The San Francisco call., 1906-09-30
William Waldorf Astor's Lamp of
Gold Is Transforming HeveL
BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

Princes nor Princesses can begin 70
compete with American millionaires
and ~millionairesses' in respect of
things that cost money More than
one scion of royalty bitterly regrets
the matrimonial restrictions which pre-
vent him from sharing his exalted
titles with an american heiress. Per-
haps some day a bill may be introduced
into our Parliament sanctioning such
marriages. 1t would be a neat way OF
making America help support royalty.
Meanwhile royalty is driven to trade
to make both. ends meet. 1t is an
open secret in Germany that the Kai-
ser derives big private income from
his sandpits. and his subjects are by
no means pleased with him for the
way in which he has been cutting
prices lately.
Everybody knows of the shady meth
ods by which the King Of the Bel
gians makes a lot of money for his
private purse out of Congo rubber. but
few are aware that he draws a hand
some income from fashionable and
largely advertised motor establishments
In Paris. whore millionaire Americans
purchase many OF their cars He has
also an interest in several smart hotels
in Paris. Ostend and London.
The young King of Spain has several
vineyards and made quite a nice com
mercial traveller for his own wares
when at the Cowes regatta. The num-
erous dinner parties held on board his
steam yacht. Giralda. Incidentally
served the purpose of introducipr hi.
sherry and other Spanish wines to his
friends.
Another monarch with a keen ~
Tor business is King Haakon Of
Norway, who for years has been hnan-
eially interested in the shipping indus
try and in the building of ships. Tha
young Queen of the Dutch gives per-
sonal supervision to her own dairv a.
Hot Loo From this some of the nrin-
cipal dealers are supplied with milk
and butter. In Wilhelmina's dairy ar
to be found all the latest appliances
for testing milk and for delivering II
in perfect condition. The bills are made
out in the ordinary way-eDr. 70
Queen Wilhelmina." The Queen or
Italy recently put money into a bic
hotel in Rome and another In Nice and
has made no secret of the fact.
l hear that the most confrrsa
bachelor in England" the Marquis de
Several. a Portuguese grandee who
much prefers England to his native
land and one OF the most intimate
friends of King Edward, has taken
strong fancy" at Carlsbad to Miss
Townsend. the pretty American heireSs
whose wealth and beauty combined
made her immensely popular in Lon
DON 1t was the Marquis who induced
King EDWARD to motor from Marien-
bad to Carlsbad TO lunch with the
Townsends. though, of course. this Am
erican mother and daughter are bv no
means strangers to his Majesty. Tbe
flowers alone cost a small fortune. tha
room in which lunch was served q,
the SWEETEST Carlsbad hotel being
bower of roses in every color. After
LUNCH the King paid Miss Townsena
the compliment of taking her for
motor drive TO Cafe Aberg. the par,v
also including Mr.. and Mrs. Town
send
BY the way. every one here is fpm-
ing over the way in which the King
as they put 1t rushed after Amert-
cans" while at Marienbad. The spite-
ful ones say he was forever either
entertaining them or they him. That
he was great deal with them is quite
true Among others besides the Town
sends who entertained him were I.aav
Goschen, Lady Barrymore. Mrs. Burns
ePierpont Morsan's sister) and Mrn
Glasgow.