South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-04

Princess kaGAiwilI. -
ing trip which she made to swift
zerland on Red Cross mission. had
the opportunity 10 see the Greek
monarch taking his constitutional
walk in company with his son, the
former crown prince. and of his
daughter. the Princess Helene. The
latter is an extremely pretty girl Of
20 or 50.
Constantine did not seem 70 have
lost any OF his good looks. and ap-
peared most Jolly. as he went along,
laughing with his children. and
having apparently forgotten the
events that landed him an exile. on
foreign soil. He has. If one is to
believe all one hears. kept a guam
tity Of money. which he contrived
10 send abroad before his forced alb
dication, nd the dark horse called
care seems TO be ridden by him
with complete unconcern.
Queen Sophy Aged.
On the other hand, il seems that
the Queen Sophy has aged consider
ably in the last year or two, and
remains extremely affected by al
that she has had 10 go through. The
couple lead quiet but by no means
dull life in their Swiss retreat.
which is visited by many guests
from all parts of the world. Ger
many not excluded. OF course. The
house which they have rented
though far from being a palace. is
large ana comfortable, and has
been furnished with taste and care
The queen, who is possessed of the
spirit of order which distinguishes
her cOuntlymen, took good care be-
fore she had 70 ieave Athens TO
carry away with her all that she
could take i'm the way Of furniture
and valuables from the royal pal
ace; even things which certainly
could nos be considered as her pri-
vate property, or as that Of her huS-
band. The new king. however.
raised no objection 10 the partial
plundering by his mother Of his flu
ture home. so that the latter had
the satisfaction OF taking away with
her into exile most of the things
she had been using when she was
queen. They now form part Of the
ornaments of her new residence.
The villa has nice gardens, and
the entire establishment of the de-
posed sovere.gns is kept on a royal
scale. AMI organized with scrupu-
lous care i'm regard 10 all matters
connected with etiquette. Constan-
tine. himself. would perhaps have
preferred a more untrammeled wav
OF living, but his wife will not for
one single moment forget the digni-
~ of her former rank. to the loss II
which she cannot resign herself. ac-
cording 10 what is related i'm Zurich.
She always was naughty i'm her de-
meanor. and she has not altered i'm
the least in this respect. going to
the length of treating her own chill
dren i'm a queenly rather than in a
motherly way.
II is whispered that Sophy would
have dearly liked to take up her
residence i'm the castle Of CrOnberg.
near Homburg, the former property
of the Empress Frederick. which
the latter left to her two youngest
daughters-the queen of Greece and
Princess Margaret of Hesse. But
political reasons made this out #
the question, and even the kaiser,
with all his newly born affection
for his sister. whom he very much
disliked at one time. could not all
wise her 20 do so. and was com
PEELED 10 tell her 10 be patient until
circumstances had changed and the
war had come to an end. SOphJ
whatever may he her other defects.
was always a woman gifted with
common sense. she saw the neces-
sity of listening 20 the reasons in
voked by her brother and she re-
signed herself 20 her fate; not, how
ever. without shedding some bitter
tears ovor the difficulties Of her
position.
Constantine COmplaccnt.
It seems that II Constantine were
left alone he would very soon recon
Gle himself 10 his altered situation
and make the best OF circumstances.
He is nor ambitious, and, moreover.
his health is none too good. lie
has never quite recovered from the
severe illness 10 which he very
nearly succumbed a few months be-
fore his publication. But his wife is
OF a different frame of mind and
far from having reconciled herself
to the inevitable. she is always
planning future schemes and think
ing of the day when she will be able
10 return 10 Athens. If not as reign
ing then at least as queen moth
err. she has never realized her ud-
popularity i'm Greece. nor under
stood that her people considered
her 10 the last da., as a foreignec
whose interest we're inimical TO its
own
The great dream Of Queen Sophy
is TO arrange in time marriage be
tween her Youngest daughter. Prin-
cess Catherine. now a baby OF six
years old over whom she dotes. ami
the eldest son OF the German crown
( prince. An those who are in he.
coniidence say that she would sac
rifice a good deal 20 see this scheme
| brought 20 a successful end. and