Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-03
The Crown Princes
Amazing Adventure

u SUPPOSE that none of you have
ever heard the name Of Thyra
&delheid Won Kienitz?
She was q 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
strategist as Lord Roberts.
Countess Won Kienitz was the daugh-
ter of a certain Countess Won Borcke,
ana after living for many years in re-
tirement in her picturesque old schloss,
perched on a rock not far from the
famous wine district of Berncastel, on
the Mosel river, became suddenly
seized with an idea to re-enter Berlin
society.
With this view she rented a fine
house not far from the Leichtenstein
bridge and early In 1911 commenced
n series Of wildly extravagant enter
talnments with view, as II seemed to
me, to attract the more modern and GO
ahead section of Berlin society.
At first the smarter set looked as
kance at her. and they strenuously de-
clined invitations to her splendid, new
ly furnised mansion in the Stuler-
strnsse. Nevertheless she strenuously
endeavored to surround herself with
young society of both sexes, and many
smart dances were given ut the Stuler-
strasse during the season-dances at
which the staggering Prusslan officer
was seen at his gorgeous best.
One afternoon, seated by the crown
prince as he drove recklessly his great
Mercedes car along the Blsmarckallee
In the direction of Potsdam. we passed
an oyerdressed old woman, very artif-
ciPl, with yellow hair and short stat
ure.
Look. Heltzendorffl Is she not like
Won Kienitz2'
"Yes, her figure Is very similar"
admitted.
"Ah The old woman was introduced
to me the other night at Bismarck
Bohlen's house. Hlmmell What q
freak Have you seen her wig?"
l replied that 1 had visited once OF
twice at the Stulerstrasse and that the
company had met there were certain.
ly amusing. mentioned some of theil
names, among them that of young Vor
Ratibor, Major Gersdorff of the Death:
Head Hussars, Van Heynitz of thu
KonlgsjHger, a well-known man abou
town, his friend Winterfeld, together
with u number Of ladies of the very
ultra go-ahead set. At this his high
ness seemed highly interested.
"She certainly seems a very curious
old person." he laughed. "Fancies tha
she's but twenty-five, and actually hat
the audacity to dance at Bismarck
BOhlen's."
New Arrival at Court.
Judge my great surprise when
about six weeks later, Frau Won Alven
sIcben, the pretty grand maitresse o
the court of the crown princess, stop
red me In one of the corridors of th
Marmor palace and, drawing me aside
whispered:
Il have news for you, my dea
csJunt. We have new arrival a
court-Frau Yellow-Wlg."
She saw that did not follow her.
Countess Won Kienitz-a friend O
yours, believe"
Friend Of minel" / echoed. "Tv
oniy been in her house three or fou
times, just in crowd, and out of Gu
riOsity."
"Oh, la lal Well, she has told tn
crown princess that you are her frien
and, in brief, has entirely fascinate
her imperial hlghness."
What the grand maitresse had tol
me was perfectly correct, for thre
days later dance was held, and as
entered the room 1 saw amid that ga
assemblage the widow of the long-fol
gotten military hero talking quite fl
nilinrly with her imperial highnes
To my utter amazement, also, his m;
jesty the emperor. in the gay uniforl
OF the Third regiment of Uhlans {
Saxony, advanced and smiled graciou
Iy upon her as she bowed as low G
rheumatism and old age allowed.
The fascination which the shril
voiced old woman exercised ov'
"Cllli" ithe crown princess) was quicl
ly remarked, and, of course, gossip b
came more rife than ever, especial
when, week later, 1t was announce
that she had actually been Rppointe
lady-in-walting.
The crown prince, too, soon becan