The Washington times., 1919-11-02
BELGIAN QUEEN AND
KING WIN CAPITAL
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own "Order of Queen Elizabeth IN
| recognition of Mrs. Walsh's wcrk for
suffering, war-torn humanity.
Queen Looked Her Best.
Queen Elizabeth looks her best In
evening dress. She was q regal little
figure that night at Mrs. walsh's. Her
blonde hair was dressed high and very
becomingIy. Her white satin gown.
relying entirely on the splendor of the
| material, wonderful shining lustrous
satins, severely simple with its long
| court train. hung from the shoulders.
Heavy II must have been for such q
slender person. The next night, at
Secretary and Mrs. Lonsing's dinner,
IL was orchid satin, a lovely shade
| and, as one Of the Cabinet women
said. "she loked like a flower
But 1T was her own engaging per-
sonality that won every one with
| whom she came in contact. She
seemed tremendously interested In all
she saw, carried a camera around
with her and photographed every
| thing and everybody, telling them
smilingly that "turn about Is fair
play She speaks English. Of course
correctly and 1uently-though with
| a noticeable accent. At that, IL is
less marked than King Albert's, and
even in his case, the accent is not
sufficient to interfere with his being
readily understood.
She looks at you straight when she
| talks to you, and seems to be listen
ing with both ears when you answer.
She makes you feel that she is in
terested in what you may be telling
her. And she seems so surprisingly
young-interested, but even a trifle
shy. She is as simple and natural
as a school girl should be, and gem
orally isn't. And listen, girlsi She
doesn't powder her nose until II looks
like white marshmallow in the mid
die OF her face. In fact, IL she uses
any makeup at all, 1t IL very little.
and she does it very well. She prob
ably has choice assortment Of dec
orations. but the only one she seems
TO make practice of wearing is the
Insignia of the Red Cross.
Prince just a 3Kid.s,
AS for the young Prince Leopold
he must have had rather a stupfd
time, everlastingly on parade with
lot OF grave and reverend SEN
iors.' It's hard on a boy who is mot
ing but a kid" and mighty
human one at that, to have no chance
to play around with young people his
own age. How he must have entoyed
being kidnapped by Anna Hamlin. in
Boston. And that snow fight with a
punch OF fellers" out Vest
several attempts were made to helm
him break away from the elders and
nave a good time with young people
OF his own age. There are runors
that a party was pulled off for him
at the Larz Andersons'. But there is
no OFFICIAL confirmation OF it, And
there is another story OF his having
slipped away after one of the big
state dinners, on the plea that he
wasn't feeling well, and Joined a
dance at the st. Marks. on the invita-
ton of one Of the Cabinet girls. OFF,
cially, that rumor is denied 1t is adj
mitted that "there was some such
plan, they were talking about II, but
the prince was i'll, so 1t didn't happen,
They gave il up"
But several people who are unite
capable of Identifying the prince in,
sist they saw him there; and they
even add details about his tipping the
hat girl, who was so overcome that
she dropped his coin and has spent
most of her time since on her hands
and knees looking for it.
Carry Best Wishes.
Here's hoping, in sympathy for his
youth, that he really did have a little
relief from the dull official routine
of standing by and shaking hands
with everyone who came to see what
real live hero-and King-looked
like. For certainly he earned il.
And here's hoping, furthermore, that
they all are good sailors-including
Brand Whitlock and the little Bel
gian maid and the two adorable
Pekingese spaniels-and are having
smooth passage: and that the one
time Imperator, now the George
? lshingon, is behaving well. For
I dollars to doughnuts, and no taxi
ia that they were glad to snuggle
Down between the blankets on Sat-
'lrday morning, and tell themselves
that there was not a thing on earth
that they had to do, nor a person
they had to see. nor anyone waiting
to be decorated"
They deserve a few decorations
themselves. for fortitude under ter
rifle fire. 1t should be some salts
faction to them to know that the
whole country is wishing them "bon
voyage" and is saying "au revoir"
rather than good-by. building on their
.eported intention OF comng again
mother year.