The Washington times., 1908-06-23
Princess Artist to Paint
Portrait of ..lRfesident" Taft
Her Highness Likes His Face Better Than RooSevelts
and Says: "Oh! | Just Must Paint 1t;
Must"

Princess Wilma woG-Parlaghy has
decided to paint the picture of secre-
tary Taft.
Not that OF President Roosevelt =
she was asked at the Willard Hotel
today.
THAT is what the directors of the
National Art Gallery asked" she ex-
claimed. Il asked them Why should
paint his picture? Because he is the
PRESIDENT I Ike Secretary Taft's face
much better. 1t appeals 10 me. 1t
shows kindness, thoughtfulness and
strength. The President-ah, there is
what you say?-su-p er-fi-ci-i-al-i-ty
There is not depth; there Is not an in
terest for his peOple-only for himself.
No, I viii not paint his portrait.
when I shall make the studies for
tho picture 1 do not know. il must de-
pend on his plans. much. He Will be
a busy man, is il not so? l hope TO
see the Secretary IN New York soon, as
1 so TO Baltimore tomorrow and then
TO Newport. where 1 shall take a cot
tsge for the summer. II I cannot see
him then It shall be later
I must make sketches; must study
his expression in varying moods. The
actual painting is II matter of but a
short time. II is getting the picture
here QappinE her forehead) that is
DO you expect to paint other Ameri-
cans?"
"A half dozen only 7 have thought
OF as yet-Cardinal Gibbons. Edison.
Mark Twain. perhaps. and Grahmbeu''-
Graham Bell "Ah, that Is a great man
-Grahamben. re makes 10 fy in the
air, and he IS 20 listen 20 the talk OF
monkeys. Oh. you laUgh-dO you not
hal - =.
a piece sewed on here" Showing the
tip Of her tonsue), 'or maybe a little
cut OF, and they may talk. They may
tell US Of things 10000 years ago.
Rejects Darwin's Theory.
But do not think I believe we came
from theTn-from the monkeys Oh, no.
no! When one quarrels with me that
we came from monkeys. I say 10 him: |
l think you came from the monkeys. !
but I did not Then he is so quiet
Her hishness picked up a newspaper |
half-tone of Uncle Joe.
Who is it?'' she asked. She was told
that II was the Speaker.
rs he a good speaker she asked
Uncle Joe's job was explained 10 her
I Ike the face" she said: eft has /
character. But I shall not paint his /
picture. I do not LIKE do NOT Iille
this-no hair. You see. I could say thff |
saieiy; you have plenty Of hair
Then the princess talked about her /
menagerie.
I love all animals" she said. Il
want 10 protect them But the little
wofses, they-well. they do not smell |
nice. Every one told me. oh. YOU can
not make them smell nice. wolfses |
mover smell nice I went this morning
to your Zoo, and the superintendent
took me 10 the lion house 20 the bear
mouse, and the wolf cage. There Is no
smell. I asked him why this is.
The animals have nc odor' he tells
me II is the soil-no, men the dirt. |
wash them So am to have the |
Volfses washed and keep them"
Hint for Morgan and Carnegie.
The princess was asked what led her
70 come 10 America.
Il was so tired OF social duties" she
said. They give me no time 10 paint !
SO asked my friends. What shall I !
doT They said u come TO America, and
came haze not been able TO do
any work because I have been I'll. II
have been in sec'usion-oh, so very Sc
clUded-ir a litue cottage in Hot /
Springs And now it IS too hot 70 1
paint But in the fall I shall do much 1
work feel that 1 must. Ny hand /
itches-is that right?-for the brush.
You have many great artists in /
America Your rich men should give
more pictures 10 public galleries. Pier
pont Morgan is a lover Of pictures He |
should give more. Carnegie should give
pictures. He gives too many books /
on, like books, but one can have too
many must open a book and rad |
and read, but piCture-it is there and |
you look and are uplifted-
Hotels Fault, Not Hers.
Your papers say that I made great
trouble when I came to the hotel It /
was not fair. I made trouble, but IL
was the fault of the hotel. 7 had writ
ten asking for a suite with a balcony. II
The manager wired. asking IL 1 would 4
accept a suite without a balcony. II
VIII not accept suite
without balcony Is that not true?'' II
TO her secretary, wEo bowed
when 1 come I am shown A suite
on the fourth floor I ask for the bal
cOny. II is two floors Salow. Then II
we will 20 below l say. I am told II
that the rooms there are not furnished. II
They will be furnished tomorrow. No II
| sa-, I will not move Sunday. I win II
wait now while the rooms are fur