The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-09
LLA1NE, COUNTESS De GAzA-PAsoAL.

The next evening sure enough, the Princes valet
came for me- Felix Makadoff was this Wallets name
and he was quite a remarkable character. l learned
a great deal from him and about him afterwards.
His Hghness commands you to come at once and
bring your banjo said Felix
We hustled into waiting carriage drawn by two fast
Hungarian horses and dashed away at breakeck speed
not boherg about pedestrians who happened to be IN
the way
We stopped before a large, new, very magnificent
APARTMENT house on the Alexander-patZ Felix led me
to the elevator and another minute the private
apartment where his Imperial HghnesS the Crown Prince
of Germany entertaining his particular fair friend
of the moment.
was ushered into gorgeously furnished salon,
striking scene my eyes An open fire was burning IN
a large fireplace On one side of it, lOunging in arm
chair sat the heir to the German Empire.
On a divan the other side of the fire singuarly
beautiful Russian woman ounged in abandoned atti
tude Her magnificent black hair parted in the mid
die and arranged her temples in bandeaux in the
Cleo de Merode style. She had striking features and
complexion like marble In her ears she large tur
quoise and diamond earrings and splendid rope OF
pearls over her bosom.
Her dress was cut very low but over her neck she
wore some Russian Sabes noticed this particularly as
the room was warm Perhaps she anxious to hold
to this valuable piece of property
The usual suite of large stiff looking Prusslan officers
in attendance There were no other women present
this time
Against the wall there was buffet bearing
pals filled with champagne. bottles of vodka sllvovtz
Scotch whskey and other liquors There were also dishes
gras Goldfish tongues Westphalia ham and forth The
eatables all scientifically selected to excite thirst
1t is well recognized custom IN big Russian houses
to keep buffet covered with food and drink where people
can refresh themselves all hours of the day and night
and the custom has been followed by high ivers in var
iOus parts of Europe But never. saw more oPuent
sideboard than the Crown Prince s.
Hello, Ragtime said the Crown Prince IN ms care
less way Have a drink and warm your hands know
you can play banjo with cold hands play the guitar
myself
| sang some songs and some old ones, 100.
and the Prince seemed pleased.
The Russian appeared dreadtuly OOred Dy the
Prince and everything about her She smoked cigarettes
continually and drank much champagne. Felix filled up
her glass with regularity and quiet efficiency
The German officers drank champagne freely Oul the
Grown Prince always took Scotch whiSkey and soda from
long glass.
The Prince endeavored stir up his beautiful com
panlon enthusiasm by various famllIarles which VIII
not describe in detail for fear of shocking the public Ap
parently she did not speak German and the Irnce al
ways spoke TO her in French. .
'C'cSt ioh, cherie. un chanson American
CHATS pretty, my dear American Song) ne Salu 10
her after of my efforts.
The spoiled beauty blew the cigarette smoke out OF
her lips and seemed little better tempered
Nov give us some of the new dances, Ragtme Sald
the Prince TO me IN so sick of cursed old German
waltzeS "
] proposed to play the music for the maehlehe
which then novelty IN Europe
Let me see you dance it with Sehwarz6urg the
Prince SAID to the girl.
He pulled her of the lounge and thrust her INT"
the arms of of the big officers They had Practlsed
II before but the stiff as poker ana quite
incapable of accommodating himself to this eccentric
dance The girl did like him. and ne kept kicking her
knees at which she shrieked