The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

Berlin, May 24-(Special.)-Ma Ber-
that "Prinzesschen," who was married
today, is grown up. Firstly because that
diminutive title is still universally given
her, secondly, because only q short time
ago publication was issued containing
stories of her freakish and lively ways
as child.
Herr Jocobi relates that when a little
girl of Z she played outrageous tricks on
the chancellor, Prince Bueow. One trick
was the time-honored one of bathing the
handle of the princes god-headed cane
in ink, and replacing the cane in the pal
ace hall Prince Bueow ever after took
up his cane gingery by the middle. An
other story tells how the princesss uncle
Prince Henry of Prussia, demanded on
his birthday a lock of her hair. "Prn-
zesschen' sent by return lock of her
brother Eitel Friedrich's wiry tresses,
and received Prince Henrys reply that
the hair was beautiful, and that nobody
but aspretty girl of II could have such
hair.
The delay of the princess in growing
up was partly due to the Kaiserin, who
kept her daughter in a nursery practi-
cally till 1909. Only once a week was Vic
toria Louise allowed to lunch with her
father and brothers. Then suddenly the
princess put up her hair. came out. and
went everywhere, and the matchmakers
set to work to turn her prenaturely into
a bride.
Princess Victoria Louise is even now
not very mature, in the sense that she is
allowed little pocket money, and is
dressed more plainly than any other
Hohenzollern princess. She is a marked
contrast to the wonderfully stylish crown
princess. the Princess Eitel Friedrich, and
also to the Kaiserin, who was dowdy and
even slatternly when she was young, but
has become Partisan, chic and eXtrava-
CANT In her old age. When the princess
reached the age of II and in IL sense had
grown up, she was given as her first al
owance for pocket money and dress
bare $1,000 a year, and this sum still re-
mains unchanged Out of it the princess
has to subscribe compulsorily to certain
small charities, and to buy Christmas
presents for the large collection of court
officials and hangers-on whom etiquette
compels her to remember once year
From the first "Prinzesschen' was
brought up with the notion that to have
too much money is bad. As child She
never had money at all. and when asked
by old Prince IIohenlohe-S -Schillingfuerst
what would she like most in the world,
she answered zone mark CS25). and made
lace, says one OIL tilc DTlnCt DlOR-
raphers, which showed that she was
frightened at daring to think of such
sum- Later the Kaiserin compelled
her daughter to render strict account
of all monies, and every week this ac-
count was examined, and a mild reproof
administered if any item seemed ex-
travagant or unjustified. The custom
has been continued up today. every ex-
penditure of more than a penny being
separately entered up. This severe train
ing has been imposed by the Kaiserin
in the belief that the way to manage
large fortunes is first to learn how to
expend small ones.
Up to the present Victoria Louise has
led life of great happiness, but of con-
siderable tedium. The tedium resulted
from the severe views of the Kaiserin
as to the training of girls. Until five
years ago the princess was never allowed
out except in company of an elderly COM
panion. On Sundays she was allowed
only set drive. If in company of "A
young girl the elderly companion came
too Her friends were chosen for her
and the Kaserin frowned OH acquaint.
ances which, however. harmless, We're
not likely to exert any positive useful in
fiuence. In 1908 the princess got a sud-
den romantic affection. This was for
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schles-
wig-Holstein. who married her brother
August Wilhelm. The pretty, laughing
stoutish princess-who has Just had her
first baby-became the friend and con-
fidante of Victoria Louise The two have
everything in common The country bred
Princess August Wilhelm detests Ber-
lin. and resides almost always at Pots
dam. Princess Victoria Louise has the
sssne taste. The pair started gardening
on a gigantic scale in the garden of
Prince August Wilhem's Potsdam villa
The "Beriner LoSal Anzeiger' unearthed
the fact and published a sentimental par