. Eight journeys abroad. with it all, and you would have thought I wasa queen the way they treated me. Sigmaringen, Sunday 22nd August, were invited Thursday by the Prince and Princess ofHohenzollern to spend the afternoon and take supper at theircountry residence. It rained so terribly that the Hof Marshallsent us word to come only to supper at They sent theRoyal carriages with crowns on the lining at and we drovenearly an hour. We were taken up to a room lighted withcandles and then they came in a hurry to say the Prince waswaiting, so we had to fly down and the first thin
. Eight journeys abroad. with it all, and you would have thought I wasa queen the way they treated me. Sigmaringen, Sunday 22nd August, were invited Thursday by the Prince and Princess ofHohenzollern to spend the afternoon and take supper at theircountry residence. It rained so terribly that the Hof Marshallsent us word to come only to supper at They sent theRoyal carriages with crowns on the lining at and we drovenearly an hour. We were taken up to a room lighted withcandles and then they came in a hurry to say the Prince waswaiting, so we had to fly down and the first thing I knew I wasleaving the drawing room on the arm of the man who unwit-tingly caused the Franco-Prussian war. 320 GERMANY We entered the dining room between two rows of servantsin livery and one man in full uniform also waited on us. Everyone stood until the Prince and I were seated. Frank sat with oneof the Maids of Honor and Countess Adelmann was on the otherside of the Prince. When the champagne came the Prince drank. THE FAMILY ADELMANN AND MRS. F. H. ROSENGARTEN first my health and then Franks. I have kept the menu and thenamesof thepeopleattable. Itwasallveryinformal and I wishedI had Mrs. Whelens talents and my own voice to entertainthem, but I did my best and I think they were all supper the Prince said we would play nine pins andbefore I knew it, in my Shaker cloak, which was much ad-mired, I was alone in a Sedan chair, which had been arrangedon two wheels and drawn by a valet in livery to anotherentrance, through the rain, where the Prince received we all played and had tea, beer and mineral Princess goes to bed at 6 oclock, so we couldnt seeher, as the rain prevented our going in the afternoon. Canyou imagine sister Mary going through all this with head uphigh? They were to leave for Ragatz next day and Fridaynight three of the maids of honor came to supper here and aCount Bruhl and Count Gallen and I taught them Grabuge 21 321 EIGHT J
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