The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-04
Old World Gossip
nY la MAnouIsE DE ro~rENoY.
n HE most successfu. nortr,,, 49,,

HE most successful. portrait ever
painted OF Germany's next
Kaiser Is that recently com
plctcd by the celebrated Polish paint
or, Adalbcrt de Kossak. which shows
the crown prince charging at the
head Of his Deaths Head Hussar
iiegtment. At I.anEfuhr. near Dantzic.
where the crown prince was stationed
until last January.
The painting. now on exhibition In
one of the picture galleries on tho Az
cnue of Inter den Linden, at Berlin.
is attracting an immense amount OF
attention. for TWO other reasons, he :
sides it's wonderful artistic merit.
One reason is that the picture was
painted while the artist was a guest
OF the crown prince and crown prin-
cess ut Langfuhr. although. ne is in
the bad books of the Emperor. anu
barred from the court of Berlin.
where nc was once an honored and
welcome guest. The second reason is
the marvelously lfelilic severed car.
which is seen in one corner OF the
painting in the foreground. lying on
some frozen leaves. added TO which
there is n slight tricklc of coagulated
blood
The charge portrayed was mace by
tire regiment for the bencnt or the ar
fist, on bitterly cold day in Deccm-
n.
Several OF the horses were unable to
keep their footing on the slippery
ground, and came troopers with their
riders, who naturally wore ridden
over. Among the sufferers was young
Count Donna, who not only dislocated
his shoulder. but also had his right
ear sliced clean OFF OF his head by a
rlancing blow OF the shoe OF one OF
tho horses in the ranks following him.
Although m
corner of the picture. and not notice
able Until looked for or pointed out
Yet 1t is proving subject Of absorb
inr interest, and Is attracting cnor-
mons crowds. everybody going TO see
Il.
[nssak Is = member Of a we'll
known family OF the petty nobility Of
Poland, whose parents were obliged
70 fee with him to France. In 1861.
from Warsaw for having taken part
In tho Polish insurrcction Of that
wear ON growing M ~ entered ono
Of tho Polish Lancer rcrimcnts Of the
Austrian army, in which he obtained
commission as lieutenant ana
th"rcupon devoted himself to painting.
mnldng Il specially % military pie
lures. Ernreror William took II great
fancy 10 him, and virtually attach, Il
him to his household For years there
was n" military pageant. no great
ceremony at court at which the TAN
figure OF De Kossak, In his Austrian
Lancer uniform, was not conspicuous
In the immediate encourage OF tho
Kaiser. who made him his .ucst on
the occasion of his trip to the Holy
Land, and on most III his annual au-
tumn yachting cruises In Norwegian
waters. At the Empcror's instance he
accompanied Field Marshal Count
Waldersee TO China. as a member OF
his staff In :hc international military
operations following the Siege of the
foreign legations at Pcking by the
Boxer insurgents.
When. however, the Prussian gov
ornment commenced to adopt n policy
of harsh repression OF Polish nation
alism In its eastern Province OF Poscn.
forhidding even tho use OF the Polish
Language, tho Polish papers in Russia
and In Austria commenced to bitter
~ attack De Kossak, for remaining at
the court OF monarch TO wnom tney