Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
MOTHER KEEPS
WALES TIED To
APRON STRINGS
Prince Joins RoIIicking Oxford
Club, but Queen Makes Him
Resign-Can't Speed Auto.
BY HERBERT TEMPLE.
Special Cable to Ihe American

Special Gable to The American.
LONDON July Queen Mary
seems determined to keep her Oldest
son under her wings until the day
when she turns him over to the ten
der cares of his bride. Not long ago
he received permission to become a
member Of the Burlington Club, with
the express stipulation that under no
condition must he ever take part in
any OF the hilarious festivities of the
club which, under the name Of Bull
ingdOn Blinds" are one of the fea-
lures Of college life at oxford.
The other night, however, he could
not resist the temptation, and with
trembling heart he donned his even
ing clothes and went to the club.
where he spent a few very pleasant
hours.
Parents Wax Wrathy.
His presence, of course, could not
remain secret, and a day or two aft
erWard he received a very severe let
ter from his parents who had lust re-
turned from their visit to the Kaiser.
ordering him to hand in his resigna-
ton as a member Of the Burlington
Club Immediately, and in spite of his
entreaties, he was forced to obey.
As a balm to his wounded dignity
he shortly afterward received as a
present from his father a beautiful
automobile, accompanied by a drivers
license, and driving his own car IS
now his principal pleasure, though it
is somewhat lesSened by the fact that
the car Is provided with a speedome-
ter and he has had to promise his
mother on his word of honor that he
win never exceed the speed of twelve
miles an hour, much as he would like
to tear along.
Little Olaf Gets Car.
The Queen, indeed, opposed the
Princes wish for an automobile as
long as she possibly could after Queen
Alexandra a little over a year ago ex-
pressed her willingness to present her
oldest grandson with one. But when
Queen Alexandra presented little
Prince Olaf Of Norway with a car and
permitted him to use it freely all
around Sandringham, Queen Mary
realized that she had been outwitted
and reluctantly permitted King
George to present the Prince of Wales
with a fine touring car
The question of the Princes mar
riage is now becoming quite a serious
one. Inc King ana queen DOth agree
that their son ought to marry early in
life but they can not agree on the
bride. Queen Mary desires the Prince
of Wales to marry one Of the Cars
daughters, but King George and
Queen Alexandra, as well as her sis
ter. the Dowager Empress of Russia,
strongly oppose this idea, because of
the close relationship Of the two
young people.
They favor a marriage with one of
the daughters of the King and Queen
of Italy, who are easily the two most
beautiful and healthy princesses in
Europe, probably because of the blood
of the sturdy Montenegro peasants
which they have inherited from their
mothers side.
The result is apt to be a cOmpro-
mise, for there is much talk in court
circles of Princess Elizabeth of Rou-
mania, daughter of the Roumanian
Crown Prince, as the most likely next
Princess Of Wales. No one has thought
of asking the Prince, who will Of
couse, meekly submit to the choice
of his parents.