The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-09
Kaiser WiIhe.m's Great Hobby Is
 Changing His Costume.
DONS A DOZEN STYLES DAY.


 in every one he has at least afty unl- forms His wardrobe is valued 0t S70GO00. In che palace at Pogdom four Immense rooms are dIIed with his costumes.
 William 1T. has more uniforms than any other man in sho world He has aI, that Germany can offer and ulI he C0n acquire from other countries.
 His chief 6gsirc iu life is to be dress ed according to Che situation. IF he receives an officer be d0ns the uniform Of th0t particular regiment; if he is sailing he Is Che immaculate yachts man. from his snow white canvas shoes to bis natty yachting cap
 If Che son of an officer or a well known dlgniary comes to give the official news Of his fathers death the kaiser receives him in thc uniform Of the dead father If it is a delegation from one of those regiments of which be is the head ho holds the audience ln the uniform of thc regiment thus favored B0v0rian, ucssim, Saxon or that of Baden or of Wurttombcrg.
 Ir a foreign ambassador is announc- ed che kaiser wears the uniform of a Prussiun general Eaudily decorated wIth the honorary orders of the couu try Of Che visitor
 Every day the list og bis audiences is given to bIa chief valet who must su- pervlse tho preparation Of the various costumes, for a costume does not mean a simple affair. There are aII thc lltue 0ccossorica-sw0rds. cpauIets. orders, gloves. boots. helmets, everything that shall send Che kaiser out perfectly dressed In an che "Guc feathers" that be loves.
 Bauer bis chief valet. has twelve vaIcts under him and Is the head or a workshop with twelve nu0rs. who work eight hours each day creating new costumes for his majesty and keeping his old ones in perfect repair not th0t thc kaiser dcigns to wear a uniform more chan three or four times or to put on for a second t.me a cos- tune he has worn to ,he hUnt.
 But where things are necessarily complicated is In travel
 A good example ot what a quick change artist che kaiser is when the conventions Of a foreign country call for varied costumes was seen on bis visit to England iD 1902
 The kaisers yacht. thc UohonzoIIorn, was sighted or thc British coast and Che GIgniurIas sent to meet Che kaiser awaited him at Port Victoria With a marine glass they scruGnizod the royal yacht and saw on thc bridge Ger man general pr0menadng up and down Tho word was passed that the kaiser was In the costume 0f a Prus- sian general The guugplluE was dropped. The cnvoys Of Che court has, tened aboard and looked about them for a German general but In vain. William II. greeted thcm as an Eng. fish admiral.
 On landing the guests excused them. selves. and thc kaiser went to his spe- cllI train. He disappeared few mo- meuts. and shortly Ufrcrwurd am off, cer or the First Royal dragoous walk ed into the drawing room of the train No one rose lu salute und. Che officer spoke. It was the emperor
 Arriving ot the Woferton station, where Che attaches or the court await ed him. the word had gone around Of hIs costume. But they strained their eyes useIcssIy for the dr0goon. The kaiser stepped or the train iu a frock cont. a top hat and pc0rl gray gloves, the picture Of a well groomed Eng ushman.
 While In England he appeared in the costume of a Berlin field marshal a British admiral In both the dress and undress uniforms Of an officer of the R0yuI dragons and finally In the robes or a D. L C., tbe degree that Oxford university conferred. upon occasions that he was seen In civilian clothes He infinitely prefers to be emphasized as war lord. and it is a relief to see him In robes associated with peace.
 The truth ls he hates to look Ike other people, and even for the huat he has had a special costume designed. It is gray, almost military In cut and with this Inc wears a TyroIC0n hat of the same color orn8mcnted with a talI cocks feather
 He evidently f1nclos that this be. comes him nearly as well as Che white cuIrasaeur costume. which is his favor. ltc. for he wears it whenever the op- Dortunlty offers to take a stroll in the park at Sans Souci, to ride a bit in the forest with the EalserIn. It is quite immatcriaI to him chat there is no hunt
 His most characteristic dress, how over. and tho one in which an Berlin hos grown to think Of him is either that of the cuir0sseur-gleamiug white, topped by a burnlshcd helmet with a poised eogIe-0r the more informal unl- form of a PrussIan general. over which he draws the well known loose over coat, lined and curcd and corared with fur, reaching to his heels. With thls goes his lager hat. with band and fe8ther-ChIcago Tribune