Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18

the sister set herself to make peace
Kaiser Wilhelm withdrew some rude re-
marks he had made against people VINO
change their religion. peace was signed
and Princess Friedrich Karl set herself
To curing the older. more troublesome
feud between obdurate Kaiser Wilhelm
and the cantankerous Cumberlander.
In doing this Princess Friedrich Kari,
aided by Prince Max of Baden, brought
about the Montagu and Capulet romance
of the kaiser's daughter and the young
Cumberland prince Many lies are told
about how this pair came together. but
the truth is that they met at a privately
owned chateau near Wiesbaden and that
Princess Friedrich Karl arranged the
meeting. Prince Ernst August was then
only second son of the duke. His elder
brother George William, had the money
and the claim to the thrones of Hanover
and Brunswick. Princess Victoria Louise
took a liking to the dark Cumberland
prince whose chief attraction is witty
speech and a lively temperament she
knew that Papa Kaiser would never per
nit matrimony, because the ducal Cum
berlander would refuse his consent and
because Ernst August was poor. Prime
ess Friedrich Karl suspected that the pair
were in love, and she predicted that all
would come well.
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Ii car1e we'll but in grim way in
April last year Prince George William, the
Cumberland elder son, was Killed while
Scorchirg III motor car to the funeral
Of the King Of Denmark. Amusing Ernst
August became heir.
When Victoria Louise returned 10 Ber-
lin she told Kaiser Wilhelm that she had
met Ernst August. Kaiser Wilhelm did
not object. IL 1910 he had himself me-.
the prince. who was serving in Bava-
rian regiment, and had n talk with MN
IL for
nearly fifty years no Cumberlander had
ever consented To- talk To HohenZollern
Wilhelm took a liking To the son of his
foe. Three months afterward Prince
Ernst August enraged his crusty papa By
proposing To exchange into Prussian
regiment His object vas To be near the
Princess Victoria. The duke refused TO
agree and sternly babe his son to fight
shy OF the "HohenZollern robbers.
Ernst August fought shy by appearing
iuc0Gnita in Berlin. Nobody knew at the
time. He stayed ten days AT the Hotel
AdIon and repeatedly visited the kaiser,
the kaiSerin and Princess Victoria Louise.
Kaiser Wilhelm. who during his reign
has made a dozen attempts at reconcilia-
tion. was delighted. but he had no idea
that "A Wedding was being engineered.
The watchfui kaiseriu first found out
She gave the pair her blessing. Neither
kaiser nor Cumberland had go far amy
suspicion
ON a second visit To Berlin the prince
audaciousIy applied for Victoria Louise
hand. He did not get it. Kaiser Wilhelm
inquired If he had got his papa's con
sent. and. blushing, Ernst August said
No" Thereupon said Kaiser Wilhelm:
My daughter is too young" Ernst Au-
gust in despair made for his fairy god
mother Princess Friedrich Karl and
begged her TO intercede. The princess
last November went to Gmunden, in Aus
tria and reasoned with the cranky duke.
The duke wrinkled his brows shrewishly
and said with acid elaboration: Il would
sooner see my son dead like his brother.
Princess Friedrich Karl then made for
the Duchess of Cumberland, and had
tuSsle with her.
Cumberiands duchess. born Princess
Thyra Of Denmark, hates Prussians even