Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-08-03
The Crown Princes
Amazing Adventure

Y SUPPOSE that none Of you have
ever heard the nnme OF Thyrn
Adelheid won Kienltzf
She was funny little deformed
person. aged perhaps seventy, widow
OF the great General won Klenltz, who
had served ia the ErancO-German cam
paign. and who, before his death, had
been acknowledged TO be as great a
strateeist as Lord Roberts.
Countess Won Klenitz was the daugh-
ter of certain Countess Won Borcke,
and after living for many years In re-
tirement la her picturesque old schlOss
perched on a rock not far from the
famous wine district OF Berncastel. on
the Mosel river. became suddenly
seized win an Idea 10 re-enter Berlin
society.
With this view she rented fine
house not far from the Leichtensteln
bridge and early In 1911 commenced
a series Of wildly extravagant enter
feinments with view. as Ii seemed 10
me, 20 attract the more modern and go
ahead section Of Berlin society.
one afternoon. seated by the crown
prince ~ he drove recklessly his great
Mercedes eur along the Bismarckallee
IN the direction Of pOtsdam. we passed
.aE 0verdrcssed old woman. very artltl-
.ciai. with yellow hair and short stat
ure.
Look Heltzendorfri Is she not like
Won kienitzT'
yes. her figure Is very similar" l
admitted
"Ah The old woman was introduced 1
10 me the other night at Bismarck
Bohlen's house Himmel What a
freak Have sou seen her wig7'
replied that had visited once or
twice az the Stulerstrasse aud that the
company had met there were certain.
~ amusing. 1 mentioned some OF their
names. among them that OF young Won
RATHER, Major Gersdorit OF the Deaths
Head Hussars. Van Heynitz OF the
konesjaeer. well-known man about
town. his friend winterfeld. together
~ith q number OF ladies Of the very
ultra Eo-ahead set. At this his high
ness seemed highly Interested.
"She certainly seems very curious
old person." he laughed. "Fancles that
she's but twenty-five. aud actually had
the audacity 20 dance at Bismarck
Bohicns"
New Arrival AZ Court
Judge my great surprise when.
about six weeks later. Frau Won Alven-
sleben. the pretty grand mnitresse OF
the court Of the crown princess, stop
ped me IN one q the corridors OF the
Mnriuor palace aud. drawing me aside,
whispered:
Il have news for you. my dear
count We hsve a new arrival az
co8rt-Frau Yellow-Wig"
She saw that did not follow her. Z
COUNTESS Won kienilz--a friend OF I
yours. l believe"
Friend Ok mine r. | echoed. "I'yo 1
only been Ia her house three or four .
times. susi lE a crowd. and out OF cu- 4
riosity.~ ,
"Oh. Ia la Wen. she has told the 2
crown princess thar you are her friend
and. Ia brief. has entirely fascinated
her imperial highness." y
What the grand maitresse had told (
me was perfectly correct. for three 1
days later a dance was held. and as !
entered the room l saw amid that gay
the widow Of the loug-for-
gotten military hero taking quite fn-
miIlarly with her imperial highness.
To ny utter amazement, also, his ma |
jesty the emperor. In the gay uniform !
OF the Third regiment OF uhlans of !
Saxoay. advanced and smiled gracious
sy upon her as she bowed us low as
rheumatism aud old age allowed.
THE fascination which the shrill-
voiced old woman exercised over
~IIili' ttie crown princess) was quick
~ remarked, and III course gossip be-