The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-31
CROWNED HEADS To
SEEK HEAL TIL. IN EGYPT

| CAIRO, Egypt, December 14.-Pres-
ent advices indicate that the Catarac'
Hotel at Assouan, for years the IA
vorite abode of invalid rulers in
Egypt, will accommodate more royal
consumptives this season than ever
before
The brother of Queen Ena of Spain
Prince Battenberg, viii be the first to
arrive, and there is a rumor that his
brother-in-law, King Alfonso of Spain,
will join him about midwinter.
Other bookings are, for the new
queen of Sweden, the Crown Princess
of Denmark, the future king of Rou-
mania, several Russian grand dukes
with their wives, Swedish prince or
two, and last, but not least, the Prince
of Wales.
On all these titled folks the white
plague has its grip, and the majority
are personally known to the habitues
of the annual season" there, which
lasts from December to April.
Notwithstanding this, the Cataract
Hotel boasts of no royal suites, and
suffering royalty, when it visits this
place, eager for sunshine and new life,
must be content with ordinary accom-
modations. Alexander Albert, the old
est son of Princess Beatrice, sister of
King Edward and widow of the late
Prince Henry of Battenberg, will oc-
cupy his old room on the third floor,
facing the Nile. 1t is a 81 per day
apartment, without bath. The prince
travels with a tutor only. Queen
Ena's brother is quite a favorite here,
though, being out of funds most of the
time, he seldom engages in the gaieties
INDUCED in by the Weather guests.
But this season aunt Louise the
of Argyll, has evidently made
Princess Beatrice loosen her purse
strings a little. for the letter an
nouncing Alexander Albert's coming
states that the Baron Rothschild camp
in the desert should be reserved for
his highness after January /. Last
winter he could not make use of the
camp because the Rothschild admins
traitor demanded s12 per day and this
the Battenbergs could not afford to
pay.
The Rothschild camp, situated three
miles from Assouan, in the desert, is |
the Ioneliest place imaginable. 1t was
started by one of the Paris Roths-
chiIds for the accommodation of a
of the celebrated family suf-
fering from cancer. The Rothschilds
bought a tract of land comprising |
some ten acres and hired an Arab chief |
to guard not only the property, but its
tenants.
At present there is but one tent
bungalow. The tent covers some
thirty by forty feet of ground and is
plainly, but comfortably furnished.
There is a lounging room, furnished,
with tables, sofas, arm and rocking I
,hairs of Vienna bent wood, but not
4 rag of carpet, not cushion, no pic
lures or other ornaments. The sand !
If the desert forms the floor, and it T
s open to the desert breezes. The
ounging room takes up one-third of
he space; the rest is given up to three I
protected by canvas on top 1
and at the side, but open in front,
admitting sun, light and air.
Assouan is ten days journey from /
cairo by Nile steamer, and the Baron
camp is three miles fur
her out. Every necessity of life mustj
De carried out there on camel back
water, fruit, canned goods, vegetables.
stc
Queen Ena's brother, though sorely
afflicted, is better off than the
of royal folks seeking health
n Egypt. At present tuberculosis has
been diagnosed only in his hip. Wheth
n his lungs, too. are affected the doc
-ors refuse to decide.
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