The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-28
PRINCESS MARY IS WELL. ]. KNOWN
 10 HER PEOPLE:

London, Feb. 28--(By The Asso-
 ctat-d Prass)-Princess Mary, who will become tomorrow the bride of Viscount Lascalles is perhaps even better known by sight than her the popularity which attaches to youth and the fable-framed title Princess the royal bride is ac- corded a1fectionate acclaim wherever sine goes.
 Her features are as familiar as those of any member of the royal family, not excepting the Prince of Wales and, by women and girls of the kingdom, at least, she is held far more worthy of notice in any gather ing of notapIes than the Prime Min ister or any other political hero of the day. She would certainly be more readily recognized by English women than any heroine of the nov ing picture screen. For all this, it is doubtful if there is anyone in the land concerning whose private life and characteristics less is known. Hers has been a life lived in such complete privacy that only her inti- mate friends are acquainted with the real quality Of her personality.
 According to the few who can claim to know her intimately, the keynote of Princess Mary's character is her unseltishness. In all essen tials she has lived very quietly and the pleasures that have fallen to her lot have only been sufficient to arouse within her a keener sense Of enjoy ment and to form her own personal tastes.
 Her heart is not in a social exist ence, although she is fond of dancing but her greatest happiness has a1- ways been in the enjoyment of coun- try life and country ways. Love of the country and of Scotland'S beau- ties are deeply roted in her. One of her more particular interests is the study of trees and she has a com l. cd of hajI varieties.
 She is an excellent horsewoman and, at Balmoral, she. drives pair of spirited greys and has, at times, drtv- en a four-in- hand. She loves her horses and particularly her hunter and never looks better than when in the saddle.
 Second to her life in the country, Princess Mary has found her greatest interests and happiness in the wards of the Children's Hospital in London. Here she nursed regularly during the war and became so imbued with the love of it that after the conclusion of peace she continued to work there twice a week.
 the work-so much so that she has not only gained good practical experi- ence of nursing, but has assisted at surgical operations.
 Perhaps her instinct for nursing came out the more strongly in that she was caring for children. She is never so happy as when spending an hour playing with the children of her married friends.
 Her enjoyment of country life and her special aptitude for nursing have not precluded the Princess from de- veloping her tastes on the artistic and musical side of life. Few girls will come into the possession of a fine house, of pictures and of old furni- ture with more appreciation of their beauties. She takes an interest more particularly in pictures and she is per sonally gifted in music, for she sings in a soprano voice of some power She prefers the older music masters and does not care for modern and more difficult works but she has cer- tain1y latent within her a opacity and taste for music which will develop with the years.
 Of the many charities which the Princess has at heart, Queen Mary's Need1ework Guild comes first. This association of women undertakes the collection every year of garments of all kinds for the sick and needy and Princess Mary herself makes and un- dertakes the work of collecting from among her friends her own contribu- ton of over 2,000 garments annually. She knits a great deal herself and in the work of distribution she takes a personal share.
 After this the Girl Guides are her main interest and at Sandringham she takes part in the work of the To- cal Guides.
 Her sympathy with the activities of the National Organization of Girls Clubs completes the trio of her main interests in the affairs of women and children.
 Written down thus simply, the Prfn- cess tastes sound, perhaps, a little serious But, with all this, she has Q very great capacity for enjoyment and it may be that she really enjoys the public functions in which she takes part, because she has such an inbred knowledge of how to do them so we'll. She possesses that amazing memory for faces and people that her grand father. the late King Edward, had and in savior-faire and self-possession she is very finished.
 Only her intimate friends know that her good manners in public are but the outer reflection of a nature that is essentially thoughtful for others and that she understands syrnpathetically the small tastes, the little pleasures and likes and dislikes that make up the sum of everyday life. She never fails to make the demonstration of her inner sympathies a practical one. She not only thinks for and of others but she gives thoughtfu1ly and generously. And she has the rare gift of never forgetting to say Thank you'' for services rendered. The charm of her nature lies in the fact that she is totally unspof1ed and unites a very youthful simplicity with a sturdy dependableness of character and capacity for great thoroughness | in all she undertakes.
 | n HATTIE nD0WED