Show PALACE DISCIPLINE Daily Routine Followed By the Young Princes of Germany BY GRACE ISABEL COLBRON Berlin Oct 20 There is hardly an American boy of the middle or upper class who would not grumble at the simplicity sim-plicity and regularity of the daily life led by the sons of the German emperor in their beautiful palace at Potsdam Tho crown prince and his next eldest brother Prince Eitel Fritz have escaped from the home duties only to submit to the more rigorous regime of the military academy at Ploen For the Princes Adal bert August Wilhelm and Oscar left at home every hour of the day has its duties its regulations which are inforced with tho strict military discipline characterizing char-acterizing the court a well as family life of the German imperial family Six oclock Is the hour for rising and just 20 minutes is allowed for dressing A lesson lasting until 720 begins the day then comes the breakfast which Is very simple according totbe European custom Warm milk colored by coffee bread and butter and every second day two softboiled eggs make up the princes mornlnr meal Half an hour later they set out for sc f arbo ola idethet on utth Wheels little Prince Oscar In a pony carriage with his governess or tutor School Is held in the pretty little hunting castle of LIndstedt not far from the palace Lessons begin promptly at 8 and continue con-tinue with one short rest until 040 Then comes a rest of nearly aa hour during which lunch consisting of sandwiches and fruit with a glass of claret and water is served The lessons are taken up again until nearly 1 oclock According Accord-ing to physicians orders the princes take I a rist of ten minutes after 50 minutes work and take some slight exercise after af-ter two hours sitting The cavalcade returns to the palace in time to dress for dinner which Is served at 130 The meal is very simple consisting con-sisting usually of a good nourishing soup a fish or vegetable course a roast with I salad or compote and dessert of fresh fruit Claret and water Is served with the dinner except on birthdays when I the princes have a bottle of champagne in honor of the occasion Rest and play fill the time until 3 I oclock when another lesson Is given this time In the palace At 4 oclock the carriage calls for the young pupils and takes them to the bathing establishment I establish-ment half an hours drive distant This Is the pleasantest part of the day for the I princes who appear to have inherited their imperial fathers fondness for water sports and their visits to the lake arc continued as long as the season permits per-mits An hour and a half Is rapidly passed with swimming rowing or sailing the I princes mount their horses and start oft for an hours ride through the beautiful ful game parks surrounding Potsdam I I the weather is inolement they ride directly direct-ly to the palace Supper soup cold meat bread and butter and fruit with claret I and water is served at 7 Rest and play is hades until bedtime 830 I This routine is carried out as long as the Imperial family remain at Potsdam which is the greater part of the year During the two winter months In which the court resides in Berlin the princes go daily to Bellevuo palace in the Tier garten where their daily life goes on undisturbed un-disturbed by the round of festivities at the castle caste In summer their vacation is spent either at the seashore or In the mountains moun-tains with their mother who never allows al-lows the duties of her position to interfere inter-fere for a moment with her constant and I lovinc care of her children Both emperor I em-peror and empress superintend every detail de-tail of the dally life of their children and In Potsdam the hours of recreation often find the entire family united in the playroom play-room The two youngest children Prince Joachim and Princess Victoria are too little to join in the lessons but often take part in the play Sons of princely or noble families residing re-siding in Potsdam are often invited to join the imperial princes in their play particular in the outofdoor sports I Little Princess Victoria Louise the baby and the only girl among so many I boys reigns supreme and receives as much petting from her adoring brothers I as any girl of 4 can safely stand I |