New-York tribune., 1913-05-26
HONEYMOON LODGE"
Royal Bridal Couple Now at
HubertuSStOCk.

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nest Augustus Of Brunswick and his
bride. the only daughter OF the Kaiser.
who were married on Saturday at Ber-
lin are to spend the first portion OF
their honeymoon, is known -mong the
members Of the Emperor's family and
encourage as Honeymoon Lodge. The
three married brothers Of the bride each
spent the first fortnight following their
weddings at Hubertusstock, where the
privacy IS all that the young couples de
sired. Ii IS not a chateau, as some per-
sons seem 10 imagine. but big, over
grown. two-storied chalet. surrounded by
a number of smaller wooden dwelling
houses Of picturesque design, i'm the midst
OF a dense forest OF great extent and
swarming with game
II is the favorite Of all the Kasers
shooting lodges by reason of its
proximity TO the capital, and whenever
he feels i'm need OF complete rest or
isolation he invariably retires 10 Huber
tusstock Formerly IL required drive or
at least three hours from the station on
the main line to reach the lodge. But
some years ago the Emperor caused
small private railroad to be constructed
from the trunk line to small station
within a few hundred yards OF the So
called Jagdschloss As no train runs on
this private line except by the Emperor's
personal orders, and the forest is strict
ly preserved by vigilant gamekeepers, no
unauthorized person can obtain access TO
the lodge. which is thus completely cut
off from the outer world, save by wire.
II is because of the solitude Of the
place that during the early stages Of the
insanity Of Frederick William " OF
Prussia he was taken by his attendants
10 Hubertusstock, In the hope that the
entire absence OF all excitement and the
freedom from any disturbing element
would avert the recurrence OF his mania.
The Emperor sometimes spends an en-
tire fortnight at Hubertusstock, and IL
has frequently been asserted that he
takes advantage OF the complete absence
from public observation which he then
enjoys TO make secret trips abroad. 1t
was his absence at this place for a
period Of ten days. when the Car was
at Paris a decade or so ago. that led 10
the very circumstantial story about his
having been In the French capital in the
strictest incognito for several days dur
ing the Russian Emperors stay on the
banks Of the Seine; rumors which when
to William over the tele
phone caused him TO send 10 the Car
at the great French military station OF
Chalons a telegram from Hubertusstock.
.t,l At,t In, Ift,.F
language, which was published In the
French and German papers
Great Heath a Feature.
The lodge is within few hundred
Yards Of the Werbellin Lake. But the
feature Of these preserves is the cele-
brated Schorfhaide. a great heath In
clearing. which every year in the month
OF November becomes the meeting place
OF many thousands Of stays. They come
from all parts OF Germany. from Austria
and even from Russia. this being rem
dered possible by the proximity TO one
another OF the great estates Of the ter
ritorlal nobility. so that IL would be feas-
ible TO march almost from the Adriatic
to the Baltic without ever leaving
forest glades
This annual assemblage OF stays on the
Schorfhaide has been taking place every
autumn for centuries. In fact mention
thereof has been found in documents
more than a thousand years old. The
meetings AFFORD an extraordinary sight.
and are the scenes Of numerous single
combats 10 the death between royals.
the other stays and deer standing round
as If to form a huge amphitheatro. and
gravey watching the duel without max
Ing any attempt 10 interfere.
All sorts OF theories have been put for
ward with regard to the annual concourse
OF stays on the Schorfhade Veteran
foresters OF experience. however. insist
that it Is nothing more or less than
species Of great animal congress. at
which the various antered tribes meet
for a big palaver. 10 decide matters al
fecting the policy and leadership of their
various clans. Far fetched as this theory
may seem at first sight, II is evident that
there is something OF the kind that brings
stays and their mates from the remote
forests Of GalliCia. on the Austro- Russian
frontier from the vast Lichtenstein game
preserves to the south Of Vienna. from
the still larger sporting property OF Bel
yer, in Hungary belonging To Archduke
Frederick. all the way 10 the Schorfhaide.
II has been a matter OF forest ethics
and Of the law OF the chase from time
immemoral TO abstain from disturbing
this annual convivium OF stags as II is
called, and while II lasts not single
shot is TO be heard in the forests around
Eubertusstock. In fact. November has
on this account become d species OF close
season there. no one interested in sport
wishing 90 do anything that could In the
least degree interfere with this. so far
as / know, altogether unique custom In
the animal world. The meetings. however,
have been witnessed by the Emperor and
u few chosen companions. who concealed
themselves i'm the branches of trees bor-
dering on the Schorfhaide, and William
is never tred of eXpatiating on the mag
nhcence of the spectacle presented
Antarctic Explorer to We'd.
Sir Philip Brocklehurst, whose impend-
ing marriage TO Miss Gladys Murray. OF
Park, Hounslow, has been an
nounced. is the only member Of Sir Ernest
Shackleton's last Antarctic expedition
who suffered any injury having lost one
OF his big toes through frostblte. \
volunteer member OF the party and
principal lieutenant. he was.
in spite OF his youth. the chief surveyor
OF the expedition. doing most important
work lie spent his twenty-hrst birth