me. in that
! country Of unlimited possibilities I can
i distinctly foresee their musical suprem-
acy"
In this connection I wish 10 add that
there are now in Berlin more than eco
American students. almost half of them
women. Nearly Ito are studying music,
instrumental or vocal. the violin being
the principal instrument The university.
the technical Charlottenburg. the mining
and chemical schools are pappered all
I over with young Americans In the other
university towns. notably Munich, Leip-
zig, and Wuerzburg, there IS a strong
| American COnunSent, numbering ABOUT
zoo. engaged chiefly In the study Of the
ology. philosophy, and phnology. and Civ
ing an admirable account Of themselves.
The professors OF the CharIottenburg
school. Germans most prominent techni-
cal school. regard the Americans and
Russians as their most industrious stu
dents, and think that. while the American
Is probably not as brilliant as the Rus
sian. he has more staying powers and the
ability 20 turn what he knows to more
practical account
Discussing the increasing Teutonic In
1uence on the United States. Medill Nc
Cormck. publisher OF the Chicago Trib-
une, recently said in part: I'VE not only
exchange professors with German uni
versities; we import historians. psychol-
ogists, and chemists for our best chairs
Whereas generation ago we looked TO
Oxford land Cambridge for inspiration.
now we turn 10 Heidelberg and Leipzig"
The German Emperor Is not only the
bearer Of honorary degrees from a num-
Der Of American universities, but he has
been elected an honorary member OF the
American Cross of Honor. of the Illinois
Athletic Club, of the German Rifle So
ciety of Charleston, S. c., and other Or
ganizations.
COLUMBUS.