The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
YHEN Elizabeth. Margarine Of
. Brandenburgh. Anspach and
Bayreuth and Princess Berke-

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w Bayreuth and Princess Berke-
ley Of the Holy Roman En-
pire, published her "AutObiographical
Memoirs" in 1926 she was in her seven
ty-slxth year. The appearance Of the
book. Astounding as it does in personal
and often pungent "reminiscences I'M
questionably aroused considerable inter-
est both In England and on the COnti-
nent, for the versatile writer during the
last decade Of the eighteenth and the
first two decades OF the nineteenth CEN
turtles. disregardlng the social veto Of
her kinswoman. Queen Charlotte, had
contrived to make her court at Bran
denburgh House in Hammersmith and
Benham Valence, Newbury. sometimes
called Benham Place and Benham Park,
a social imperium In imperio. In this
task she had achieved great measure
Of success, for the entertainments over
which she presided, first as the wife of
the Margrave Of Anspach and then as
his widow. were probably infinitely more
amusing than those given at the Queens
house, Windsor, Kew, Frogmore or
Weymouth. II good Queen Charlotte set
her face sternly against the amable
and tolerant hostess who had married
the great-nephew of her predecessor
and the at-grandson of George l.. she
obtained the friendship and patronage
If the heir to the throne and his royal
brothers, and a great many fashionable
and distinguished people, following theiI
fetes for which Bartolozzi. Wigstead
and other distinguished artists designed
the cards of invitation and programmes
These memoirs have now been repub'
lished after a lapse Of nearly century
by the John Lane Company and revea
some curious incidents in the lives Of
distinguished people. The memoirs are
accompanied with an elaborate histori
cal introduction by A. NJ. Broadley ant
Lewis Melville. -!
At the age Of 10 years, writes Lad!
Craven, the Countess Of Berkeley OBJ
tanned permission Of the Princess o.
Wales to pass six months at Paris
Lady Georgiana and myself accom-
panied her; and at that period only SIN
began to take an amusement in he
youngest daughter. Previous to tina
time she saw but little Of me. Tn
governess regulated everything by tn
clock; and as soon as the young peopl
were awake we We're accustomed L
kneel down, having arisen from the bed
and to say a morning prayer. The mai
servant was then introduced, and ! wa
instructed how to make a bed, as tn
gOverness Ipaid attention even to tn
smallest minutiR. l was then left I
myself to dress in the best manner
could. After the ablutions and tn
toilette were finished everything wa
explained to me and advice given as t
cleanliness and order. When thes
duties were gone through, which ! di
as hastily as l could, l left my apart
ment.
In the early part Of the morning
repeated to my gOverness translate
Of some short phrase she had given m
the night before of French into Eng
lish, and another Of English into Frencl
! then partook OF a breakfast, whic
was of milk pOrridge; never being pei
mitted to take tea. coffee or butter, a
she considered them prejudicial to tn
health OF young persons like mysel
After breakfast I was allowed to TAX
exercise In the garden, II the weatht
permitted, and II II rained ] was sui
fered to sweep the room and arrane
the furniture and then again pursue m
studies. A walk before dinner wa
always allowed: and that dinner COZ
sisted only Of a pudding or broth an
one kind of meat dressed In the plaine
manner. 1t was to this diet that
attribute the excellent health ! have q
ways enjoyed.
! was never permitted to see pla
till ~ years old. when I took a mo
decided passion for acting. which afte
ward proved one OF the Margrave
greatest pleasures.
During a whole summer at Berkel'
Castle | was instructed in another XII
Of knowledge. namely. that OF hOus
wifery. Once In the week ! went In
the kitchen and into the laundry al
to the different cheese farms. by WIKI
gained the means NJ learning the ii
lerent ways Of making confecthone
and everything Of that kind. My go
erness told me that the reason WI
she made me attend to those humh
lessons was that when servants we