The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-11-22
Former Prince Ferdinand
Has All Energies and
Tastes of Wilhelm.
WORKS 10 HOURS
NEARLY EVERY DAY
Love for Wild Animals Is Intense.
King Edward Meets Pretty IN
known at Resort.

PARIS, Nov. 4.-Prince Ferdinand
the new Car OF Bulgaria is perhaps
one Of the most extraordinary monarchs
reisning today in Europe. not even eX-
cept Emperor William of Germany. In
deed Prince Ferdinand resembles the
Emperor in more ways than one
Ii is really extraordinary how Ferdi-
nand resembles the Emperor. He is eX-
actly like him in everything except fea-
lures. They do not look alike but they
act alike.
Like the Kaiser, Prince Ferdinand is
intensely interested In all the arts and
sciences. He has composed an opera,
and is an excellent musician, in spite of
the fact that he takes an unhOly delight
IN embellishing Wagners scores.
Like the Kaiser he has formed the
habit OF working at least sixteen hours
daily. He signs DEGREES, designs houses
and bridges, makes new laws, invents
perfumes, organizes alliances, writes all
his own letters, reads books, papers,
magazines. plays, goes everywhere.
knows everyone. sees everything He has
built modern hotels and delicious villas.
destined to shelter the scores of visitors
who flock at certain seasons 10 this eX-
otto country. Thus he encourages
trade.
1t is related of him that his love for
all kinds of animals is without limit
especially dogs His palace swarms
with dogs. They are under every ones
feet.
He has a tiny little dog that he loves
most devotedly he is rarely seen with
out &c. She sleeps in a luxurious basket
in his room Not long since this little
dog was i'll She mOaned in her sleep,
and awoke her rOya! master. He got up
quickly, tried 10 soOthe her, and, fail
ing, took her back TO bed with him,
where she slept bHssfulIy until morning.
Prince Ferdinand is a fine engineer.
Not long since he astounded the chief
of one of the great railway companies OF
Paris by applying for a permit to run
the fast express train from Paris 10
Calais. And he ran the train
Lastly Ferdinand resembles the Kaiser
in his eveT-increasing nervous restless
ness. He Is never stiH, He radiates ac-
ton. and seems to set in motion every
one ana every thing with which he
comes in contact.
There has been great excitement and
agitation at Marienbad this summer.
The aristocratic circle is justly indig-
nant. 1t is ali due TO the usual visit of
King Edward VII Of England. Here are
the facts.
Last July the King made his usual
visit to the baths and occupied the little
German villa where it has always been
his custom 10 live It is universally
known that this monarch is always fol-
lowed by a number OF very pretty wom-
en-. Some OF these ladies are Of the
very highest aristocracy and some are
not
During his recent sojourn the genial
Edward was pleased TO distinguish by
his royal favor two charming French
ladies. the Marquise de x and the
Baronne de z, members Of our very
oldest nobility. These fair danes bask-
ed IN the sunlight of his smiles, until
enc day young woman Of the most
extraordinary beauty and no ancestry
at all quite an ordinary person. in fact)
appeared upon the scene.
Then things underBent a lightning
change. The King at once fell a victim
TO her grace and elegance. It was all
over with him almost the moment he
first set eyes upon her
She Is Not Known.
Unfortunately she was not In his set
on the contrary she was very much out
Of Il. and he did not know her. He
speedily learned her name, however.
She was a Madame lie Teller. and no
one knew anything else about her. ex-
cept she was vision OF youth and love-
Illness.
This was quite enough for the King,
He intimated to his erstwhile favorite.
the MarQuise de Y. that he desired
TO be presented TO Madame lie Teller.
The Marquise was not pleased Il
might even be said she was jealous So
she pretended not to understand. The
King was not daunted. He applied 10
his old friend. the little Baronne de
u The baTonne was not pleased
either but she bowed TO the royal de-
cree with the best grace she could.
She organized a big dinner party and
invited Madame lie Teller. Madame lie
Teller came-saw-and conquered. The
King quite lost his head. To the
establishment Of the marquise ana every
one present, and contrary to all Ell
quette, to say nothing OF common
politeuess, he marched straight I'D to
the little bourgeOise, took her hand and
seated her on his right side at table
This done. he had eyes and ears for no
one else not even his hostess, the mar
quise, or the barOnne, who are now both
seriously COntemplating-the convent