The New York herald., 1922-11-06

first to congratulate the newlyweds. but
Prince Henry of Prussia. the ex-Kaiser's
brother. got there ahead Of him. follow
ing the brides sister. No kisses were
exchanged. II was not until the guests
had all departed that the ex-kaiser thus
exhibited his affection before few SER
wants who were cleaning up the debris
of the luncheon.
When the ceremony had ended il was
so dark that it was necessary to light
the lamps, while the rain pattered in
cessantly on the outer staircase. The
ex-Kalser and Hermine remained in
their rooms all Afternoon. leaving in a
closed car from Doom at r. M. for
Amerongen, where they will spend the
evening In Count Bentinck's castle.
In order to appreciate fully the value
of the ex-Kaiser's efforts at secrecy 1t
must be understood that he has not
abandoned the hope OF returning to the
German throne Although all the secrecy
employed is considered ridiculous oy
the public the ex-Kaiser had the def
mite intention of not cheapening his bride
In the public esteem by permitting her
to come in contact with the worlds
newspapers.
Maintains Potsdam Prestige.
Even the smuggling of the bride to
Doom last night was done as If she were
some feudal lords captive. and the pres
ence OF the spiked helmets, field boots
army swords. monarchist orders. &C.. at
to-day's ceremonies was all in an effort
TO maintain the prestige Of the Potsdani
days.
The arrival of Princess Hermine not
only provided one of the dramatic Incl
nRnfq hn AX- % ,f.a hYi4
was the climax of one of the most in
genious hoaxes ever perpetrated on
newspaper correspondents. Out of forty
press and cinema representatives who
had been sent TO report the marriage only
the correspondents for THE New York
HERALD and Lord Beaverbrook's Daily
Erpress of London were on the spot
when Princess Hermine arrived. While
the other correspondents waited outside
the main gate of Doom house, flanked
by the citizens, Princess Hermine's auto
mobile passed through little used gate
behind the village post office. less than
100 yards from the main street of Doom.
The deception was started by the
Doom house officials spreading tha
rumor that the Princess was arriving
at Amersfort, and a score of autemo-
biles were Immediately sent there. Re-
porters returned with the story of how.
escorted by Capt. Ilseman,/ the ex-
kaiser's aide-de-camp, Hermine had
been hurried into an automobile and
rushed away.
Belgian photographer had a fist
fight with a Dutch policeman as a re-
suit of trying TO get a snapshot OF a
woman whom he took for the bride
through the window of the automobile
Ut is now known that Hermine was not
there, but that the woman mistaken for
her was her sister, the Princess Stoll-
berg, who had gone TO mee- her little
niece. Henrietta, and the nurse Princess
Hermine herself and the remainder of
the party had left the train f1fty kilo-
meters previously and were already on
the way to the castle. the Princess In
a closed motor accompanied by the wife
of Capt. Ilseman and Admiral Won Re-
beur, who had escorted her from Greiz.
Struggled In by Back Gate.
The first car to arrive at the main
gate of Doom House, containing the
Amersrort group, was hastily photo
graphed and cheered. 1t was followed a
few minutes later by truck loaded
with luggage. Ten minutes later two
cars arrived and numerous pictures OF
them we're taken by fiashight, but they
were both empty. simultaneously with
the arrival of these two cars that OF
the Princess with lights cleaning
whizzed up the narrow road leading to
the back gate. The scene was typical
of the military efficiency with which
Doorn House is run.