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Show jjeW rcOTOAlL AT THC ' ' TTf1PL HOf ? Tfl" Iff When It became known, a short whllo ago, that tho (Jerman crowd prlnco had attended a regular courso of Btudlcs at the llerlln technical high school at tho knlser's bidding, n thrill of surprlso ran through that exclusive set usually termed "society." Such a thing as nu Imperial prlnco. an heir to tho t'hrono, embracing studies of practical usSfulness, was, heretofore, unheard of In Germany, Until recent years the princes' cducn-t cducn-t on had been cast ln n venerable, (line-worn mold military exorcises, military whatnot; nnd, by wny of or-nnmcntal or-nnmcntal side issues, a few morsels of general history, geogrnphy, mathc-matics, mathc-matics, social politics, and tho llko. Hut mnttcrM technical electricity, mo-chanlcs mo-chanlcs and their practical appllca-tlon, appllca-tlon, tho building of railroads, wireless wire-less telegraphy, all similarly usoful and- therefore "plebeian" pursuits wero hitherto kept at a dlstanco from tho scions of tho Prussian dynnsty. Tho Emperor William, who has resolutely res-olutely broken with many an obsolete obso-lete custom and mlldowy tradition, hns now also pushed nsldo tho worm-eaten worm-eaten system for educating an Imperial Imperi-al prince. It la on record that ho expressed ex-pressed In his spirited way, as an axiom, that a modern monnrch and modern statesmen must bof equipped with a practical turn of mind; and that a great deal of tho political nnd colonial successes achloved by Eng' llshmen was undoubtedly duo to'thclr gift of viewing matters Baunrcly and soberly, unhampered by "theories." This Is not tho first Instnnco of tho kaiser's lively appreciation of what Ib typically English. Ho has repeatedly repeat-edly manifested n decided proferenco, Inherited from his mother, for English Eng-lish social customs, English sport, nnd so forth; nnd ho Is certainly largoly responsible for tho mnrked change which has swept during tho last few years over tho wholo social life of Germany. English Influence, formerly former-ly tabooed and detested, Is now qulto deeply rooted In Germany, Uio kaiser's kais-er's strong personality hai 'been successful suc-cessful ln clearing away tho inborn Jealousy entertained by tho German nation toward English notions and customs, In fact, toward all that hailed from England. This chango Is especially marked In tho fashlonablo circles of tho German Ger-man capital. llerlln, formerly a deadly-dull, uninteresting town, Inhabited by nnrrow-mlnded citizens unno-qualntcd unno-qualntcd with tho outside world, and Itossesslng an absurdly Inordinate conception con-ception of tho greatness of Germany nnd Germnn Influence, has become an International center, nttrnctlng people peo-ple from nil parts of tho world, ln outward appcaranco rivaling Paris, eclipsing Vienna, nnd trying to live up to London. This new stato of things dates from moro recent times. Englishmen havo lately vlBltdd Her-)!u Her-)!u moro often than In former years; they havo Introduced Into Germnn life that element of sport which ever tends to further tho causo of good fellowship fel-lowship and thiiB bind together dl verso nations, nnd havo In this way assisted very materially to show tho GermanB as a race that good docs exist In England, that English people are not all unbearably haughty and stiff, and that English Ideas and notions no-tions aro not, as was believed In Germany Ger-many of yore, tho offspring of lofty disdain of others and Insular prejudice preju-dice and arrogance. The result Is Hint Germans, spurred by tho kalsor's example, ex-ample, havo begun to take lively Interest In-terest ln their fellow-sportsmen, havo themselves founded rowing clubs, football foot-ball associations, and kindred Institutions. Institu-tions. From tho nursery to the university, uni-versity, from tho klndorgarten to the women's club, from tho servant's hall to tho fashionable salon, English Influence In-fluence la making Itself moro and moro marked ln Germany as each year passes by, . nnhleg In all the rich, fashlontihlo families are nursed by English nurses, chlldron are taught by English governesses, gov-ernesses, boys and young aspirants to university honors aro coached by English Eng-lish tutors, and English nurse-girls and English parlor-maids are becoming becom-ing qulto tho fashion. Educated Dor- tisavt netiBCR oraxiirrr mscRun liners delight to show to now-comers their thorough grasp of English; thoy make themselves acquainted with tho most modern English novels, and often oft-en write, ns well as read and speak, English as easily ns German, Even the shops are affected; English furnlturo Is Imported from London to replaco tho heavy ancient stylo of walnut nnd mnhogany suites; bedrooms aro prettily pret-tily furnished ln vhltc, nurseries nro neatly aud sensibly appointed, and pretty English drawlng-roomB tako tho place of the stiff and clumsy "rocep-tlon-rooms." Dress material Is bought In London, and tho mon, too, If desirous desir-ous of bolng considered fashlonablo, havo their London tailors; oven tho cigar Is sometimes discarded by the "young man nbout town" for tho London Lon-don "latest thing In iiIpcb." Tho vory latest addition to this list Is tho Her-lln Her-lln messenger boy, a closo Imitation of the Iondon pattern. Strange to say, tho most Hl-talo part of tho houso as regards English Innovations In Gormany Is tho bath.-room bath.-room nnd lavatory. Ten or flfteon years ago no German ovor thought of having bucIi a thing ns a bath-room In hla wholo houso; to tnko n morning tub would havo evoked surprlBO and open derision. Now, It Is ono of tho proofs adduced by tho fashlonablo and especially tho llerlln nouvoaux riches to. show that they aro "In tho swim.'' I know a casojn llerlln of a young German society "man tolling an English Eng-lish girl at dinner In a fnshlouablo house that ho took a dally tub. This ho thought would bo proof most posl-tlvo posl-tlvo that he was almost Engllshl Tho German meals havo undergono, ln fashlonablo society, qulto a notlco-ablo notlco-ablo chnngo ln consequence of English Eng-lish Inllucnco. Tho aftornoon coffee parties havo largely given plaoo to tho afternoon teas so prevalent with tho English, and oven tho biggest hotels ho-tels and dopartment stores, such as the fashionable "Hotel Kalscrhot" nnd tho "Kaufhaus des Wostons," endeavor endeav-or to attrnct fiesh clients by advertising advertis-ing "English Flvo-o'clock Tea" In their prospectuses and bills. Tho midday mid-day meal, or "MIttagosson," In many llerlln houses has been entirely discarded dis-carded for tho English luncheon, nnd tho cold supper at eight for a modish lengthy dinner. In many business houses, too, In llorlln, English olllco hours havo beoti Introduced, and may perhaps In tlmo becomo tho usual custom. cus-tom. Many nlso aro In favor of having hav-ing tho theater suppers so liked In London Introduced Into llorlln life; but this will tako a long time to become be-come at nil the fashion. |