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Under the strong personal direction of Andre Baudry, "Arcadie" has set standards that would be almost impossible to surpass. For its readers it offers a remarkable wellbalanced variety of material: superlative fiction, scholarly and thought-provoking articles, much truly great poetry by poets of past and present, detailed reviews of books, plays, movies, radio programs, etc. One of its most interesting features is its inclusion of sections, sometimes quite extensive, of new books. Its frequent contributors include internationally-known names like Peyrefitte, Portal, Commisso, and many others.

"Arcadie" also has a definite policy, but this is best expressed, in the words of Mr. Baudry himself.

"The problems concerning necessary changes in the law cannot be solved unless we respect all opinions-not by attacking and destroying all around us. It will be our honesty, our wisdom, our dignity that will accomplish our aims. Accordingly, we shall not permit ourselves to attack any legal bodies or churches. Homosexuality is a way of life that must integrate itself into the life of the country, it should not destroy, it must be tolerant. Let us stop criticizing, demolishing-let us instead build together, united and free."

by Marc Daniel

the TWELFTH

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Prince Philip Friedrich Karl Alexandter Botho von Eulenburg was born in Koenigsberg on the 12th of February of 1847. Actually, Eulenburg was not born a prince: he be-

came

one through an emperor's friendship, a friendship that would eventually destroy him. But let us not anticipate. The Eulenburgs were an old Prussian family. When the boy was 19, his father became heir to an enormous fortune and retired to live the life of a great lord in his chateau at Liebenberg. But this was not a family of country gentlemen without culture or breeding: Philip's uncle was a statesman, one of Bismarck's close collaborators, and his mother was a fine artist and musician, a friend of Cosima Wagner, Liszt's daughter. Of course, like every young Prussian aristocrat, our hero had to taste military life-he joined a regiment in 1866 and later went to the Army College in Cassel. But he did not enjoy the life there,

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even though he did not find the atmosphere totally unbreatheable. One of his schoolmates especially, Curio von Moltke, a relative of the celebrated strategist of the war of 1870, also had refined tastes; together they cultivated music and poetry, escaped the bars, and avoided the duels that were so popular at the time. Together they unoubtedly discovered also unknown horizons and forbidden territories to which they were drawn by their true natures. Moltke undoubtedly liked the Army in spite of its shortcomings; he had a brilliant career, and became a general and military governor of Berlin. Eulenburg was decidely a born, "civilian," left Cassel, and entered the diplomatic service. In 1877 he joined the Office of Foreign Affairs, in 1880 he was sent to Paric as secretary to the Embassy, and, the next year, to Munich as 'secretary of the Prussian Legation. Moltke and Eulenburg would meet each other again, tragically, many years later.

For the moment, a successful career lay ahead of Philip: he had

a name, protectors (Bismarck was interested in him), and all that was necessary to succeed in embassy life the right bearing, elegance, a that seductive personality, and dazzle typical of the true aristocrat. Munich itself, neo-Gothic a la Walter Scott and neo-classic in a heavy Teutonic way, was also an intellectual center, far less conservative than Berlin The King of Bavaria was none other than the unhappy Louis II, as famous for his admiration for Wagner, and his passionate attachment to his coachman Hornig as for his artistic tastes. Philip von Eulenburg

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--Phili to his numerous friends-felt at home in hospitable Bavaria.

The gods of Walhalla had given him numerous gifts, perhaps too many. From his mother he had inherited an astonishing aptitude for the arts-his musical compositions spread beyond the society salons .and became popular. Throughout Germany, his poems and plays became known, even though their style is too sugary for present-day tastes. He also became a connoisseur of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Since not everyone appreciates these refinements, some in Berlin were of the opinion that this diplomat lacked depth, as if this were an indispensable requirement for an ambassador. But Phili the Troubadour (as his closest friends called him, much to his delight) continued to seek the company of painters, poets, mystic philosophers-and also of sailors and gardeners... but this was not known

yet.

The Day of Destiny for Phili came in the month of May, 1888, when he met the heir to the German Empire, Wilhelm von Hohenzollern, grandson of the reigning emperor, and later to enter history as Kaiser Wilhelm III. Wilhelm was an unstable personality with an inferiority complex due to the partial paralysis of an arm, and at the same time, a sentimental, intense, and weak person who needed next to him a force stronger than he, but discreet. He was also a vain individual in need of an atmosphere of friendly adoration. From the first day he felt for the dazzling Phili some sort of admiring passion. "I have known many enthusiastic listeners," said the Troubadour, "in the various circles

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