Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20


- OLA. Nov. S-Aftcr r. years OF
- waiting, Ferdinand, born Prince
4 OF SAKE Coburg Gotha, is 10 be
crowned czar Of the BulgaVs.
This means triumph over Turkey in
particular and the Balkans in general.
The coronation was 20 have taken place
last August: but his subjects would
like him TO join the Greek church. and
he would like 10 entertain a papal en-
vOy on the suspicious occasion IL Is
impossible 10 do both and his majesty
is hesitating so that. az the time of
writing, Il is not definitely known
whether he viii be crowned according
10 the rites OF the western or eastern
churches
Strange 20 say, all preparations were
made FOR the ceremony Il years ago.
King Ferdinand always wished To be
His Royal Hghness" rather than
His Hghuess' and i'm 1892 he asked
the powers signatory TO the treaty 81
Berlin 90 allow a Bulgar ear In the
Balkans. There was not a distinct
NO So he FASTENED To- Munich ana
ordered a beautiful regala, consisting
OF crown. scepter. orb and sword. 10
be ready at once. The Munich jewoler
glad 10 get such a large order. executed
il with an possible haste and just after
IL was ready the powers said they
would not have "a ear in Bulgaria.
ALL EUROPE LAUGHED.
Prince Ferdinand wished to keep the
regalia story secret. but unfortu-
nately, he could not pay for the outnt
and the jcWeler very much disappolnt-
ed brought am action against him. He
even went so far as 10 display the
whole Iegalia In his shop windows, Win
a large notice to the effect that they
had been made Tor the Prince Of Bul-
garia. Not only an Munich. but am
Bavaria, fiocked 90 look and laugh az
the baubles made for a prince who was
forbidden by the powers 20 use them
and by his lnCket To pay for them Tho
poor man became the laughing stock
Of Europe ana the ieweler was about
TO win his case when Princess Clemen-
tine. FerdIuand's mother. stepped in
paid the bin, and handed the regaia
over 90 her son. The Jewels were
lodged with German banker tlll the
powers. ana opportunity should be
more favorable 20 Prince Ferdinand
ambitions.
SO sure was Princess Clementlne that
her son would one day be "A king that
she LEFT "a large fortune 10 bee. spent
solely ON the expenses Of the corona
ton The ceremony will. therefore. be-
O. gorgeous one. The cathedral has
been renovated and air the fountains
boz Sofia WIN run wine. Tho corona
ton robes Of the king and his consort
are 90 be- aF magnificent as such gar
monts can be- made. Whether this dis.
play viii please the economical Bugais
is another matter
LIVES THE SIMPLE LIFE
Usually the king lives very simply.
His palace at sofia is FAR smaller than
most English country houses the rooms
are plainly furnished With chintz-cov-
cred chairs and the simple midday din
uors are prepared by one cook There
Dr. mo- luxury whatever and everybody.
but the king ANA his secretaries. is ll
bed at half past DO. This simplicity.
of course is echoed throughout the
Kingdom. There are no grand balls
cor dinners, and the staid Bulears ute
so well within their modest moau-
that foreign ministers always look upon
sofia as place 90 save, rather than
spend money in.
The king b. NOT lkpd by his subjects.
but ho ls respected, his unpopularlty
being due probably to hiH German BIRTH.
liut they like his German methGi.
punctuallty, economy ana dlsclpln.
sofia, though only 90 years old. is tht
best built ana best kept city 100 GUST
cn Europe. Tho streets are well paved
ana the houses clean N d. modelled