The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-27
TODAY WE Celebrate.
Kaiser and kalserln We're Married q
Yeaff Ann Today

Kaiser and kaiserln We're Married "a
Years Ago Today.
I This is, the thirty.fourth wedding
anniversary OF Emperor Wilhelm and
the Empress, as 1t was on February
% that Princess Augusta Victoria,
daughter Of Duke Friedrich of Schles;
wig -Holstein = Sonderburg.Augusten:
burg, became the bride OF the future
War Lord" Wilhelm Der Crosse"
conqueror Of Denmark. Austria and
France, who had been proclaimed
Emperor Of the German States Of
Versailles in 1871, then sat Upon the
imperial throne, and his son Fried.
rich,' father OF the present Emperor,
was Crown Prince.
Many romantic stories have been
told Of Wilhelm's wooing Of the
schlesw!g.iiolsteln princess. 1t Is re.
lated that In 1879, when the future
Emperor was student at Bonn, he
was invited to Join a grouse shooting
party at the castle OF Prlnikenou,
the property of Duke Friedrich OF
Schleswig. Holstein. Arriving at tie
castle late in the evening, he arose
early the next morning and went out
shooting. without having been pro.
scented TO the feminine members Of
the Dukes household, -.
A few hours later he returned
through park near the castle. and
happened upon . hammock slung
among the trees, In which a young
girl was sleeping Wilhelm-so runs
the tale which Teutons delight in re.
peating-was Immediately smitten
he. stood admirins her. Quite uncon.
sciously he uttered the. words sleep.
Ing beauty" at which the girl awoke.
Tho Prince hurried away. but a few
hours later he was introduced 70 his
hosts daughter, who was the lady Of
The hammock. Sfs
The Princess completed this idylllc
love story Of royal@iife by returning
the affection Of the Prince, and SO
they were married and-well; some OF
the pesky socialist sheets OF Germany
have intimated; In times past; that
they did not live happy ever after!
The bono of contention between the
imperial pair, according to theac du.
thorlties, was that the Kaiser In.
sisted upon designing bis spopse,s cos.
times, and, as d result the Empress
was often described as a.the worst
dressed woman In Europe" or late
years the Kaiserin has been wearing
Partisan costumes. and, while she is
now clad Id clothing made IN Ger.
many" her imperial husband has been
too busy TO exercise any supervision
over the matter. T nE aii.
"A few years ago. there was much
discussion over the allegation thar
the Empress was only the morgahtic
wife, OF the Kaiser: This charge was
made BY enemies Of the Crown Prince
who hoped thus to prevent that young
gentleman from succeeding ID the
throne, since tho children OF NOR.
ganic wife are not eligible to the sue.
cessiofi. 'sG5TE ~ = "a:
Under the laws o. the house Of
Hohenzoiiern.. a m6rgantic, vile Ii one
whose blood for at least Ave genera.
tlons has not been royal" Some
German geneaiosists alleged that
there Is 4 flaw III the descent Of the
Empress which bars her from being
more than the Emperpr,s .iuorF6ntie
spouse, and excludes Her sons from
The Tsuecession to tie throne. These
charses have never been taken ieri.
ousiy by the masses Of the German
people: who entertain a great aztec.
ton for the, Empress. y
tthe possible event that this duss.
ton should be again raised. in the
future, ahd the contention Of the
Crown Princes TOSS be Upheld, the
crown might pass at the kaiser's
death to Prince Henry; Els brotf her, or
to the latter,s son. Prince Waidsmar!
Prince Henry married Princess Irene
q Hesse, o. d grand dhtai hotise dat.
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