The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-19

Royalty Before the
Camera

while she has great dignity, she is
gracious, laughing, smiling. She Is
by FAR the best dressed queen In the /
world. the most CHIC the most i'm
peccably fashionable.
Bowling, | would show the Queen
to the place before the camera where
she was to sit. She assumed pastures
with indescribable grace. Holding "A
silver hand mirror. she would smile.
alter her expression, and study the
attitudes she desired.
is my hair all right?" she would
ask
Then she would precn stray trcsses
of her dark hair. press her eyebrows.
smooth out her dress.
might say that, as Is customary,
| never spoke to royalties unless first
addressed. While one might think 1t
necessary to assume an humble atti.
ture. ! found early in my experience
that any sort of exaggerated respect
or subservience is disliked. Royalties
generally like to be treated in an
everyday friendly way. In fact.
breaking away from court formalities.
| think they found that having their
pictures taken gave them an oppor.
tunity to be democratic
DO please tell me-" Queen Helena
would insist, "if my hands are placed
we'll You suggest" The Queen
wished to look well in her pictures;
and she was frank in saying so. After
Queen Helena one of the most stun
ming of royal women Is the Princess
Gisolla. daughter of the Emperor of
Austria. and wife of Prince Leopold
of Bavaria. Giving ones photograph
as Christmas present is a favorite
custom with members of the royal
families With this purpose the Prin-
cess came to see me for her first sit
ting. was struck by her appearance.
Tall, graceful. willowy. she wears
wonderful dresses, all of the latest
Paris modes. You would not call her
face pretty. but her figure is excep-
tional. You could span her waist with
the fingers of two hands. The Prin-
cess Gisella has undoubtedly the thin
nest waist of any of the queens or
princeSsCS of Europe
DRINCE DIR. LUDWIG FERDI.
NAND. an uncle OF the King of
Spain. conducts large hospital in
MUUlCH III HIS OWN tNItHSt. lie en-
planned once when he sat for pic
ture. that medicine interested him
more than anything else. There Is
really no pleasure in the empty hon
ors of being born to court - pleasure
exists in service" Prince Ferdinand
has made medicine lifelong study.
and is perhaps one of the best physi-
clans in Europe. He is IA tall, mus
cular. dignified man. with great
world.love in his eyes - and some
thing of poet. He holds public elm
les. treats hundreds of the poor. and
= gives his services and medicines
, without cost.
, Her Highness. the Princess The
rcsa of Bavaria, came to me for Il
, sitting Immediately after she had re-
, turned from long trip to the United
States. She is sister of the King,
and one of the most intelligent prin-
cesses in Europe.
Il liked New York the best Of the
American cities. Herr Baumann,' she
said. 1T is colossal, almost appalling
in its magnitude. There you find all
phases of European life mingled. II
Is American and yet II possesses
vestiges of Europe II reveals great
Imagination. AS for the United States,
II is going TO be the greatest country
in the world the most powerful coun'
try; II will command commerce; II
will 20 ahead of all of us | like the