The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-13

She objected strenuously to remov-
ing her hat-and she usually wore q
large one with veil-but finally Weld
ed when I explained that | could not
accomplish my work satisfactorily un.
less she did When 1 placed cotton
rolls In her mouth, she insisted that as
she did not like the sensation of the
cotton against her lips or tongue, l
would have to encase the cotton in
ibber.
told her politely but firmly that my
york void be done i'm my own way,
and she finally acIuieSccd. adding:
Wei. II you make such II point of it
DOCTOR I suppose shall have to let
you have your way"
From that time on the kaiserin came
10 me NOR" or less regularly Her
iackey usually followed her into the
mouse carrying an artistic lunch box or
tDag containing sandwiches and bouil-
lion. OF which the empress .>artook ia
nv office. The Princess Victoria
Louise, the kaiser's only daughter, /
may mention, usually came similarly
provided. No German ever lets any
thing interfere with his .econd break
fast.
Ihe empress never spoke on politi-
cal subjects. She was not particularly
brilliant and evidenced some reluc-
tancc to air her views on international
affairs as though she were not quite
sure of herself. Certainly, she was not
nearly as talkative as the kaiser,
When she did unburden herself il was
usually in connection with domestic
subjects. II was said in Germany that
her only interest in life was represent
ed by the three KS, Kinder, Kirche
and Kuche-children, church and
kitchen-and there is no question about
1t that she seldom spoke on other sub
Jects when talking with me-
The kaiserin came to me- after the
war, with America. started. but appar-
emily she had felt some hesitation
about'doing so, because the kaiser told
me shortly before her visit that she
intended coming, but pointel out that
{. she had decided to do so onI boon his
recommendation.
In June. 1917, received letter
from the kaiscrins physician in1ios-
ing one which he said had been writ
ten by the kaiserin, but which was,
both unsigned and unaddressed. 1t
requested me to visit the royal palace
at Homburg v. d. Hohe, which, In con.
junction with the adjoining town of
hreuZnach, was then the location of
the great army headquarters.
During the time / was there could
not help observing how extremely tim
Al TO
aiSerin. One expected To find the
utmost servility anon kaiser's
underlings, but | cOnfc. ame rath-
er as shock to me to see the maids
walking so timidly and talking so fear
fully when in the presence of their
wEite-haired royal mistress. | noted
particularly how very gently they
Knocked at the door before entering
ana how, after knocking, they immedi-
ateiy placed their heads against the
panel that they might catch the
kaiserin's low command to enter the
first time, and so make it unneces-
sary for her To repeat it, Their de!
meanor was particularly noticeable be
: cause the kaiserin never seemed No
display the slightest impatience or i'll
p, temper when dealing with her serv-
ANTS. Indeed, she seemed to me to act
fno differently from the humblest haus-
,1rau in the couBtry.
r.-N Before left Homburg, she asked me
whether was comfortably situated and
;N everything was oil right for me-
II fold >her that everything was quite
satisfaSteSy and mentioned particular
ly bAw mcaIf was to have food exactly
as @eSo9d f5fA,t before the war.
'Yes.h reEsd. I'VE have every
I watch my Hsath Very saasely."
northwest of,o, how wsnderful. It
must be, to sorestsrty palaces atke the
Homburg .,ine2ent.. .fhe beauties1
of which had de62. impressed ne,
adding: sHis majesSA 4 understand.
has sixty of thsa ~hdsf ia not2"
"Not quite sixty" She Corrected. BE
tween fifty and sixty"
Between fifty and sixty palaces
could not help thinking of the re-
mark the kaiser once made TO me when
talking of the manner In which Amer
lean miliionaires made their fortunes:
sit breeds socialism
When the time came for me to re-
turn to Berlin, the kaiserin bade me
adieu, but uttered not word OF thanks
for my having given up my practice
for three days to work exclusively for
her.
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