New-York tribune., 1911-12-09
A STATESMAN'S ECER|A
Chancellor Prince H0henIohe In
fIuenCed by Baroness.

fIuenCed by Baroness.
eco,v-isht. 1911. 1y the Brentwood Company9
ctstesrnen who play a great part in the
,.,otorv Of the world have. like people OK
-. in,nortance, their Weaknesses. Popu-
,,~ interests, especially those Of moral
-hs-scter. would he best served by their
---aat,osses remaining shrouded behind
Ill Of more or less kindly mystery, and'
.h,s being the case. there ought 20 be some
r,oans Of preventing the publication OF the
~s-niniscences. the diaries and the c"rre-
.,,nsence of those whose relations WIN
,,a statesmen concerned nave been OF
cbers -te- rot sanctioned by either the "a"
or the Church.
coupIe OF years ago We were treated
- a volume in which were the conhdenual
letters addressed by the great French
salesman and patriot Gambetts TO lazy
-bo was his companion but not his VIE
Letters which shocked some and excl'eu
-i.,- IN others And now we are confronted
-. o., analogous volume Of "reminiscences
20 rrandniece End goddaughter OF the
celebrated Alexander Won Humboldt
The lady is by birtn a Baroness Won
tre7e-raru. was divorced by banker, GER
toi, Maurice ErzberFer. for eiopins win
,er former fanct. younS fellow or the
-. oe sc5effsr 90 whom she bore son,
and she served IS model 70 tho great
..s~+ar pflo-v for some Of his best knovn
,.,,-os of beautiful women i'm the late
L-irr r.ovie IT'S picture galleries at Munich.
r,.r,rc he last thirty years OF more of
,bs life ~ the late Prince Clovis Hohen-
,,re ol,o was i0 torn Prime Minister OF
re-erio. German Amhs ssador 70 France
e,es-Aoids- Of Alsace- Lorraine and Chan
ceror Of the German Empire, she occupied
the Same relation 20 him as Ieouie Leon
did 10 Gambetta.
None save the initiated We're aware of
,bis i-disc-e-iou of the statesman. whom
r,.Sf people regarded as the embodiment
NJ au virtues. domestic and otherwise
Ru- after the publication Of the reminis-
-er~ss Of the baroness and Of iunumerapie
letters addressed 70 her by this uncle OF
.re Ksiserin his reputation as model
husband and "Faninenvater' is just as
completely destroyed as was that Of queen
vi~toria's ultra respectable uncle, Leopold
Z ~ Belgium. after the publication Of the
,s--,riscences and letters by his fair friend,
Caroline Bauer
Princess AUsrs of the Romance
THAT Princess Hoheniohe died in full
.o--fzarce Of the manner in which she nad
bssn suoerseded in the affections Of her
husband by the baroness is shown BY an
,-otdert related in the volume. and when
2 rar-oduce here, since II furnishes an eH-
..a--forsl example OF good breeding and of
,rs manner in which men and, above all
-ror,a7 of the world should comport tnen-
s,1vse IN circumstances Of similar difficulty
and de'icacy. Il seems that on one occa-
son when the princess had left the Castle
nj schilllngsfurst for Munich on the way
~ her vast estates i'm Russia, the baroness
arrived 10 spend the day there with the
-.-,,oc She was sittirg with him in his
l.--ary after luncheon. when suddenly there
was a rattle Of wheels and through the
q+-dov they saw the princess stepping OUT
~ hs- carriage. having returned uneNpect
.5rv from Munich instead Of proceeding on
20 Russia.
Tho baroness Immediately expressed her
desire 20 quit the castle as quickly as pos
,nre. Put the prince exclaimed, No, YOU
must stay; YOU can't 60 now. Il WouIa
render your position intolerable in the eyes
Of tie people here" Thereupon ne leTt the
room. and returned a few minutes AFTER
v-rd with the princess. As he entered the
room with her he exclaimed. 'Ailo" me-
rra chere Marie TO present TO you our
-uast. The Baroness Won Hedemann, who
las been so good as 10 honor rs with
visit The princess welcomed her with
.ra most friendly smile and in the most
gracious manner. and, afterward. during
.Hr course Of conversation about various
s9mmonplace matters. urged her with the
most charming amiablhty" 10 stay 10 din
nor. The baroness tried 10 ind an excuse
tq get away But the princess would not
hear Of 81, and exclaimed, smiling: Non.
non. Pestez. baronne, Vous connaissez le
,Iarx uroverbe. lui va a Ia chasse, pero
-s place" 40. no Remain, baroness.
ro- know the old urove-b: Those who 20
10 The chase lose their place. And
STAYED ON 10 dinner" adds the baroness
+, seems that Bismarck. too knew about
ffo raroress's relations with Prince Chlod-
wig Hohculohe. turned her influence over
f-4 latter to good political account and on
several occasions visited her a. Munich and
elsewhere. and she is able 20 show by let
tors published i'm the book that King Louis
Z was likewise cognizant Of her intimacy
With JohenIohe. and on several occasions
,r-rr~ened 10 protect her from unpleasant
moss iD connection Herewith. Indeed, she
IS able bv means OF letters 10 make good
no. assertion IN the book that The prince
as usve-fan Premier, as ambassador, as
s,adtHo'ger of Alsace-Lorraine and as
Chancellor Of the empire, took no pohtca
s.cu and made no speech Of any Importance
Without consulting me
Tho princess died IN iS9-. and year later
O., .-.-..c l,--e~ror7,o bv melancholy ana
so4.rd. urged the baroness TO become his
wife Ru. she refused. considering hc'7'II
bound iv The solemn promise given 4" MS
children never n wed him. He therSu'on
exclaimed. "If you viii not share my -as'
aavs with mo Jet us complete the maj
Severance at once" she LETT him immfoi-
ats-v. arl bent on suicide. thre" hersei
into On. river spree from the bridge near
r-. wa. -ascucd with difficulty and only re-
GAINED consciousness in the hospital. j MS
vas IN 1895
IN 900 the baroness. who had meanwhile
gou-h- cooperation IN the Riviera. ra-
t.-re. 80 Berlin al the request Of the
rr.ree. and found him so much chansea
that she summoned the well known physl-
-i~r D~ Sehaaelbauer 20 bin from Tho
T--oi Tie advised the prince then con-
sise~a5lr over eig1tv, 10 retire 81 once ana
.. seek complete Tepose. She anded heF
.-t--arios foo the advice Of the physician
;rl tho prince thereupon surrendered the
seals OF the Office ~ chancellor Of The
empire thus making vsY for the appoint
,7-nt Of Prince Hilov.
D'Aebrenthars Days Numbered.