The Washington times., 1922-01-15
1OOING OF THE LOVELY PRINCESS MARY HANDICAPPED
7 ROYAL ETIQUETTE RULES--BUT VSCOUNT LASCELLES WO

friendly. One day the doctors
daughter in conversation addressed
the royal girl simply as princess.
This form Of address, according to
court precedent. is allowed only by
those very Intimately acquainted
with royalty.
Princess Nary did not notice the
discrepancy, but her ever-vigilant
>lady-in-waiting did. and when an
opportunity came reproved the doc
tors daughter gently for her social
lapse. The poor girl was covered
with confusion and instantly apollo
gized to the princess for not giving
her her proper form of address,
Your Royal Highness' or
Madam"
The Kings daughter was much
distressed that her new friend
should have been made to feel EN-.
barrassed and answered her, why,
I didn't even notice. OF course you
are to call me princess; Mary would
be better still. I don't see why we
should not both call each other by
our Christian names. This cere-
mony and etiquette at q time like
this 10 simply ridiculous! And I am
not going to have It with my
friends"
To emphasize the friendliness. she
invited the doctors daughter to
dinner at Buckingham Palace the
following week. which invitation
was followed by an official one
from the Queen. The friendship did
not end with the close Of the war.
The two girls are still on intimate
terms and It would not be surprising
IL the friendliness evinces itself on
the occasion of Princess Mary's
marriage by including the Red Cross
associate among the prominent
guests at the wedding.
HER BUMPTIOUS CHILDHOOD.
There are all sorts OF stories in
London about the princess sirlhood
When in her early teens she was q
bumptious young thing and evident
ly then thought a great deal more
about her social position than she
does now. Which. perhaps. IL only
natural conceit of childhood.
When she was thirteen or four
teen she went with the Queen one
day to visit the Earlscourt exhtbi-
tion on the day Of the official open
ing. It had been raining the day
before and the grounds were rather
muddy.
As the Queen and the young
princess made their way over the
soggy ground q workman suddenly
called out to Princess Mary. 20.
look out. little lady. you are goins
to step in . puddlew
The young royalty drew herself
up and retorted, I'm not q little
lady; I'm a princess"
Tho Queen stopped and turned to
the workman, extending her hand.
THANK you very much" she said.
my daughter is not a lady yet, but
I hope some day she will be-"
SOLD JEWELS FOR SOLDIERS.
Yet the youngster did not like the
curiosity OF the crowds when she
drove with her mother through the
streets. In fact. she acted like
tomboyish girl at times. Remaining
In the carriage. with her lady-in-
waiting, while the Queen went INTO
a shop. she would amuse herself by
making faces at the crowds who
stared at her, and more than orce
stuck her tongue out at them.
The Queens taste in hats has al
ways been the subject Of amiable
and good-humored comment by Lon
doners. There was no one more OBJ
serving Of prevailing fashions than
the princess, who. 1t appeared, WIS
to follow the maternal example, and
wear stiff, feathery creations.
She escaped one day with her fsv.
orite brother, the Prince Of Wales,
went to a very smart shop and or
dered six ultra creations. The sad
part Of the story is that when the
Queen saw them she did not alioS
Mary to wear them, so the outbura'
of exuberant emancipation had no re-
suits other than the fun Of the PEI
chase.
Not that frills and furbelows
jewels even, mean a great deal to
the princess. She does not allow
them to be one Of her chief diver
sions. A proof of this came out net
so very long ago, when 1t wan
learned that she had sold some Of
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