The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-05-17
ROYALTY INcoe. IN LONDON
Great FOLK from the Continent De-
light to Stroll About Her Streets.

Great FOLK from the Continent De-
light to Stroll About Her Streets.
London is not the only biggest thing
Of its kind on earth but it is the town
that the royal folk on continental Eu-
rope love to visit in wholly unofficial
capacity
To these royal refugees or truants
London is perfectly charming, be-
cause Of it's size, its mixed population
and that excellent habit it's natives
have of attending to their business
and letting eccentric persons follow
their own sweet will in many things.
The Pope himself could stroll along
Regent street without ever having q
head turned. The result is that in
winter the streets Of this crowded yet
orderly city hold many personages
who wear crowns and coronets and
high titles when they are at home.
In winter they flock to London be-
cause then the British royal family
and most of the fashionable folk are
away from town, but the streets are
full Of life, the shops full of desirable
things for purchase and the theatres
full of excellent plays.
Sometimes Scotland Yard is inform
ed and keeps an eye on the royal Wis
itor who is in disguise, but it only
keeps an eye out, it does not tell the
newspapers Of it's knowledge. For
instance when Emperor William is
going to drop over to London for a
few days incognito his whereabouts
are revealed to Scotland Yard, which,
however, takes precautions that in no
wise interfere with the absolute free
dom of certain Herr Blank who
soses, at small hotel, as a German
councillor sojourning in the British
capital on account of his legal in
tereSts.
OF late years he has come nearly
every winter for couple of days at
least to London. On one occasion he
went all through the Offices and plant
Of the London Times without being
recognized. He brought card of rec
ognition from newspaper editor of
great influence in Berlin and in the
capacity Of master mechanic he
was shown by courteous member of
the pressroom staff all over the prem
Uses of the Thunderer
Df
that their town entertains unknowing-
ly more royal folk than any other in
Europe and without an accident be-
falling any one Of them. Once upon
a time German Princess did sprain
her ankle as she came down from
the top of bus, but that is the
most serious casualty that ever befell
q parsonage visiting the town unoni-
cially.
There is really some surprise to be
felt over this because one and all the
holiday making princes ride on the
tops of omnibuses and find those two
horse arks the most delightful char.
lots in the world. There is well
known Grand Duchess of North Ger
man origin who declares that the TOP
of a London omnibus is the proudest
and most comfortable position she
ever occupied in all her exalted life.
Several great ladies of her class
have rented small flats in London
where they can live when they visit
the capital incognito, and the Queen
Of Rumania has even tested the Lon
don boarding house. She explains the
fancy of her class for making these
experiments by saying that many
crowned head confesses to the posses
sion Of a very bohemian heart and
that London is the only spot on earth
where a royal parsonage can feel
at once free and safe The Duchess
d'Aosta, before her marriage the Prin-
cess Helene Of Orleans, grew up in
England and speaks English like a
native, and she comes every year to
London as plain Mrs. John Brown, to
put up at nice, exclusive little no
tel and shop. She and one compan-
ion, an English woman, stroll about
the streets, looking in windows and
picking up bargains ip a way that
would not be tolerated in a princess