New-York tribune., 1910-10-03
Erirrs.ncd Erosror Marol lecr.

During the years $40 1911 and 1s11 the
White Lady made frequent appearances in
the old palace at Beyreuth. greatly to The
disturbance and alarm Of French generals
and field insrshaIs quartered tnera. and
the only night that Napoleon I spent be-
meath the roof OF the palace his sIumbers
were similarly disturbed, and. describing
on the following morning in the most eIab-
crate detail how the White Lady had ap-
peared to him. he shock the dust from of
his feet against the place, exclair1ing as
he drove away. This cursed palace,' Nor
would he ever consent to stay there again,
preferring to pest still further on, to Plau-
enburg, where the accommodations were
much less ample Not until 1S22. when the
old superintendent Of the palace, man
Of the name Of Schluter, was gathered TO
his fathers, was the fact made clear that
il was he who had been led by his exc
Grafton of the French to perturb them by
appearing to them in the form Of the
White Lady, his costume as such, which
he carefully preserved, furnishing conir-
nation of his confession.
With regard TO Emperor Williams own
experience Of the White Lady, it is dis
tinctly amusing, and is creditable alike to
his humor and to his common sense.
infantry. of the Guards, who happened 10
be on duty in the royal palace at Berlin
claimed 10 have seen the White Lady wan
dering about the corridors. and reported it
to his commanding officers. The subaltern
was examined and cross-eXamined in every
way possible BY his colonel, who suhse-
quently. learning that a footman had been
summarily dismissed by orders Of the
Kaiser for having said that he had seen
the White Lady, considered the matter
sufficiently uncanny to make it his duty
to bring il to the notice Of the Emperor.
William sent for the young officer. who
entered the imperial presence more trem-
bling even than when he had seen the
ghost The Emperor. noticing this, asked
him in kindly tones. ''Ehat was the lady
like? Was she tall or sbort?"
She was tall. your majesty
The Eaiser-How was she dTesseG2
The Lieutenant-She wore a white petit
coat your majesty. with q white bodice;
had q white cap on her head and a long
white veil flowing over it all.
After pause the Emperor continued;
Was she carrying anything
The Lieutenant-Oh. yes. your majesty
The Kaiser-What did she have in her
right hand?
me I>ientendnL-A CdnuleSIlCk
The Kaiser-And what was in her left
hando
The Lieutenant-A box of matches.
Emperor William has a very keen sense
OF humor, and the idea Of the White Lady,
who dates from some three hundred years
or more ago promenading about the corri-
doris carrying matches, which are an alto
gether modern invention. caused him to
burst into rOars of laughter, the young sub
alteTn gazing at him meanwhile with open
mouthed aStonishment. When finally the
Emperor recovered his cOmposure he re-
marked kindly. but firmly
That viii do. Don't let me hear any
thing more about the White Lady. And
take my advice: Don't peer about the cor
ridors OF the palace st night. For you
might often see ladies there attired in white
petticoats and white bodices. carrying can
dlesticIls and boxes of matches in their
hands" MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.