Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-17
ny Isrnnk u. Mason

WIERINGEN. July 1G.-Gcrmany.s
crown Prince is looking for a reg
uIar Job. In his own words h. il
quite fed up with the enforced lif,
ot monotonous inactivity on the lone
~ Ittic submarine island which the
sturdy Dutch by their strong bikes
robbed from the green gray depths
OF the Zuyder Zee.
Noi that his days are not occupicd
rom dawn until dark: his cores
pondcncc. his memoirs, his horseshoe
making at the village forge. his
motorcycle. violin and sketchbook. his
boxing instructor engage every min
ute or his time. But tho Crown
frHce Is tired OF it all; he Graves
regular job.
must get out OF here and am
gong to do So" he said 81 Wan;
TO turn my energy into some real con.
structiVc work along tho line of my
abilities" After you've made ~,
tcdious journey TO the secluded is.
land and seen the primitive accom-.
inodhtions of the nve-room Crown
frihce palace" you need no furtbc,
explanation that any normal being
"ouia wish 10 escape from the de.
pressing gloom which crushes down
from the dull skies OF the Zuyder
Zee. VIC
erown Princes Gloomy SURROUNDING.
AZ Schagcn you leave the Amster-
uah trains and board toy railroad
inc rolling stock Of which totals onc
oiminutivc engine. ono coach and onc
freight car After creeping across tho
meadows past detected windmuys
crossing inumcrablc canals and dykes.
you arrive at Ewycksluis. which IS
evidently Dutch for three housoa :,
windmill and railroad station.
III the weather permits motorboat.
black with oil and grease. will carry
you for half AN hour into the Zuvdcr
Zee to the Island of wicringcn. In
December the island was icebounu 10,
TWO weeks, and the ex-Crown Prince
was unable to join his mother for her
last Christmas ut Doom
Oosterland. one OF the four lin,
hamlcts on the island is reached h,
winding road from the harbor. NJ
ditinguishing mark betrays which q,
the doli-likc houses shelters the ex
Crown Prince. We stop at gate
and servant in civilian ciotle:
comes out TO take the package.
brought by the major. the cx-Crowr
Princes former aide. who had mo
me in Amsterdam.
Few alterations have been made II
the Oosterland pastors home. which
the Netherlands government placed n;
the disposal of the cX-Crown Prince
The same reed rugs on the floor Of tho
narrow entrance hall appeaAto have
seen childish feet transformed to tot.
tering age. The same worn red stair.
carpet leads to the second floor. di-
vided into two bedrooms-one for tn,
eS-Crown Prince and one for the ma
jor. The primitive baroness of the &C.
commodations stands out In startling
coDtrast to the comfortably appointed
roOmy apartments which even tn,
man of small salary enjoys in Berlin
There is no bathroom; there is NJ
bathtub; there is neither sewage moi
plumbing Water is carried In n buck
ct or pitcher and poured into an old
fashioned washbowi. Petroleum lamp:
or candles furnish the light. Iror
stoves heat the rooms in the winter
Mothers Portrait Ncnr.
a fuil-length photograph of the lat.
cx-Emprcss. hanging over the fire
- ce dominates the simple downstair:
,om which serves as dining room
living room. library and parlor. AT
autographed portrait OF the cx-
Crown Princes father stands on the
mantle.
The cx-Crown Prince is a charm
ing host; his plain. unassuming dem