The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-14
PRINCELY WOMEN
IN MILITARY GARB

German Socialist papers note a striking
contrast between Emperor williams pro-
nouncement that women should stay at
home and look after the house" and the
actual practice encouraged by him for
his sisters and his daughter. who. on all
possible occasions. are being invited TO
don the uniform of some regiment or
other and lead It past him on parade"
for the Kaisers inspection.
The Empress herself, as is well known.
has no ambition TO exhibit herself in
uniform. She is chief of regiment Of
fusillers, Yet the nearer she usually gets
to wearing anything like a uniform, at
special military festivals, is the putting
on of a very pretty costume, made some
thing like the uniform for the eulrassiers,
with white felt hat. not unlike an old
fashioned Infantry cap OF the Great
Frederick's time, but having a large
bunch Of dropping ostrich feathers TO give
II a feminine touch
Crown Princess Cecilie, on the other
hand, delights in regimental show and
willingly obeys the Emperor's order To
appear at the head Of the dragon regi-
ment garrisoned on her husbands big
country estate at Gels. in Silesia.
Princess Eitel Friedrich, chief OF a
regiment OF dragons. disIikes the uni
form. 1t is whispered I'm Berlin court
circles that the Empress and Crown
| Princess do not get on so well together.
TO put II politely. as do the Empress and
Princess Eitel. whose domestic tastes are
more cOngeniaI
By far the handsomest figure in Ger
man military uniform is the sCzarina OF
Russia, formerly Princess Alix, of Hesse,
who is the chief Of the Second Prussian
Dragon Guards Her photograph in this
| costume has had an enormous sale at Bad
Nauheim. where she with her husband
and children were staying last summer TO
| take the 'Kur.'
Princess Louise Victoria. the Kaisers
daughter. has been appointed head OF
the Life Hussars Leib Husaren Regi-
menD. and for the first time appeared
in uniform at Dantzic the other day.
OF other German princely women who
wear the uniform the prettiest is Prin-
cess Victoria of Schaumburg Lppe. one
OF the Emperor's four sisters, honorary
colonel of the Fifth Infantry Regiment
CLeib Grenadiere). Like Princess Fried
rich Karl OF Hesse. the Kaisers young
est sister, who is chief Of the Hessian
Fuslliers, she wears the helmet and coat
| OF an ordinary Prussan officer and
wears il with peculiar grace.
/ must add, In good truth, that Crown
Princess Cecilie looks a perfect fright
In the long coat and high shake Of her
regiment. the Black Hussars. with a
deaths head on their headplece. but she
is proud Of IL, and. despite her husbands
protests she viii not have Il altered into
a more becoming and more feminine cos
tune.
That deaths head on the shake Of that
regiment has history all its own. It
dates from the time of the wars to throw
off the NapOleonic yoke (Freiheitskriege).
and every schoolboy's breast VIII swell
with patriotism when given a chance 10
tell you all he knows of the fearless
bravery Of 'IuetzoW's wilde verwesene
Jagd, who courted death In those bat
ties so often and who wee so fearless
in charging the French I'm the face Of
certain death that their self-requested re-
ward was the placing of a skull and
crOssbones on their shakos. In keeping
with this, their uniform is black through
out, without the least bit OF redeeming
color.
London possesses many more curious
features than are set down in the average
guide book not a few Of them unknown
even TO those who reckon themselves
among the most devoted sons Of Cock
|, ayne." For instance, how many know
!. that there is a garden in the middle OF
} the Bank Of England? Yet such is liter
ally the case, though, Of course, It IS not
a very large spot.
It is situated just inside OF the Thread
needle street entrance to the bank. on the
left-hand side leading TO the bin Office
and presents a delightful haunt OF ancient
peace amid the city's constant roar
About thirty-six yards long by twenty
! four wide, the garden has fountain IN
the center, graveled paths. and even a
| couple Of trees. one Of them OF quite con-
? siderable size, the whole forming a quad
rangle with the bank buildings running
all around II.
It may well surprise the reader how
l right in the heart OF the city. where
: land is more valuable than anywhere
) else perhaps in the world. this garden
came into existence And. to tell the
truth. IL is rather a curious history The
quaint old garden in reality is the yard
j of a church OF bygone days-St Chris
] proximity 10 the stock market (hsh and
meat which formerly stood where the
Mansion House is to-day. St Chris
, topher's was pulled down in 17S1 when
the bank was being enlarged, and the
garden of to-day, as stated, is the old
|. churchyard. 1t is said that one cause
for the demolition of the church was the
fear lest it ever should be occupied by
rioters, 10 the danger OF the bank. the
premises OF which were completely COM
D manded from its tower-a fear which un-
: doubtedly was intensified by the NO
l Popery'' riots OF 1850, when some Of the
rioters did march upon the bank and
tried 10 break in.
G BY the way, il is not generally known
e that the bank occupies the site Of the
e entire parish of St OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
4 and it has been declared before now that
s in virtue of that fact any freeman OF
the city" may claim admission TO the
old churchyard in the heart of the bank
buildings, though what amount OF truth
there may be in this legend I am not
able 10 state.
At any rate. the garden may be seen
by any one who cares to walk in during
business hours without let or hindrance
g and very well worth seeing It is.
, Archbishop Alexander, who, II is re-
ported. shortly contemplates resigning
the primacy OF the Irish Established
9 Church, is in his eighty-seventh year
He is the oldest prelate in the kingdom
and his record is unique. II is fOrty-three
years since he was raised to the Epls-
copal bench. and he is the only survivor
of the bishops Of the Irish church prior
D 10 its disestablishment. During his &C.
, cupancy of the See of Derry, DR.. Alex
ander made a magnificent gift to the