New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-09

his last. Whenever Wilhelm showed himsei,
in his inherited dignity as Emperor ne "e'u
the gallery. The bugle call OF his au,oi"o-
bile horn and the appearance IN tne s'IessS
of his cream-colored cars, especlally ""."
hvine the imperial emblem. the black cage
on a yellow field, 10 show that the car was
occunied b. A member Of his immediate
S GsndPge' brAht the populace to the side
walks with raised hats, except at times wheh
II used elaborate indifference to punish us
sovereign for one of his pranss.
When he was behaving himself his frus-
sian subjects were at his feet, even 10 'he
point of purchasing by the million 'hoss
eauze inventions by means OF whlch 'ne
bank clerk could train his mustache "a
Kaiser. Wilhelm was sensitive to such nat
terry. even as the common people were
sensitive to the jovial, studiedly democratlc
manner in which he deigned to ADDRESS lhem
on his daily walks through the lnlergaf'eii'
In their eyes, as no doubt in his own l.
made him the true descendant OF Frederieh
the Great, who took the historic cnsH OF
the Potsdam miller so graciously.
Imperial Affability
One dav. a French girl found herself FAC
ing the Kaiser and his suite on footpath
in Berlin's park She drew aside 70 let the
uniforms pass, but Wilhelm stopped;
"Fine weather for walking" he announced
Taking a stroll, little Fraulein?
"Going to ray music lesson, your majesty
After inquiries into the nature OF the
lessons and the name Of the teacher, ne
nodded: -.
That's good. Where is your home
an Paris, your majesty"
He who perhaps even then dreamed Oh
a certain Michaelmas dinner IN the gallery
of Mirrors at Versailles, where ms grand
father had received the imperial crown
nodded again and smiled:
"Ah. Paris! Paris is jewel worth a
great price," And turning 20 the three OF
dcers behind him he added IN excellent
French: Those little French women, so
proud and fearless! They are charming!
Bonnie promenade, mademoiselle' ct au
revor."
Another smile, salute, and ne marcneu
off. Did those three helmeted men chucKIe
within their greatcoats?
Never did Wilhelm miss an opportunity
to show his affection for France and Things
French Even when Cecilie bought her en-
tire trousseau in Paris before becoming the
bride Of the Kronprnz the Kaiser was deaf
TO the grumblngs of the German trades
people and praised her taste in dress ana
when after her marriage some said that ner
lungs we're too delicate 10 stand the Berlin
climate, as others whispered that her SEN
sibilities were too fine TO endure the kron-
nrinz. wilhelm arranged for her to spend her
winters incognita at the Riviera, having her
rushed I'D to the capital only for important
court affairs or just before the birth OF her
children.
French theatrical companies coming ~
Berlin were regularly patronized by Wilhelm
French farce sent him into bolsterors
laughter. making him slap his right thigh
with his healthy hand, while the crippled
left hand lay Imply on the red plush balus.
trade. At such times it seemed as If loud
laughter were his natural expression.
There was one night at the theatre when
the Empress gave the audience shock.
few months previous she was pink-faced,
matronly woman with slightly grazing hair
and inclined to stoutness. The famous trip
to Palestine lay between, and-so 1t was
said-a -endangering cure for OBESITY
ordered by the Kaiser and taken under the
personal supervision of its inventor, Pro-
lessor Dr. Schweninger. Now her hair was
snow white, her body thin and her smile
pathetically dutiful. German women began
to pity her, and tale was revived OF how
in the early days of her marriage she went
weeping to the old Emperor, who patted her
hand and said "If you wanted model hus-
hand. YOU should not have married Hohen-
zollern."
Auguste Victoria, of whom startlingy lit
tie has been heard since the war, must have
made the best of bad bargain; for never
again was she known to complainant even
when Wilhelm left her alone on his yacht
in the harbor of Venice to visit the Countess
Morosini.
Since 1871 it has become a tradition in
Germany to tag motto TO every emperor.
The character of the first Wilhelm, that
interchangeable worker for the Fatherland, was
expressed in the words: Il have no time to
be tired" Learn to suffer and be silent"
was accepted as the characteristic advice of
the wel-loved sufferer Frederick For the
peripatetic Wilhelm II less reverent phrase
was coined:
"Gussie, pack my carpet bag!'