The Washington herald., 1913-02-19

statesman sat smoking, drinking beer
and talking mirthfully until day had
nearly dawned. Three days later ths
Stuttgart advocate lawyer was named r.
a post in the legal section Of the Ger.
man chanceilery. He hattered Bismarck
by close imitation. not even leaving out in
his makeup ugly traits OF his chief. The
mask he put on then became part and
parcel Of himself from admiration Of the
model. gratitude and long practice. BIS.
marck saw In him not a fatterer. but q
devoted servant and speedily advanced
him.
KiderIein- waechter took pride in be,
ing a typical "Schwab" CWurtemberser)
living according to his humor. loving hi,
pipe. his dog. his beer. and yielding or
points Of convenience to no man or wom'
an. the German Empress not excepted
Divorce IL fairly easy in Germany. Ir
order to escape having to divorce or be-
ing divorced he never married. but fol-
all that was not 'l'homme seul.'
| The court Of Roumania objected TO one
lady who accompanied him to Bucharest
| when he was appointed German envoy
| there. The German Empress objected
to another. and also to the companion
ship to which the Emperor. for the sake
of his Swabian mirth. admitted him In
his northern cruises along with his dog.
| Without the dog Kiderlein- Waechter
| would have preferred to waive the great
est honor done to him. 1t was Of the
bull species. The Emperor enjoyed the
| canine preference for the master and the
| reverence" manifested toward himself
He went to Paris in 1884 as first secre-
tary OF the embassy and remained two
years. He had been in the same capacity
at Stockholm and st. Petersburg and got
on wonderfully well in both capitals. At
Paris he became a familiar figure in
| a cafe at the corner OF the Quai d'Orsay
and the Rue du Bac and at the PRO
cope" at that time frequented by Gam
bettists. He also haunted the cafes be-
hind the bourse. resorts Of German Jour
nalists and street brokers. with whom
he was said to do business. For he was
wide-awake. As a rule before him a
variatable Tower of Babel Of those lit
tie felt-lined saucers that mark the
number of ''bierschoppen' ordered. He
ate heavily Of an evening and even after
midnight-sausage. sauerkraut. boiled
potatoes, Munster cheese with caraway
seed. and those hard and salty Munich
ladies -finger-crackers' that provoke
thirst. He was handsome in a gross
way when young. and seemed very Mar
tin Luther in energy and fighting force.
I don't think that he ever understood
the resources and rccuperative power of
the French. their energy. and, whenever
their blood boils from an affront. their
great courage. He believed in those days
that the Bismarckian method OF rubbing
them against the grain and stepping on
their feet would hold them down. He
followed this scheme UP in the Agadir
matter. True. he succeeded. but his treat
ment drove the French into still closer
relations with Russia. called up greater
ambition to conquer the air. and made
them help the Balkan Christians to the
artillery that is curtailing the European
Empire OF the Turks. The huge Ger
man navy was a leading part Of his for
eien politics. The Empress Augusta Vic
toria Judged well in seeing in him
dangerous friend and adviser Of the En-
peror
French walters in the cafes haunted
by Kiderlein-waechter knew him as
''rAllemand n tete carYee.''
The obituary memoirs of dukes have
a strong family likeness. for usually they
inform US that his grace was born.
that he succeeded In due course to the
title and that his son. grandson. or
In his stead. 1t is something. therefore.
to be able to say OF a duke that he
coined a battle-cry The late Duke OF
Abercorn is responsible for the obserya-
tion. Ulster will not have home rule"
A trife tame. perhaps: Lord Randolph
Churchill put the sentiment into a moro
resonant and picturesque phrase. But
then the latter merely was the youngest
son Of duke.
omitted to add to my recent details
about the Hamilton family that the
dukedom Of Abercorn was conferred by
Mr.. Disraeli in 1865. but the first marquis
would have been advanced to that rank
by Mr.. Pitt already. but for the refusal
OF George III. That monarch had no \
objection to promoting Lord Abercorn. |
but he had promised Lord Buckingham !
that he should also be elevated from !
a marauisate. II another dukedom were |
to be created. The King later came to |
regard Lord Buckingham with an unfa- |
vorable eye, and. as he could not break |
his promise to the head of the powerful |
Grenville family, he was compelled to |
decide that no more dukes should be |
created during his reign. The first Mar
quis Of Abercorn was advised by some /
Of the most eminent counsel Of that day |
that he was entitled to the Marquisate 1
Of Hamilton, the Earldom Of Arran, and |
the ancient baronies Of the Hamilton
family. but he had to wait until Queen
day.
The Duke Of Abercorn was best known
In the north Of Ireland. where he lived
often at Baroncourt In Tyrone. not far
from Londonderry. the famous section,
which has been frequently represented
IN Parliament by members Of the Hamil-
ton family. In Dublin. among the old
the dukes death recalled
Of the brilliant period when
Lord Abercorn, afterward the first duke,
'reigne6' with regal-or perhaps more
han regal-splendor at Dublin Castle.
number Of brilliant viceregal regimes
ollowed, notably those Of the Duke Of
Lords Spencer. London-t
Jerry. Cadogan. and Dudley. But there
we're circumstances that made the first
Abercorn period at Dublin Castle stand
'ut above them all. The viceregaI family
vas large one. with q traditional Der
onal charm Of manner and feminine
race and beauty.
The attraction Of the youthful LadiesI
Alberta. and Maude Hamilton,
low Ladies' Winterton. Blanford. and
Andsdowne. are still talked Of at Dub
In. the gayety Of the court, the spritely
ances and cotillions, presided over by
he viceroy, who never forgot to be the
most gracious and magnificent Of vice.
oys. The climax was the first visit Of
he Prince and Princess Of Wales to IRE
and. and of the installation Of the
rtnce In st. Patrick's Cathedral as q
Knight Of St Patrick. Dublin rarely. III
yer. witnessed such . stately royal and