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CHAPTER XVII. 



Salm's Diary in Mexico pubIished--Prince Kraflft Hohenlohe — Baron 

 Magnus — Audience with Princess Charles of Prussia — Countess Seyd- 

 ewitz— At Baroness Sciileinitz's—Salm Major in the Guards — Audience 

 with Her Majesty the Queen — Countess Schulemburg — Countess 

 Benckendorff — Fast habits — Coblentz — Society there — The Prussian 

 army — Prussian officers — The regiment ' Queen Augusta.' 



As we expected to stay for several montlis in Berlin, we looked 

 out for more convenient quarters. We moved first to the 

 Hotel de Brandenburg, and from there to private lodgings in 

 the Kanonierstrasse. My husband had been so long away 

 from Berlin that he had becoine almost a stranger in that city ; 

 but fortunately the Corvins had returned to their residence 

 there, and Baron Magnus lived also in Berlin, where his brother 

 is a great banker. We found also a nephew. Prince Max 

 Salm-Salm, whom the king had made lieutenant in the regi- 

 ment of Dragoons of the Guard. It is still a privilege of the 

 princes of former sovereign houses that they may be appointed 

 officers at once, but ihey have to pass through their examina- 

 tion afterwards. 



We were of course frequently with the Corvins ; in fact, we 

 saw each other daily, we either staying with them or they visit- 

 ing us. Baron Magnus came also frequently as usual, and en- 

 deavoured to take the direction of all steps to be taken by my 

 husband. It was, however, a very trying time, for we had first 

 to feel our ground, to form all kinds of connections, to make 

 calls, &c. Both Felix and myself were therefore in a very bad 

 humour, and our friends had a rather hard time with us. 



Though I did not feel at all disposed, my husband insisted 

 on my going very often to the theatre, or to take part in other 

 amusements. As the season was still favourable we visited 



