The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-29

Budapest, Hungary via Berne, Switzer- land, February 5.-(Special )--HungarIa monarchists want an American for king!
 The war has quite upset their notions of what manner of man a king must be; they have come to the conclusion that, provided he has oodles of money, he needn't have royal or. even near-royal blood So they have scorned the list of available princes and princelings quail | fled, according 10 old European notions, to sit on thrones, and fastened their gaze on the dollar kings of America 1 There was meeting recently at Buda- pest Hungary's capital. of all rse Imonarchist leaders of the land at which somebody said that the right sort of king would be an American with enough money to pay Hungary's debts. He must also be able to keep up q respectable court. it was agreed. but money was the prime object. number of names or American multi-millionaires were men toned al the gathering as royal possi- bIlities, but nobody was definitely lected. A deputation was appointed to visit America as soon as circumstances permit, interview the most likely multi millionaires-and if necessary, heiresses also.
  a woman. especially a man known fnr his financial abilities, for the monarchists argue that if he could succeed so well
 in one kind of business on a large scale. he ought to be able to succeed well in the still larger business of putting Hun gary on her feet again. An American railway king would be able to set their moribund railways to rights again, they think; an oil king or q steel king would surely be able to transfer his commercial rich designs In metal braid or colored silks are embroidered. This same em- broidery is also done on chiffon velvet crowns. The brims of these hats are nar- row and frame the face closely.
 Shoes are being made of two feathers, suede and patent of contrasting colors or black and white and the vogue of the suede Russian boot is gradually 1ncreas- ing so that at least half "a dozen pairs appear in every assembly. These boots are very long and slender and after the first impression of ciumsiness round the wrinkled ankles disappears they are very attractive. The long lines go we'll with short skirts and in reality give much simmer appearance than cut-on low shoes and an expanse of stocking, or high-leggad laced shoes with their ugly >criss-crossed lines.
 Tortoise shell and ivory have completely usurped the place of silver and goid mountings and from pins and combs to dressing bag fittings and umbrella tops these two products are shown in all the most expensive shops.
 recent bride received more than lW different tortoise shell articles among her wedding gifts Tortoise shell chased with silver or gold is very much admired ana belts and necklaces of exquistely carvea shell are bringing higher prices than any other novelty ornaments
 Patch work is in full rage both in Lon don and Paris. Cushions and rugs are shown in the shops at exhorbitant prices and even evening wraps are made or IT, regular pieces of blended or wildly con trasting silks patched together in Iu- turist effect. Wraps are also made or the newly arrived oriental cashmere 1ibpas which have deep borders and motifs scat tered over their surfaces embroidered 'n brilliant colors.e These Arab djibbas are merely slit down the front and lined with bright satin or Persian silk.