The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-05
(Nev YORK Telexraph.)

In this day and age Of the world,
when the one really permanent topic
OF conversation Is the feminist move-
mont. when the question Of woman's
ueurpauoa OF mans place in the
worlds activities ts continually before
our notice. 1t Is Interesting to see that
some OF the best organized bands OF
en-.
More than nifty Of the most promi-
onel. In famous regiments. Tommy
Atkins sister has taken command OF
Tommy himself. He fought hard and
covered himself with glory when he
was commanded by a man, but he
nghts infinitely harder when his Office,
10 Q woman. Tommy was brave be-
fore. but now that he 10 under the spe-
ciaI patronage OF some pretty prin-
cess his courage has become the won.
der of his less fortunate comrades in
eEship Of some grun old duke,
1t was King Frederick William ".
OF Prussia who started the movement
And this was quite early in the nine.
teenth century. 1t VAS a startling in.
novation at that time and caused q
great deal OF comment. But Frederick
William was the kind of a man who
cared nothing for what people might
say. He did what he liked. His siete,
Charlotte was a pretty. vivaciou.
Tor her time. This vas To- long t before r.
woman had begun to realize that she
wa anything more than a creature FOL
men to marry. In those days she wal
essentially feminine. and a woman
who was anything more was consider.
ed a tomboy and consequently vulgar
But Princess Charlotte Of Pruesis
cared nothing for public opinion, and
even took pleasure in shocking PEG.
Pile. So she rode astride and hunted
tended all the military reviews or
horseback and cheered Justify when
crack regiment went BY. She liked
h army and was proud Of the Prus,
sian soldiers. The general public wa.
horribly shocked by her actions. blu,
the soldiers were delighted with tn.
interest which she took in them ant
tdolised her. Old Frederick William
was essentially q warrior himself, ant
allotted her in her "vulkarity."
She Wa one Of the few royal wome,
Of that time to be happy in her mar
riage. Her brother let her choose he,
husband for hefself. and che pickle,
out q Of the best soldiers among tn,
European kings. She married Tsal
Nicholas I. OF Russia. The two wer,
! thoroughly ~eongenial. AZ q marx O
esteem for his sisters husband Fred
ertck William CAV Nicholas q com
mission ~ colonel ia the famous Sixth
Reg1ment Of Cuirassisrs. and when tn,
Tar died he caused q sensation
throughout Europe by passing tn,
commission over to his sister, tn,
Tsar's widow.
This was the best regiment in tn
Prussian army. All the men were tai
and stalwart. and fought as perhap
no other body of soldiers. unless It :
Sapolean's Old Guard. ever fought.
had been the best collection OF fiRht
efs ever since the time when Fred
erick the Great secured all Europe en-
listing the biggest men he could I'M,
TO form Q crack regiment Of his army
Charlotte wa delighted With her com
mission: she deemed 1t the creates
honor that could have fallen to hel
And h soldiers were even NOR
pleased than she. They had bee
proud Of being under the comman,
OF the autocrat Of all the Russjai
but u delighted them much more 4
have the beautiful Charlotte for
leader. They were the produest regj
Ment 10 the world when they eoul
pas the reviewing stand with Char
letts, holding her spirited hoess Il
check at theft head.
THIS 0ppolqtnAent created Rrea
comment In the European courts.
wae IN tanovatioo which few ooul
u0lefStand. Much fun wa poked q
the female eoloeel. and the solAiss