Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-28
Continued From Yesterday

"Courtly manners" they say
Well, look at these:
The riding-school of the Berlin
royal stables was gay with the wom-
en- of our Court and society. His
Majesty proposed to make the HUI
bertus hunt the event of the sea,
son, hence the preparations. Some
of us had to become used to fresh
horses, others had to learn anew
the intricacies of the various bugle-
calls.
Quite unexpectedly the Hereditary
Princess of Meiningen (the Kaisers
sister, walked in with her lady-in.
waiting, Baroness Ramin. | saw at
once that Her Royal Highness had
INDUCED in "a lively breakfast" for
her face was flushed. and she ad-
dressed pleasantries to everybody
even promised to ride a la Florence
DiXey if somebody would lend her a
pair of breeches.
"Nonsense" cried the Princess of
HohenZollern. 'Lottchen is brag-
ging, l assure you; everybody knows
that she wears the trousers"
The real article, the r-e~a-l ar
ticle,' retorted Charlotte, adding
with a shrug of the shoulders:
What sufTices for the menage will
not do at all for the manege."
Kaiscr's Sister Caricaturcs the
kaiScrin
Then turning to Ramin, she con-
tinued: Now l will show you how
my sweet sister-in-law" (meaning
the Empress) mounts"
She had her horse brought round
to platform reached by three steps,
Il n II tYNTr 1,l
herself on tiptoe and let herself
fall into the saddle with a thud that
caused the horse to stagger.
Just like a majestic sack of -four,
eh?' she cried. The more pity for
the beast" Then she rode off, L G.
ing the chestnut to all sorts of capri
oles and fancy steps.
Princess Therese was at Her Roy
al Highness's side like flash, and
as they cantered about. each trying
to outdo the other in feats of dar-
ing, both laughed boisterously.
But if courtiers have long ears.
Nemesis has legs of corresponding
calibre. Indeed, in this case the
dread goddess must have worn
seven-league boots, for twelve hours
after the impertincnt words had fall
len from privileged lips word was
sent around that ladies were not
wanted at the forthcoming outing
neither Ladyships, nor PrinCesses of
the blood royal
1t being the first time that the
Meiningen, HohenZollern, and Hoh-
enou coterie were turned down pub.
licly, the sensation in polite circles
was trem endouS.
Next day attended Her Majesty at
Schloss Stern, in Grunewald. Was
10 ~ ncyIi ch l, iYoc hnf
proved so becoming, or was it Wil5
helm in his red coat and silk hat. or
the recollection of the victory just
won? Auguste Victoria looked fresh
and rosy and resplendent as she gal
loped over the frozen ground.
OF course, royal hunts are ar
ranged with a view to fatigue their
Majesties as little as possible, and,
accordingly, the boar was set free
at point where he could be brought
to bay within a quarter. of an hour.
However, one must not run away
with the idea that in our sphere
promises are always kept or COM
mands always obeyed.
As II matter of record, royalty
employs in its army of rctainers
scores of laggards, and while l ad-
NIT that the all-highest boast no
special virtues emitting them to
higher standard of ethics than Mr..
Smith or Mrs. Brown. L will not
disguise the fact that they are sub
ject to the same routine of annoy
ances as yourself and neighbors.
Nurse-GirI Dcfies Her Majesty
remember that on the occasion
of visit to the Neues Palais by the
late William Walter Phelps, of New
York, who was American Minister
in Berlin in the early nineties, Her
Majesty offered to show him the
baby, and l was requested to fetch
the child.
May it please Your Majesty"
said, unless L am very much mis- |
taken, the Prince drove out with his
nurse a couple of minutes ago."
That is impossible, Baroness" |
said the Kaiserin. II distinctly told |
Mrs. Matcham she must not leave
before lunch"
To make sure, l repaired to the
nursery, where l found that my sur I
Mise was correct.
But why did nurse disobey?"
exclaimed Her Majesty.
Begging Your Majesty's pardon,
she told Countess Brockdorff she
inew herself when it was best to
AXE out the youngster."
L had naturally hesitated to say
30; but the Kaisern, turning to Mr..
Phelps, with smile, said: You
perceive, Mr.. Minister, we are all in
he same boat with respect to serv-
lnts. They are the real masters of
,very household. If you want to
zee that baby, 1 shall have to tenn
)orize with Mrs. Matcham."
To return to the royal pig-trot.
When Their Majcsties Hunted
Their Majesties followed with the
"field"-that is to say.
he latter kept together during, the
irst mile or two, but, later, redcoats
,egan to drop out, until at the
inish scarcely bakers dozen re-
ported, among them, on his high
english hunter, the Kaiser, very
,roud of his achievement.
Wilhelm felt, 1 suppose, that for
lin to engage in such violent exer-
Use was tempting fate, considering
hat, while his right arm only is of
PRACTICAL use in the management of