The Raymer enterprise., 1913-11-06

friend" Siam into giving up very large por'
tion OF her northeastern territory and mas peen
watching for more than half century LOT
ripe opportunity TO turn the entire Kingdom INTO
n French dependency; and England, on the sou'h'
Is guarding her Maayan peninsula with more
and more skill and care hoping for her chahce 10
squeeze her neghbor into a hole and then 10
eytricate her at the price OF some Of the adjacent
land belonging TO the lord of the white elephant
America alone OF the three most influential ma
tions In southern Asia has never sought Tor con-
quest OF land or for official emolument for favors
mast present or future Her Stars and stripes
for the last three.quarters OF a century nave
foated from the masthead OF the American con-
suate undsturbed amid all the ve1atious rival
ries for political and territorial gain which nave
obstinately come to the surface with great regu-
lari,y-some OF which have been referred to
Uncle Sans resident deputy for settlement.
So It would seem that II the king OF Siam
we're to marry an American he would be but fol-
lowing his political and social predictions and
would be endeavoring to bind still closer the
bonds OF friendship and real brotherly ahection
that have held through the reigns OF his two I'M
mediate forebears-Mongkut and Chulalongkorn.
But there is DETER reason than this for his
preference. Vajiravudh Is not only a very inde.
pendent but pre.eminently practical person, and
has often openly admired the independent and
practical young American women whom he has
met both In Europe and here man OF tremen-
dous energy and vitality himself, he has natural.
" looked for the same characteristics In the
women whom he has admired enough to make
his companions. and has found them In the
women of America in a more pronounced degree
than In the women OF any other country In the
world. Among his own Siamese ladies are ex.
amples OF some OF the most beautiful Of 'crea.
~. II. ,,,nn mad. shAp
carry themselves with exquisite grace; their eyes
are large and luminous and are half covered with
heavy lids and long, silken lashes; their voices
are low and their hands and feet truly Andalu.
sian. They are companionabe and steadfast and
make ideal wives and mothers, and, taken col.
lectively fifty or hundred OF them will combine
to please almost any husband-preferably a syba.
rite But the present ruler OF their kingdom Is
looking for a wife and not a harem, and unless
he changes from the manner OF man he has
shown himself to be In other matters pertaining
to himself and to his rule he will select and OBJ
tain the girl o. -" .hoce and will make her the
most envied bride and the happest queen OF the
century.
She will be the bride OF good looking young
man OF thirtythree. who Is a graduate OF Oxford
and Heidelberg. a charming conversationast and
a speaker OF and a writer In many European as
well as many Asatc languages writer OF prose
and poetry. OF fiction and philosophy good
horseman n fencer to be feared, n lover Of sport
and tireless worker. with exquisite taste as TO
externals we'll as In matters pertaining to the
mind Generous and loving by nature and with
nm unlimited pocketbook to satisfy the desires
OF himself and his beloved King vajlravudh
seems to have the making OF the ideal husband
and lover rs well as an energetic and wise ruler
OF his kingdom.
Geographically Bangkok is usually considered
as far removed from Broadway as Is Mars from
the Metropolitan. but there are compensatIons
for even the lack Of opera In this charming east.