Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1911 — KAISERIN AS A HOUSEWIFE [ARTICLE]

KAISERIN AS A HOUSEWIFE

Barman Empress Has Just Been Over* Hauling the Linen In the Imperial Cloeeta. The German empresa, like the good housekeeper that she is, took advantage of the few days' lull In court ceremonies resulting from the emperor’s recent indisposition to make a thorough overhauling of the Imperial linen presses. The empress takes pride In having • very large quantity of linen ready for use. She herself superintends Its condition, but she. Is assisted by a mistress of the wardrobe, who la a titled lady, and two linen maids. The linen at the palace Is divided Into two categories, the body linen of toe Imperial family and the table and bed linen used by the imperial household and guests at the palace. Only the empress and the mispress of the wardrobe are permitted to handle the family body linen, which is kept in a separate press ( and handed out each morning to the footmen and chambermaids waiting. Body Hnen is never worn to a point where it needs repair, but the table and bed linen Is often repaired and is then handed out for use by the royal servants. The empress on this occasion found an immense stock of superfluous linen, which she presented to the Berlin hospitals. In the imperial presses are naturally to be found several dozens of each kind of articles, all of which are embroidered with a large W and the imperial crown. ————-——7^—There are always numerous layettes on hand, for the empress makes It a rule to present a full set of linen to each princess of" the Hohenzollern family on the birth of her first child. The layettes of the princes are bordered with blue silk embrqldery and those of the princesses with pale pink. Ever since her marriage the empress has on each of his birthdays, presented to the emperor an article of wearing apparel made with her owrf hands. The first present she made was a pair of knitted socks, which owing to their thickness the emperor has never been able to wear. He Is fond of showing them to guests when he is in specially good humor.