The evening world., 1921-01-26

learned Of the forthcoming visit of
beautiful Queen Marie OF Roumania-
And our royalty fans have but just
recovered from the nervous and pedal
strain OF waiting for hours on the
Sidewalks OF Fifth Avenue or Broad
way TO catch a glimpse Of the Prince
pf Wales and, before him. OF the
King, Queen and Prince Of the Bel
giAnA II It keeps up, those vaude-
VILE stars who used to advertise that
they had appeared before all the
crowned heads Of Europe" viii have
nothtnl US,
But irohitoB visit is unique
event. zen among royal journeyings,
for never before has a Crown Prince
Of Nippon gone on an informal trip
away from kowtowing court circles.
. Never, that is, II we except the
travels Of Nanki-Poo, the highly sus-
cepttble son OF Gilbert and Sullivan's
''MilCado." We all remember how he
an away from home, singing
tblithaly:
"A wandering minstrel /,
A thing OF Bhreds and patches,
OF ballads, songs and anatches.
And dreamy lullabies!"
Birohibo, Of course, viii not play
~ role OF wandering minstrel. Yet
" N AuuOulCOu LIll1L ne Will lIdNol
tm6Ognlto and dodge red tape and
formal festivities as much as posi-
blA He win visit first the capitals
q JapanS European allies then come
% America on his way home. The
tip was planned for last year, but
had TO be abandoned on account Of
tha grave Illness OF the Princes
father, the Emperor OF Japan.
Those Americans who have seen
'Fhs Milmdo" from three to twenty
umes-whloh means many Ameri-
yGar-muSt not expect that the young
. Crown Prince win in any way re-
BOlnble the lover OF Yum Yum, with
& MS gayiy fowered short hmono.
Prince Hirohito always wears Eu-
ropean dre8s, often European
uniforms, II is said, and eats foreign
food, even in his own private PALACE.
He ID above tine average height and
Veight for a Japanese youth OF nearly
tsFenty--he was born April 20, 1901
Rs forehead is wide his dark eyes
set well apart, his face serious In It's
expression
IT'S bringtng-up seems to have been
modern and Occidental In its en-
plhasis on physical sports and exer-
CisA He Is reported to be fond OF
\ riding, of swimming and Of Japanese
Fencing. He learned to ride q bicycle
L in his childhood, and even took few
tumbles into bitches. He plays ten
MS and has been taught to play base
| bali, a favorite sport with japanese
} youth.
He has been most carefully edu-
Gated In academic subjects, and his
strong points are said to be arlth-
mstic, science and history. After at
tending the school for Japanese. peers
ne and fve classmates, who are the
sons Of noblemen, were given spe-
cial traininE In certain subjects. with
a Rear ADMIRAL and a Lieutenant
General among thaT tutors. One Cd
Ids educational advisers 10 Admiral
ToeO, the destroyer OF the Russian
fSSt who probably win accompany
tie yUung Heir Apparent bo America
For Nour years Prince Hlrohito has
been q captRAn IN the army and q
lieutenant IN the navy. He wears the
iDsFoued Tos0btO and chain of the Su-
prone Order OF the ChTyBant hemun-
Tshia dOWoF 10 the crest OF the Japan
SO Imperial HouBA He win be the
one hundred and twenty third Bm-
paFof OF his dynasty and his house
hh1 reAgnod without a break oveT
the land OF the Rising Sun for no
less than twenty-five centuries. He
1Jas formally Installed as Crown
PRINCE In 1915. During his fathers
ahaolEB OF illness he has represented
tha Emperor AZ the opening OF the
DasA and has received diplomatic rep