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Scene. At Potsdam, described as "a silk stocking district of Berlin," where the former Imperial Court held sway, princes of the blood royal, princes not of the royal blood, and strings of the lesser nobility, all with high sounding titles, went to the polls to record their votes. The election officials, good Republicans, "bowed and scraped" as each of the Kaiser's men and women recorded his or her vote...
...coupled with fluent command of French and German, was chosen to aid the U.S. camouflage corps. He was instrumental in building up this new and important corps of the Army, showing great ability as an organizer and leader. In France he was known to his, men as " Silk Hat Harry"?a name gleaned from his own phraseology in describing the effect of walking across grass as similar to that acquired in brushing a silk hat. During the German drive on Paris in the early part of June, 1918, when the Second Division was thrown in the breach, every available...
...steamer Michigonne. The laymen in his escort were led by James Butler famed racehorse man. Most noted clerics were Michael J. Curley, young Archbishop of Baltimore, Austin Dowling, venerable Archbishop 'of St. Paul, John W. Shaw, Archbishop of New Orleans. The laymen wore frock coats, gray trousers, silk hats, cardinal red cravats...
...silk hat shining, a collar of some-what exaggerated height, a cutaway coat tightly buttoned...
Gray trousers, silk hats, cardinal red cravats...