Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-11-05
PRINCESS WEEDS
FORME R KAISER
At DOORN TODAY
Marriage lugurS a More
Workable Union Than Be-
tween Wilhelm and His
First Wife, Is Claim.

The Hague, Nov. i.-Gossip in
Germany has il that the marriage
tomorrow of former Emperor Will
liam of Germany and Princess Her
mine OF Bouss augurs far more
wise and workable union than that
between William and his first wife,
Princess Augusta Victoria, which
took place in February, 1881, and
terminated just 40 years and two
months later when she died an exile
from her beloved Potsdam.
There are many who are able TO
see much in common between the
ex-emperor and his -to-be, de-
spite the difference in their ages;
while back in 1881, when the whole
German Empire was in festive at
tire to celebrate the marriage of
its heir apparent, even the most
optimistic We're compelled to admit
that the two royal scions could not
have been farther apart had they
been Of different worlds.
No Sympathy FOR Pomp
Princess Augusta was shy, trust
full, essentially faminine, lover of
her home, and with no sympathy
for pomp and ceremony. For more
than L. years of her married life
she was Il Semi-invalid
The bridegroom, on the other
hand, was already feverishly active
and possessed OF Unsuitable ambi-
ton. He loved display, never tired
OF arraying himself in gaudy uni
forms, and was happy only when
he could play a leading part before
the whole world. These were the
differences that the world ut large
saw. Those who were intimate with
either or both of the principals,
however, knew that the private or
der Of their lives was even farther
from agreement,
In matters pertaining to love and
marriage, Prince William had his
own ideas, which he lived up to
with almost noisy scrupulousness.
He believed first and always, that
a man, whether he be exalted or
not, should choose his wife as she
would her gown--for qualities that
would wear well. Intellectual
strength or brilliancy, emotional
vigor, and pronounced character
We're not among the qualities he
looked for in wife.
Fortunately, it was many years
after her married life began before
Princess Augusta had any impor-
tant roles to perform, thus she
managed to continue with her SIM
ple habits without provoking un-
friendly comment. She had no ex-
perience with court life and knew
little if anything about cities,
therefore 1t was years before, She
mastered the details OF her royal
social status.
Judgment Played Them False
Yet with all their disparity of
temperaments, those who had pre-
dicted an unhappy union for the
crown prince were forced, as the
years wore on, to admit that thsir
Judgment had played them false.
Never were there any well founded
rumors of q separation. or even of
disagreement. The political wise
acres, who usually are ahls 10 as
sign a reason for all royal utter
anees or actions. We're hopelessly at
sea when one day William issued
a statement characterizing Empress
Augusta rs "a prcscious pearl; the
type of all the virtues of n Ger
manic princess. To her l owe it
that ! am able to tsckle and per-
form in cheerful spirit the diff
cult duties of my position"
Docile and uninterested in affairs
of state, Empress Augusta never
theless was supreme within the
palace walls. The accounts, the or
ders, the supplies, the arrangement
OF the bill of fare, and the man
agement OF her seven children were
under her immediate supervision.
once the emperor told one of his
officers that he wanted the young
princes to learn how TO paddle a
canoe. When the officer mentioned
this TO the empress. she refused to
hear Of them taking such risks.
fBut the kaiser has already given
the order" said the officer.
"That may be as you say" she
replied, smiling, che Is the kaiser
of Germany, but ! am the kaiser OF
tho nursery"
Respects Royal Traditions
Princess Hermine, on the other
hand, is understood to enjoy and
respect all the royal traditions
which Princess Augusta abhorred.
While she is hardly known beyond
the German borders, and seldom IL
ever was mentioned. even in the
newspapers of Germany before her
engagement to the eX-emperor was
announced, still there are many
households in Central Europe
which profess to have an intimate
knowledge Of her character, and in
these the preponderance Of opinion
is that she has all the qualities to
make her a valuable and sympa-
thetic companion to the Imperial
Exile Of Doom.