ROYAL SPOOKS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 144360, 26 March 1914, Page 8

ROYAL SPOOKS.

WHITE LADY OE THE HOHENZOLLERNS. In Berlin, there is some anxiety among; tho mure .superstitions members of the Kaiser's household owing fco the fact- that iho wnittrilion of the White Lady of the Heimiizollerns ns reported to have seen gliding along corridor im the- J'alaet'. The While l-adv is one of tho most famous <;i Royal ghosts. She. always makes a, point of appearing just bolnrc the death id a member ot ilio Hohenjiolleru family, to which, of course, the Kaiser belongs; lienee tho consternation over her latest reported appearance. ~ Tho White l-adv was herself a llohcuKollern 1 rince s about four hundred vears ago. am!, th-uigh sue does- ni) actual harm now beyond loretelling death, during her lit- (die seems to have hec-u an • v:jvm.eiy umlrstrahir acquaintance. i -r ske uoinioroc! two ol her children a. least. There are several versions o: in r -own d-eaili ; according to one, slii- was buried a.iive in !-m vaults of ihe palace, which Iter uneasy spirit has hruic; :i ever since. The Ka... r hini.-.eif pours scorn on tho whole iik-a. of ih.;. lV bi-.e t.miy's appearance-.. and when ..mir or two ago one of ;m- unlace .-■■■-r.r.ts declaim! that he In. ! .-con Inc While L.id.v. !'■<' Oidv rt -.v-iri h- r,.-(iv-e.d len ms imor-maii-mi w;- ■ in len: di -ni--.d. In spite of bis inin-iy cm ers, hov'ever, ib.m hone !e-m . ccm mm when •rt'U-hh' -,vi; —, s bare S’.s rn positively to lull ing sen: ;h ■ 'e hue lanly—tioia.hlv, ills b b-:v the m. ~t:i oi hrederJ. k* Will-r— Hl-- idee menu before the ch';’. tll of ins .: 1 lee-, el. r'redenek W lllisim IV. ■ r ! v ov< . bunny ni ivai'L-pL* hu ii> n'.uti.i; -'h(i-i. THE Mri i.i: RE!) M AX. There amd to ' - . in o’-.l Ednre 1,.,. .- in., i, ii 1 1 e Hi ! .'dun. 'i i u i; 1 1 ■i i ’i m liHit: :i lii Mil *u 111!' M 1' r *‘ 11 ( i’ - lU ' SillU 1„ ha.o no, ie l-st . imnarai.ci .to: l.eioi-e ihe i.til ol -C ml ‘"to" and the limn: 'to bmpr.-C tea'mile. fim’itotoAi I"'if- - '.".or He has IUL fivdi I-; ;• - v - Tiie - D-,. i'.’i ( ,i Amtru. hiv.; jr. vw..l Dlnfk C.tj-.H bin v-r Vi’m'! .m.s '.ii'Mmi:.'. the , rr . j... j,-.•.> Viv';iii;i M'iit.**i i iaii'm.'m:v hiimii to p:i.v; tlir-niyh .! i; - • vi .-m-.'im.iM lh..ip:x’:> Khz.vuetli i.V AuMi-iu i.o' i -ihii'; hli* .’xpi'ni :ir.‘ iiiirii.y V'' (sv ‘ itH>va--0:;c njevni!;r.c mhy Cmir.* If.--; v.'";: 1.. ;!;u I'.fJ »j: it. ? I’.HiiJi. w'; * is-«.{ •/:. h.* i-.iii.d n,-y lockin- n:iie a-'lil suit. ••]’),:ivt* had a c*yp‘*rienoo. ‘ iii'i Kmpi’es; J T < lejHy 10 the (• -iiiM '-e'-'s anxious cjiicsiher Mnj.'siy : ai.l iiia 1. she hud bc-ou nwakeued iii 'l]h‘ middle of lim and hau S 1 ''.“.’m:d in ie*' in tho the mt-0 ul :i \;onnUl *.SVcpin£. *‘l liaVO UU iii.'ll.” sfio :uld‘'d. "t'ial I snail moot with some misiorumo. ’ Wl l l,i 1 : tushyo hor.rs slio tvas dead. muviioi'Cvi hv iho (luy,p’.< i r cl an Antir-

A BLACK LADY. It i> ji, lil-.uk B.uly 'vim liaiinls tile U„viil i Unise uf Ikivarui, ami. iiko the ,l,:uiv oi il-e I lohi-n/xjlk'tns, ;-]io o ll.oiv ii- -svil ju.;t lio.'oro ilio :• m one oi iuk members. Tlic jiUirv of «no of lior appearances j : voiifhoj - lor by tii'.' " iff of a former Bi-ibAi Aa;ba: i.hloi- at Vienna. One day. Q-ift-n Tive.'t I’-avari.'i. who bad 110-'i! •'!! ;! \ i'.tl to UMMIU. WHS OU t-’lC* • f> ,\ni ~i ic-'vi; i o.' .durdch. A kcv* in-wailing cut we-i the room in wmch hor -Mn.itvsiy v: it. : it-ling, and a- d cd iu .e ,1110 i .-No Wax expCC -:llg to I'LCoivi.' :i!!' V • !’■ ill UUd'--MCe. ••No/’ li p'ico ike Q:u-v'A. ••)sii: thmv •> a bidv waiting in tlm c.nle-chaml-.'rA exmaii.ivd ike U !y-iu waiting. The Queen ink! ! cr brother. who was vill- 1 *> •<*•. v.:, ' iln- lady was n’--l what she? wo’i.-' N (lo iciurmd louicm; ■■Was ; ,a A in Mark ?" she asjUrol. I *.■ not and saw a i.rmdc ii-oire in bh 1;, v.vh c head-dress «r ; l--.ee. Alien me urn glance he did jj.r i..Ve much ipw Ee. tldrking it w.i'' mnu-hmiv u'.td>- g in tdo uirwr rertrn. and when Ins wm- returned to hi-, book An- E-nv-- w.i,-. going te.Yar'V .i ciifuec < ■! i !••• Vino- room tluvi was -.a 1 - or hi-- iem of sign;. Il was Ai:-t dmut -1 o'clock in -mo a ft of. i non. akn.r.i, immediately ai mrwnrds an atiendans came in to cv--:o up f.■»:* library. The young obirer -Wed the .in i;cl;-f t who ihe lady was '.viio was :ti work in the next roam, and iho atiendans relied that there was no or.;' r l .-:- in i'-,* ph-airy. The oiliccr as.-nred inni ‘liai j m before a lady h,.d w:dk<‘d ac;-0,-;s » i..t* innor mom. he e.ti- aaaiu wtiV to box. out frvnl v«> Dvioy. ••T]ipls v.dv'ra c:v. ?l:o bob’ lie asked. "Mk. nnr-l irve you- ouL In* a door in ii:o cijraor,'’ i lie jicuu -iaul .sug<resi c:l. ••ikit (’• .-re is ::o door!” protested the hawilderod ma i. Tito sioi-y of iho occurrence leaked out. ihk! the yunny "'..'."er was iniormed that liio iiyuvc bo had seen wa;; probably i )u‘apparition of Q-neen Elizabeth, v. liicii has ia'ci' s ‘cu at various umes by ddler“!U< peoide. Kii:;r dcorye also is said to have seen this yhost in ids early days. The story yee-s that ho was readily tn the library cue day when he v. - r. disturbed by somebody passing him. J Lo looked up. decided diat there was something odd about her appearance, and. on the spur of the moment, filing Ids bonk after her. The lady took no notice of the alir.ont. hm. llie book sailed on and upset one of the busts in the library. ‘-.■POOR ELLA!” A very detailed and apparently well* antlu;ntic?..ted ghos 4 - story covr'-s from the Russian Court. A year or two ago Princess Ella, a daughter ot r.lu* Lrand Duke of Hesse, was lying .seriously id in the palace. In the next room tie (.War's two ''Most daughters. Olga, and Taiianu, wore sleeping. Suddenly from this room canto frantic screams, and the attendants who burned in found the two girls in a stale of awlul terror, crying out that a strange man with flowing robes and great wings had walked through their room. While they were still telling of the apparition the oy».-s of both girls suddenly hi-canm dilated with terror, and, both looking in tlio same direction, they cried out; ‘'Look! There he is again !” Their attendant?, who could .soo nothing unusual, tried io soothe the children. but the eyes of both were still following something that apparently crossed iho room towards a door that led into the invalid’s room. •'Don’t you sco him?” one of them

gasped out; and the other, suddenly pointing, cried; "lie ho.-, gone into Ella's i'ooiii! Oil. poor Ella!" A few minutes later Princess Ella died!