The chronicle=news., 1913-03-10
BulCAR WOUNDED,
ATE BREAD MADE
BY ROYAL HANDS
From the New York World

IRON the New YORK NofIu
Sofia AT the instanc. OF Klns
| Ferdinand Of bulgaria himself, his
two daughters. the Princesses Made
ida and EudoNle. have been telling
me OF their experiences during the
war. They hay. not been To the front
of courS. but they have seen and talk
ed with many of III" wounded SOL
diCrS
The audience WAS arranged for Il
In 'h" evening. but Tia. princess.s
had been out In their motor and Il
small breakdown caused delay. So.
ushcrcL In by one OF the household.
| waited In u small drawing room to
the right OF 'h. grand staircase.
After II time Mile. d. Fairholz. an
Austrian lady. who directs III" prin-
cssscs' household. came in. explained
tn. delay. and chatt.d TIL her 'harg-
cs should b. ready for MS.
They ar" changing their dress
ss," she Snid. We've brok" down
Just oursi,l. the town. and thought
We should never get of again. They
are pleased that they are going TO
se. y"u-hu' they mr.. very shy. ls
they lead excessively quiet lives In
deed. not AT all like most children,
who have companions OF their own
age. The war has made very. very
deep impression ON them"
Mile. d. Fairholr. who WIS sitting
so tina; she faced the muslin-covcrsd
doors. suddenly stopped talking.
There was n hush In the mufflcd foot
steps on the other side. A tall shad-
ow fell on the muslin from lcf; 20
right: then came u faint sound OF
II working light" Mile. dc Fa!rhoik
brcaihcd freely again.
lit was the king" sh" said In
tones which proved that. in this casr
n, least. familiarity has no, bred
contempt. His majcs,y's private
life is ont there"
VI. talked of coinmonplac.s for II
few seconds and then the musl.n-cov-
erred doors opened. n iack.y saying
the princcrscs waited for us. Mile. dc
fairholz ushcr.d me through n long
apaI tin"ni which gave me an Inn
prcs sion uf white aud green walls.
green carpets and som" faint. origin.
al perfume. and entered another room
Oh til" right. near the royal lit.
In tn" omen doorway stood two III.
Tie girls of ~ and ~. with long
chestnut hair and u certain air Of
dignity which would distinguish,
them from other children. I felt that
they had already crown used to be-.
.'ng rcsp.c'iniiy aprSoa"hch hs every
body about :h"m and wore some mir
"f responsibility beyond their wears
They were dressed In brown ,"lv",
witch touches of cream abou, the
ani shoulders.
They received us with ~ smile. and
after hal been presented and kissed
hands. according TO the etiquette of
| III. court. Princrss EudoAic said. In
lrcrfcct English:
"W" want to thank YOU for the In.
icrcst you are taking lN our troubles
9nd .specia!ly in our poor little or
| phaus. Let us sit down"
, Each of the princess.s bears the
features OF on. o; tn. houses from
which they spring. Princess EudoNi.
with her high. straight forhcad. grey
.ycs aud long nose. II quite OF III.
Bourbon type. while h"r Younger .is-
tcr's thin face and features recall the
SaN.Coburg portraits. The room
whcr" ". sat was hung with many
portraits of the Bourbon and SaN.-
CuhuTx families. Princess Eudoxie In
,liratrd on. of n tall woman dressed
In n crtnoltnc.
That is my grandmother When
| am old enough I shall dress liz.
her. just TO have my portrait paint
ed. to see II I really am ~ like prin-
cess cIcmcrtinc.'
Princess \adcjda. who seemed
YER yshy. only spoke when her sister
~ Mile. de Fairholz appealed direct
! ly to her. /, was Princess EudoXic
who carried on the conversation.
"W hen we are here In Sofir." she