New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-13
GERMANY TAKES WAR
AS MATTER OF COURSE
Cav Nights and Beer Continue at Berln-EmPre
Has No War Babies and Is Not Confronted
with the Liquor Problem.

dress of the Empress" she was asked'
A lovely soft gray silk was tried on
and fitted TO perfection, and the WON
an went away with grateful tears IN
her eyes, wearing her Empress's dress.
II is 70 be suspected that Germany
motive in making such a TODD about
her artists and highly educated people
was not without its orTiere-Densee OF
trying TO impress the world that she
is the nation fostering culture.
scorn for the Americans.
In Berlin. as in the rest Of Germany,
nothing but German is heard. NOT
only are there, Of course, no French or
English, but the few Americans hesitate
to speak their mother tongue. As a
guest in a country one does not care %
Jar their ears with anything so hateful.
One even is very likely TO keep as
silent as possible, since even an Eng
lish or American accent when speaking
German Is Immediately detected and
calls for contempt or naughty scorn.
Even worse ! heard of some unpleas-
ant experiences. Two or three Ameri-
can women in the company OF an Amer
lean resident of Berlin were riding in a
bus when a woman in deep mourning
got up suddenly, and as she passed
them TO the door said: 81 cannot stand
this any longer. My only son has been
killed in action, and my husband has
Just been brought home, severely
wounded by your American bullets"
The other experience was less tragic,
but more disagreeable. A New York
woman and her American hostess were
riding in the Underground, taxicabs be-
ing few and private cars still fewer.
A man got up and rather excitedly ex-
claimed that he could not hear Eng
lish spoken. One of the women eX-
planned that they were not English, but
Americans. Matters were not helped
thereby. A group collected and pro-
tested so vociferously that a guard
came up. The upshot was that the
women found it wisest to leave the
underground. From this it must not
be concluded that Berlin is unique in
It's attitude toward the tongue Of the
enemy. In Paris it would be dangerous
TO taunt the more fiery French temper
ament with the German language.
On menus, too, foreign languages are
conspicuous by their absence. Since
France has always stood pre-eminent in
matters OF cuisine heretofore, as in
America, many dishes have been writ
ten in French. All that is changed
Long, mouth filling German words re-
place the dainty, sprightly French
Whereas in the past the Germans have
rather prided themselves on their
knowledge and frequent use Of foreign
language, now all words of even for
eign origin are Stunned as the plague
Nearly every one who has visited Ger
many will recall the almost boring fire.
quency of the French "adieu." You
could not step into a shop to buy q
package of pins but what the clerk
would see you to the door and say
"Adieu." Now the word has been for
ever banished. No fit substitute hav'
ing yet been invented it's "Auf wieder.
sehen" always, whether you are going
around the corner or across the ocean
French styles, too, have been repudi
ated. Paris is ignored and Vienna i:
advertised as the centre of fashion.
In view Of these facts, it seems al
most paradoxical to state that English
and French plays and operas are con-
stantly given in theatre and opera
house-German translations, of course
While there noticed Shakespeare
Moliere and the opera Carmen on
the bills.