How the Kaiser Lives.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 106, 9 May 1904, Page 3

How the Kaiser Lives.

An aceoiiiil. of Hie Kmpcror William's daily roiitini! was recently published-by the llrniinsrhweigcr Z.-i----l.ung, iron: jrhich il ;i| arr thai lifiat Potsdam Palace is simplicily itself. At six (.'.■lock puncluullv (he lioyal couple gel up, and Ihe raupemr, even al Hail early hour, puis on a comfort in clothing lias never 'been enrolling.-.! hv Ihe Herman Koyal l-'amiiv. William the l-'irsl. il is said, was in the lml.il. of remarking, "Wi- llolienzollerns have no use for dressingf-gowns." Kven the Kmpress is not permitted lo begin the day in loose and flowing ImiikfnKl gowns. She appears always in a shorl walking dress, which she keeps on for the greater part of I lie day. She is no sooner dressed, moreover, thun she passes into the small drawing room ttnd prepares the morning coll'ee. This .slftglit culm-airy ollice is always done by the Empress, after which )he Imperial couple have breakfast together. They take this meal tete-

a-toto, and though it is not quite the frugal affair of a French petit dejeuner, it is always simple enough, consisting or coffee, rggs, and some colli meat, if wuiilihl. After breakI fast, between seven anil eight, the I princes and the young princesses are 'admitted to wish their parents finod i morning At eight o'clock both the ; Emperor and Empress begin the ; work of the day. The Emperor goes ', to his study, looks through his corI respondent, interviews ollicials, and dictates orders. The Empress meanwhile attends to the housekeeping arrangements of a big household, exactly as any skilled ami responsible housekeeper' would have to do. In addition, she also has an immense mass of correspondence to see to ; appeals for charity, reports from institutions, . letters from clergymen, and news of the ditferent churches being erected under her orders. Punctually at. nine o'clock she is ready j to go out with the Emperor, and for threc-qjiarters of an hour, winter and summer, they take a daily drive through the Zoological (Jardens. At ten o'clock the Emperor interviews the Court Cham'berlaiu, and has the plans for future events, the arrangements for future journeys, the hundred and one details appertaining to public functions ami prominent ceremonies, laid before liini. These disposed of, there follow the daily audiences to important funltionaries of Stale, and discussion on one piece of State business alter another. This comes to an end at about one o'clock, and at halt-past' one there is lunch. II is a short, simple meal, lasting half an hour at the most. Col Tee is then served in the Emperor's apartments, and later in the afternoon the Royal couple aglain go for a drive, stopping very often at the studio of some wellknown sculptor or painter, or visiting some new art exhibition. lly live o'clock the Emperor is back at State business in his own room, and among other things, goes through a pile of newspapers laid ready on his de-t'-i After a plain and moderate dinner, at which Moselle is the usual wine served, the Koyal party occasionally go to a theatre or concert, out ordinarily spend the evening ujuielly among the household. Early hours'are rigidly enforced, and by midnight everybody has had ample time to be sound asleep.