The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-22
CROWN PRINCE
A IRREGULAR
FELLOW"
Anecdotes Of Swedish Wis
itor Prove Charm; Grown
Princess of British Birth
By JEAN ELIOT


ONCE upon a time when the
W Olympic Games were being
held in stockholm, q group OF
American athletes loafing IN the
Grand Hotel of pleasant memories,
saw the Grown Prince OF Sweden
and his staff drift in. The prince
was chairman of the committee
In charge OF the games and q
conspicuous figure.
eff knew a few words OF
Swedish I'd go up and speak to
him. said one enterprising young
American. You can't get away
with it," returned his companion.
Then. hastily scribbling a few
words upon a card, he added. ~
bet you don't dare go up and
speak this Swedish sentence.
The bet was made. the student
strutted up and said to the Prince.
'sJonkopings sakerhets tandstikor
tanda endast mot ladans plan"
a look of CONSERVATION on the
faces of the princes staff, merry
laughter from. His Royal Highness
himself and the friendly reply: Your.
Swedish is excellent, but let's talk
English" A few words of general
conversation. more laughter, a
friendly .handclasp and the visitor
rejoined his friend. muttering: II
wonder what I really did say to
HIM"
On Match Box
They showed him-on the label
Of a matchbox. Translated the SEN
rence reads: "Jonkopings safety
matches light only against the side
Of the box
This anecdote, with many others
serving to Illustrate what manner
Of man 1t is who is coming to
Washington next week, is told by
Howard Mingos in an article in the
New York Times. He paints a pic
ture of most engaging person, a
regular fellow who at the age Of.
4s is one OF the most popular men
in Europe. AS a lad he sneaked
off one day and spent hours wan
dering round the streets of Stock
return he asked IL he might be
allowed to choose his own birthday
present and picked out huge
tome he had seen in a window Tt
bore the title 'sThe Earth, That's
what the Crown Prince wanted
and he has been discovering the
earth ever since.
Viking Sons
The Swedish kings bring up their
cons like vikings and Crown Prince
Eustavus Adolphus has had per-
haps the most arduous training Of
any prince in EUROPE for the Job
that viii be his one day. He was
thrown into the army as raw
recruit in the ranks and was
thOwn no favors. He has been at
the head OF the movement to turn
but a nation OF all-round athletes
in Sweden instead Of few shining
stars. Archaeology is his hobby:
he has financed expeditions for
1efving into the past and has fire.
auently rolled up his sleeves and
worked side by side with other sci:
entists on exploration bent
cMaFries British Princess
The Crown Princes full name is
Oscar Frederick William Olaf Gus
tavus Adolphus, Duke OF Scania.
He is a scion of the Bernadottes,
the only dynasty established by
Napoleon which is still ruling. He
has been married twice. his first
wife having been Princess Mar
garet of Connauglt. daughter OF
Prince Arthur of Connaught, grand
daughter of Queen Victoria and
elder sister of Princess Pat"
Princess Margaret having died in
1920. the Crown Prince was mar
ried in 1928 to Lady Louise Alex
andra Marie Irene. daughter of
the Marques of Milford Haven and
granddaughter of Queen Vic
toria.
Gustavus Adolphus has five chill
dren by his first wife, four boys
and girl
Since coming to Sweden Crown
Princess Louise has made notable
progress in learning the language
of her adopted country and by her
gracious manners and her direct
personal contacts with the people
has earned their esteem and affec.
ton Having become through her
marriage the Duchess of Scania,
Eweden's southernmost province
where the royal couple have their
summer home, she has taken spe-