The San Francisco call., 1910-06-04
Oriental Decorations

Inc prince was an eccentric man.
sdlq Madame Buck. t'He decorated the
car cottage with Egyptian and Turkish
nans1ngs. and it was as comfortable
ana cozy as one could imagine
Ihe prince truly was an eccentric
character, laughed Consul Hall. mo
sooner did he arrive than we heard a
complaint of him absent mindedIy leav-
ing Los Angeles with a bracelet belong
ing 10 some woman down there l don't
know how the matter was fixed up. but
my understanding was that the woman
ala not care to press her charges on ac-
count or the notoriety which would fol-
low
Turkish prince nothingI Why. there
are no princes in Turkey. They are
peys. This man is both. His title is
ridiculous on the face of it. One might
as well refer to Count Smith Baron as
to Prince Sheban Bey."
10 the contemptuous declarations
emanating from the Turkish consulate
the prince while here returned equally
contemptuous answers. He would snap
MS nngers thrice, stamp his foot and
say, Poufl Waz do l care for heem ~
and then he would declare that because
OF his rebellious attitude toward Turk
lsh sovereignty the representatives of
the sultan made life as unpleasant for
him as possible
Whatever was the status of his royal
hlghneSs he could talk. He was gifted
conVersat1onally, with the power of
making babboon sing comic songs.
and usually he talked of himself. He
told of his royal home in the Albanian
mountains, of his military career, of his
decorations. of his rebellions against
Turkey. 1t was he who at the head of
band of gallants as brave as himself
rode into Turkey boldly, and had it not
been for the Turkish soldiers, who
shooed them away, Albania would have
been free.
He was the Identical prince who gave
up fortune. fame and honor to harry
the Turkish tyrant. but, alas, the Turk
gobbled all of his money and now look
at him! What was he? He the famed
and gallant Prince Sheban! Where
were the noble hearts that suffered
with him? Scattered. Where his army
Still running. Prince Sheban was a
sad exile and the palace of Prince
Sheban a veritable shebang.
He was the most gifted taIker !
ever met said Nine. Buck. 'Of course
he had his enemies; most great men
have. He told me he had given up
everything for his country's freedom
Here in San Francisco he secured his
much needed rest. Often he said how
quiet and peaceful it was here after
the hard hght1ng he had been passing
| through. He is a patriot of the high
est type-Oh! That Los Angeles affair:
Well that was just an affair and
nothing more. The women seemed to
become very interested in him and for
what reason / can not say, for he did
| not bother his head about them to any
extent
For some time past my friends have
had me engaged to marry him, but it
is all womans talk. The prince left
two weeks ago and before he left he
told me that the political situation in
his country made it necessary for him
to go to New York. I expect letter
from him in a day or two. 1 am going
to Europe in July and the probabilities
are that the prince will sail on the
same boat. OF course he will not leave
the United States unless it is safe for
him to return to Europe"
Nine. Buck said the prince had a pri-
vate income of his own and labored not
except in the cause of his country.
Many OF her friends have systemat-
ically opposed the prince, declaring
him a humbug and his sole aim that
of marrying her for her money.