CHRISTMAS UNDER THREE FLAGS A Merry Christmas to One and All [Illustration: The Model American Home] Christmas Under Three Flags BEING MEMORIES OF HOLIDAY FESTIVITIES IN THE WHITE HOUSE WITH “OLD HICKORY,” IN THE PALACE OF H. R. H. PRINCE OF PRUSSIA, AFTERWARDS EMPEROR WILLIAM I., AND AT THE ALAMO WITH THE ALCALDE’S DAUGHTER. MARY EMILY DONELSON WILCOX Illustrated [Illustration] Washington Published by The Neale Company m c m Copyrighted, 1900, by Mary Emily Donelson Wilcox LOVINGLY DEDICATED TO THE DEAR DAUGHTER WHO DEDICATES HER LIFE TO ME CONTENTS [Illustration] SANCTA CLAUS AT THE WHITE HOUSE IN OLD HICKORY’S DAY 17 A ROYAL CHRISTMAS TREE, BERLIN, 1847 47 THE ALCALDE’S DAUGHTER AND HER CHRISTMAS LAMP 71 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS [Illustration] The Model American Home 6 Andrew Jackson 16 Mrs. Andrew Jackson 21 Mrs. Emily Donelson 29 Rachel Donelson 33 Martin Van Buren 41 Brandenburg Gate, Berlin 49 Louise, Queen of Prussia, and her Sons Frederic William and William 53 The Old Sans Souci Mill 61 William I., Emperor of Germany 65 The Alamo 73 The Alcalde’s Daughter 81 San Fernando Cathedral 89 [Illustration: Andrew Jackson] SANCTA CLAUS AT THE WHITE HOUSE IN OLD HICKORY’S DAY. [Illustration]