The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-10
KHED|vE'S NIECE STARTS OUT ON ROMANTIC QUEST Her World Tour Is ffi= narily To Find
 Husband. EASTERN CARE
 BEST FOR WOMEN Will Seek Until She Finds
 Her Perfect
 Mate,

the DeaHtlGuI niece Dt the hAeulNS Of Egypt, Is among those who refuse to believe that the age of romance is dead for she has now started out on a quest as romantic as any that ever appealed to rnortals in the days when everybody loved a romance. In this article she d3scuurses on the dual ob- ject of her tour.)
 By PRINCESS DELLA PATRsA,
 (Niece of the Khedive of Egypt}
 I confess 1t without shame, I have started out on my world tour with the primary object of finding a husband, a mate In the truest sense of the word. Next to that 1t is my hope to appeal te my own sex to give a trial to the picturesque dress of my country. I believe that if European and American women could only See themselves In the garb of the East they would realize that it was the garb best suited to their sex, not only because of It's picturesque effect, but because of it's comfort. and the manner in which 1t accentuates the charm of a woman's figure.
 Probably readers will be more ln- terested in the other side of my mis- sion, and therefore I will discuss IL now. Why should you leave your own country and come among us to geek your ilfe-snate2 Is the question I can fancy thousands of British and American readers asking, and it Is a fair question, The answer is that I am old fashioned enough to have TO- mantle notions in my head, and I do not think that any girl should be content to choose her mate from among the young men dwelling in the shadow of her fathers house, tTfY14F Sa nc 10 world has to offer before we make our decision.
 I have seen in my limited experi- ence that too many girls marry the first man they meet, only to find out afterwards that had they but known 1t their ideal mate was living further afeld, and had they gone further they would have fared much better I think that somewhere in this wide world is the ideal mate for me, the man who comes nearest to my ideal, and I hope to find him sooner or later The man of my choice must be brave, he must be strong, and he must be the picture of robust man hood. I have no place in my life for the young creature with the man ners of a girl and more than a girls timidity, I want to feel that the man I have chosen is indeed my lord, whose commands are to be obeyed, because I recognize that he was made to command, and it Is my happiness to be commanded by him,
 My ideal man should be fond of outdoor sports, and have the ruddy glow of health on his cheeks, and the spring of the athlete In his linn bs For all that he must not be a man who neglects study for outdoor Ta his health of mind as well as health of body Is no use to me While I do not like effen15nacy In man, have no place for one ignorant of the rules of good breeding or without chivalrous instincts Indeed, in this respect, as in some others, l am as oId-fashioned as a girl could be. I have not ceased to believe in the days of captive maidens and the need of their rescue by bold youths ready to dare dragons and giants for the sake of love
 The dungeons of romance are still with us, and the need for Sir Gala hads is as great as ever, It is only she character of the dungeons that have changed There Is hardly a day that passes without its call to the ex- ercise of the qualities which the knights Of old exercised in the days of romance and the only change is that many men have not changed with the times; they do not see in what direction their knightly position ought to be exercised today. America have selected first as the scene of my quest, but that was only a geo graphical accident due to the fact that America lay easiest of access
 I think 1t better that I should see
 i1N1 N1n h4a- fore make my final choice, but when have thought the matter over I have been forced to admit that 1t Is hardly In America that l shall find my soul-Tnate-
 Another question have been ask ed is Must your husband be rich ?'' That Is not everything In this world Its possession helps one a great deal, but there Is nothing so enervating as a life of luxurious ease such as is led by some men cursed with too much money, and I believe that every man ought to be doing some useful work even If he has millions of money at his disposal I would prefer man who had to work for every penny of his income to one who just idled his time away, even though he were in duIging in manly sports and taking me about to see sights and enjoy my self. I cannot understand girls who encourage men to lives of idleness. It is not the way of the girls of TO- nance
 Many Marriage Offers.
 In the olden times the girls Of the Christian race gave their hearts to the keeping of men who were not content to be drones in the hive, but went out into the world to take their share in the management of 1t. If a working man on wage of three pounds a week possessed the qualities I look for in my ideal man, I should be con tent to marry him and share his life r were convinced that ne really and truly loved me and was inspired by the same ideals as my own. Since l have been in America I have had many offers of marriage, but I have turned them down, as you say, be cause they have come from rich men who have not my belief in the sacred duty of doing useful work in the world. They are content to idle away their time in eating and drinking and folies of all kinds, ruining their n1antal- moral. and physical health,