The New York herald., 1921-09-18
FAVORITES
ON WAY TO india
BYSEP PARATEROUTE
Maharajah of Indore Finds
British Standards a Bit
Puritanical.
SOUR ON AMERICANS TOO
His Highness Wanted to Come
Here With His Whole Do
mestic Establishment.

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1891, by THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, Sept. IL.
Prince Holkar, who as the Mahara-
jah of Indore last season contested the
Maharajah of Kapurthala's right to
prominence in the social columns of
European newspapers, left yesterday
for Geneva en- route to India. But his
three favorites. aged 43. 35 and 23-in
the order he accepted them to share
his princely domain-are not travelling
with him but will proceed VIA Mar
seilles and Calcutta, accompanied by
twenty members of Prince Holkar's
suite, consisting chiefly of feminine
beauties said to have been collected
at Indian bazaars.
And with their departure disappear
vexing problems for both England and
the United States, neither of which
wanted to show discourtesy to Prince
Holkar, as he is an important Indian
ruler, and as In the case Of the United
States he was a personal friend and
admirer of the late Theodore Roose-
welt. But neither country cared to
close its eyes to the Princes bigamist
proclivities.
Only France. open to all innovations.
winked and then smiled its welcome
when the Prince brought his three le-
gitimate wives over the frontier put
ting the most recent and the youngest
In his own apartments at the Paris
Hotel, while the other two were in
stalled in a luxurious villa on the
Marne in a suburb where they could
be reached In half an hour if the
Prince wanted an evenings diversion
or to talk over family matters.
Engages Movie Operators.
Prince Holkar arrived at Paris early
In the summer and Immediately en-
gagged motion picture representatives
to accompany him wherever he went
declaring that he intended to visit
England. Belgium and Holland and
then the United States to study agri-
cultural methods which he would teach
t. his own people by means of motion
PICTURES.
Naturally the Kapurthala family,
which had gained leading place In
Pariss Four Hundred, was ostounded
by the attention being given a ruler OF
q smaller indepcndcncy. But immedi-
ately the Kapurthalas outclassed all OF
Prince Holkar's activities by an expea-
sive series of social events, followed by
busy season at Deauvlle. where their
French friends were given to under
stand that n Maharajah in good stand
ing wouldn't drag his favorites about
wherever ne went.
The result was that Prince Holkar =.
ccived plenty OF social invitations but
his wives were overlooked, except dur
ing occasional shopping trips or daily
promenades along the Marne. with at
tcndants dressed like Ritz walters keep
ing the curious away.
Prince Holkar Is said to have sug-
gested an audience with the King in
London, but later suddenly busted him
self with the Irish question. Although
the swarthy visitor did cross the channel
he only took his prettieest wife along.
cials at FollSestone.
Sours ON America.
Then when everything began losing
interest for him in Paris Prince Holkar
to whether he would be allowed to pass
through Ellis Island with his whole
household. and he Is understood to have
met with polite but firm refusal. From
that moment. his friends declare. the
Prince began to criticise everything
American and English and decided to
return to His mountain strongholds
where the sentiment is far from being
frlcndlyto to the Europeans.
Moreover he was so definitely in
favor OF Gandhi's doctrine india for
Indians only" that he was even reported
to have condemned the example given
at Lc Crotoy. n summer resort. by the
Young Egyptian Khcdive who sought to
attract to his harcm number OF French
beauties. Prince HoIkar made 1t known
he had refused more than score OF
offers OF French demoiselles willing to
exchange Paris boulevard life for few
years OF unmolcsted semi-matrimony in
tta Ia nd Tginftpu M do famous