The Glenwood post., 1917-09-22
The Grown Princes
Amazing Adventure
SUPPOSE that none of you have
ever heard the name of Thyra
.Adelheid Won kienitz?

Y SUPPOSE that none of you have
ever heard the name of Thyra
4Adelheid Won Kienitz?
4 She was funny little deformed
person, aged, perhaps, seventy, widow
of the great General Won Kienitz, who
had served in the 'Franco-German cam
paign, and who before his death, had
been acknowledged to be as great a
strategist as Lord Roberts.
Countess Won Kienitz was the daugh-
ter of a certain Countess Won Borcke,
and after living for many years in re-
tirenentiiniherlp picturesque old schloss,
percfed 'on "a rock not far from the
famous wine district, of Berncastel. on
the Mosel river, thecame suddenly
seized with IAN idea ito re-enter Berlin
society," .,..
With tliis view she rented q, fine
house not far from the Leichtenstein
bridge anA early lin l911 commenced
q series e6 wildly ,extravagant enter
tainments with "a view, as 1t seemed to
nae, to attract the more modern and go
ahead section Of Berlin society.
One afternoon, seated by the crown
prince as he drove reoklessly his great
Mercedes car aiang the Rismarckallee
In the direction Of Fetsdam, we passed
an overdressed old woman, very artifi-
cial, with yellow hair and short stat
ure.
Look, Heltzendorfr! Is she not like
Won Kienitz?"
Eyes, her figure is very similar"
admitted.
"Ah! The old woman was introduced
to me- the other night at Bismarck
Bohlen's house. HilMnel! What
freak! Have you seen her wig2"
l replied that had visited once or
twice at the Stulerstrasse and that the
company had met there were certain
~ amusing. mentioned some of their
names, among them that Of young Won
Ratibor, Major Gersdorff of the Deaths
Head Hussars, Van Heynitz of the
K0nigsjager, well-known man about
town, his friend Winterfeid, together
with "a number of ladies' Of the very
ultra xo-ahead set. At this his high
ness xeemed highly interested.
"She certainly seems very curious
old person" he laughed. "Fancies that
she's but twenty-five, and actually had
the audaeity to dance at Bismarck
Bohlen's.~
New Arrival at Court.
Judge my great surprise when,
about six weeks later, Frau Won Alven-
sleben, the pretty grand maitresse Of
the court Of the crown princess, stop
ped me In one Of the corridors Of the
Marmor palace and. drawing me aside,
whispered:
II have news for you, my dear
count. We have new arrival at
,court-Frau. Yellow-Wig."
She saw that did not follow her.
Countess Won Kienitz-a friend Of
yours, believe" .ai
AFriend of minel" echoed. "I'ye
only been in her house three or four
times. Just In crowd, and out of Gu
riOsity.' +,f Id. -fl #a
"Oh. Ia lal Well, she has told the
crown princess that you are her friend
and, In brief, has entirely fascinated
her imperial hlghness." uef .1T
What the grand maitresse had told
me was perfectly correct, for three
days later dance was held. and assI
entered the room saw amid that gay
assemblage the widow Of the long-for-
G6tten military hero talking quite fa-
usiitarly with her imperial highness.
II my utter Amusement. also, his ma
jssty the emperor, IN the gay uniform
OF tbs Third regiment Of Uhlans OF
Sayony, advanced and smiled gracious
~ upon hsr a. she bowed q Low, ~
rheumatism 'and old age SLOWED. ~
sThs svfasanaftone . which the shrili.
vQicsd Old woman exercised ryoYer
'Olli" tths crown princsss) was quick
y remarked. and, Of epurNe, goeslp b.