Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-29
BORIS MAKES LOVE
IN CODE MESSAGES
Bulgarian King Sends Many
t kilograms and Gifts to
1 italian Princess.

World.
TERRITET, Switzerland. August 49,
Whether or not King Boris of Bull
garia is looking for bride is the ques-
ton which has been agitating Switzer-
land since the uncrowned Balkan
/, Kings more or less incognito sojourn
/, here.
Rumor has pointed to the Italian
Princess Giovanni. second youngest
daughter Of King Emanuel of Italy,
i. whose name has been linked with the
:. Grown Prince of Belgium, the Prince
/, OF Wales and other eligible heirap-
4 parents of what remains Of European
royalty.
4 Reports from Sofia, however. say
4 that 1t would he practically impossible
j for King Boris TO marry Giovanni
. since she is Roman Catholic and he
Is a member of the Greek Orthodox
Church.
Meeting Obviously Staged.
According to reports 1t was in
southern Switzerland that Boris first
met Princess Giovanni. the 1S-year-
old daughter Of Italy. That the meet
ing had been staged" is obvious. But
what followed has not been dictated
by chancellors; rather by the machin-
atoms of Cupid
Whether Boris means 1t or not, he
seems determined ii give the Princess.
who may be his bride, at least some of
the thrills that story books attribute
10 lovers. 1t may or may not be true
love that should lead them to the altar.
but the impulses behind the many
messages that have gone in code
through the Territet telegraph office,
the contents Of the many packages
of presents that have started towards
Italy from the Kings suite in the
Grand Hotel here, carry at least a
breath OF romance. And why not?
Even a King can play at making love.
Like the Prince of Wales, King
Boris is not the marrying kind"
Circumstances have forced him into
the lists rather than a real desire for
marital experiences. Living with his
brother and sisters in the palaces
made vacant by Car Ferdinand's
exile. with the cares of government
resting in such hands as Stamboulit-
sky's and the reactionaries who over
threw the peasant premier. the King
has devoted himself to personal pur-
suits in the main.
Likes Books and Music
From his erratic father he has in
herited liking for books and music.
and an retrospective mood which is
accentuated by acquired oriental IA
talism. Between times he has busted
himself on his rural estates. much
after the fashion Of well-todo
American farmer
The interest of Bulgaria King Boris
undoubtedly has deeply at heart, but
he realizes his inability to greatly
check the tide or influence events.
The days Of absolute monarchs are
past. and Bulgaria's strength. after
the Trianon treaty, isn't what 1t used
to be in the days when battling the
Turks kept the fighting spirit flaming.
/ 1t Is chiefly the necessity Of staging
a coronation ceremony that has sent
Boris a-wooing. A bachelor King
crowned before the multitudes would
not be exactly appropriate. And con-
tinuity Of dynasty Is imperative in
countries where intI1gues are all too
easily nurtured and pretenders to
thrones spring up overnight.
Coronation Is Delayed.
Until Boris takes a wife the corona
ton ceremony will be held in abey-
ance. even though the uncrowned
King gives as his reason for post
ponement desire to save his country
needless expenses that would neces-
sarily be involved
Unlike other royal seekers after
mates. King Boris is not handicapped
with aspiring mothers, fathers and
Bismarcks In making his selection
Stability Is too fleeting in the Balkans.
Boris, like the Prince OF Wales and
+, his next-door neighbor, Prince Carol
of Rumania. believes the days of
kingships are about over. and divine
right Is fetish Of the past If he
had his way. it is believed he would
urge republic on Bulgaria tomorrow,
. and ask no more than to serve his
country as one Of its ordinary citizens.