The Washington times., 1922-09-27

half pounds at birth and had bee
mer kaiser, evidently a recent one.
1t shows William with only a mus
taChe, which makes it appear that he
has again shaved off his beard. 1t
was evident from the photograph
that William with only the mus
tache looks younger than William
with q beard.
That was all that the princess
would say regarding her intimate af-
fairs. She is a beautiful woman
in the prime of life, radiating health
and cheerfulness. She does not look
her thirty-siX years nor does she be-
tray the fact that she is a mother
of five children. She speaks Eng
lish and French fluently, and is we'll
voiced in literature,
A survey of her library showed
books in English and French rs well
as German. Among the books OBJ
served by the writer were Hero and
Hero Worship" by Thomas Carlyle;
the works of Lord MacAulay; the
works of Charles Dickens and those
of Mark Twain.
The International News Service
correspondent was the first report
er ever admitted to the castle, al
though it must be admitted that only
a near-fatal alrCrash opened tine
gates.
This is an ancient feudal home
stead with nothing in common with
the inquisitive hurly burly OF the
modern reporter. The mousse ol
Reuess is one of the Oldest IN Ger
man nobility and the traditional
claim is that the fame is equal to
the Hohenzollerns.
Hearse All Ready.
To go back to the accident: AS
Strunk hobbled away from the scene
of the crash past the huge castle
barns he spotted hearse among the
cumbersome farm carts and wag'
ons. 1t is the custom OF great
estates like this, employing many
hundreds of persons to have their
own hearse.
Strunk, who is an old hand at
narrow escapes and adventures,
grinned as he beheld the hearse.
Il guess" he remarked casually,
that the village undertaken was
ready for US, but we fooled him this
time"
Later on at tea Hassenpflug sud
denly collapsed from his injuries.
The princess gave a little gasp of
dismay and pity, jumped from her
seat and insisted on giving aid while
the injured man was being led from
the room. He was taken to the wing
of the castle which had been trans
formed into a hospital" room and
put to bed.
The princess ordered hot tea and
cognac and stood by the patients
side urging him to rest easy and not
to worry.
When the correspondent an
nounced that he would have to de-
part and similar announcement was
made by Rabb, pilot of the wrecked
machine, the princess urged that her
guests remain over night. When con-
vinced that Rabb and the writer must
go, the princess made up some sand
wiches and got a bag of freshly
picked apples. AS she wrapped up
the lunch with her own hands she re-
marked solicitously:
You have a long, slow train ride
before you. You must take this to
sustain you"
Young Prince Home.
Then the princess placed her own
automobile at the disposal Of her
departing guests. The car sped up
the long, winding country road,
reaching the railway station ten
miles away in time to catch the
train. Before their departure the
princess asked her guests to inscribe
their names in the castle guest book
There were the names of members OF
the Hohenzollern family, the former
King of SaXonY and other notables
all of whom had evidently paid re.
cent visits to congratulate the
princess upon her forthcoming
nuptials.
1t was significant day at Castle
Saabor. The princess eldest son,
Prince Hans George, aged sixteen,
had come from Greiz, where he at
| tends school, to spend the week lend
with his mother. 1t was the young
princes first visit home since the
announcement of his mothers en-
gagement to the former German em.
peror.
1t is understood that Prince Hans
George did not know anything about
the approaching betrothai until his
mother told him on Saturday. It
was out of consideration for the
feeling of the two boys that the
announcement was delayed. 1t
would not have been announced
until sometime next month but for
the fact .iat the press learned Of
| 1t in the meantime. The original
intention was to break the news to
the boys gently and gradually as
they are the only two of the
princess children old enough 10
remember their father we'll and to
| understand something OF the his
toric events Of the past few years.