The Washington herald., 1919-10-19

the weich who were irritated BY the
invasion Of the young mans father.
30 he was the first heir apparent TO
the British throne to bear that title.
Negotiations ere now under way 20
purchase cardin Castle in Wales for
the prince.
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FOLLOWS PRINCE
With regard 70 the Prince of Wales
tour I'm Canada II may be OF interest
to state that he 10 being followed
throughout his trip by moving picture
men. who allow nothing to escape
them. II the British heir apparent
lends himself so readily TO their pleas
and to their demands, IL II not from
any love of notoriety., to which. In
deed, he is ayerse. But IL is because
he knows that as fast as q reel is
completed II Is sent on post-haste to
his parents, who. having cinema
ixed UP both at their Highland home
at Balmoral and at Windsor Castle.
are thus able. in conjunction with
wireless messages. TO keep him In
his family at home.
When his grandfather. Edward VII.
was over here as Prince Of Wales
three-score years ago. long weeks
elapsed before his parents. Queen VIC
toria and the prince consort, were
able to receive any record Of the in
cidents Of his stay in the United
States.
In view Of the approaching visit
to this country Of that admirable
couple. the King and Queen OF the
Belgians the following letter writ
ten to Peggy Shippen from one
who lived some years in Bavaria In
her youth, is full of intimate feel
ing. She says:
Il would like to turn to a more
cheerful picture and to tell you
about the childhod of one Of the
most wonderful women in history
tho Queen OF the Belgians. In
deed. there never were sweeter
girls nor more promising ones than
the three daughters of Duke Karl
Theodore. of Munich. Elisabeth was
perhaps not quite as handsome as
either Of her two sisters, but she
made IL up In cleverness. Her man
ners were charming. her horseman-
ship almost equaled that OF her
aunt. the beautiful Empress OF Aus
tria- who in her day was the finest
equestrienne in Europe and was the
sister OF Duke Karl Theodore. And.
by the way. the latter was trained
and admirable oculist. whose op-
erations for cataracts were notable
and saved many eyes from blind
ness. The work he did among the
poor was done quietly. in his own
way, for he carefully avoided pub
licity.
Il remember says my correspond
ent, "a young French scientist, a
friend OF my husband, whose eyesight
had been Jeopardized in a laboratory
| accident, and who was saved from
blindness by the dukes skillful hand
ling"
The ducsl family lived as simply as
that OF any bourgeois" The girls
were not brought up like the other
princesses. by private tutors alone,
and SO taught TO look upon themselves
as cast in a mold different from the
rest of the girls. So you see that the
Queen Of the Belgians' democracy Is
one Of feeling and habit and and not
put on recently for effect. 1t is the
real thing. and Is most precious in
one of her birthright
1t is even whispered that the ducal
sisters were very lively as schoolg rls
and. like other girls. UP to mischief;
that they played girlish pranks on the
good sisters-such as putting ink in
the 'benitier"" In fact. they were
good. bright. wholesome children OF
nature.
When they went home in vacation
time their greatest fun was to run
barefoot and to wade in the lake al
iTegernsee. their estate. They were moi
supposed TO do such a thing. OF course