The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-28

the kings gardens. which his majesty
throws open to the public on three
days Of the week.
The palace itself IS not beautitui II
Is a great three-Story building, Win
rows Of unenuttered windows. when
make it look like a factory, poor.
house or an insane asylum. me chle1
street cars of Athens 60 by 1t, ana
there is a steam tram when mas d
depot directly in front. The pulloins
lis of yellot limestone or marble, got
ten from tho mountains nearby. 1t la
kept up by the parliament, n | am
SO poorly that it lacks many com
forts and especially a sufhciancy OF
bathrooms. .u =.
A. to the life OF the royal family, It
;s s;mnle and homelike. His majesty
ices at 2 O'Clock and makes his own
~.coffee using a spirit lamp and "
70 h,asnnonfuIs Of well powdered
Mocha The coffee is strong as I've,
and his majesty smokes q cigarette
as he drinks it. After this he looks
over the newspapers for two or three
breakfast. This is usually held at IL
O'Clock. in a room on the second story.
AL Of The family are present. The
meal consists of little more than tea
and bread and butter, the first real
meal Of the day being the
Ar noon, OK IdLhti "L G-oV' Lila ;"
served in courses, beginning Win soup
and ending with a dessert. It comes
from the kitchen to the palace, and
is gotten up by the royal COOKS, the
most of whom are French and Ger
auan, with some Greeks, who make the
desserts.
After luncheon the king hats with
his family and then takes a drive. He
mas audiences during the day and at
tends to such fofmalities as his po-
s!tion requires. At $3.50 the family
again assemblies at dinner and If there
are no guests OF distinction the even
ing is spent not unlike that of any
;well-to-do family Of Europe. The
King is said to be very good natured.
He is fond of funmaking and can
laugh as loudly as his royal grand
children.
The Princes and Princesses of Greece.
As to the princes. Constantine, the
ErOWE prince. is now in retirement.
The people think he m~iSnlanaged their
army during the war with the Turks,
and he has lost caste with them. He
is living in Germany, where the kaiser
rs his brother-in-law. and it may be
that he wilt ave to give up his
claim to the throne in favor Of his
son George who is more popular wish
he Greeks. Prince George Will he
81 years OF age next July. He is a
f~ne-looking, we'll educated young fei-
low. He speaks Greek like a native
and has had such an education as
swili fit him to. be king should his ia
ther be set aside by the people. j
am told that his mother, the CroWn
Prince Sophia, IS also unpopular.
Prince George the kings econ
son, is nov commissioner OF Crete.
He ia aid to be well liked by the
Greeks, His wife is one Of tho Bona
parties.
The third son IS Prince N:@o32~s.
who vas born il 1872 and is, hence,
about 40 years Old. He is married 20
III daughter ct the Crank Dol
sVlad:mar OF Russia, who is exceat-
angiy rich, n he has two bri.1:
little girls, ihe Processes O:ga au,i
Elizabeth. Nicholas has the literary
bent. He has written d comedy WHICH
MAS produced here, and ras a success.
IN addition 10 the above the king
OF Greece hes two other sons, the
younger o W1am is Christopher. vino
is now It school in Germany, and
the other &n}roW or Andreas, as they
call it. Who carried tho Princes Alice
OF Battol1oIr:. A~drC2s and Alike.
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