The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-05
DOCTORS ABANDON HOPPEEFOR DOiNI JAIME JAIME Spanish Prince Will Never
 Hear Better THE KAISERIN IS ILL Took Drug to Reduce Flesh-Smoking of "Hasheesh" on Increase in Lon
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THE KAISERIN IS ILL

London, November 4-(Special )--Prin cess Henry of Battenberg, about whom. by the way. an absurd rumor has been go- ing about lately concerning her approach ing remarriage, is most anxious about her daughter, Queen Victoria of Spain After everything has been done that can bo thought of, and many specialists con suited about her second son, Don Jaime. the final verdict is that very little im- movement if any in the child's speech and hearing may be hoped for. This has upset the queen already in a delicate con dition, so much that it has affected her with her nerves and does not sleep well. Her mother would like to be with her, but she and Alfonso don't hit it off at all and the strain of keeping the peace >ssJween her mother and husband would probably make matters worse for the young queen so so Princess Henry stops away.
 The person least affected by the doc tors verdict seems to be the little patient himself He is a bright. merry little fel- low, and the one of the three elder chil- QIen WllO IS DiOSl Oltltii lc DC lOuiltl WAbii book-not that he reads of course, but he likes the pictures, and will often spend an hour at a time studying them. The childrens rooms are situated exactly over the private apartments of the king and queen and are furnished in English style. The walls and all the furniture are paint ed white. and a galy painted frieze runs all round the room which is depicted the stories of the familiar nursery rhymes. Connecting her majesty's apartment with the nurseries above is the most expenslvo telephone instrument in the world. IL stands on the writing table, and is of solid silver with a gold transmitter II is supported by the figure of a boy in bronze leaning against a Spanish coat-of- arms, who is talking over a gold wire to a girl at whose feet lies British lion. Over the mouthpiece are two goddesses. It is also unique because it is impossible to get the wrong number; you see, it goes only to the royal nursery above.
 Kaiser Williams sick consort is making very slow progress in her illness, and it is extremely doubtful if she will ever be quite herself again. The cause, in spite of frantic efforts to keep it dark, has leaked out at last, and is nothing less than a drug which the unfortunate royal woman took to reduce her stoutness. This, together with deprivng herself ol nourishing food, undermined her consti- fution and effected her heart, and at one time she was more gravely ill than was generally known.
 The kaiserin is one of the best dressed women among the older European royal ties and has always taken great pride IT her appearance. Captious critics some. times dub her showy and accuse her oi having the appearance Of a jewellers shol when in evening dress. Certainly her hats are trifle on the large side, and hei white hair rather ''aureole-y but al least she always looks attractive. Int contrast she made over here for the un yelling of the Victoria Memorial last year