Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-16

surprises military circles in Germany. as
IL was thought certain the new command
would be, II not I'm Potsdam itself at one
Of the next most desirable stations Han
over or Breslau. The crown prince and his
family will not live in Danzig town, but
In iAangfuhr. where a large villa has been
rented. Here the heir to the throne will
reside. not on a court footing but as an
ordinary general, and will have few So
cial interests apart from those OF his
command Meantime the marble palace
the crown princes home at Potsdam,
VIII be kept up with view to occasional
visits from Danzig and it's eventual re-
occupation when the present command
expires at the end OF two or three years.
Wagner's Autobiography.
BY way OF ante pating the composers
eagerly awaited autobiography, which Is
to appear In May, Richard Wagners pub
fishers, Breitkopf & HarteI OF Leipzig.
have just issued the first volume of his
letters to the firm and their answers.
The compiler Of the letters, Prof. Altman,
points out that although the correspond
ence is primarily OF a business nature. AZ
throws an interesting light on many OF
Wagner's characteristics. 1t will be d.
verting to CLEAN from them whether
wagner himself was as much of an
adept In driving bargain as his widow,
FRAU Cosima Wagner. the .'uncrowned
<tSSh vi bd.1c utii FFdu &OSlma. As
she is colloquialiy known, is a veritable
Moltke of business, and has contrived to
exploit the opportunities OF Bayreuth
with a master hand.
Der Confectionar. the organ OF the
German dry goods trade, has undertaken
a somewhat belated campaign TO undo
the harm done to the -'harem skirt by
Its rfsQue name. The journal is trying to
popularize cavalier skirt and Anna zon
skirt as substitutes for 'harem" and
trousers skirt. having hit upon these
meaningless titles as the result of a
-rize competition for the best names
Meantime the much-discussed and much
maligned garment is making sure and
steady progress among German women
All the leading shops advertise that they
are prepared to furnish II in bewildering
variety. and they claim privately that or
ders are pouring in to a degree that in
dicates that the skirt, like other extreme
modes which have preceded it, will end
in undeniable conquest.
Sympathy With Italy.
Nowhere probably has the jubilee OF
the Italian people been greeted with
as much cordiality as i'm Germany, I'M
doubtedly because the two nations were
born and grew up together. SO to speak.
The mighty leap from dissolution and
discord to unity and might has left its
mark upon both countries and i'm both
it was the people themselves that forced
their ideas of unity and strength through
to victory and political power among the
nations OF Europe, though the way in
which the national idea was carried out
was different. 1t was one of the master
strokes of Bismarck's statesmanship that
brought together the two nations. which.
together with an alliance with Austria.
has done SO much to preserve peace and
order in Europe. and without which
war OF revenge between France and
Germany would undoubtedly have been
fought years ago. When, therefore, the
president OF the German rechstag re-
Gently sent a telegram of congratulation
to the Italian chamber he did so well
knowing that he had the hearty approval
of the whole German people. The Italian
reply bore the same mark of sincerity
and cordially. In spite of this, all the
members Of the reichstag did not approve
of the telegram. for. although the ultra
montana members had too much common
sense to make an open protest. they
showed their disapproval by remaining
seated while the telegram was being read
aloud on the floor of tire reichstag.