The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-05
Always swell Sprinkied."

The king would arrive at the
theatre after good dinner well
sprinkled" as the French say, with
Burgundy and champagne. When his
favorite appeared he would lean his
rubicund. longJbearded face out OF
| his box and shout a1l-i.i-I----r>s ---rrss
{-s..uuCT proved a Sreat annoyance
to the ather Occupants the theater.
They began with low Inutterings and
looks of protest, to which he paid
no attention. Finally they Kissed
him into silence
Lecpold's generosity to his favorites
is as bOundless as his indecency.
Castles, yachts, carriages, horses,
diamonds he has scattered with both
hands to all who ministered to his
pleasure. A girl in the chorus of the
Opera Comique caught his eye He
made his way to the stage door,
where, as usual, he was admitted on
the mere presentation OF his face. He
was in an unusually expansive mood
that evening. When he was COM
fortably installed in an armchair in
side, not one, but ten, girls capitva-
ted him. He took them all to sup
per that night at the Cafe Ameri-
caine. A few nights later he gave
them a second supper. The entertain
ment progressed to a point when
everybody was regardless of what
was going to happen next Sudden
ly the lights went out. When the
coryphees finally made their way
home each had received, among other
things, a magnificent diamond neck
lace, placed about her neck presIrm-
ably by her royal benefactor-
Princess Of ChIn1ay, Also.
1t is but few years since Clara
Ward, princess of Chimay, first met
her sovereign, King Leopold. She
had not then lost so much Of her
youthful beauty. The first time he
met her Was at a garden party,
where he neglected royal princesses.
ambassadors and other high and
mighty personages in order to devote
himself to the perverted woman.
Il have often heard of you" said
his majesty 1t is curious that We
have not met before
If it is your maiesty's pleasure
you will see a great deal of me- in
the future" said the princess, mod
estly.
The next meeting was at the pal
ace of Leaken. 1t was witnessed DIV
several courtiers, but It was too ar
dent TO be a fitting subject for de-
tailed description. A reliable wit
ness states that the king approached
her as the Sultan would an adolisoua
subsequent events showed that the
Princess Chimay had his Malesty's
coat OF drms-the royal arms of Bel
g um-tattooed upon her shoulder.
Her photographs exhibiting this con-
splcuous mark of royal regard were
suppressed by the Paris police.
When the Princess Chimav offended !
against public decorum in BudaDesth
the police made d descent upon her
lodgings, and among other things
seized batch of letters written to
her by the royal reprobate of Bel
GUM
On more than one occasion his
name has become involved in scraDes
n London At the time when Editor
Stead startled the world by his extra
ordinary publication in the Pail Mall
Gazette of the immoralities of Lon
ion. he referred openly TO King Leo
)old as one OF the nIinatours.
On another memorable occasion an
elderly lady named Mrs. Jeffries was
arrested and charged by overzeaIous
police officials with conducting es-
adjustments of a questionable char
icter- She Mortified the presiding
magistrate. by threatening, through