The daily Alaskan., 1914-09-02
4 BATH IN AUSTRIA
It Was Full of Surprises For the
 Visiting EngIShman.
JOHANN WAS TOO ATTENTIVE.

The Valet Was Only Doing as He Would Have Done Had His Master
 the Prince, Been In the Guests Place
 but IL Jared the Briton's Nerves. Although 1 live iD England, which is supposed to be the home of aristO cratic privilege, says contributor tc Chambers Journal, had no true con ceptlon of the meaning of the words until visited some Austrian friends at a great castle some five hours jour. ney from Vienna
 It was q tropiralIy hot day, and the train was crowded. but when the con. ductOr found that was going to visit Prince A. he cleared my compartment of passengers and did all he could to make me comfortable Al the little station the peasants stood with barred heads while 1 made my way to the waiting carriage, and as we rushed through the village hats were raised and the street was cleared for our gaIloping stpedS.
 Al the castle was shown to room in one of the turrptS where | found the jager who had met me at the rail way station unpHcking my luggage But the first essential waS bath He was full UI "dpsolariun,' but some thing had gone wrong with the water pipes in the rurrrt. and therefore the bathroom couId not be used, but if the high and well born eXCcIuncy would condeSccnd to Use hip bath he would instantly bring one The bath was brought and prepared but the tall jager still remained tu the room.
 You can finish the unpaclling after. ward" | said "l wilt ring when have had my bath '
 Johann JUrnrdfum an open drawer, hls face blank with amazamunt But Is it not the high and well born excel. lenry that should washT he asked
 The German of the "high and well born excrllcncy" failed him There was a pause: then. after a repeated declaration that would ring when ] wanted him. Johann left the room clearly under protest. "I shall be out. side the door if the high and well born one should need me" he said reprOach- fully.
 was no more than in the bath when the door opened and the stalwart figure appeared "Is 1t not cold water over the back Of the high and well born cxcellency that should pour"
 NO; certainly not" The door closed again protesdngIy.
 A few seconds later Johann came into the room with an air of triumph, bearing large bath towel "Ah, the spiashing is over. Now the high and well born eXcclency 1 may be per, mitted to dry"
 But he was not even permitted the high and well born eXcelency to dry.
 What will my prince sayI" he said. looking at me in bewiIdermCut His serene highncss commanded me to show the excelIency every attention, and the excelleDcy will allow me to do nothing for nothing"
 Al dinner | sat next to the Princess Karl, the wife of the eldest son, a beautiful Hungarian who possessed all the charm and vivacity of her race. "I'm afraid you are not being properly looked after" sine said. Johann told my husband that you ordered him out of the room"
 "But he wanted to wash me-" l ex' plgjppd. He was most attentive, but that was m attention did not desire
 Poor Johanur answered the prin cess. He WAS much upset He is Karl's special servant and was told to look after yOn on purpose You see, be did not understand. He always washes Karl
 1 made no attempt to conceal my astonlshment. and when l glanced at Prince Karl, a broad shouldercd g!ant' l could not help smiling.
 "Why are you amused?" the princess asked
 "It seems so incongruous." an swered, "Prince Karl being washed.
 But arterward learned that it is the usuoI custom for the Austrian nobility to be thoroughly well scrubbed in their baths twice day by their vaIets and dried afterward with hot towels. They are also dressed by their servants. The driving of poor Johann from my .,..l,n.,,,,- hnrnnln n mrnnt imkn in the