The Washington herald., 1913-10-11
(copyright, ISIS, By A. D. Jacobsou.) }

| tCopyright 1913, by A. d. Jacobsou.)
Queen Alexandra's brother, the late
King George of Greece, has left behind
him a most enviable reputation at AK
Chapelle, the watering place which he
used to visit every year. He led very
simple life there. generally walked. and
often took the hotel omnibus from the
Casino to his hotel. In short, he was be-
loved by and popular with everybody.
On one occasion he was getting into the
| bus" when a lady stepped in front OF
him and took the best place. The con-
ductor was about TO ask her to move,
when the King stopped him with ges-
ture While the lady was settling her
self comfortably, the King and has aids
sat where they could. Hearing his at
tendants address the King as sire" the
lady suddenly realized what she had done.
| She called out Historically: What have
] done? 1 am in the royal carriage.
Stop" King George laughed and asked
her not to disturb herself. For Heavens s
sake don't be frightened, madame; Il
King isn't infectious" he remarked.
King George once was waiting upon the
platform of country station near AK
| Chapelle. A train arrived. Suddenly a
cheerful voice called to him: "Hi there,
sir. will you give me a hand?' The voice
belonged to a large, red-faced farmer 8
wife, who was struggling to open the car
riage door Of a fourth-class compartment
The Kind stepped forward and turned
the handle with a vigorous twist of the
wrist, and the woman fell into his arms,
asking: will you lift down that basket
and box for mey' Without hesitation the
King did so and carried basket and box
TO the waiting-room. Meanwhile his
suite, who had gone of to find a kiosk
to buy some newspapers, returned
TO find the King talking to the peasant
woman about a tip which he had refused.
King George OF Greece thus obtained a
popularity at AK Chapelle which he
only gained in the last year OF his life
in his own country.
The Prince OF Wied, who. as I have
prognosticated in these letters, is to be
offered the government of the new State
OF Albania, is the head of one OF the
most important of the mediatized houses
in Northern Germany, and owns large
and valuable estates in the Rhine coun-
try, with extensive foresIs which afford
first-rate shooting. The Prince OF Wied
is a very rich man, as, in addition TO the
family estates, he inherited the major
portion of the immense fortune of his
mother, who was one of the wealthiest
heiresses OF the House of Orange. He is
Wurtemberg, whose mother was an elder
sister of the Queen Dowager Of the Meth
erlands and tie Duchess of Albany. The
Prince of Wied is a nephew Of the Queen
OF ROumania c'Carmen Sylva"D.
Princess Alfonso OF Bourbon Orleans
has become a Roman Catholic. A great
deal OF trouble and several awkward
''tracasserIes' would have been avoided
had her conversion taken place some
years ago. at the time OF her marriage
Princess 'Infanta" Alfonso is the young
est daughter OF the Dowager Duchess OF
Saxe-Coburg- -Gotha Uhe Russian Grand
duchess Marie AIeXandrovna) and the
late Duke Alfred.
Her husband. Alfonso. is a son Of Don
Antonio de Montpensier and a brother OF
the Comtesse de Paris. His mother is
the lnfanta Eulalia, aunt of King AL
fOnso whose DISPUTE with the latter over
religious matters is well known. Prin-
cess Alfonso has hitherto been a Luth-
eran. but her mother has remained a
member of the Greek Orthodox Russian
Church.
Sir Maurice de Buusen is TO be Brit
ish Ambassador at Vienna in place OF
Sir Fairfax cartwright, who is retiring
from the diplomatic service. Sir Maurice
was first secretary of the British En-
bRssy at Constantinople from 1897 till
1912. therefore he is well acquainted with
the intTicacies OF the Balkan question. He
was afterward in Paris three years. He
has been successful at Madrid. where he
has conducted some important private ar
fairs to the satisfaction OF the royal per
sOnages Interested in them. Sir Maurice
and Lady de Bunsen will he much missed