"sty, Mewowg—ty Frncss Vitoria of Prussia, Londons Moai aad. 7 Grayson." Brice, His, net "aly Memoirs," by Princess toria of Prussia, has a pathe simplicity which disarms criticism, To the churlish it may seem odd that anyone should have lived through such stirring times and found 0 little of veal interest to record, Wars come and go. Dynasties fall, but in these gentle pages they merely mark time, The great pass through them merely as a catalogue of, names. Sometimes not even that, "After a while I got to know Lerd and Lady—Lord—'s uncle had been our Ambassador in' Berlin many years before, Thanks to T'made the acquaintance of Mrs.—, the latter being a cousin of Lord—."" The book illus trates a curious paradox of history, As in the progress of civilization sanctuaries are maintained for the preservation of those animals to whom otherwise modern conditions deny existence, s0 the Court seems the last refuge for home and the domestic amenities. A most attractive picture is given of the Emperor Frederick and her mother's hou hold, 'The nurse was English, Jelly, buxom woman," of whom "we were all very fond, and. while there were three governesses all were popular, though two were French. One' principally remarkable for having long hair, which reached to her knees, due, she claim-the fact that she' washed it in brandy, and the other, though irritable, had the pot name of Basella,' Nor are the clever sayings of the family omitted. Her holidays. were often spent in England, and an agreeable picture is given of of the art of being a grandmother. "We children, in our turn, loved to visit her, and England became for our second home."—Discipline was not neglected in the Imperial household, Gloves were always worn when religious instruction was imparted, and discipline survived to the nex} generation.
When the Crown Prince wai found boxing the ears of his youn-brothers by the Kaixor and defended his conduct on the ground that he was teaching them he was Crown Prince, then I will toag you "Lam Emperor, was my ther's reply, and he gave him a Found spanking," and for once in
criticism, hi unfortunate cureer disarmed all The Princess's engagement Prince Alexander of Bulgaria ended in tragedy. The match was welcomed in England, and the Prince wes a romantic figure. Unfortunately he took his position seriously, which was intolerable to the Tsar, who had no use for romantics, and to Bismarck, whose policy was never to quarrel with Russia, Her sub-Sequent marriage to Prince Adolph Lippe, a case of love at first sight," seems to have been in every. Senge a happy one unt! his untimely. death during the war, The Princess's post-war to M. Zoubkoff, a Russian, parents had a fine palace and were very wealthy," but who, alas, had lest "all through the Revolution," was not popular with her family, but all who read these pages will hope that the Princess was right in thinking "a fresh Jifo has opened out to me, one that, with, the graciousness of Providence, will be full of happiness in my newly-found companionship."
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