The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-11-12
Prince Francis of Teck Will
Pay Visit to America.
BROTHER OF FUTURE QUEEN
Family Is Poor and Teck Needs the
Money-KinE Edward CurtniIed His
Business Career-LOrd CurzOn Com
ing an sad MfssiOn-May Bring Mrs.
Letter to This Country.

taken a great fancy to this country. for
right upon the departure Of the thirty
second Prince Henry Of Reuss comes the
news that his royal highness Prince
/ Francis Of Tcck. brother of the future
Queen of England. intends paying US o
visit in the near future.
/ Washlngton's most exclusive social set Is
wondering now whether the royal Teck is
going to make himself as scarce with
/ them as the thirty-second Henry of
/ Reuss did. They are hoping for the best.
and are preparing for eventualities, for
Teck viii be among them before long.
But that is not all Washington is soon
/ to be honored also with a visit from Lord
! Curzon. formerly VicerOy OF India. and
son-in-law Of Mrs. Levi L. Letter. The
! Lord Of Kedleston viii cuTtail his visit
here as much as It IS possible for him to
do. while attending TO some business al
fairs. He intends merely to pay a call
( 10 a number Of personal friends in this
city. II is also expected that while in
this city. he viii pay his respects to the
/ President Lord Curzon is in deep
mourning over the loss OF his wife, and.
/ # goes without saying. there win be no
1 social functions IN his honor.
He's willing to Wed.
/ II is said with a semblance OF authority
that the Prince Of Tecks visit 10 Amer
/ ica Is for the purpose of inspecting all
/ the New York. Brooklyn. and Harlem
/ River properties. owned by his god
parents. Mr.. and Mrs Won Andre. II is
also claimed that this immensely valua-
/ bic property may some day be his, if.
/ The truth OF the matter, as matrons Of
/ social standing and wealth with marriage
| able daughters are aware, Is that Ieck
/ is coming 10 pay us visit for the pur-
pose Of looking them over. Teck is poor
and the Tecks are poor. In tact, the
young prince makes no secret Of the fact
/ that. if ne can find an American girl of
J the proper beauty. wealth, and position,
/ he won't find any trouble in getting the
royal sanction 10 marry.
/ She must De 10 the manner born and
/ rich enough 10 support prince who is
close TO the throne TeCk Is a jolly
young fellow. who Is tWenty-fOuT years
old He Is good looking clever, fond OF
! fun, and an all-rOund likable chap He
/ has been 10 the war in South Africa lie
dances well. He plays bridge 20 pertec-
/ ton. and can deal baccaraL the King
favorite game He is seen al all The big
/ race meets. and Is member Of the
! smartest London clubs Some or them
are the bachelors, Naval and Military,
Whites. Marlborough. Beefsteak. and
/ Princes
/ Francis. or .Franzl." as he is called by
those who know him intimately. comes
/ with the royal sanction. He cawn't do
single thing don't YOU know. without the
/ consent Of his august patron. bis maj
I def of he
faith. King o. ireland. and father-in-law
+ Of his sister,
sister Is Princess of wales.
/ It is true that the young man is no
blood relative Of the King. but comes
dangerously near il, His sister, who was
( Princess Mary Victoria OF Teck is now
/ Princess of Wales. Some fine day. if she
and her royal hubby live. she viii be
queen Of Englaud-that IS. II the British
ers don't take IL into their heads before
| then to put the whole royal household up
al auction al Chrisue's. London's famous
/ secondhand dealer.
Should Queen Alexandra survive Ed
ward. this would not prevent the present
/ Princess Of Wales from being Queen Of
England az once
And now. what interests this country
most about the situation is that our royal
visitor would then be the brother Of
/ real. live queen. lie would also be uncle
10 the next King Of England. now Prince
Edward Albert Christian George An
drew Patrick David. twelve years old,
and sure TO be King should he live long
enough
Business Career Brief.
Once upon a time-it was in 1s03-Prince
Francis Of Teck resolved to enter bus
ness. He was offered a partnership in
the stock brokerage firm Of Panmure,
Gordon & Co, London. with a salary Of
$4,000 a year. He was delighted, and not
having seen so much real money for a
long time. accepted at once. King Ed
ward. thinking the idea Of a royal young
ster working for a living a reflection on
his position ended that business quickly.
He told the young man that, as the fu-
ture Queens brother, he couldn't so into
any form Of business, and told him 10
draw $1,000 a year from the royal ex-
chequer and forget II. The prince
promptly did and has been drawing on
the public pocketbook ever since
But now the King has told the young
fellow that it is high time he found a
wife And. for the first time. King Ed
ward is willing it is frankly claimed. that
one so close 20 the throne shall choose /
an American girl Not that King Edward
opposes Americans-far be ii. Some of
the most conspicuous members Of what is
called the Kings set are American wom- /
en- The Dowager Duchess Of Manchester, |
perhaps closer to the throne than any other
woman In England. save the Queen, is an
American woman. As many of the wives
of the most prominent British peers are /
Americans. Prince Francis of Teck would
not be committing any error by adding /
another to the list.
The King knows. everybody knows. that
the prince has been very attentive to [
certain American girls Of wealth and So
cial standing IN fact If he manages
rightly. the prince would very much please /
the King by taking the proper kind of
an American wife. And who are the avail |
abIes? There are a hundred American girls I
possessed Of every qualification to enter
royalty Just as well as the late Miss
Letter, and there was never a vicereine /
who could equal her
Has Met Miss Reid.
OF course Prince Frank has met Miss /
Jean Reid. daughter of the American Am !
bassador at the Court Of St. James. She I
IS one Of the most beautiful girls in New |
York society, and a great chum of Mrs /
Longworth, the Presidents daughter /
Then there is Marjorie Gould, eldest /
daughter of George Gould Her father is /
young yet and nobody knows how much I
he will amass. Commodore Eldridge T. /
Gerry has two unmarried daughters. both /
Of whom will Inherit millions. Then there /
are the Misses Barden-Evelyn, and /