The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-20

i heavy furniture. There were many French mirrors around the room. but l by far the most conspicuous feature I was the pictures and photographs. In l every conceivable place I noticed pic-
 lures of the various members of the | royal famly-the Kaiser, the children
 and the grandchildren, not to say any,
 thing of their cousins and uncIes and l aunts, being shown in a score of diff I ferent poses and at all ages Even the lsscrap-basket l observed had pictures
 or the royal family worked into it, and | more pictures peered up at me from
 under the glass-top which covered a table.
 LOOKED VERY WORN | The Empress. in a negligee of her
 iaVorlle royal purple entered and shook ! hands with me cordially. She looked
 very worn, and it was plain that she had been suffering considerable pain and I loss of sleep She had handsome figure ana was stately in her carriage but her i crowning glory was a profusion of white hair. She was then fifty-four years old put her hair had turned white many years before.
 | It was said, indeed, that the change had been brought about rather suddenly as a result of certain drugs she had taken in an effort to avert tendency to
 avoidupois which had developed. 1 Know the Kaiser loathed fat women on more than one occasion he had said l to me as he bade me farewell: "Weu Davis, you have kept me here talking So long you have almost spoiled my
 morning walk. but I'll take a walk through the Tiergarten just the same" and then he would add disgustedly.
 where presume I will have to greet all the fat Jewesses in the park!' But to return to the Kaiserin: The Kaiserin's physician joined us, and there
 were several maids-very superior young wcmen-in attendance upon their royal mistress.
 After had examined the Empress and had given my advice. the physician ex- plained to me in low voice that 1t was | necessary to be cautious and not do much, as he was afraid of her physical condition
 Anything you do for her Majesty" he explained, would require giving an an- aesthetic. She is not in condition to stand pain without. The only anaes- thetic her Majesty will take Is chloro- form. I've administered it to her eleven times and I know just what it means.
 I'm afraid of her heart at this time. Indeed, just as soon as I can get her into condition I want her to go to Nauheim for the cure.''
 His alarming words caused quite a furry among the maids and they crowded around the Empress and begged her to have nothing done that
 day but to endure her suffering little longer in the hope that relief would come without the necessity of an opera tion at that time. Their pleadings pre- vailed upon the patient to postpone the | treatment.
 l This made the Kaiser very angry. and
 he walked up and down the room inn patiently.
 l Here" he said. Tive got pr. Davis
 to come in on a Sunday afternoon. and you want to be in shape for the ball on l Tuesday, and now you won't have any thing done That's the way with the
 womenr'
 DASHED OUT OF ROOM l Then he turned to me and said: Well, Davis I'm sorry to have spoiled i your day" And he dashed out of the room, apparently much provoked. l felt had almost witnessed a family quar- rel, but the incident indicated to me that whatever hopes the Kaiser might entertain of one day dominating the world. he had not yet acquired undis- puted dominion in his own household | did not see the Kaiserin again for nearly year. when she came to my office with a lady-in-waiting She arrived in her own car. It's ap- proach was heralded by the imperial "Tadi-Tada" without the concluding 'Ta- Ta," which latter was reserved exclu- sively for the Kaiser. and not even the kaiserin was allowed to use. The kais- CTS "Tadi-Tada ?Ta-Ta" was the sub- ject of much sarcasm among the prole- tariat. who satirically put it to the words: "Celerie- -Salat- Ta-Ta, an iilu- sion to the luxuries of the royal table which contrasted most unfavorably with the simple meals to which they were accustomed; while the socialists showed their sentiments very plainly by impro- vising the words: Won Unsern Geld-Ta- Ia. meaning, from our money y-ta-ta," referring to the royal immunity from taxation which was one of their bitter est pills.
 It was not long after I had known the Kaiserin before she made clear to me that she possessed a most dictatorial manner. which was quite in contrast with that of the Kaiser, at least when he was in. my cffice.
 WANTED TO WEAR HAT She objected strenuously to removine
 her hat-and she usually wore large one
 with 2 veil-but finally yielded whe,,
 explained that I could not accomplish
 my work satisfactorily unless she did
 so. When placed cotton rolls in her
 mouth. she insisted that as she did not
 like the sensation of the cotton against