The herald., 1896-05-03

weight is thirteen stone, or 1872 pounds,
with a good sixteen ounce to each pound.
Viewed from the standpoint of scientific
physical proprtions, he should weigh 1884,
pounds, or considerably less than ten
stone. His s feet 5 inches would then
be clothed in correct amount of flesh,
and he could follow the hounds every
day in the hunting season without eX-
periencing the twinges of too much
flesh.
The prince has two hundred suits of
clothes, and when he suddenly discov-
cred growing Discrimination on the
part of his trousers to meet around tn
royal waist he was alarmed. He cast
the trousers aside, and the valet helped
him into another pair. AS they We're
built by the tailor on precisely the
same lines as the other, they, too, failed
to meet the requirements of the prince
ly physique.
1t did not take Wales very long to
discover the real cause of the trouble,
and his fears were confirmed when first
one waistcoat and then another refused
to encircle the royal figure. His coats
began to draw across the back from
shoulder to shoulder He gave up try
ing to button his coat. and he compro-
missed with his waistcoats by leaving
the two bottom buttons unfastened 1t
is needless to say that all the swells
who were at Cannes when these cal
antilles happened also left their vests
unbuttoned at the bottom to be strictly
in fashion.
The prince had planned to make
quite a stay on the Riviera. but the
unlocked for increase in his adipose
tissue caused him to make a sudden re-
turn to London, where he arrived on
Monday, the 18th. He went away
weighing 1872 pounds and returned
weighing 1876 pounds. If he remained
any longer in the balmy air of Southern
France his physicians said that he
might keep on increasing until he be-
came holy show: OF course they ex-
pressed this conviction in more diplo-
matte language, but it had the de-
sired effect. 1t frightened the prince
badly, for he stands fearfully in dread
of too much fat. If he were jockey or
an overfed burlesque singer he could
not be more fearful of his increasing
weight.
The same hour he arrived in London
he called consultation of his physic-
1anS and asked them what he should
do. The conference was brief, as it was
speedily decided that Englands future
ruler must be put through vigorous
weight reducing system. The prince
Is now hard at 1t. and will keep it up
until the dreaded fourteen pounds of his
royal highness has been completely dis
sipated.
1t may appear laughable to some peo-
PIE tnat the prince should be so trOu-
bled by little thing like an increase in
weight, but it means considerable to
nim In the first place. the society sea-
son VIII soon be in full swing in Lon
oon, and the prince will be kept on the
go from early morning until midnight.
On some of these days he must change
MS clothes completely twelve times be-
tween getting up and going to bed.
me prince has more than forty dis
tlnct uniforms, some of which cost S
iich much as $lSOO. They are made to fit him
IKE a glove. but if he were hampered
WIN Iourteen extra pounds he could not
pc squeezed into them with a hydrau-
nc press Even IL he could be, there
Would always be the danger of some
tning breaking at a critical moment. and
tne prince is not taking any chances on
catastrophe to his wardrobe.
All or his Spring and summer clothes
Tor ordinary wear have been made. and
as his street clothes average S15O suit
IL would mean good deal to the roya1
pocketbook to have them replaced. He
never wears suit more than four or five
times and never for more than four or
hve hours during the day. His usual
routine IS morning suit between and
u. half dress afternoon suit between