The Washington times., 1922-10-13

SzhT DOFibs u bulkufus Wuo
hopes soon to visit America. 10
not averse to marrying an Ameri-
can girl, but says the union
must be for love.
those? What girl. awaiting her
aSs bes,sr answer; "ki sit fS loved fa her,. t'f
King Boris Ia not bartering Q
queens crown for a wealthy bride.
His wife must be lovable. And
he yearns for love!
That was the chief fact that i'm.
pressed me during the interview.
The person most concerned In Bul,
garia's future queen wants none Of
these regal marriages OF oonven.
fence and statecraft. He. wants q
wife who can love! The bride reed
not be rich, although that is no
hindrance.
From what learned in the audi.
ence chamber and from friends Of
King Boris. II was made plain to
me that whether he marries an
American girl or not. there Is cne
thing that both the people ind
King Boris will insist upon:
"The bride must have more than
ordinary talents to become queen;
Bulgaria is fond OF the royat family
and loves It's king. The future
queen must be beautiful as well as
capable.
Is Only Twenty eight.
As I conversed with the czar-the
reiPning monarch Of a race that has
figured in history since the fifth cen.
tury and once controlled CONSTANT
nople-;I noted the youth of the
ruler, He is but twenty-eight. He
Is not only handsome. but radiates
dignity and sincerity. He Is impress
sive. and. like all his family. dark
skinned. =, His long, poetic face is
more like his mothers than like the
vigorous face and personality of his
father.
King Boris introduced his sister,
Princess Eudoxia, twenty.three, who
was summoned from the kitchen of
the palace, where she was giving or
ders for the day. She resembles the
king and is considered beautiful.
Both, have black hair and intensely
blue eyes. whose seriousness Of ex.
preston makes light conversation
by a stranger difficult.
The king has another sister. No
dejda, twenty-five, and q brother,
Prince Cyril. twenty-six. But for
the interest Of her who may be
queen, can assure there are no pos
sible fneddling senior ''in laws.
Ex-Czar Ferdinand was exiled after
the armistice in 1918 and lives In
Switzerland. Boris mother died in
1899.
The girl-Lbe she American or
otherwise-who marries King Boris
must have an abundance OF energy
and follow many interests. The king
kinks nothing Of rising at 4 a. m.
o catch a regular train, on which
he travels like any Bulgarian peas
ant. to some part Of the realm.
Sometimes he travels by automobile,
which he always drives himself
More than anything. the king en-
Joys acting as engineer during
stormy weather on one Of the linn.
tied trains which goes to CONSTANT.
nople.
No AristOcracy.
He rules a nation Of peasants
hardy mountain folk. who own and
till their own land. There is nc
aristocracy outside the royal family
The peasants. who produce every
thing from wheat and honey to to
bacco and silk, have few modern
tools and often use buffaloes for
motive power. For 500 years they
were under Turkish rule. The
Bulgarian dynasty was established
by European powers In 1878.
There are several romantic spots
In the realm, which today Is about
the size Of Indiana. One 10 the
Blue Danube" which borders tn.
kingdom, and the other Is on tho
southern slopes OF the Balkan
mountains which are veritable rose
bowers. From that region comes
the intoxicating perfume, altar VI
roses. No doubt the bride Of King
Baris will pass part Of her honey
moon In this beautiful flower land.
King Boris keeps busy. His days
program includes reading news
papers and magazines published IN
six different languages. He under
stands and reads English perfectly
30 an American bride would have nc
difficulty on that score. The king
likes books on engineering. He is
a naturalist like his father, and ID
recognized as the greatest, botanisi
in Bulgaria. BY nine In the morn
ing he has digested his mail and
breakfast and is ready to discuss af
fairs Of state and TO receive min
listers and diplomats.
Three or four times weekly hs
drives into the country to visit peas
ants who rejoice, but who are over
come because there generally IL nc
adequate place In the tiny villages
to receive his majesty. These AZ
fairs OF state take 30 much time
that the youthful king no longer has
time to devote, to tennis, riding
dancing and sports he formerly en-
joyed. -, ...