The Washington herald., 1912-03-03

Berlin court society enjoyed rare
treat following the recent "schieppen
cour.- when statesmen, high diguitaries
OF the civil and military establishments,
and the corps diplomatiqne. an In their
giittering regalla or uniforms and be-
decked with the stars. crosses. and
medals Of orders OF merit and distinction.
and their ladies in long. trailing. superb
court gowns. after all had made their
obeisance ito the imperial pair at the
'.Aite schioss." hastened 10 the Hotsi
Esplanade. In whose magnificent ball
room. salons. and palm gardens an In
formal reception was held, followed by
grand ball.
No other capital can boast Of anything
like this intermineiing Of royalty with
theis subjects. There IL nothing quite as
unique or informal to be found any
where Having esca jed the cast-iron rule
OF etiquette Imposed upon them In the
august presence of the Kaiser. they are
in for real good time" And they Ger
tainly get Il. In fact, they can II a bah
in American picnic style"
There were quite a number Of Hohen-
zolIern princes present. and they enjoyed
themselves TO the limit An OF the
Kaiser's sons are fine dancers. but Prince
Joachim. the youngest. is the most pro-
ficient N the worship Of the goddess
Terpsichore. His tournure when leading
the "Francaise" after supper was In
imitable In It's gracefuiness and the deli
cate nuances Of his every move. No
Partisan bon vivant or boulevardier could
have executed the intricate motions with
more skill. But II must be recorded that
he had a splendid aid IN his partner, an
American and an Acknowledged beauty.
the present Countess Dolly Won Roedern.
nee Croissant-Uhde.
dainty ethereal little Claire Won Arnim-
Gerswalde, whose mother also Is of
American birth. Countess. Roedern had
not yet dlvested herself OF the mag
nihcent nile green veil which she had
worn at the court earlier in the evening.
Most Of the other ladies' were In white
tulle. some. wearing. priceless lace. but
few gems.
Prince Friedrich sIgismund. OF Prussia.
son OF the popular Prince Henry. the
Kaisers brother. whom be sent on the
historic "mailed-fist'' errand to China
IN 1se2. danced the .Francsise with an
other lovely American girl. Miss Unger.
OF Detroit. who created a mid sensation
by waltzing In the daIntiest white satin
pump Imaginable. but minus the high
heel or any kind OF heel
There were other Hohenzollerns pres
ent. among them Prince wilhelm Leo
pold. the son OF Friedrich Leopold. a
brother OF the first Wilhelm. and Prince
George, son OF Princess Olga OF Greece,
q cousin Of the Kaiser.
As a matter Of fact, there were more
American heireSses at the Esplanade
gathering this year and at the court
which preceded Il than ever before. Ber-
lin society journals discuss quite seriously
the titbit Of how many Of the dollar
prtncesses" who made their bow to the
imperial pair and Berlin society this
year. and whose number is increasing
iHnder the protection and chaperonage OF
Ambassador and Mrs Leishman. and
win become happy brides of stalwart
Prussian guardsmen-
One cannot close ones eye to the fact
that at present plutocracy has supreme
sway In the former 30 very frugal father
land. as a result of the unprecedented in
fux OF foreign capital from Germany 3
marvelously increased colonial trade and
commercial expansion policy since the
founding of the new empire by Bismarck.
A new standard OF ''nohlesse" has been
established and II reigns supreme; the
rath." the "Geheimrath;" the "Justiz-
rath-" Do not let US fall into the error
OF still believing that the up-to-date Ger
man does not know the value Of cash and
what II can buy IN the realm OF high So
ciety.
Before the present era, a Prussian army
Pficer, when asking the required pernis-