The Washington herald., 1920-09-07
New York City
BY o.. o. Mcintyre.
"Pipe Charlie Chaplin"

New York. Sept. CA reisning
prince. does not ripple the calm sur
face OF this finty island When
Prince Carol OF Rumauia, in a gilt
tering four-wheeier. rolled up Fifth,
avenue, messenger, in habiliments
the customary two sizes too big,
saw him and yelled TO a group of
newsies; Pipe Charlie Chaplin
The prince wears the conventional
tooth brush moustache so popular
among royalty and. movie stars.
Not long ago when Prince Ed
ward was here he passed a little,
shop in the Forties. A young clerk
saw the crowd in the rear and
called out to fellow awning hang
er across the way: "Who is lite"
"A prince" was tho reply. 'WhatL
Another one?" was the bored re.
mark with a yawn
New York's idea of prince rs
from the fairy books. They want
to see the ermine cape, the Cheva-
lier boots and jeweled gew-gaws.
Hotel clerks say that the princes
that have stopped here recently are
for all the world like the usual
type of well bred young sons of the
rich.
They are extremely courteous TO
page boys, elevator operators and
other hotel servitors. Prince Ed
ward asked the telephone girl from
a lobby booth for a number She
got it and said: They want to
know who it is?' Tell them Ed
ward Albert OF Wales. please" %!
You mean the prince" was the as
tonished question. And for several
minutes the prince chatted pleas
antly with the girl. When he letJ
the hotel he ordered a five pound
box Of candy sent to each oper-
ator.
Prince Carol not only saw the
artistic and social side of New
York, but he roamed about that
section where night becomes a
blaze of day. He was at the Mid
night Frolic with a party of 80.
At a nearby table was Theda Bara.
And at another table Constance Tai
madge. They excited much moro
attention than the prince.
What makes royalty laugh? The
same type of joke that appeals to
the average man. Prince Carol
laughed the heartiest at a musical
play where a young lady said 90
the comedian: II see ths Bolsheviks
have taken Minsk and Omsk?'
Captured Whatsk?" said the
comedian. He was told again.
Well" he said. let's forget war
and go play some golfsk."
Too Big for the Con.
One of the giants in Couov Is
land freak show rides about in an
automobile Owing to his size the
space between the seat and the
clutch is such that the giant hud-
dies far down in the seat-lookinE
like a very small figure. He was
driving up Fifth avenue the other
day talking to a companion ami
violated a traffic rule. The corner
cop yelled at him. The giant
thought he was under arrest and
started to get out Of the car. H"
wiggled about. began to unwind
and finally his full stature of nearly
eight feet was revealed. The cop
looked with astonishment and then
waved: GO on: so on. Get til out
Of here" And as the car novel
away the cop stood and scratched
his heal
II IL TO Laugh.
Opticians along Fifth avenue say
that many American young men are
being fitted for monOcles. Tn" Gus
tom Is growing rapidly. Two Amer
lean actors may be seen in front Of
the Lambs every noon wearing the
English eyeElass. The son of
wealthy banker-who began as
railroad fireman-appcarod at
Ritz luncheon tho other day wear
ing a mOnoclc 1t is to laugh now.
But who can tell? The wrist watch
and bObbed hair have entirely out
lived their early ridicule and have
become established institutions.