Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01

word war swept from Germany the
fsower Of the army and the glory Of the
HohenzoIlerns. IL could not allay one iota
g the Teftonic peopes devotion 70 the
humble institution Of the flower boz. =.
-My people love flowers 80 much.
wal Marieiliee xna Prittwitz und CAT
frusa- FIRST lady OF the Germany En-
kassv. declared recently. Although
fEeruany may be said to have changed
IN many respects since pre-war days, n
tnis one respect she Is the same.
TO bear out her contention, Frau Won
prittvdts tod Of the gsranium-nlieu
boxes that dot her country from the
North Sea 10 the Alps Scarcely . rail-
way station. be IL ever so tiny, Is WITH
eaif ia own little box Of CORY; and more
than one boom has been born 10 add Us
BIT OF sunshine to humbl. peasants
.No matter how poor the people are:
they always have flowers she poinIeo
cut 'It seems 70 be part Of their very
exietence 10 raise and enjoy these
Blooms, especially the geranium.
at "a absurd 10 say that because OF
hard times In Germany the people must
40 without flowers" she. continued
earnestly. "T'hey are easy 70 raise ano
cheap. Moreover, II seems that the
more drab the life Of the German. the
more he clines to the cneeriuineSs OF
flowers"
d
Frau Won Prittwitz was sitting in
Snse damask armchair in the COM
fnrtabla library OF the Embassy as sac
talked Of her country and family. Sne
seemed the embodiment OF characteristic
German appearance and charm her
Excellency was Of commanding neignI,
and OF slender build. Youthfulness was
In her fair face, blue eyes, and brown,
hobbed hair. She was wearing
etrikinR gown Of black velvet with collar
and cuffs made in scailoped tiers OF
INV father was an army officer at
Che time OF my birth in Silesia," Frau
Won Prittwitz related when asked ior 2
brief sketch Of her earlier lie.
short time later we went TO Berlin n nmere
up and educated there as well as pre-
scented to society" -
furthermore, Il was in Berlin with
her sister and parents that this charm
ifr German woman found herself on
enc outbreak OF hostilities. Loyalty to
the Fatherland prompted her to give up
her social aspirations and become one
with those who were helping the strug-
gle at home For q time she went into
4he hospitals and nursed the sick and
wounded. When her own health broke
under the strain, however. she was
forced to take UP some less arduous
duties. Thus she turned for time TO
eecretariai work.
But dark an the war days were, there
was one bright spot in them for her. A
young German diplomat, who had gone
to serve his country at the front, was
wounded in action and ordered TO
Berlin to recuperate. Upon recovery.
he was detained In the capital as
.~~,-.n>uv- ~ &y@n fr,rnf0ra rffarN
The name Of the diplomat was Herr
Friedrich w. Won Prittwitz und 0afron.
It was his good fortune to attend, dur
ing hts sojourn In Berlin, q number OF
parties where he had the opportunity
or meeting and becoming interested in
the very attractive woman who now Is
his wife.
at the close Of the war, and before
my marriage. opened dress and hat
FOR q society woman Of Germany TO
embark upon such venture In those
DAYS was most unusual. But Frau Won
Prittwitz made q distinctive success Of
her undertaking. Although she Is too
modest 10 commit herself on the sub
ject. raimor has it that the hats and
gowns to be purchased at her shop were
among the smartest TO be found any
where in the capital. She often did her
own designing--a pastine to which she
resorts occasionally today regarding her
own clothes.
IT like so much to pull new hats
apart and put them together different
W." she admitted with laugh. And
one can imagine with what ardor she
could attack some Of the 1891 versions
Of the Empress Eugenie mode.
There is one little daughter in the
Won Prittwitz family. Marisa by name,
Q years old.
aMArisa is q contraction Of Mary
Elizabeth" Frau Won. Prittwits ex-
translate the name into any language
AGarisa is a pupil at Mrs. Cooks
School. In addition, she Is having her
first thrilling experiences in riding. for
she Is attending the Preece Academy.
And Frau Won Prittwitz afirms that
Marisa 'adores it,"
The Won Prittwitz family has been in
washington almost four years. Before
coming here they lived in Italy, where
Herr Won Prittwitz served as counselor
of the German Embassy for more than
six years.
The German Embassy here has been
the scene of many delightful social
functions since the ADVENT OF TINS
gracious host and hostess But Frau
Won Prittwitz confesses with q smile
that If she could always do her favorite
type Of entertaining It would be in the
nature of an informal party.
To comment on the accurate and
fluent manner in which Frau Won
Prittwitz speaks English is to cali forth
an interesting experience from her.
when I was q girl had an English
governess," she explained But I
would never speak English to her. try
TO induce me as she might always
spoke TO her in German and she always
replied In English. In this way we
often kept up a rapid conversation.
Several times It happened that
Was with friends who spoke English
and not German. and my governess was
not present for me to depend on. Sud-
denly found myself using English