The sun., 1912-08-04

'.nxao%, July 21-EnGlish match
u,.Lrrs are deeply interested in plan
.,u. a suitable marriage for Princess
Ni.r,. The King and Queen ;re so de-
,,.rd To their only daughte: that they
refuse tu consider the subject seriously
- present. but before very long II will
li,r to he takcN up.
The Princess is now in her sixteenth
,..r She IL pretty little girl with a
clear skin, very blue eyes and cloud
Of curling golden hair.
She used to be very much of q tom.
boy, insisting upon Joining In all her
hrolhers' games and objecting to the
;.aln sewing which was one Of her daily
tasks. She has been known to indulge
n unroyal tantrums when she was
called from cricket to fashion flannel
garments for poor children or to knit
yuullen muiiers for pensioner. In In
s,i,utions under the patronage of her
mother. But Queen Mary is nothing II
not firm with her children and Princess
Marys personal wishes were never con-
suited.
In fact she has had to wori harder
than most schoolgirls. Tho education of
n princess IL serious matter In the
FsrEllSU IdIlllN. SHe mas Oecn
iaught TO play and sing. to speak French
and German fluently and 1tclian almost
as well. to draw and paint and dance.
10 embroider and to do the above men,
toned plain sewing.
Dancing she regards as n recreation,
hut all her other accomplishments have
been mastered under protest. At pres
ont. however, she seems to have settled
down into her position as her mother 8
only daughter. She Is the Queens con-
stant companion. attends many func-
ions with her and receives the cheers
Of the English crowds with far more
grace than her mother. In fact she
promises to be more worldly than either
the King or the Queen. Not long ago
she said to one Of the ladies In waiting
I'm sorry mother won't let me wear
Jewels now. I'm so fond Of them. When
have my coming OF age birthday I
shall ask everybody to give re gems,
and after that shall wear them all the
,!mc."
Again when somebody asked the
Prince Of Wales how he liked his father
TO he King OF England-thls was shortly
after Georges accession-he said: oh
! don't care much about It one way or
he other. but my sister Goes. She
owes it
This sudden settling down Of the TOM
roy Princess has been a severe blow to
her brothers. They declare 'is lost
20 them as a pal. for though she plays
-olf as we'll as the best among them
and rides better than any oi them eX-
ept Prince Albert, she has dropped
crickct, hockey and football from her
list of sports, and she used to be what
hey pronounced a dab at all Of them
II is quite certain that neither King
George nor Queen Mary would force
h"r into q marriage just for political
reasons. but there are a number ol
eligible princes Of suitable age and
hey will be trotted out for her inspec.
ION before long. There Is one royal
"outh in particular. who, there is no
Goubt. would he greatly liked by the
King and Queen as husband for
their daughter. This is the son Of the
Crown Prince Of Greece.
He Is known as Prince George of
Greece. Is Il years Of age. is tall and
GOOD looking like his grandfather and
a splendid athlete. He and his sis
'ers are spending the summer in Eng
and and they have been invited "a
buckingham Palace many times. Those
n tho royal encourage say that the
King and Queen watch Prince George
spI Princess Mary closely to see II
hero are any evidences of mutual at.
'raction.
Should Prince George not prove de-
s,rsble. and the Greek throne has been
pronounced shaky. there are several
al exped!ency might urge an alliance
with the German royal family. In that
ase there are plenty OF princes avail
able. Prince Sigismund Of Prussia Is
Ave months older than Mary of Ene-
land He Is the second son OF Prince
Henry Of Prussia and Is a grandson
~ Princess Alice so dearly loved b!
he English people.