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

land Of cold reason and the "mitgift,' II
has brought back into fashion the out
worn sentiment Of love. Henceforth Ger
mans must love, and also be seen loving.
When Ernst August and Victoria Louise
go walking, the prince not only affec-
tionately holds her hands, but ostenta-
t!ously intertwines his bare ungloVed fin
gers with hers. and holds her hand up
ward and outward so that all men may
see and snapshotters may snapshot.
This idyllic practice has caught on. For
merly aristocratic fiances walked foot
apart with cold Indifferent gaze, and left
love to the vulgar. Now they grip hands
and intertwne fingers. and march for
ward with grins. as If they were first
class royalties on the watch for photogra-
piers. The Dresden china works at
Meissen has produced a graceful pink
statuette Of a happy pair holding hands
in the new way. and 1t is sold all over
Berlin.
kaiser Wilhelm is highly pleased with
the marriage and Kaisertn Augusta Vic
toria is more pleased still. The future OF
Victoria Louise has always been her trou-
BILE. She did not want to be separated
from her only daughter. and she had to
ind her husband or hlgh rank. rlcn and
able to live near Berlin. No such bride
groom was in sight. as all the German
sovereigns are already married. and their
sons and brothers have no money. One
plan was to marry the princess to Grand
Duke Andrei of Russia. who Is thrifty
and rich, and to impose the condition that
he should live half the year in Berlin.
Some time later Grand Duke Andrei came
to Berlin with the dancer Kseshinskaya.
Other bridegrooms were sought for in
vain. Prince Ernst August has all the
qualifications desired. AS grandson of
the King of Hanover and a prince of
Great Britain and Ireland his rank is
high. He will be very rich. In 1892
Kaiser Wilhelm handed over to his
father the Guelph family fund, which
Prussia sequestrated in 1866. Then the
fund was ST., 100000. now 1t is about $685.
100000. In addition the Duke of Cum
berland has big estates. AS a non-reign-
ing prince Ernst August can live wher-
ever he likes. Rathenow is only half an
hour from Berlin. If the prince becomes
Duke Of Brunswick he will also be near
Berlin. In this way the kaiserin sees her
three wishes fulfilled.
kaiserin Augusta Victoria is determined
to have another wish realized in that the
wedding will be simple" one. Sim
ple is a relative term. The whole cere-
mony. gorgeous as it will be for Berlin.
will not cost q fifth of what has often
been spent on a wedding in New York
The kaiserin sticks to certain ancient
Prusso Schleswig Holsteinian notions
about plainness and dignity making for
happiness, though this does not prevent
her wearing excessive jewelry and insist
ing that her daughters husband shall be
a wealthy man. When two years ago
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia mar
ried pretty Princess Agatha of Ratibor
the ''protocof' was drawn up in such a
way that the ceremony, not counting
presents, dresses and military display
was to cost only S3. 700. This simple
wedding will cost, also not counting dress
presents and military display, about
$4,000.
In addition about $500 goes on the
dress of Princess Victoria Louise. The
Hanover kurier prints in this regard a
wonderful yarn of the kaiserin's precau-
tons for her daughters health. The ST.
lesian lacemakers who will make the
train are among the least civilized and
hygienic Of Germans. SO to prevent risk
Of infection the kaiserin has had the
seven women engaged on the work