The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-10

structed to be at three o'clock. / was
! conducted up the stairway and, on the
: first landing met the kaiser, who was
waiting for me.
"Well. Davis" he said, II hope I
haven't spoiled your Sunday afternoon,
but 1 assure you it was not for myself
l sent for you, but for my wife. She
has been suffering for several days and
we are going to have state ball on
Tuesday and want you to get her in
order, so that she can attend Ii, as 1t is
one OF the most important social func-
tons OF the season. Follow me, and I
will take you to my wife and introduce
you"
we accordingly entered very large
sitting room. The empress, In q negli-
gee of her favorite royal purple, en-
tered and shook hands with me cor.
daily. She looked very worn, and it
was plain that she had been suffering
considerable pain and loss of sleep.
She mad handsome figure and was
stately in her carriage, but her crown
ing glory was a prOfuSion of white
hair. She was then fifty-four years old,
but her hair had turned white many
years before.
1t was said, indeed, that the change
had been brought about rather sudden ?
ly as result of certain drugs she had
taken In an effort to avert a tendency
to avoirdupois which had developed.
l know the kaiser loathed fat wom-
en-. On more than one occasion he
had said to me as he bade me fare
we'll: We'll, Davis, you have kept me
here talking so long you have almost
spoiled my morning walk, but III take
walk through the Tiergarten Just the
same" and then he would add disgust
edly, "where presume 1 will have to
greet all the fat Jewesses In the
parkl"
But to return to the kaiserin: The
kaiserin's physician Joined us, and
there were several maids-very supe-
rior young women-in attendance upon
their royal mistress.
After / had examined the er,press
and had given my advice, the physi-
clan explained to me In a 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 ma .Ty
he explained, 'would require gfy;yed.
anaesthetic. She Is not in conditi ~ IS
stand pain without. The only anaes-
thetic her majesty will take is chloro-'
form. I've administered IT to her eleven
times and know Just what ii means.
I'm afraid Of her heart at this time. :
Indeed. just as soon as can get her
into condition want her TO go to
Nauheim for the cure"
His alarming words caused quite q
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 oper-
alton at that time. Their pleadings
prevailed upon the patient to postpone
the treatment.
This made the kaiser very angry and
he walked up and down the room i'm
patiently.
Here" he said, "Tve got Doctor
Davis to come in on a Sunday after.
noon, and you want to be in shape for
the ball on Tuesday, and now you
won't have anything done! That's the
way with the women"
Then he turned to me and said:
well. Davis, I'm sorry to have spoiled
your day. And he dashed out of the
room. apparently much provoked.
felt l had almost witnessed a family
quarrel, but the incident indicated to-
me that whatever hopes the kaiser
might entertain of one day dominat.
ing the world, he had not yet acquired
undisputed dominion In his own house,
hold!
l did not see the kaiserin again for
nearly year. when she came to my
office with 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
exclusively for the kaiser, and not
even the kaiserin was allowed to use il. :.
The kaiser's "Tadi-Tada .Ta-Ta" was
the subject of much sarcasm among
the proletariat, who satirically put ii
to the words: "Celerie-Salat-Ta.
an HllusiOn to the luxuries of the royal
table which cOntrasted most unfavor- =.
ably with the simple meals to which
they were accustomed; while the So
cialists showed their sentiments very
plainly by improvisng the words:
won Unsern Geld-Ta-Ta," meaning,
From our money-ta-ta," referring to
the royal immunity from taxation I,
which was one Of their bitterest pills.
1t was not long after 7 had known
the kaiserin before she made clear to