Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-22

The king of the Belgians likes cigars, while
the emperor of Austria prefers his pipe. The
sultan of Turkey delights in the cigarette as
does the Gar who gets through at least thirty
of them day. One or two during the same time
satisfy the king of Italy.
The king of Spain is heavy cigarette
sumner. using long amber holder for the pur-
pose. Occasionally, too, he smokes a cigar.
PRINCE LOUIS NAPOLEON once invited the famous
actress Rachel to a supper at which of her
fellow-guests was Khalil Bey. She was deeply
affronted at the openy-expressed distaste of the
Oriental for her personal appearance Rachel
as used to be said of Sarah Bernhard in the
early days of her career, possessed much grace
but grease" and the angular elbows and bony
chest of the queen of the Partisan stage were
not at all to the Bey's taste.
"What do you think of herr" asked the host
of him toward the end of the evening
Dear prince, in my own country we drown
such women as that" was the reply. Rachel
overheard him. and naturally she forgave
him.
SwINBURNE, the English poet takes a constitu-
tional of three miles every morning and, no
matter what the weather may be, he carries
neither overcoat umbrella. He walks from
his modest house Putney hill to little shop
the edge of Wimbledon common, kept by
maiden lady who sells great selection of news
papers. Here he has hardly missed morning
for fourteen years. The only people, by the
way, who can obtain an interview with the fam
poet children, of whom he is extremely
fond and to whom he is ever ready to speak
kindly word.
PRINCE FERDINAND of Bulgaria now proclaimed
Gar Bulgarsky, is distinguished personality.
This prince has at last realized the height of the
ambition upon which achievement his illustrious
mother, Princess Cementine of Bourbon Orleans,
spent great fortune. Mons flS Serd roi" was
the eternal refrain of this devoted parent, and
Prince Ferdinand, who is so French as almost to
resemble bOuleadrdier elegant intellectual, and
a little sarcastic) looked on, satisfied that it
would come to pass-and it has. In personal ap-
pearance he resembles Louis Philippe through his
mother, who was daughter of that adventurous
French monarch.
Although only distantly allied to King Edward
the new king of Bulgaria is not unlike the Eng
lish sovereign, for diplomatic talent and tact are
his attributes. 1t is after twenty-one years of
over which he rules that his intention, sustained
through troublesome times with turbulent sub
jects, has at last been realized.
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HALL GAME, in my Story describes his
first meeting with Ruskin as follows; During
the last year but one before Ruskns death | had
the pleasure to meet him at his house in Coniston
1t was the first time had met him face to face.
He had then been for years silent, and SO far
active interest in the affairs of life goes, he
had long been dead | found him very old and
bent and feeble, smaller Trailer man than l
looked for; well in health both of body and
mind, but with faculties that dying down
very slowly and gently, and almost impercepti-
bly-as the lamp dies down when the oil fails in
it, All the fiery heat of earlier days was gone.
Nothing was left but gentleness and sweetness.