. War echoes; or Germany and Austria in the crisis .. . theEuropean war. If anything could bring the manstill nearer to us than does his senseof humor, it is the beauty of hisfamily life. His six splendid sonsand his favorite child, the daughter,are always in his mind; and the chiv-alrous way in which he makes hiswife the leading personage presentis really fascinating. In the familycircle, when she talks, his eye restson her with that perfect delightwhich means a true home happiness. It is indeed the simplest house-hold life, in spite of all the brilliantsplendor of the surroundings. I sawthe
. War echoes; or Germany and Austria in the crisis .. . theEuropean war. If anything could bring the manstill nearer to us than does his senseof humor, it is the beauty of hisfamily life. His six splendid sonsand his favorite child, the daughter,are always in his mind; and the chiv-alrous way in which he makes hiswife the leading personage presentis really fascinating. In the familycircle, when she talks, his eye restson her with that perfect delightwhich means a true home happiness. It is indeed the simplest house-hold life, in spite of all the brilliantsplendor of the surroundings. I sawthe empress in a magnificent even-ing gown, wearing her long chains ofsuperb pearls, sit down at the em-perors side after dinner and do cro-chet work for a Christmas bazaar,while the talk between the two andtheir two guests flitted hither andthither. In such a small circle you also seebest that the emperors efforts fortemperance are not only words ad-dressed to others, but maxims se-verely applied to himself. He hardlysips at a glass of wine, and even the. William II—Emperor of Germany festival banquets which in the richBerlin private houses fill many hoursof over-luxurious feasting, are servedIn the palace with lightning rapid-ity. In the same way his ideas aboutsport and physical exercise, withwhich he has rejuvenated the Ger-man people, are carried out in hisown simple and active life. He takeshis dally long walks, rides horseback,or goes hunting. Whenever state-craft allows it, he takes an outing. Yet his chief interest lies in cul-ture. It is simply marvelous what amultitude of topics are familiar tohim. Every science and art, everybranch of technique and of practicallife, every movement in social reformor religion holds his attention, makeshim think, and stirs his desire toknow more about It. In America I have seen only oneperson succeed in an effort to meetevery one in his own field, and thatwas Theodore Roosevelt. After thecongress of arts and sciences during the St. Loui
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