Show 0 ry ti 1 1 f fA A z cP H X ir i J rl 7 A Y v VS 1 tf H 9 Ji are WI v K I N G S YE S TE i i 3 w y x European Sovereigns Who ho Were Monarchs of All q a s 1 J S The They Surveyed a Deca Decade Ie Ago Now Living if r rS 54 i in ii Seclusion z So Some e as Country Gentlemen Others 1 j jas as Art Patrons and Writers the Germans Still Still 4 Maintaining a Show o of f Empty Pomp and Ceremony y Y r rS X S S n k f o I yf I J r r r 1 I 1 q 9 e t V i s 3 s y 9 J L 1 1 t kV R r f kS Y I Y a s r S S'S S 'S S J S g s I Former Kaiser Wilhelm Vilhelm in in a jovial mood When F at the height eight o of his military glory the Kaiser T w t always presented a stern face to the camera i 4 At right he is shown with his family o out for a ar t r i stroll in the village of Do Doom Doorn it I y I By Bv Sandra Smart S. Berlin WHAT HAT has become of yesterdays yesterday's Kings ings anc and Archdukes It is only ten years years since they rode in instate instate intiA tiA state in their carriages down the thoroughfares of their capitals ent entertained enter r- r tamed in their palaces had their photographs photographs photographs pho pho- in every pictorial A In Germany alone there were numerous numerous numerous numer numer- ous small courts couts gay and going easy-going like that of the King of Saxony or patronizing patronizing pa pa- patronizing iV the arts such as that of the theY Y Duke of Hessen How do these former jy rulers live now Sv The former Kaiser is perhaps the r talked of mon monarch the one one who has i not been totally forgotten since he abdi abdi- rated The rhe new finan financial ial agreement which the Prussian state made with the family not long ago has thrown the question of the Kaisers Kaiser's residence into public discussion again The Kaiser is very much spoken and written of lately Everybody is wondering wonder Vonder r ing whether he hs will come back to Geri Germany Ger Gel i- i many mapy to live and whether his presence will in any way interfere with the stability stability sta sta- R. R of the Government s1 1 THE HE former Kaiser was one of the first monarchs to leave his country and go into exile On the of November C 1918 he left the front and went to Hol Hol- r land The first years of his exile he spent at Amerongen the property of a w wealthy althy Dutch nobleman never believing that the end had come and always hoping hop hop- c l ing that he would return to Germany ermany 7 as soon as possible and be Emperor q again In 1920 when he realized that the people in Germany were serious r 1 i j about democracy and that nobody really I wanted him back the throne he on ref resigned re- re f signed himself to his fate bought a 7 property in Doom Doorn and and- settled down c l there for goody good fi y Doom Doorn is a big white house bleak and t uninteresting-looking uninteresting visible from the state road Nobody seeing it would i f e suspect a royal personage much less t. the former Emperor of Germany of I e living there permanently Nevertheless the the interior does not correspond to the I outs outside e having been completely rebuilt t to suit the Kaisers Kaiser's taste All during the tM spring months of 1920 0 busses and trucks rolled over ovel the German German Ger Ger- man border and on the state road bringing bringing bring bring- ing the Kaisers Kaiser's personal belongings belonging s f from his former imperial residences i in n Berlin Berlt and Potsdam Even a beautiful 1 I f flight of marble steps was torn out o oS of f S S the palace in B Berlin and put into Doom Doorn Tho Kaiser having a royal taste hl his s home is filled with beautiful things yS Although the Knis Kaiser r abdicated offs officially officially daily he still continues to be the Emperor Empe Empe- for or his immediate surroundings His court continues to exist and live fc fo r the pleasure and the the benefit of HiJ His Hi 5 J- J 1 The Th Kaisers Kaiser's Majesty signature sti still Il S l' l S' S I bear the initials I. I R. R Imperator Re Rex x Emp Emperor and King He He is also addressed addressed addressed ad ad- dressed as Your Majesty and is spoken spoke n of as the Emperor J He Hee always refers refer s to his wife as Her Maj Majesty sty the E EJ Em Em- m- m press J press Ever since the Kais Kaiser r went into exile exit e t LI r l f 1 6 he has been leading a very regular life He believes in early rising an and l his valet a a typical man of the old school wearing the famous mustache mustache mustache mus mus- tache and still considering his K Kaiser iser a hero has strict orders to awaken His Ills Majesty at 7 o'clock sharp and to help him dress The Kaiser thereupon takes his daily walk and is back in time to at attend attend attend at- at tend a religious service held in his home every morning The Kaiser is very re religious re- re religious and insists upon this old custom custom being kept up On Sundays he frequently frequently frequently fre fre- conduct conducts the service himself Possessing the gift of eloquence the sermons sermons sermons ser ser- mons mons he delivers are usually very good and interesting His Isis wife the court and the guests as well as the servants are arc always present at these services After breakfast breakfast t the e Kaiser and his secretaries look over the daily mail which arrives in great quantities Ho lie receives all kinds rinds of letters from the gushiest assurances assurances of loyalty to the ther r rudest dest abuses The Kaiser also sends away many letters every day Having kept in touch with all his former friends and the high nobility of Germany he never misses an occasion to congratulate late them or to send condolences But the Kaisers Kaiser's literary activity is not confined d merely to letter He writes many articles especially on political political po po- and religious questions and has also not failed to write his memoirs A short time ago a book bool from his pen My Early Youth appeared written in Engish Engish Engish Eng- Eng ish which the Kaiser masters in an unusual way He also never fails to read a great many papers in all languages languages languages lan lan- every day and is exceedingly well ell informed on the political questions of the day Tj F EW persons realize that Germany before before before be- be fore the war was mad made up of twenty- twenty two little monarchies which were all ruled separately by a sov sovereign reign All these monarchs were vere dethroned during the revolution in 1918 Next to Prussia Prussia Prussia sia Bavaria is the most important state in the union Rupprecht the former King of Bavaria belong belongs to the fancily family of the one of or the oldest t families in Germany who proudly claim to have existed at M the time of Charle Charle- magna magne Before the war warr the gave e up all private property in form of lands land s or castles to the state of of Bavaria an and d received in return a high annual income S When the revolution broke ont oCt in 1918 8 it looked as if the poor s were penniless the new Socialistic Government Government Government Gov Gov- refusing to continue to pa pathe pay y the annual sum Later however however- when n the fanatic Rate was thrown throw n over and a moderate Government took it its s place the former farmer royal family was in in- in Th The King is now noN in possession possession posses posses- sion of several palaces one in Munich l another one in the picturesque Bavarian Bavaria n Alps near Berchtesgaden and acid another n one beautifully situated itu ted on the Danube He also receives a pension from th the e state which although It cannot compare comparto e to what he was given before the revolution revolution tion Lion fo ls s enough to live on comfortably 11 t I a r f a s x M f ae p 1 August of Saxony was exceedingly popular with his subjects who cheered him when he left The Kings King's main interest is art He lie possesses several beautiful collections of pictures pictures pictures-a a Far East collection and a avery avery avery very valuable collection of old German paintings He is is a great connoisseur in this matter and would rather spend his time dis di's discussing pictures and art than reading the newspapers and debating on political questions He is very proud of his collections and lov loves s to show them theme to people He has regular sessions with antique dealers which frequently end by his buying a new picture for his collection col col- lection Rupprecht and his family live in L Palace nearly all the year around He still has his former staff of secretaries and adjutants around him and presides over his court of chancery THE former King of Saxony is one of the few sovereigns would not let a little thing like a revolution upset him When he was told that his people wished to be ruled by a democratic democratic demo demo- cratic erotic government and was asked to leave he merely shrugged his shoulders and said Well Nell if you are so darned smart go ahead and do your dirty work alone or words to that effect Nevertheless he I d I e f f Princess of Bavaria wife of Prince Rupprecht was formerly Princess Antonia of Luxembourg Prince Rupprecht at right now finds his chief interest in art collections was exceedingly popular among his subjects subjects sub sub- subjects and when he was about to leave throngs of people surrounded his car carand carand carand and hurrahed him as they had always done Whereupon he is said to have leaned out and replied You are are a beautiful lot of republicans Friedrich August of Saxony is 61 years ears old He lie was married to Louise- Louise Antoinette who created so much sensation sensation sensation sen sen- sen- sen at the time by running off with her teacher Toselli The King was di divorced divorced divorced di- di from her after this episode but being a Roman Catholic he has never made use of It considering it me merely ely as asa asa asa a separation When the revolution drove him out of Saxony the King retired to his property property prop property prop prop- erty in Silesia called where he lives permanently now with his court lacks the splendor and the beauty of his former residence It is simple even homely in spots Nevertheless less it has a beautiful park belonging to it which makes ups u up for the rest The former King did not believe in surrendering to the democrats retiring to private life and letting it go at that He has fixed up quite a little Dresden for himself at and is still enjoying the pomp and the the- ceremonies of a court life The great event at the court in Dresden used to be the religious service held in the royal chapel every morning at which the entire court had to be e present It is is related that the waiting ladies-in-waiting at that time used to complain about this custom because it wa was wad very hard on them to have to get getup getup getup up so early and have to arrive aUdres all air dres dressed ed and they wished to have the privilege of appearing in negligees which was accorded only to the Princesses Princesses Princesses Prin Prin- of the royal house extended to them The King has transplanted this custom custon to Every morning mass is read iLl in in the royal chapel in the presence of His Majesty l and the court The King The King of Saxony has many friends due to to his mirth and never falling good humor Nothing seems too serious for him to joke about There are thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of anecdotes about him and his witty remarks No highbrow ever has a a chance to pursue his studies when he is at the service of the King of Saxony The latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter is the most illiterate and inartistic of Kings He is rarely seen reading a book or a newspaper and h he has never written and does not plan to write his memoirs He enjoys the fresh air and andall andall andall all the things connected with it He isa isa is is- isa a great hunter and a great walker He naturally expects his court to like the same things and always to be on hand B Besides sides the Kings of Prussia Bavaria Bavaria Bava Bava- Bavaria ria and Saxony there are many other German monarchs who have lost their throngs thrones and who go on living as if they ha hard ha not The former Grand Duke of Hessen isone is isone isone one o of the few sovereigns to k keep p his former residence He is very well off being very popular among the people he used to rule He is either in Darmstadt Darmstadt Darmstadt Darm Darm- stadt or in Tarasp in Switzerland where he lives in a beautiful palace which was left to him by the late great toothpaste king of Germany the owner of the works The Grand Duke is a great philosopher and loves to assemble the tho great minds of the day around him He favors especially especially especially espe espe- the so-called so modern school of wisdom and its chief representative Count Keyserling who wrote the famous famous fa fa- famous fa- fa Diary of a Philosopher The King is so passionate a philosopher that he finds no time nor interest to look after his finances which are always in great disorder When he finds that his funds are exhausted he sells one of his numerous sets of porcelain and returns to philosophy The Grand Duke of Baden is a great deal worse off He has his house house it it cannot be called a palace or a ro royal al residence residence residence-in in a small old-fashioned old side street in Freiberg When the Duke first went to live there he had to use oil lamps and had to take his bath outside outside out out- outside side of his house because there was no bathroom The Tho Gr Grand nd Duke has a very sensitive nature and the revolution upset him completely He Ho has never been able quite to get over it In rec recent nt years jears ears to to make matters worse his eyesight eyesight eye eye- sight sight has has been failing him and no now nohe he is almost blind Besides the numerous German mOnarchs monarchs mon men archs that have their courts in GerI Ger- Ger I I 1 Former King ing Ferdinand of Bulgaria spends his days peacefully in Coburg man many there are also several foreign sovereigns who were exiled and have sought refuge in German cities Coburg for instance a small town in Central Germany is the r residence of three former former former for for- mer monarchs The Grand Duke Cyril is the most popular and the most important of the three ever since he figured out that the former Czar being killed he is the rightful heir to the throne and proclaimed proclaimed proclaimed pro pro- claimed himself Czar and Emperor of all the Ever since he has been addressed as Your Imperial Highness Highness High High- Highness ness and has grouped around his person persona a political party called the who want to make him their Emperor CYRIL is a very popular man with a 1 great deal of tact and much charm j He is exceedingly democratic for an Em Em- He lIe invites everybody to his palace and his Ms fun functions are always attended by the bourgeoisie He spends most of his time being interviewed he is no j snob about being interviewed His daily occupation is reading leading the most important papers of all countries and I discussing politics with his court Sometimes Some Some- 1 times he writes articles and pamphlets pamphlet usually in Russian and a addressing th Russian refugees He has a representative J tive in most big cities of Europe King ing Ferdinand former Czar of Bulgaria Bulgaria Bul Bul- Bulgaria garia is another King without a coun coun- try His permanent seat is in Coburg but he does docs not believe in staying in one place too long so he is very often seen in Berlin As a matter of fact he never fails to when come they have a anew anew new new monkey in the Zoo The King is isa isa isa a great zoologist and takes great interest interest interest in in- terest in the collection in Berlin Nevertheless Nevertheless Nevertheless Never Never- he does not restrict himself to zoology He is also susceptible to social gayeties He is frequently seen at the big dances s of the more |