The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-12
Princess Likes Americans
Is Interested in Planners
nY MANnA NON KETTLEIl

An accommodating person Is the
princess.
she'll glye up her valuable time
60 discuss all things American, from
education 20 flappers and powder
puffs-a things but American men
AZ them she draws tho line
Princess Santa Borghese. OF Rome.
Italy. the decidedly girlishappearing
younE woman OF Is years who Ia
now representing her country In the
United States. and who "Wednesday
arrived from California, where, aa
an emissary from her government
she attended the world conference
on education. had a most important
engagement Wednesday afternoon
she needed 90 confer with Italian Of.
ficials ia this city. And yet; Il
viii delay a few moments" she de.
elared. u viii delay 10 soeommo.
date the press"
And then she laughed, Il might
as well. she went on 20 say. ''The
American press--mercyl-wh whether
we choose 20 wait or whether We do
noi--lt seems to set what /, wants
II Il something 10 which | have no,
become fully accustf "a In Italy
wo do not have 80 many reporters
who aSk--oh. myl-so many ques.
tionsr'
They bother your" she was asked
''N.ooo," came the reply. Then a
laugh again, mo: they arc Amsri.
can. and therefore interesting 20 me.
All things American are interesting
SO intercsting--to me-"
TIN princess has brown hobbed
hair and blue eyes. She Is tall.
slender Attlrcd In a sport suit OF
gray. her hat IN her hand. she
Siroilcdsabout tho lawn az the rcsl.
denee OF Mrs. John Collins. 20.
Minor ave. whore. during her stay
IN Seattle. she II guest. and de.
laycd her appointment wednesday
afternoon FOR the accommodation
OF the press
Your hair" she was asked.
have you bodied Il since coming
20 American"
Il have been in America but four
months" she exclaimed. while my
hair Il has been hobbod for
yrars-agd ycars. II was hobbed
when WENT 10 school"
School. Education. Ies. these.
with tho government OF her country
constitute tho chief interests OF
Princess Santa Dorghcso. sha her.
self carries n degree from tho Uni.
versl,y OF Bologna. In this country.
besides attending tho educational
conferences. she has visited and
spoken in tho audi,ohuma Of the
largest colleges. a, II y. m. Thurs.
day sho talked Ia Msany hail. Uni.
verHity campus. before the student
body Of the University OF washing,
ton and a large representation OF
the public on The Governor, IN
Italy IN ip31." The princess believes
that tho Fasclatl movement viii sue.
coed in establishing permanent
and desirable government in her
country.
As for the schools OF Italy. as
compared with those ot the United
States: In ITALY," declared tho
princess. 'the students study with
moro intenHlty. They do not play
with their work. They arc not so
cnre-freo as tho students Of Amer.
len Perhaps that IN because odu.
cation In Italy Is not 80 general. II
II regarded. then. moro seriously"
As for the girls OF italy ms com.
pared with tho girls OF tho States:
Italian girls" spoke tho princess
sometimes are said 10 be--what you
call emotional but 20 mo IL docs
not SCENT does not sccm from
appearances. nt ienst--that they are
nearly MS emotional MS American
girls. Your flappor girl. / like
she IS interesting. She carries hcr
powder puff in the daytime. In
ftaly-well. you Soc and she
rnado an cmpty.handcd gesture. IL
have none. / like powder in the
evening"
4 As for American men:
What do you think Of them7''
Princess Santa was asked.
"oh nothing" shs responded in
, haste. nothing. nothing at all.