San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
Niagara Falls Only Thing
That Comes Up TO Expec-
tasions Of Prince Wolf
gang Of Hesse Visiting
u. S.
by MARGARET NORRIS.


is far too bold and free Il town for
his royal h,ghness. Prince Wofgang
OF Hesse, nephew of the former kaiser
"A young man. handsome, wealthy
and charming. but the shyest member
of royalty who has visited America
Tor many moons.
Ten days ago the prince tried to
slip into this country incognlto rs
plain "Wolgang Wildholf. of Frank
fort" but was recognized by an of
ficious ship news reporter and forced
TO acknowledge his rank. Again to-
day as he was returning to New
York from visit TO Niagara Falls
he was besct by the inevitable re-
porter. stripped of his disguise Of
-privatc citizen and hurled into the
blaze Of publicity.
Under protest, the prince admitted
that Niagara gave him genuine
thrill. but declared it was one of the
few things he had seen in America
which had come up to his expecta-
lions.
Although he has consistently avoid
cd interviews, WOlfgang-because he
is n gentleman rs well as a prince
could not refuse audience to Il woman
Nhp fAhAiNh nun W ne hNAtis 'N'ii ~
the woman was Il reporter. So click
ing his heels together like the Prus-
sian officer he used TO be, and bow
ing formally at the hips, his royal
highncss proceeded to give out few
well guarded statements.
People Are "TcO Fresh" i
"New York: Well it has its
good points, but not all of It is beau
tiful and Riverside Drive has moth
ing on Inter Den Linden
The people? It's pleasant to see
so many who are so prosperous
when hungry. But aren't they. as
manner-to PUT it in the vernacular,
just a bit too fresh?"
"American girls? But | haven't
seen any"
Clever man,
But how can you avoid it,"
"Oh, | sec them on the streets but
/ am near sighted"
And you have talked TO none OF
them"
Only few old ladies. They dress
many. but aside from that they are
all alike"
And do you. think American wo-
men are more attractive than those
of Germany?-better figures?-er
thinner, perhaps:'
Il have seen both kinds in New |
York-the thin and the fat"
Clever prince. having successfully |
escaped matrimony during the - !
years of his life in man-shy Germany, |
. Nn1. II, ,taI
America.
Has Rank and. Fortune.
But it must be remembered the |
prince is no fortune hunter. The |
broad acres of his principally near |
Frankfurt and his pile upon pile of
German marks (solid gold, not paper) |
rate his fortune easily at 30 million
dollars. In addition. he is very easy
TO look upon and charming and af-
fable of manner. In fact, should he
choose. he could easily be lionized by
New Iork's most particular dowagers
and fairest daughters. He is second
cousin 10 the Prince of Wales-is
near Wales in age and build and
the resemblance between the two is
not wholly fancied.
Wolfgang is the son of the Princess
favOrite and most pleasant
of the kaiser's sisters. and Prince
Frederick Charles of Hesse. He is
the younger of one of two sets of
twin sons born to this couple. the
only authenticated instance in history
in which two patches of twins were
born TO royal house in Europe. His
older twin, born within the hour, is
Prince Philip of Hesse, while the
other set are the Princes Richard
and Christopher of Hesse who at
tanned their majority last year.
Press Is TOO NOsey.''
BY an old tradition of hundreds
IF years ago when twins were born
in a reigning house, one of the pair
was mysteriously disposed of in order
o avoid all questions of succession
20 the throne.
But this was only a tradition"
explained the democratic prince, land
had there been no war,
here was never a throne for myself
" any of my brothers to succeed
o."
And now that you are no longer
eally a prince do you like still TO be
allied prince:n-he was asked.
at makes no difference to me
whether | am called prince, herr or
ust plain mister" said the young
nan. r
1.-The war may have changed my a
Ortunes, but it has not changed me"
And you find America just q y
title Disappointing" {